Republic of Hawaii v. Oishi

Opinion of the Court, by

Judd, C.J.

On the 3d of September, 1894, at Keei, South Kona, Hawaii, two parties, John Gaspar and D. H. Kabaulelio, claimed adversely to each other certain coffee still unharvested; the former sent bis men to gather it. The latter with his friends warned them not to take it and, they persisting, swore out warrants of arrest against all the above named defendants and others for larceny of said coffee. The execution of the warrants was resisted ; a fracas ensued in which one officer, Kailihiwa, was severely injured and a Japanese was shot and killed.

All the above named…