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Show JJU1CK JUSTICE. Murderer Hanged Month After He jailed Victim. HONOLULU, Oct. 2C Jose Miranda, a Porto Rlcan who was brought here as a plantation laborer, was hanged today for the murder, on the night of September Sep-tember 2C, of the well-known banker, S. 32. Damon. Miranda stabbed the banker while the latter was trying to take from him a lantern which he hud stolen from Mr, Damon's home. The quickness of the trial and the short time which has elapsed between Bentcnco and execution establishes a precedent, as no case of tho kind haa ever been completed in go short a period. Miranda waa sentenced by Justice Gear of the Supreme court, and the date of execution was fixed' by Gov. Carter. |