The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1884-11-18
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Murder in the Main street of Homo
IuIu-Mr. Leonard r. Patfen Shot
and Killed. on Fort Street by
Bridges

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| A few minutes after five o'clock on Wed
nesday last, Mr.. Patten, salesman in J. II
seen to run out of the store with stick il
his hand and attack man on the opposit te
side of the street near the Ten Cent store
A short scuffie ensued when two pistol shots
were heard, and the two men separated
The one who is supposed fired the shots ran
up the street, while Patten walked few
steps, saying, ''I not hurt" and then
staggered and fell. He was carried into
Messrs. Benson, Smith & Co. g drug store,
and expired in a few minutes. great
crowd collected in moment, and when Mr.
reached Horns bakery, III which direction
he had seen the man who fired the shots
run, he found an angry crowd there calling
for the man and shouting, Hang him?''
sect a ropel'' Mr.. Gibson entered wood
shed attached to the bakery, where he found
Mr.. Bridges, whom he accused of killing
Patten, and advised him to give himself up
quietly. This Bridges did, merely inquir-
ing as to whether Patten was dead. He
tanned ON charge of murder. Coroner
Dayton empaneled a jury, and at 7:30 P. NJ.
the inquest was held in Benson, Smith &
Co.'s drug store. We add the following re-
port of the inquest:
rOner's Inquest ON the Body of
Leonard R. Patten.
BEFORE DAVID DAYTON DEpUTY-MARsRAL,
CORONER.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. II.
The following jury were empaneled and
duly sworn: J. n. Patty, G. w. Smith, =.
T. Waterhouse, Jr.. j. HI. Fisher, w. P. Nc
Allister, Chas. Hasselmann. Mr.. J..
Brown acted as Clerk for the Coroner.
Walter Murray Gibson being sworn
ted: About haIf-past five this after
noon 1 was seated in my carriage,
at the door of Wenner & Co.'s store,
I observed Mr.. Patten at ssthe door
of Mr.. John T. Warehouses; store.
I watched him closely, as circumstances in
duced me to watch him with more than
usual interest. I saw him conversing with
other parties at the door. I saw him enter
store and return to the door
with stick of clean white wood - (part of
stick produced and recognized). ''I observed
him run across the street and rapidly ap-
proach man, short in stature, now said to
be Mr.. Bridges. 1 saw Patten strike Bridges
once with the stick. Then I saw struggle
between the two men, and suddenly heard
two reports. Patten walked away, appar-
entity unhurt, and 1 observed He is not
Il farr, n l..
change, when he staggered and
ell. Seeing the party who had fred the
pistol run away, / followed him in my car
'iage to Horns store. 1 supposed it to be
Mr.. Bridges from the recent business trans
lctions I had with him in regard to the pur
chase of house and lot in Hilo for the Board |
If Health, and also from rumors that had |
heard concerning Patten and Bridges. I !
aid to Mr.. Horn, He had better surrender |
himself up, he is inside the building" I |
ooked through the building and found |
Bridges. and said. You have shot Patten, !
-ou had better surrender yourself Bridges |
aid, Is he dead?' He had nothing in his |
land at the time. He had no hat on at the |
ime.
BY the Attorney General About five |
minutes elapsed between the shooting and |
ly finding him on Horns premises. was
hirty or forty PAGES distant from Patten |
nd Bridges when they were struggling. |
he struggle was apparently caused by |
'atten attempting to ward off the pistol in |
;ridges' hand. saw the fash of pistol.
hey were on the sidewalk at the time
Vhen they separated, I said to my daughtes,
He is not hurt
By the Coroner: Bridges was going
e street when Patten struck him fron
ehind. Had I known nothing of the cir
1 should not have taken so
luch notice of the matter.
BY Mr.. Patty 1 saw Patten conversing
utside of Mr.. Warehouses; store with some
erson whom I do not know. There was
rowd at Horns door at the time / arrived.
hey were threatening to Lynch him. I
bid him he had better go to prison at once.
ridges came out of the woodshed on Horns