Evening star., 1932-01-21
HAWAII ATTACK
REPORT IS DENIED
Woman Who Said Escaped
Slayer Assaulted Her Is
Found Unharmed.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, January 21-The story
of a Japanese woman that she had beer
attacked here last night by Daniel Ly.
man, fugitive murder convict, was con-
tradicted today by Emergency Hos
pital authorities, who made an exam
ination and reported the laboratory
tests were negative.
Identified Convicts Picture.
Mrs. Toka Okazaki, 20, mother of two
children, complained to police she hac
been assaulted near John Rodgers Air.
port by man she identified through q
photograph as Daniel Lyman, escaped
Portuguese-Ha murderer.
This report came as authorities
were preparing to place before the grand
jury evidence in the lynching of Jo-
seph Kahahawai, Hawaiian, alleged at
tacker Of a Navy officers wife, as the
territorial Legislature, in special session,
was seeking a formula for better law
enforcement to overcome hoodlumism
in Honolulu.
Last September Mrs. Thomas R. Mas
sic, strolling alone early in the morning
after leaving a party, was the asserted
victim of five men. The five later
were tried, the jury disagreeing six to
six. The four alive are awaiting re-
trial.
Mrs. Massie's mother, Mrs. Gran
vile Fortescue of New York and Wash
ington her husband. Lieut. Massle,
u S. N, and two Navy enlisted men,
Albert o. Jones and E. j. Lord, have
been charged with Staying the fifth
man, Kahahawai.
Seized by Gunmen.
Mrs. Okazah said she went motor
ing last evening with Takeo Harimoto,
driving toward the airport, which is
six miles from the center of the city
turning, they had paused near the en-
trance Of the air field when shot
was heard.
Harimoto said he looked out Of the
car and was stunned with blow from
revolver. Recovering, he said. the
gunman made him back the automobile
about so feet, get out and march to
the nearby railroad tracks, to which ne
was bound with q fish line.
Mrs. Okazah said the gunman then
returned toward the car, caught her
when she tried to escape, robbed her OF
S125 and assaulted her. Then he de-
manded:
do you know who amp"
She said no. and he asked her address.
Putting her in the car, he drove her to
her home in the Palama district, she
said, and then disappeared. Meanwhile
Harimoto, freeing himself, reached a
telephone at the airport and called po-
lice.
Identifies Mans Picture.
The police took both Harimoto and
later Mrs OkaZaE to headquarters here,
where she was shown Lymans picture
She said 1t was the same man, although
her attacker wore beard. Police noted
Just three weeks had passed since Ly-
man escaped from Oahu Penitentiary in
company with Lui Kaikapu, who was
sent back there for life after aSsaulting
white school teacher during his few
hours of liberty.
Mrs. Okazaki's husband has been i'll
in a hospital for long period. The
japanese woman, after questioning, was
taken to a hospital.
The Territorial Legislatures program
today called for further consideration
of the law enforcement bill to replace
the present elective police head with
an appointed police commission and
chief The Legislature planned a 30
day recess starting tomorrow or Sat-
urday.
This program made no provision fol
action before the recess on a bill tt
make Gilliland's office appointive in
stead of elective, and in some quarters
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