The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-09-08

Such is Verdict of Jury in Pacheco
Killing Case.
Witnesses All Tell Same Story-Kaaruni Was
Not Attacked at ANY Time.

The coroner's jury in the Pacheco
killing affair at Pauoa met in the office
of the Deputy Marshal at 100 p. NJ
Yesterday for the purpose of taking the
remainder of the evidence and arriving
at a verdict Portuguese Commission
er Canavarro was among those present.
7 Camara acted as interpreter for the
Portuguese witnesses.
Marie Pacheco-Saw man shoot at
nv father. After this he ran down
the street. Heard five shots altogether
The last was about 200 yards from
where first shots were fired.
Christina Rodriguez-Saw the shoot
ing that took place Saturday morning.
Saw last shot fired. Was standing close
bv at my gate. Couldn't see face of
native man very we'll. Probably know
him by sight as l have heard he is blind
in one eve. Did not see him fire shot
that killed Pacheco. Saw native going
down road alone Fired at another
man. He was going pretty fast. Heard
reports of shooting farther up. Couldn't
saw how many. Oleveira was walking
I'D the road and asked the native what
the matter was when the latter fired
at him.
J. F. Aguiar-Did not see PachecoI
whip native or horse. Was outside
when native fired first shot. Both men
standing still. Seemed to be having an
argument Only few boys around
when shot fired. There was also Chi
naman and Pacheco's daughter. Pa
checo was in front of natives horse.
Fired five shots and then ran. First
was at me- Fired three times at Pa
checo. Fired once when he went down.
No one tried to stop him. [ put COW in
the ward. Took rope off and gave
it to other native after all shots were
fired. Pacheco never touched man.
Only whipped the COW. l opened gate
After shots were fired and the native
ran away another Portuguese picked
I'D a stone and fired it at him but it did
not hit him. 1t was the third shot
that hit Pacheco.
Mrs. Vierra-Saw Pacheco and ma
tives driving COW up. Heard shots af-
forwards. Kaapuni was trying, to make
his horse step on the rope to stop COW
Pacheco whipped COW to make it &c
ahead A Portuguese ran up to see
about the trouble and was fired at.
Akana-I am employed as yard DO!
~ O'c
went out to gate and saw native flour
ishing revolver and threatened to shoe
at the Portuguese, but he said Il d.
not care for you" Both were on hOrs
p back. lifted up his revolver and free
at him Did not see Portuguese str1k
ing native Did not see any indication
that he intended to. Saw six or sever
men and some boys. They were no
firing rocks. Portuguese were no
crowding on native before the shot
were fired. Portuguese had whip il
his hand, but struck no one with II
After he had been shot he struck tn
partner of the native several times wit
= his whip. The first shot hit the Portu
e guese He then ran away and fire
some shots at random down on tn
ground and back of him.
Francisco Oleveira-Was going t
my work Saturday morning. Hear
4 Pacheco say This is my COW. Let he
CO." Then he took his whip and hi
Il the COW to make her go. Left my wor
to go and see what was the matter
He drew his revolver and fired at nj
The shot came very close to me. Didn
attempt to stop native.
The jury decided that j. c. Pachec
came to his death on September 5tl
y 1896, in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, b
being shot and killed by one Kaapun
said killing being considered by tn
jury unjustifiable."
II. r. Hitchcock,