JAPANESE SLATER OF BOY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 September 1928, Page 2

JAPANESE SLATER OF BOY.

DECLARED SANE> BUT emotionally MAD RANSOM TAKEN AFTER CRIME. Received Monday, 7.6 p.a. HONOLULU, Sept. 23. Fukunaga’s confession revealed that he had promiditated some crime since March. When he was employed at a seaside hotel, he discovered a secluded spot in the brush nearby and the thought occurred to him that this would be a line place to commit some crime. The youth frequently retired to this spot to read and later, he murdered Gill Jamieson there. It was revealed that through his wide reading of fiction, poetry and biography, Fukunaga was able to repeat long passages from Shakespeare and other poets from memory. He had also, road Stevenson’s story, ‘ * Kidnapped, ’ ’ and the news stories of the Loeb and Leopold, the Hickman and other atrocities, which he admitted influenced him in the details of the crime. He had never read the Bible, but he wrote on the letter demanding ransom; ’‘Father, forgive them, they know not what they do, ’ ’ from a sub-title in the cinema film ‘‘Ben Hur. ’’ Fukunaga said ho obtained the signature “Three Kings” which he appended to the musum letter and other communications, from a cigarette package 'found near the scone of the crime. His motive appeared somewhat obscure but he said he first conceived the crime when the Hawaiian Trust Company, of which Jamieson, senior, is vice-President, pressed his father for rent. He also said he wanted money to send his parents to Japan. Police officers found Fukunaga room with an entire plan of the crime, which was evidently carefully prepared. He killed the boy about one hour after abducting him and nearly 12 hours before collecting the ransom. He said he killed him because he had to, and declared never successful Without killing.’ Fukunaga insisted he was sane and physicians also admitted he was but emotionally unstable. There is every indication of a speedy trial and hanging if he is convicted. The slayer is calm, but continually repeats: “I’m sorry!’ Teachers recalled him as a brilliant student. Murder to Make His Parents j ' Happy INTENDED TO FAKE FORTUNE. Australian Press Association. Received Mondav. 7,5 p.ra, HONOLULU, Sept. 23. Fukunaga told a correspondent that the principal motive of the crime was to make “my parents happy”.- XL: explained that he had planned to cok lect the ransom and migrate to California ami return after some months; saying he had made a fortune there and send his. parents to Japan, where they always dreamed of going. Then, when,his parents, were comfortably settled, he Intended to surrender him’solf to the authorities. Ho said: “I chose the Hawaiian Trust, instead of other banks, because I felt that the company had oppressed my parents but it was just a freak my picking Jamieson,’ Fukunaga told of ,his boyhood dreams of becoming an author of love stories, with plenty of adventure. Ho added that his religion was derived from qa-Lire and “all beautiful things”.