The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-25

Saturday morning Deputy Marshal
chiiliDgwOrth, acting coroner, empaD-
eled the following jury TO inquire into
the cause Of death Of Thomas Hannah
and AlOhikea, victims Of Friday nights
tragedy, viz: T. V. King, Ed Paris, A.
Pcysar, John Kuaana, John Mahuko
and Albert Trask.
The jurors were duly sworn and
were then shown the body Of Alohikea,
which had been placed at the Station
house, The body bore a natural ap-
pearance, there being no burns TO In
dicate the horrible manner in which
deceased met his death. The jury was
unanimous in the belief that the man
had not come into direct contact with
the live wire Itself but was killed
through contact with the horse, which
had evidently struck the wire, form
ing a complete circuit.
After having viewed the body Of
AlOhikea the jury was taken to the
undertaking rooms OF T.. 4. Williams
on Fort street. where the body OF
Thomas Hannah had been removed
His body, like that Of Alohikea, showed
no signs Of the violent manner in
which he met death.
After examining the bodies the jury
was excused until 2 o'clock in the az
| tsrnOon. at which hour they again con.
/ yened for the purpose of taking the
/ testimony OF witnesses who were at ths
scene Of the tragedy shortly after II
occurred.
The first witness to be called was
Charles ThnrstOn, foreman of No.
Engine Company, who testified in sub.
stance as follows: Friday night al
about 1880 he was awakened by a
very heavy rainfall, that he arose and
went through the engine house. as is
his custom on being aroused, to see
that everything was all right, and on
his returning up stairs he heard some
! one groaning, and, looking out OF the
front window, saw hack standing in
the street, with the horse lying down
and In close proximity, at right angles
to the horse, was the form of man.
He at once put on his clothes and ran
out into the street, where he found
Geertz clinging To the body OF Hannah
and, instinctiyely knowing that II was
electricity that was causing the trouble
! he had presence OF mind enough "a
| grasp GeertZ by the shoes, which
served as a partial non conductor, and
pulled him from connection with the
live wire, thus breaking the circuit
with which GeertZ was being affected
lie then assisted GeertZ into the en-
gine house where he was cared for by
Drs. Winslow and Burgess. lie ther
ran out into the street TO keep tn,
crowd from coming In contact with tn,
wire.
The next witness called was Charles
Geertz, who was at Humans side al
the time the accident occurred and
who so narrowly escaped the SANE
fate. Geertz told the following story
In substance: | have known Tom Han.
nan for about four months. lie be-
longed to Company l. OF the Second U
5. Engineers, now stationed at CAM
Mckinley, of which ] am also mem
ber, We have been chums during tn,
time we have known one another ant
were together much OF the time wheI
of duty. Friday evening We CAM
down town together and Went first u
the Pantheon saloon, where we me
two sailors from the Bennington. w.
four then went 10 Japanese Ice cream
parlor and had some cream. Afte
eating the ice cream we returned I,
the Pantheon, whero we remained 10
short time and then took In tn
Chinese quarter, II had commenced I,
rain and We engaged carriage to TAX.
us up TO camp; this was about ~: &c
We drove mp King street and had gon,
about three blocks when the drive
stopped his horse and said: Something
Is wrong; there Is man lying In tn
mud In the street He started to ge
out OF the carriage to see what tn
trouble was, when Tom told him to re
main In the carriage and look after hi