The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-02-02
Paul Neumsnn, Assisted By W. q.
Cornwsll, Makes II,
BOTH ASSAULT NE. E. n, CASTLE
NIeiousiy strikes Him With .
CNne-rhr 8nAir Takes Place on
Merchant street Yesterday Morning.
From Thursdays Dsily

Paul NeumAnn, assisted by W
II. CoruwsI., yesterday morning
made cowardly attack on Mr.. h.
n. Castle. the editor Of this pSper,
The cause Of the attack wss the
last few lines Of an article which
appeared in Tuesdays ApvERrIsER.
They were as follows:
SO So that we are forced
by the very laws Of thought them
selves to the conclusion that for
once either Mr.. Neumsnn or Mr..
Wilson is speaking the truth. ="
Neumanu wrote $ note 10 Mr..
Castle, demanding sn apology.
Mr.. Castle answered telling Neu-
mann that be must have SpecifcS-
tionS before he spolosized Tor any
thing he had written. Neumsnn
replied with s very short note,
sgain demanding retraction and
enclosing the shove paragraph uu-
derlined.
Mr.. Castle. however, decided thst
sn apology was not due the e1-
queens attorney, and yesterdays
psper appeared without the wished
for humble talk thst Neumsnn had
deemed himself entitled to- This
enrased the erstwRile genial Paul,
and he laid for Mr. Castle, armed
with the large stick that ne
uses to help him pursue his daily
walks. As Mr.. Castle came up
Merchant street shortly before II
o'clock, Neuuanu stopped him,
and asked If that apology wss
going 10 be made Mr.. Castle
said. 1t Was net, whereupon, Neu-
mann, without Any warning,
struck him on the upper lip Mr..
CastI-. who was standing hold I.
ing his bicycle. wss for the
time unable 10 attend TO Neu-
mann's case. He Immediately I.
dropped his wheel, however, and .
started to return MS assailsnt's |
blow. when the valiant Cornwell /
seized him from behind, snd held .
on with all MS little might. As {
soon IS Neumann saw thSt Mr.. /
Castle was safely held by Corn
well, ne started TO strike out with 4
his heavy cane, and struck Mr.. /
Castle three severe blows, two on
the head, and one On the left fore .
sru, which, Is soon SIS he could I.
Jerk away from COcuwelI, he raised I
10 protect himself from the vicious
The two blows On the .
head both drew blood, and Que /
made = bad cash On the left side .
Of the head ! number Of people /.
then intertsred- and separated the I
CON b4tants.
Mr.. Castle. when seen last even 7
ing, said
'NeUu8un struck NE ) number /
Of times Just how many, l WIS
unable 10 determine IN the heat Of .
the moment. CoruwelI seized NE
from behind 81 the moment the .
first blow was struck, and l was
practically helpless during the few 4
seconds that Neuu4un was WELD I
ing his cane. and before I could I
get away from him people had
II Neuu4uu SAYS that
Cocnweu did not help him he
les. and he knows It. I DO not
know what motive Coruweu may
have had, but what he did, was 10
hold NE while Neuuzuu struck
ne Ii w4s . most cowardIy
sssaUI1, two against one
Ii was common talk On the
streets yesterday, that the whole
Lfair was ! put Up Job, and that
Seum4nn and Cornwall had fixed
he whole disgracefuI affair be-
iween then II was also said that
/ number Of good ruyzIists were on
laud TO see that Mr.. Castle was
done Up"
No criminal proceedings we're
AIKEN IN the matter