The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-03-20
d.. HUNTSMAN KILLED.
August Herring Fatally Shoots
the Editor Of the Liberal.
The Victim LingerS from Saturday Even
Ing Till Monday Morning,

evening, that D. l.. Hunts
man, editor of the Liberal, had been
seriously wounded, on Liliha street.
An officer was despatched to the
house, but in the meantime Hunts
man arrived at tho Station accom-
panied by Chinaman in hack.
Blood was dripping from wound
over his mouth and his clothes were
heavily stained with blood. He was
laid on a stretcher and conveyed
below. Mr.. Huntsman was con-
scious all the time, and told those
present where he was shot, and that
August Herring shot him. DR.. Chas.
Peterson was called and dressed the
mans wounds, after which he order
ed him removed to the Queens Hos
pital. There an effort was made to
extract the bullet in the mouth, but
was given up, as the doctors were in
fear the patient would not survive
the operation. Besides the wound
over his mouth, there was also one
in the left hip.
When the police officer arrived at
Herring's house he found him stand
ing on the veranda with the pistol
still in his hand. Herring aimed
the weapon at the officer, when the
latter commenced to talk kindly to
him, advising him to give himself
up quietly. The crowd which had
assembled sang out to the officer to
Jump on him. After few minutes
parley the officer grappled with
Herring, and while the tussle was
going on Captain Max Schlemmer
arrived on the scene and the shooter
quietly gave himself up. He was
taken to the Police Station and con-
fined in cell. The revolver was a
Smith e. Wesson 80 caliber.
The unfortunate victim was con-
scious from the time of his entry at
the Queens Hospital until his death.
1t was known by the physicians that
his life hung on critical balance,
and he fingered thus until about
midnight last night. Then the
scales tipped for the worse and the
authorities we're summoned to take
his ante-mortem deposition. Hunts
man died at 3:15 this morning with
out a murmur. His friends have
been busy to-day arranging for the
funeral, which will take place from
the Queens Hospital at 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. The band
will be in attendance.
D. l.. Huntsman was born in Mis-
souri,, U. S. A., and was only thirty
years Of age at the time of his death
He was member of the Hawaiian
bar for several years past, but was
not successful in drawing clients
For few years he had interested
himself much in politics, speaking
at meetings in different agitation:
and contributing to the press.
Herring's jealousy of Huntsmar
for suspected intimacy with Mrs
Herring is the commonly received
motive of the shooting. Previous
to the tragedy Herring had a few
hot words with his wife, and the lat
ter had made her escape outside
Huntsman, who was roomer a
Herring's house, came in shortl.
after this. He was met by Herring
at the top of the steps. Herrin
upbraided Huntsman and withou
warning fired at him, the bulle
entering just under his nose. Hunts
man toppled over and fell dowr
While he was on the ground anothe
shot struck him in the hip. Tw
other shots were fired but did nc
strike the mark.
; Huntsman had just been dow
town before the shooting. Th
editor of the BULLETIN on his wa
out the Palama road had met hil
= opposite the railway station comm
toward town on his usual leisurel
sauntering gait, few minutes afte
seven o'clock. and exchanged
, friendly salutation with him in pas
!; ing.
August Herring is one of the H
waiian youths who were sent abroa
:. by the Government to be educate
> and was recalled about three yea
ago. After his return he kept
: turning shop on Fort street, whel
>. he made specially of Hawaiii
! curios in the shape of cocoanr
' dishes and calabashes, engraving III
= waian scenery on them, and so fort
- He was arrested some time ago f
~ clipping with young native girl, al
- q later still was fined for carrying
q deadly weapon. The young IN;
i was in with the radical element
- politics for some time, along wi
- his victim, and carried gun in t.
late revolution.
Herring and Huutsman we
known to be on very intimate tern
j. and were often seen on the stree
together. They have been liyi
together for some time.
II, Herring has been engaged late
painting the new residence Of y
:, +. H. II. Wolters on the slopes
- Punchbowl. a week ago last Su
-'' day Mrs. Julia Herring visited NJ
IL Wolters for the purchase of "A seco
o.. hand set of furniture for $40. )
paid $50 cash down and said IL
i She would pay the remainder !
~ and-by. Mrs. Herring told NJ
al Wolters that she had 500 in I
bank. When she first put in I
al money, she did it in her hnsban
mr. name, but Mr.. Huntsman had /
81 yised her to change it, and have
- money deposited in her own nar
This advice had been taken and
NJ money was SO deposited. Mrs, ii
TIA RIM stated this in the presence