Kauai County HI Archives Obituaries.....Unknown, Oshiro [or Ogusuku] May 27, 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K KM hawaiizeis@gmail.com February 10, 2015, 1:59 pm The Garden Island, Lihue, Kauai, Tues., 6-1-1920 OSHIRO [or OGUSUKU] A MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT HOMESTEADS. Oshiro, a laborer employed by one of the new Wailua homesteaders, was found dead early on Friday morning on the road about a hundred feet from the home of S. Nagahisa above the Cheatham homestead. Examination of the body by Dr. Kuhns showed that the dead man had been shot in the stomach, the bullet having pierced his body just above the hips, and death had been instantaneous. Two empty shells from a .38-caliber automatic revolver were found near the body, but no further evidence was unearthed by the police up to yesterday. The fact that currency and coin totaling $48 was found in the hind pocket of the dead man's trousers in a way does not support the theory that robbery had been the motive of the murder or murderers. The police assert, however, that robbery was the motive as the victim was known to have had a $100 on his person, in addition to the money found when he left for home that evening after taking in the moving picture show in the village. Three Filipinos have been arrested and held for investigation in connection with the murder. One of the suspects had blood stains on his trousers, and another had similar stains on his shirt, while the other is held because it was known that he, with the other two suspects, had accompanied the Japanese home that evening. All three of the Filipinos admit going home with the Japanese but disclaim any knowledge of the crime, except that one of them admits having heard two pistol shots being fired about 2 AM that morning. The Filipinos explained the presence of the blood stains as having been caused by a fresh cut on one of the men's hands. No money was found on the suspects nor in their rooms. S. Nagahisa, near whose house the body was found, reports that he also heard two shots about 2 o'clock Friday morning but paid no attention to it. Additional Comments: posted by rms File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/kauai/obits/unknown654gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/hifiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb