The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-11-19
A Kiss Asse.psi sins Murder.

We have already published . telsgraphic 80
count of the late attempt Of the King Of the
Sandwich Islsnds, to murder man In ft Of
Jealousy. The Honolulu correspondent Of the
San Francisco Bulxtis, gives tho following par
ticulsrs II the tragedy -
The crest item of news since tho saling Of tho last
steamer, the Lshaina tragedy, In Witch his hsjes-
ty, KAMsBAnEnAlV. was the principal actor. The
King and Qusen, accompanied by thslr suite-among
which were three foroIgners, yz C. O. IoPkiss, ed
Nor Of The PolyResiaH, Dr.. Il MoK rBBaH, surgeon,
end II. =. Rntsos, Private Beoretaly-eft here In
the latter part Of August on tour d the wind ward
sAnds, touching frst At LshA,nN On the Ith Of
sep tembtr, the King, accompanied only by hls Pi-
saAe SECRETARY, returned 70 Honolulu On business,
ard left for Lshaina again tho sth, where he ar
rived On the mVrning ef the IL III;
For somo n ason unknown Ut the time 70 any OF bis
suite, ne Hing, on Saturday, the 10th, appeared un
usually morose, sctsd strangely, aud 10 said drank
freely. On Sunday morning, Sept II, at o'clock,
schooner Maria alone, and ordered tho captain TO get
under wsy for Hswsu. During the day he vas very
much excl cd, and drank m 40 tbad usual. Altar
dNk he ordered the captain ~ return again to La-
hama wh.n within sfJw miles Il tho anchorage,
he took bis boats y, aud, giving his ,erysnt his
pistols, which IL 10 said he had loaded while on board,
he started for the shorc.
But lite is known Of the subsequent events, ex.
cept what Is derived from rumor, No one was pres
eni, rave those attached % His Majesty suite, and -
neither they the public Journals here have made
any statement of tho circum stances, the particulars
lively aScertained Is, that the King shot A. II. Nan
eos, bis private secretary, about IL o'clock Sunday
night, Sept IL II is reported that he arrived on
shore about 10 O'Clock, aud that he ordered his
vnt to call HorKrs, MoK,DBss and NsiLsoS; that
when they came out be .s We: sitting On the p!.azs
bring him bis pistols; whipped him and sent
lin 70 prison because he did not get
them quick enough that WHEN he 70.
c,yt his pistols, he went witt out assigning any
SIT, told MILLION that he must die that NnLsos
rtr ated Into his house, and that the K,ng followed
hbn up and shot him. II b q 80 rumord that i'm
medisisly sf,or the occurrence the King refused -
Ing NHIsos, threatening to shoot him he went near
the house to which NEIl4 ON hsl been removed. Toe
next morning, however, he sent for MCKiBDss, and
requested him to render NLsos III ths stance In
his power. II u said that the King boat the Queen,
And that after shooting N,IIsos he st,d over the
Queen, and threatened 10 shoot both her and his
child. Rumor assigns the cause Of tho act to jeal-
community to be without shadow Of foundation.
September 81, the ccmnunity was thrown Into .
epH tscit, ment by ne rs from LahAina that the
hng Rad rssoy,d 10 sbdisass hls thIous. IL IL
ssid Le has been overwhelmed by grif ever hnee
this unf rtupSts occurrence that hs has offared TO
make Mr., NEiiAoz all amends In his power; that
he entrtly exonerates tho Queen, and insists upon
sbdieatins and submitting hlmsslf to trial. The
foot Of this news was q meetiDg d the Pdvy
Council, and petiton numerously signed, praying
4s NASTY 70 Neoaxder bis resolution, and not 70
Ton Saturday, october l, TAs Poypas.ian, the Gov
eminent organ, publiAhed the following; -
We are authorized 10 Atats, for the purpose OF al
laying any anxiety that may. sxist In the public
mind, that the rumors In regard 10 his majesty ab-
diestion ere, we are happy 10 say, without founds