The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-20
In COLD BLOOD.
ID. l.. HUNTSMAN SHOT DOWN
BY AUGUST HERRING.
Two Bullets Take Effect in the
Body of the Vicfim.-His
Life Is Dispaired of.

ID. l.. Huntsman was shot and
dangerously wounded on Saturday
night by August Herring, a half
caste.
The shooting was done at the
residence of Herring which is on
Liliha street. The cause of the
tragedy remains in doubt, notwith-
standing a number of rumors which
are supposed to explain why Her
ring made the murderous assault.
The particulars of the affair were
furnished by an eyewitness and
Judging from her statement, the
victim was shot down in cold blood.
Herring, with his wife and child,
have been living on Liliha street
for few months. Huntsman was
roomer of theirs, in fact he has
made his home with the couple for
several years. He and Herring
had always been considered bosom
friends. They were constantly to-
gether and apparently were on the
best of terms.
HERRING's DOMESTIC LIFE.
AS far as known the two men have
never had any quarrels together
and for that reason their friends
are at a loss to discover the reason
for the shooting.
Herring, according to statements
made by people who know him. is
of an cratic disposition, and at
times he is considered not of sound
mind. He went home on Saturday
and shortly after the dinner hour
the neighbors heard loud talk, and
soon it was learned that Herring
and his wife were quarreling. Lit
tie attention was paid to the cir
cumstance, as a quarrel between
them was of common occurrence.
Later on the noise increased so that
the neighbors became alarmed and
thought Herring was killing his
wife. He was in a furious temper,
and it was afterward learned that
had it not been for the intervention
of a Japanese domestic, he would
have shot his wife, but the servant
held his arm so he could not get an
aim. Previous to this he had
knocked his wife down and had
kicked her in the side and other
wise maltreated her.
FIRFD TWO SHOTS.
After the unsuccessful attempt
to shoot the woman he went out on
the veranda and commenced to
walk up and down, meanwhile talk
ing and gesticulating in an angry
manner. He was in a fiery
mood at 7 AS o'clock, when Hunts
man opened the outside gate.
When the latter reached the steps
of the veranda and was about to
ascend them, Herring Kissed out
the remark, "You are my enemy"
and then fired shot, which took
effect just above the mouth. His
victim did not utter word, but
had started to turn around when
another shot was fired. The second
shot entered Huntsman's left hip.
Herring was about ten feet away
when he commenced to fire. The
wounded man then ran out of the
gate to a stable on the opposite side
of the street. He fell from ex-
haustion and called to the Chinese
to put him in room, as he was
afraid Herring would follow him
and complete his murderous work.
CONVEYED TO THE STATION.
He was taken to a room on the
ground floor of the building, where
he lay for few moments, after
which he got up of his own accord
and waited until the arrival of a
hack, which had been summoned
to convey him to the Police Station.
When the hack reached the Station
the wounded man was so weak
from loss of blood that he was
placed on a stretcher. He kept re-
peating Herring shot me. Herring
shot me-" DR.. Peterson was sum-
moned, and after he had made an
examination he ordered the man
taken to the Hospital. Captain
Schlemmer went after Herring.
He found him at his home,
and when told that he was
under arrest he submitted
quietly and admitted that he did
the shooting. The revolver, with
which he did the deadly work, was
found on his person. He had re-
loaded the two empty chambers,
He gave as the reason for the
shooting that Huntsman had been
trying to break up his family.
TO STEAL HIS CHILD.
He also made another statement
to the effect that his victim was
irving to steal his child. He also
said that he did the shooting in
/ the parlor, after he had o~an-ai