The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-07-26
DEATH OF ABRAHAM BOLSTER, JR.
ENQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM
BOLSTER, JR., HONOLULU, JULY
u, 1856, BEFoEE DAVID
DAYTON, DEPUTY
MARSHAL.

Antoine Diniz said: Abraham
Bolster and companion got into
my express in front of the Empire
Saloon, Hotel street, about haif-past
six yesterday afternoon. They were
not so drunk as TO he noisy, blu; l
could see that they were half-in-
toxicated. / took them from the
Empire Saloon TO the lane on the
! other side of the Chinese Theatre,
King street; f!om there to Palama;
thence TO koholaloa; thence to the
Fish Market dill not see them
drink along the way. When we got
to the Fish Market the smaller man,
that is the deceased, bought from
! Chinaman some watermelons and
fish, but as he did not pay for them
the Chinaman took the watermelons.
This was while the deceased was
! lying on the ground, the other man
having pushed him backward, knock
ing him down. The other man Ben.
Waite stood over Bolster in that
position, looking at him, for few
minutes till the police came. One
officer put deceased in my wagon,
and another officer led the other
man away on foot, all coming TO the
Station House. When the other
man threw Bolster down he said
something that did not hear. There
did not appear to be any quarrel be-
tween them, but they seemed to act
in friendly way. Go Mr.. Bolster,
Sr.) After deceased was put in the
carriage at the Fish Market he did
not speak word 10 anybody. / had
no trouble with either of the men, as
they were not disordery, and l heard
no quarrel between the two. After
leaving Hotel street the men did not
seem TO be very drunk, but the
lager man was more intoxicated
than the other. They were in my
wagon about half-an-hour up to the
Fish Market.
Kalaelao said | was at the Fish
Market last evening when deceased
and another man came there in a
Portuguese mans express. l saw
the larger man throw the other one
down. They were there before l
came out. All saw was the tall
man catching the other by the
throat and throwing him to the
ground. The large man did not use
enough force to throw his companion
down if the latter was not half
drunk. He put both hands on the
others breast and pushed him back
ward. l saw some blood on the
ground where The smaller man lay.
The larger man did nothing further,
but wanted some natives to pick the
man up.
Holoua policeman No. p said:
| was at The Fish Market and saw
this boy come down. He was drunk
then. He bought some mullet and
some salmon. Then lie started for
the street where the wagon was
standing. / did not see what hap
leued when he went To the wagon.
, Shorty after some boys came in
and told me there was man dead
out there, had been showed over,
l ran 10 the place and saw Bolster
lying on the ground with his'fact
up. grabbed him 10y the shoulders
lifted him up and asked him to come
along, and he made no answer
Then the other man standing along
side OF him spoke TO me and asked
me TO lift him into the wagon. Tit
night Waterman at the Iron Work:
and | lifted him into the wagon
The wagon we put him into was thai
!. of the Portuguese who was standing
! here. Then called that police.
man there, who was standing on the
corner, To get into the wagon and
take this man over TO the Station.
This policeman ald Bolster were in
, the wagon coming TO the Station
and | and the other man walked
here. He was not very drunk. The
man said he felt very curious,
: heavy-like, ahd that he came tC
Honolulu TO be doctored. He haG
been drinking, hut had his sense:
: enough 10 know what he was talking
about. When we reached the Sta
;. ton House Mr.. McKeague was here
/ and the other policeman carried
Bolster in and laid him down, and
: told Mr.. McKeague that this maj
:, showed the other down, but l die
', not see it.
), Mr.. Alexander Bolster at thi
! ! stage said that, from the evidenc'
: heard, lie was. inclined 10 believe
= that it was the push and fall of hi
= son that caused The effusion o
\ blood in his brain. He therefore
= would ask for an inquest.
Mr.. Dayton consented to summon
;, a jury and hold an inquest.
: The following jury was summoned
;. and sworn in view of the body, ant
:, the inquest then adjourned Ill Tues
!, day at 3P, NJ; Roht. Grieve, A
. Hewitt, Peter Jones, G.. ID. Freeth
: j. ii. Lovely and f. l.. Leslie
= The body was then removed by tn
, relatives. The fune"al took plac
= yesterday morning ut 10 O'Clock
under the auspicea of the Honolulu
Typographical Union, Rev. j. A
Cruzan conducting the services.