The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-11-13

man, As he went along he made
the remark, "What will this he
calledl" and the Deputy Marshal
said it would be entered as murder.
Bridges came out of the woodshed
bareheaded.
JAMES +. NOBLE, being sworn,
testified as follows: Was on Fort
street this afternoon about ten min
utes past five. Was standing direct
ly opposite Williams's photograph
gallery, on the sidewalk, and saw
Pattcn and Bridges struggling. /
know them both. Pattcn was look
ing up the street and Bridges down.
When saw them first they were in
a rough-and-tumble, Patten with
stick in his hand. They had their
hands on each other, and the stick
was in Patterns right hand. lie had
his left hand on Bridges's right
shoulder. This struggle lasted per-
haps for minute, neither getting
the advantage. just then | saw
Bridges put his hand behind him,
draw Il revolver and fire. When |
heard the first shot | ran across the
street. They were facing each
other, very close together. When l
got halfway across the street the
second shot was fired. They were
then standing at an angle toward
each other, diagonally across the
street, opposite Thrum's store.
Bridges was facing makai. After
the second shot, Bridges ran up Fort
street. | noticed his hat on the
ground before he fired the second
shot, and | think before any shot.
1t was hat like the one produced.
When Patten ran-in fact he walked
down. got hold of his arm. Saw
his waistcoat on fire and put it out
with my thumb and finger, and said,
Ben, come with me to physician
you are wounded" His reply was,
son, l am not hurt / said,
"Iou are: you are wounded on the
side; your vest is on fire." Just
opposite Lycan's store he reeled and
fell, and | had hard work to keep
him from striking on packing box.
Just then 4 gentleman was coming
up street, and | said, "Help me
take this man up to Benson, Smith
& Co.'s drug store he's shot"
This gentleman assisted me, and we
brought him up to this store where
he now lies.
Further questioned--I did not see
anything in Patterns hands besides
that stick. There was no other
scuflle on the street at the time.
Bridges ran up the sidewalk on Fort
street. | saw the pistol distinctly
at the second shot.
FRED. III. HAYsELDEN was called
and sworn. He was in the carriage
with Mr.. Gibson, and his evidence
agreed with the latter's in every
particular.
+. w. JORDAN, being sworn, testi-
fied:-Patten worked in Water
houses store, No. 10, Fort street.
/ belong to the same store. A little
past 3 O'Clock, Starkey, Patten and
myself were standing at the door
talking. We were just about to
close up. Patten suddenly left us
and went in and came back with
stick in his hand like the one pro-
duced. 1t is used to roll American
oil cloth. i said, "What is up
now" He made no reply but ran
across the road and up the sidewalk
until he overlook a short man, whom
he struck over the head several
blows. Then they struggled. The
last i saw of them then they had
reached the street off the sidewalk.
Not wishing to be a witness in an
assault and battery case against
Patten, turned to 60 into the store
and heard a report as of pistol
shot, and whilst again turning /
heard a second report and saw smoke
blowing down the street. The two
men then parted, the shorter one
running up the street and Patten