The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-12
COROAER's INQUEST.
A Jury Return q Verdict Of Accidental
Death in the Case OF the Boy who

| A Jury Return a Verdict of Accidental
Death in the Case OF the Boy who
was Run Over on Sunday.
Tuesday morning coroner Charles l.
Hopkins held an inquest on the body of
Samuel kawehiwa, the native boy who
was run over by the Tramway Company's
water cart on Sunday afternoon. The
jurors sworn were: kaulahea, Namahoe,
Kamaile, Haalou, Kualaku and Hamaia.
Uaua, who lives on Fort street, stated
On Sunday between 2 and p. NJ. he
heard a loud cry, and at the second cry,
the rumbling noise of the water cart
stopped He ran out to the road and
saw the driver backing the cart, and then
he stopped down and pulled boy out
from between the cart and horse. When
he came out OF his yard there was only
the driver and the injured boy, and no
one else The sight of the injured bow
Mortified him
w. c. Landsberry gave evidence. He
was in his house on Fort street Sunday
and heard noise looked out and saw
the driver carrying the injured boy. The
latter asked for drink of water. He
saw no one except the injured boy and
driver: helped DR.. Miner to take the boy
to the hospital.
j. ii. Nye saw the water cart coming
down Fort street; noticed the deceased
was in front while larger boy, the
driver perhaps, was at the rear OF the
cart. Did not know what he was doing
took no particular notice. The cart was
going pretty rapidly. Went ip to MIR.
Kibbling's house, and shortly after Mrs.
Kibbling came in and said, "Ring up for
doctor,' He went out and saw
number of people collected on the street.
The driver OF the water cart got into
hack and drove away, but returned again
while he was there. The driver seemed
as if he wanted to render assistance
Mrs. Kibbling partly saw the accident.
She was reading at the window and saw
the water cart pass quite fast. Took
the driver to be in rear of the cart
fixing the water, and saw small boy in
front. Heard the big boy call out to the
small boy to stop. Then saw the big boy
60 forward and heard them laughing to-
gether. She read again, and moment
later heard cry. About this time the
cart was in front of Capt. Chaney's
house; did not see the boy fall off
looked up and did not see the small boy
think the driver or big boy was trying to
stop the sTall boy from driving so fast
When she heard the scream, went out on
the veranda and saw the small boy be-
ing carried to the sidewalk by the driver.
Have noticed the boy now dead get on
and off the car very often. They had
got the boy away from the wheels before
she got TO the gate Think the boy slipped
off thought at the time the car was 90.
ing fast.
Mrs. Naiapaakai aunt OF the deceased
also gave evidence.
Deputy Marshal Creighton was at the
Station House Sunday, and received
message between 2 80 and o'clock p. NJ.
that boy had been run over; went to
the spot at once; they were just taking
the oy to the Queens Hospital. Made
inquiries, and went to the hospital He
described the condition of the boy when
DR.. Miner made an examination of the
injuries. The right leg had been am
putated by the car. Inquired among the
spectators whether any of them had seen
the accident. Had the driver sent to the
Station House.
L. Ward, an inspector for the Tram
ways Company, stated that the boy had
been strictly forbidden to go on the cars.
Drivers were given particular instruc-
tons not to allow children to 60 on the
cars or water carts. Could not say for
certain whether the driver was eau
toned against taking children on the
water cart.
The jury, after consultation, returned
verdict that Samuel kawehiwa came
to his death at Honolulu. March 8, 1890,
accidentally by falling off and being run
over by the water cart belonging to the
Tramway Company.