The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-29

OhO VI tAS uOSI Sill uldI CdSoS
of stabbing with evident intent to
kill, occurred near the corner of
Liliha and King streets at little
after o'clock Saturday afternoon,
when Joe, a native, nearly sue
ceeded in killing Paul Molenhauer,
mounted patrolman, then on duty.
Following is the story told by Jim
Kupihea, the policeman who arrest
ed the assailant:
81 was sitting on my front porch
when I heard loud yell short
distance down the street, followed
by the exclamation, This mounted
patrolman has taken my children =
I ran to the gate just in time to see
Joe running toward Kalihi as if
possessed of an evil spirit. So
swift, indeed, was the pace that
Molenhauer, although he started
almost Immediately after him,
found difficulty in catching up.
"Near J. I. Dowsett's place Mo-
lenhauer caught the man and
stood for some time in converse
ton with him. Evidently he did
not think his case very serious, for
he let go his hold on him and came
back slowly to the place where l
was standing watching the out
come of matters. Jim, yon fellow
is crazy, isn't hep was the remark
he made. No, bat I think he has
received an overdose of okolehao.'
eve stood thus, idly chatting,
for quite a while. Molenhauer is
very much liked by all of US who
live in the neighborhood, and,
whenever he essays few joking
remarks, we are earnest listeners.
We became absorbed in the occu-
patton of making witty remarks.
In little while Joe came run
ming toward us calling out, Where's
that mounted policeman" No one
thought anything of the matter,
and the conversation continued.
hauer and made a lunge at his
right side. [ did not take in the
situation until the patrolman's
horse turned and I saw the man
make more desperate lunges with
knife, the blade of which was some
six inches long and very sharp.
Quick as lightning three more
stabs followed, when the horse
turned and I got a chance to seize
the would-be murderer.
THE horse had become thor
oughly frightened, and rearing
backward, threw Molenhauer.
Shortly after this, and while was
struggling with Joe, Molenhauer
said as he lay on the ground, Jim,
I'm done for =
"Joe displayed the strength of a
wild man, nor could [ get the knife
out of his hand. He made two or
three lunges backwards, with the
evident intention of killing me, so
I confined my attention to holding
his arms.
With the help OF a boy friend,
I succeeded in getting the knife
away from Joe. After that, man
aging him was an easy job.
Molenhauer was taken to the |
hospital, where his wounds were
dressed by DR.. Cooper.
I have no language adequate to
express my contempt for the cow
ardIy bearing of the men who stood |
around and watched Joe try his |
best to strike a. me. [ called |
several times to certain individuals, |
but all l received for an answer
was a blank stare.
q know no reason why Joe /
stabbed Molenhauer. To the best /
of my knowledge, the two had /
never had any dealings before. |
The remark, This mounted patrol /
man has taken my children was .
made while Molenhauer was stand I
ing some forty feet away. The two /
had had 10 previous conversation" ,
It was learned yesterday after !
noon that Joe acts peculiar on .
certain occasions. It has been the