Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-17
WAITER OF AUSTRALIA SHOT

III WY SiitiSui OOuultlOu uuO IL
is a quetion whether or no he
lives through the day. AS the
Australia was going out of the
channel on her way to San Fran
cisco yesterday afternoon, GILES
pie was shot by Wade, the colored
cook of the steamer. Not satisfied
with knocking Gillespie over with
one shot, he emptied his FIVE shoot.
er into his abdomen while the
poor fellow lay stretched on the
floor between decks in the neigh
borhood of the saloon.
AT the time of the shooting, the
passengers we're all up on deck
getting a last glimpse OF Hawaii
Mel. AT the first shot there was
almost panic. Some Of the pas.
sengers went so far as to take
position near Captain Houdlette
on the bridge. Miss Helen Wild
err was about the only one that
seemed to have her wits about
her. She ran to the rail and
calling to Captain Harry Evans,
who had already got into the pilot
boat after his search for Sherman,
told him that a man had been
shot.
Evans was up the rope ladder
in jiffy. He ran below to where
the negro and his victim were.
AT the eight of Evans, the negro
leveled his revolver at him and
gave him to understand that he
knew he was after him. Evans
replied: "What is the matter
with you. l am not afteryou l have
come down to see about the man
that is hurt. You were perfectly
justified In shooting him." With
that the negro turned and went
away.
Evans Immediately went above
and succeeded in getting carbine
from Chief Officer Lawless. Arm
ed with this he went below again
followed by Chief Officer Lawless
and G. Doyle who was above the
Australia for the same purpose as
Evans. The negro was found in
full possession of the culinary de.
partment. Evans had his carbine
already at his shoulder and called
out to Wade to surrender. The
negro replied with two shots from
his revolver, which he had filled
while Evans went on deck to get
gun. Evans fred Immediately
after the second shot. The negro
dropped, saying: II am done for"
With this Evans caught up the
negro's revolver from the floor
and went aboard to report to
Captain Houdlette that he had
killed the man. When he went
below again he was sur
prised to find that the
fellow could talk and that he was
fumbling in his pocket for the
cartridges which he had got FROM
his room. The bullet from the
carbine had just scraped the side
Of the Negroes face. Evans and
Jim Kupihe got the irons on
Wade as soon as possible. This
was not an easy job as the fellow
kicked and butted ferociously.
When he was fitted out in proper
shape he was taken into the pilot
boat.
In the meantime poor Gillepsie
lay in one of the rooms suffering
terribly. After about an hour he
was put into the pilot boat. The
Australia then continued on her
way. just as Chief Steward
Seeley was going up the rope lad
der after leaving Gillepsie, the
latter said: "Mr. Seely, please
just break the news to mother and
tell her l will get over this all
right" Upon arriving ashore,
Wade was taken to the police
station and Gillepsie to the
hospital.
1t seems that Wade had nothing
whatever against Gillespie. He
was after Sidney" the butcher,
who, upon seeing him with re-
volver, lodged into one of the
rooms. Gillespie happened along
at the time and called on Wade to
have a little sense about him.
With this the negro fred at the
white man. Opium was at the
bottom of the quarrel between the
cook and butcher.
1t is fortunate thing for Wade
that the nilat hnat bod not uaI LII