Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-04-28
THE TR.fgEDy ar UTIO.

The following account is made up partly
from information received by letter. and partly
from facts furnished the Press by Marshal
Parkc.
News came to hand per steamer Lkeikc,
on SUNDAY last, Of a shooting affair which
occurred in IIilo, and which, from its unusual
character, has created quite n sensation there.
About midnight Of the 18th instant, the
sleeping apartments Of Mcssrs. Casper and
Burnett, at Clarks lodging house, were
burglariously entered by several persons, and
the occupants attacked and chokcd while yet
in their beds. Immediately upon being
aroused from sleep by the attack made upon
him, Casper struggled and freed him.
self from the embrace Of his assailants, and
succeeded in securing a loaded revolver which
was lying in drawer Of table in the center
OF the room. With this he commenced firing,
and succeeded in wounding three Of his assai.
ants, one Of whom John McCulum) died on
the following afternoon. Messrs. Hugh Ten.
nant tmason) and ]. c. White IA government
school teacher) are supposed to be fatally
wounded, and are probably dead before this
Tenant was twice sho, in the back, as is
supposed, while retrcating, and White, once,
through the left lung. Douglas, carpenter,
by an early retreat, escaped uninjurcd, while
Car, who is supposed to have been the prime
mover in the affair, got off with slight cut
upon the forehead from a glancing bullet
The incentive to this foolish and futile
assault is generally set down to a connection
or Simplify Of the assailants with certain illicit
vendors Of liquor, who, through information
supplied by Casper and Burnett had lately
been convicted and sentenced at IIilo. Both
Casper and Burnett had previously been
arrested and tried before the police magistrate
on chagc Of perjury in the above cases, but
were acquitted of the charge, A representa-.
ton Of a skull and cross bones, together with
warning to the informers that they would be
safer away from that district, was posted in
conspicuous place in Hilo the day after their
acquttal on the charge Of perjury; and this
may explain the preparedness Of Casper to
deal with his assailants.
A pest norton examination was made by
Doctors Kimbal and Wetmore on the body Of
McCullum on the evening of his death, and
an inquest was to have been held the following
day; meanwhile Casper and Burnett remain
under arrest.
McCullum, deceased, it is said, bore an
excellent character as a steady, industrious,
and capable mechanic. Prior to his death he
informed Sheriff Severance that he possessed
funds to the amount of S., 500 which were then
in the hands of Mr.. Cartwright. This amount,
together with his tool-chest and other effects,
he willed to his brother, ohm n. McCullum,
residing in Ontario, Canada. Hugh Tenant,
one of the wounded men has for some time been
engaged by Mr.. Arnold, the road supervisor,
in building abutments and bridges in the dis.
trict, and is said to have been a respectable
citizen, and, competent stone mason and
brick layer.
On the day following the tragedy meeting
of citizens was held to consider the matter, at
| lN,Hl r
persons: Rev. w. b. Oleson, Rev. d. B..
Lyman, Rev. E. p. Baker, d. II. Hitchcock.
The following resolution was passed at the
| meeting:
RESOLVED, That while deeply deploring the
event which has called us together, we call
upon the authorities to use their utmost en-
deavors TO discover and arrest and prosecute, to
the full extent OF the law, each and every one
concerned in the burglarious assault on the
premises occupied by Messrs. Casper and
Burnett on the night Of Wednesday, April IS,
1881"