The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-18
COLD IN Death
Gillespie Passes Away at the
Queens Hospital.
VICTIM OF WADE'S MADNESS.
Lived Less than Twenty-four II ours
After Receiving His Wounds
InQueSt-Funeral.

William Gillespie, who was shot by
Wade on board the Australia Tuesday
evening, died at the Queens hospital
shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon
AS the morning wore on the wound
ed man grew weaker Once, shortly
| after noon, he rallied somewhat. But
it was the last rally. At 2 O'Clock it
was seen that only few moments of
life remained. He was unconscious
| and never recovered knowledge. DIR.
Day and Mr.. Eckhardt were with him
to the last. At about 2:25 life became
extinct, and over the head of the man
pacing the floor of his cell in the city
prison hung the dread charge of mur-
der in the first degree.
Not word of reproach was uttered
by the man done to death by Wade On
the night previous as Gillespie lay in
the hospital, he spoke of his home and
mother. His last injunction upon leav-
ing the steamer was to Mr. Seeley, the
chief steward you may tell mother
did not deserve it and [ will come cut
all right" While on his way to the
hospital he repeated that he did not
deserve it.
During yesterday at intervals Gill
lespie spoke of the shooting. Wade
and he had always been friendly
Lately Wade and Sidney had trouble
The wounded man spoke of the talk
of opium deals. Wade had also
claimed that Sidney, the butcher, was
trying to get his (Wade's) position
This added fuel to the flame. As the
Australia was leaving Gillespie heard
them quarreling. He interceded and
tried to calm the men. AS the result
Cf his efforts he lies with death-sealed
lips.
mediately secured a coroner's jury. 1t
was composed Of II. Kruger, J. An
drade, J. II. Schnack, Geo. Martin, A |
Peyser and J. Brown They made an |
examination of the body. 1t was found |
that two wounds had been inflicted |
One penetrated the thigh, breaking |
the bone. The other pierced the abdo-
men, passed through the kidneys and |
lodged near the spine. This wound |
caused death. After viewing the body |
the inquest was continued until the !
arrival of the Australia. AS there is
no one here who saw the shooting this
course was necessary. When the Aus
traiia arrives the testimony Of the /
negro, Sidney, and other witnesses will
be taken and the verdict returned.
The funeral of the unfortunate Gill /
lespie viii take place this morning at
II O'Clock from the Queens hospital.
The employees Of Irwin & Co. will at
tend in a body. The remains will be
buried in Nuuanu cemetery pending
advices from the relatives, who are
living in San Francisco.
At the prison in his cell Geo. Wade
passed the weary hours in silence and
During the night he slept
fairly well. Occasionally he would
wake and then he would walk to and
fro in the narrow limits Of his cell.
When addressed he would not answer.
During the day he ate heartily. He
was very particular about his food,
which was brought in from one Of the
restaurant. When lying down he
would occasionally throw his arm be
'ore his eyes as if 10 shut out some un-
pleasant vision. He does not know the
charge against him. He does not real
zs that the victim Of his passion is to
be- buried this morning. No infOrma-
ion was given him that when he ap-
pears before the magistrate that he
viii be expected to answer TO the
.harge Of murder in the first degree.
Wade viii probably be arraigned be-
ore Judge Wilcox this morning The ]