Republic of Hawaii v. Nenchiro

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

WHITING, J.

These three defendants, Yamane Nenchiro, Osaki Mankichi and Ihara Ichigoro, together with Danjro Yahiehi and Eugimoto Nehai, all Japanese, were indicted for the murder of O’hew Foon Wing, a Chinese laborer, at Kahuku, Oahu, on the sugar plantation of the Kahuku Sugar Company on March 26, 1899. The trial was had at the May term, 1899, of the First Circuit Court at Honolulu, and a verdict was rendered finding Yamane guilty of manslaughter in the third degree, two jurors dissenting; Ihara guilty of murder in the first degree, two jurors dissenting; and Osaki…