The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-02
FATAL SHOOTING.
Edwin IL Dim9nd shoots Chinese
Coon. Mi~takinS Him for "A Chicken
ThieJ-Death of the Chinanan-
Cor0mer's Inau -St-Ehe Verdict.

. Edwin II. Dimond shoots a Chimes,
I Coon. Mi~fakin= Him for Chick ga
ThieJ-Death of the Chinaman-
Cor0mers Inqu-St-Ehe Verdict.
On Saturday morning the city was
startled with the intelligence that Edwin
II. Dimond mad shot Chinaman at the
residence OF his fatherin Nuuanu Valley
and that the man was lying in q preca-
rious state. 1t appears from the state
ment OF MIR. Henry Dimond that the
family were awakened about l O'Clock
Saturday morning by a loud noise among
the chickens. Edwin went downstairs
and asked his father to give him a re-
yolyer, as there was some one stealing
the chickens His father told MIN he
/ must not take il. Edwin replied that he
only intended 10 use it in seif-deiense, in
/ case the thief attacked him His father
/ then gave the revolver to him, and
/ called An Leong, the cook, to 20 TO Ed
/ wins assistance. The latter's foot
/ slipped and he fell down. He saw a
man running toward him, and called on
him to stop, but he continued advancing.
Edwin, supposing the cook to be the
thief, fired on him, as he thought, in
seli-deiense, and shot him in the bowels.
Drs. Stangenwald and McGrew were
Immediately called to attend to the
wounded man. The thief escaped in
the dark.
The doctors did all they could to save
the Chinaman's lie, but il was OF no
avail, death putting an end to his suffer
ings at quarter before 10 O'Clock Sat
urday morning.
THE INQUEST.
Deputy Marshal Dayton, coroner for
the district, visited the scene OF the
shooting early in the morning. When
he was notified that the man was dead,
he at once empanelled a jury for the
purpose of holding an inquest. 1t was
not held until late in the afternoon on
account OF the doctors not being able TO
get through with the post mortem exam
nation. The inquest was held at the
residence of Mr. DimOnd, the following
jury being sworn: A. NJ. Hewitt, J. III.
Lovejoy, F. Hilder, Lau Chong, L. Ahlo
and Chung Wa. Mr.. William Wond
officiated as clerk. The following is the
evidence taken:
Henry Dimond, sworn, stated: The
deceased worked for me about three
years. was awakened from my sleep
last night by loud noise from my
l.,
Edwin came down to my room and
wanted my revolver. At first l refused
to let him have it. He said: 81 will
only use it to defend myself" [ knew
that Edwin was self-possessed and
brave, and that there was no danger, so
| let him have it. l then ran to the
door, and screamed for All Leong to go
and assist. The night was very dark |
and | think the thief escaped l heard I
the pistol shot. [ think | saw the de- |
ceased come out of his room. My son |
was out in the yard then. The deceased |
came up to the faucet and made no de- |
mOnstratiOn then. l did not speak to |
him. 1t was not over ten minutes when !
drawn from the pistol. Only one was
fired. My son brought the pistol into
the house and put it into drawer. This |
affair occurred few minutes after l |
O'Clock The charges were drawn from
the revolver by me this morning. l
went off from the verandq after it was
all over
Hugo Stangenwald, NJ. D., sworn,
stated: l am a physician and surgeon.
[ was called to see the deceased about l
o'clock L heard the chickens making a
noise and the report of a pistol. a little
while after Edwin Dimond came over,
and it was some time before | could get
him to say anything, he was so excited.
| took my surgical instruments and nee
essary medicines and came over The
deceased was sitting at his room door
evidently in pain. l felt his pulse, and
then had him carried carefully to his
bed. Upon examination found a
wound in his abdomen. 1t was on the
left side, little below the ribs, and
about two or three inches from the navel.
There was no hemOrrhage to speak of,
only a little oozing of blood. l felt for
the ball. but could not find it. 1t had
evidently entered the abdominal cavity.
[ did not turn him over then, as he was
very weak and the pulse was failing. l
brandy and some soothing
and recommended that DR.:
McGrew should be sent for, which was
DONE When DR.. McGrew arrived, the
deceased had rallied somewhat, SO that
we were able to turn him over. We
discovered the ball under the skin at a
point about hallway between the ante
rior spine OF the ilium and the spinal
showing the ball had taken
course upward and outward, which was
verified by the post norton examina-
ton. AS he complained Of very severe
pain, some more morphine was admin
istered, but this time by hypo1ermic in
lection, as he had commenced to Vomit.