The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-04
This For Shooting the Chinese
Detective, All Fat in the Leg,
DEFENSE OFFERS NO EVIDENCE.
LBha Tells About Furiously Driven Hack.
Knows Difference Between Mules and
Horses-Deteetive David KAPPA Tells What
He Knows About the case-AppeaI Noted.

The case of Arthur Fitzgerald foI
shooting Special Officer All Fat in the
leg on the morning of August 26th
came up in the police court for trial
yesterday morning, and took up the
whole DAY. E. P. Dole for prosecution,
Creighton and Correa for defense A
recess was taken at u noon until p.
m, when the trial was continued Fol-
lowing was the evidence produced:
VII. Paine testified as to the money
that was put into the box on the night
of the robbery.
Miss Peterson told about the Portu-
guese children who called at her home
and told her of the money that had been
found in the barn.
Captain Parker told of how he had
made an examination of the premises
on the morning after the shooting, and
of the blood that he found on the
ground. He said he found pieces of
tramcar change envelopes in Fitzger-
AIDS room, as well as some envelopes
with the change still in them.
All Fat, the Chinese detective shot by
Fitzgerald on the night of August 18th.
sworn, stated: Was at Palama on the
night of the 25th; was ordered by Ka-
apa to keep watch in the vicinity of the
barn where the street car money was
found. Huihui went with me; was in
the grain roof of the stable; could
see plainly through the cracks. We
stood watch together until II o'clock,
and then agreed to watch one at a
time. 1t came my time at 2:30 a. m,
and Huihui lay down to sleep. Saw de-
PENDANT approaching with a gun. 1 lift
ed up my leg to move, and just then he
shot me in the leg. Huihui awoke then.
/ cannot tell what happened after the
firing. Was about twenty feet away
from Fitzgerald; could see his face very
plainly. The bullet struck me in the
thigh.
Cross-examined-Ne have had any
trouble with defendant. Have known
him about two years. There was light
in the room where / was.
Huihui-Am. a special officer on the
detective force. Was at Peterson's barn
with All Fat. Saw defendant about 2:30
a. m, August 10Th. After the shot was
fired the bell struck six times at the
Insane Asylum. All Fat was Sitting on
chair; was fighting mosquitoes when
the shot was fired. Stopped immediate
ly. Mosquitoes had no further place in
my thoughts. When l got up from the
floor defendant was standing with his
gun still at an aim. He then ran off
and fired two shots after him. l saw
him plainly, because when jumped up
he was very close TO me-
Huihui then described how he, KAPPA
and others had searched Fitzgerald's
premises and found the gun with the
cartridge.
Luha testified as to being a resident
of Kapalama and that he was awak-
ened on the morning of August 18th
by the report of a gun. He walked out
on the veranda and had been standing
there but short time when he heard
the Insane Asylum bell strike six
times Heard three reports and then
whistle. A hack without light drove
furiously toward his place which is
close to the Peterson barn. He could
not see the number of the hack or the
color of the horse on account of the
darkness. The hack went towards
King street
Cross-examined-I was the one who
told KAPPA of the hack. 1t is my po-
sitive knowledge that it was a horse
and not a mule.
Just here the defense had a long
series of questions to ask Lula about
horses and mules, and if he knew the
difference between the same The on
ly answer that could be obtained was
to the effect that it was rather dark
at the time and objects were not plain
" visible.
Continuing Luha stated in cross
examination-Hack went flying mast
just after whistle was blown. Have
lived in Kapalama twenty years Didn't
see the hack go into the yard. Was
asleep. Couldn't see the driver and
don't know if there were any passen-
gers.
Kapaha stated that he had heard the
report of the gun, the blowing of the
whistle and the striking of the Insane
Asylum bell
D. KAPPA sworn, stated-On Angus
oath, 1895, Mr.. Dow received a tele
phone message from Petersons re
garding the finding of the money
Went out and found Misses Peterson
and Harbottle who showed me wher,
the nickels had been hidden. Station
ed Chun Poon and Enoka there. A
about 8 O'Clock took All Fat there I,
show him the place On Tuesday morn
ing, August 25th, at about O'Clock
went up again. Fitzgerald was no
there. Found rife with fixed bayone
in Fitzgerald's room. 1t was loaded
When defendant was home in the af
ternoon 1 searched the premises an
found these tags on mauka side @
Fitzgerald's house Found pieces @
paper close to where the stove was.
After ]. Bachelors testimony re
garding examination of the rife. pre-
secution rested.
Prosecution admitted that defendar
was member of Company H and wa
entitled to a rife
Defense offered no evidence. DE-
PENDANT found guilty as charged. Ser