Highbinders' Law

Newspaper:The Hawaiian Gazette
Publication Date:   Tue, Jan 22, 1889
Published at:Honolulu, Hawaii
Page Number:7
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Article Transcript

News is received by the steamer Lehua of another Chinese tragedy on Hawaii. The principal witness in the Honomu murder case, a Chinaman, was lynched by his countrymen near the plantation on or about Tuesday of last week. From the effects of the maltreatment the victim died. The perpetrators were undiscovered at last accounts, but the police were working up the case on strong suspicions.

Citation

Highbinders’ Law. The Hawaiian Gazette (Honolulu, HI), January 22 1889, 7. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hawaiian-gazette-1889hi-chinaman-ly/84852887/