The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-08

WINDOW ana placed D0mD, with fuSe
attached, on the edge of the fiat stone
upon which the sillpost rested. placing
a large flower pot over the deadly ma
chine and after lighting the fuse, had
decamped with all possible haste.
Another theory advanced was that
the bomb had been placed directly un-
der the edge of the house, by the re-
moval of one or two of the laths of the
latticework.
1t is true that fragments of flower
pots were scattered all over the ground,
but they are supposed to have been a
casual result of the explosion.
Probable l3Ilanation.
The bomb was either thrown or
placed. 1t would have been a simple
matter for the bomb-thrower to walk
into the yard of the next house, light
the fuse and hurl the machine at
the Consuls window, over the hedge,
getting away as fast as he could. This
would have been dangerous work for
the anarchist unless he gave the bomb
a long throw, for the flying pieces of
metal, pottery and timber might have
reached him.
Then the fellow could have used a
machine with a dynamite cap, doing
away with the necessity of lighting a
fuse. This would have been a simple
way, but, perhaps, throwing the bomb
would allow too little time for the an
archist's escape. Some things seemed
TO indicate that the bomb was thrown
with the intention of sending it right
at the Consul's window and that 1t fell
short and struck on the stone right be-
meath.
If, on the other hand, the fellow
crept into Canavarros yard, laid the
bomb just beneath the window and lit
n long enough fuse, with cigar or
cigarette or punk, SO as to avoid the
light which would be occasioned by a
match, he would undoubtedly have had
more time in which to escape. Which
of these things he really did is almost
impossible to ascertain from the clues
furnished at the scene OF the explosion.
Il the Consurs Room.
AS stated before, the Consul was less
shocked by the explosion, perhaps, than
was anybody alse. He was asleep at
the time of the bursting of the bomb,
the head of his bed against the mau
ka wall of the room. He had been read
ing up to late hour, and d small table
holding n lamp and the Consul's spec
taCleS was at the SCe of the bed, right
in front of the window.
When the explosion occurred, the
whole house trembled and vibrated, the
flooring near the window bulged, the
little table rocked and the lamp, which
was fortunately not lit, was dashed
against the wall and shattered, while
the oil was thrown over the walls and
floor Every pane of glass in the win
dow was broken, and the glass was
thrown all over, on the bed inside the
room and outside The other two win
dows on that side of the house were
smashed and window in the house
next door was broken
Canavarro was only momentarily
frightened, He is a brave man and
knows little of panic. He had hardly
gotten out of bed and started to dress
when he heard his next door neighbors
calling to him. wanting to know what
the matter was. The Consul called back
through the shattered easement that he
was all right. Neither the Consul nor
anyone else was injured in any way.
The Consul. after dressing, went to
Deputy Marshal Chillingworth's Emma
street residence to report.
Second Attempt.
This is the second attemrt to assas-
mate the Portuguese Consul within the
last two years. A similar attempt was
made TO murder him at his former resi-
dence on Beretania street. opposite
where the late DIR. Hyde lived. The
bomb then did hut little more damage
than the present one. 1t is supposed
that powder and not dynamite was
used in the homh, ms the smell of now
der was very noticeable Immediately
after the explosion.
Suspicious Characters.
A lady and gentleman, residents OF
the neigEborhood, coming home from a