The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-07-04

Accordingly passing over the causes of the raid
lay before you the facts Of tine attack.
When came to the room, McCalluna and Ten
nent were both inside. Both Caspar and Burnett
were speaking at intervals They rdised no cutlery
Tor help. Burnett was in the corner apparently in
bed. 1t was 50 dark could not distinguish a sin
gle outline. 1 CROPPED about IN the darkness and
ran against the foot of the bed. tried TO attract
Burnetts attention, to reassure him, but failed. I
heard scuffiing in the corner diagonally opposite
and went to the door. Stepping outside / struck
match, covering 1t with my hand. The flash re-
yealed Caspar clinched with Tenant Tennent
was IN a CrOuching position apparently with his
head crowded against the wall. One of Caspar s
arms was partially around him, in his disengaged
hand Casper held pistol placed against Tennent's
back. | saw this much at glance, and blowing
out the match sprang forward TO catch Caspar's
arm. The pistol went off twice in quick succession,
both balls entering Iennents body. tried to re-
treat but too late-for almost instantly the pistol
was leyeled at me and | received ball near the
heart was in the doorway when shot. man
aged to get to the side of the house. became FAINT
and commenced TO vomit About this time heard
another shot, / ran to the stone fence and Just
about the time was jumping over | heard still
another. There were but three concerned in this
rash assault. Caspar SAYS five entered the room.
His object manifestly Is to create the impression
that he acted against overwhelming numbers
Whereas the fact remains, and should haunt him to
his dying day, that he engaged with man
only, that he had the advantage in the sCutie and
that he took the mans life. Perhaps Caspar ami
Inflated the mythical ftcO men OF MS IMAGINATION
with that mosquito bar. He says, % saw quite a
crowd in the sitting room and on the veranda."
Mr.. Caspar's range of vision must be something
peculiar, he would have to see in circle to get
a glimpse of the yeranda. There was but one hole
through Tennent's outside shirt, proving that the
shots fired in quick succession, the pistol be-
ing against his back and the recoil making two
wounds in the body though but one hole through
the shirt, which probably adhered to the muzze of
the pistol. can speak approximately of Caspar's
skill in shooting but can't believe that two shots
fired at long interval would find the same passage
through a garment-especially in dark room.
Caspar disposes of two bullets in Iennent and one
in me. The other two he says were fred at assail-
ants who were pressing toward him. ] wish to in
quire iriiO shot McCdLHDl? He died OF q bullet
wound. 1t could not have been inflicted with an
empty pistol, nor yet with that mosquito bar Out
side of the premises as McCallum and / were
struggling along, he (NlcCallum) told me Caspar
shot him. He made the same statement to another
gentleman in Hilo, who revealed it afterwards to
me. Burnett told me the same thing. The pistol
was evidently placed with the muzzle against his
(McCallum's) body, also, judging from the lacera-
ton of the wound, he trrs shot ia The bdcki
have not given the full details of the affair but
have simply dwelt on the attack itself. My full
statement is in the hands of the Attorney General,
and will, suppose along with the other testimony
be shortly published. Mr.. Caspar contradicts
himself in his letter. and opposes his statement to
facts easily proven. False in one false in all, .
is law maxim which applies admirably to his
statement. He is right, however, in his opinion,
that we were not under the influence of liquor;
whiskey was neither motive an inspiration.
Respectfully, CLARENCE NJ. WHITE.