The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13

cafdS, ana borrowed 1t from him. |
had plenty of god in my pocket but
no change, and that's why | borrowed
from Haskell. We had more swipes
and more dancing at the iuau and my
woman got pretty full. | noticed her
condition, and 1t made me sore that
more and more natives kept pouring in
to where we were. | questioned. her as
to why they came and she nudged me
and whispered that they were going to
rob me.
with this | got scared. / had the
$50 and didn't want to lose 1t. | got
up to go out and the woman pulled
me through the door We were talk
ing outside when native struck me
terrific blow with a club Just over
the eye. Three or four times he swung
the club on me while | VIII stled for
help. Two natives Jumped on me and
carried me to the ground. Both seized
my throat and tried to STANCE me-
| could not make a sound and as
thought was about XII ed, | get out my
knife which had put open in my coat
pocket when the woman warned me
II stabbed out right and left could
not see as ii was dark and / was help
less on the ground. 7 felt my knife GO
ing into the natives bodies and hack
ed away as well as I could. | ran my
knife into one fellows shoulder and
as felt his CLASP on my throat tighten
I turned the blade clear around in him.
still he he'd on and fe't someone GO
ing through nv pockPts and taking my
bac Of god from the back pocket where
I he'd put It.
Just then Haskell came to the
rescue. managed to get on my feet
ard he patives ci'c'ed about me irving
to strike me with poles and planks they
had. Haskell made rush at them and
! took ADVANTAGE Of their attertion be-
ing off me to run through the taro
patch and got away by the banana
fled ] was not drunk at any time Sat
nrdav though | drank some swines.
knew just what was doing and believe
/ saved my life by the use of my knife"
What Haskell Says.
Haskell corroborates parts of Down
ing's story but differs from hun on
material points. He 81 yes .erday
when seen at the Police Station that he
and Downing had gone with the sailors
to the scene OF the luau and that when
the sailors departed he (HaskelD had
walked up To the other house and had
spen, the night there playing cn DIS.
Downing drinks more than | do"
said Haskell, land was more occupied
At card. than | was looking after the
women and the swipes Downing came
to me twice during the night and asked
me for fifty cents to give TO native
woman, II was ntOXiD ated The first
that | knew of The racket was when |
heard cries from the direction of the
other house. | seized lamp and rush
ed toward where the noise came from.
! say Downing surrounded by natives
and al seemingly waiting to get at one
another.
- went over to him when a native
knocked off the chimney Of the lamp
a d lef' ms In almost complete dark
ness. grabbed one man and saw an
other launch a bic plank NJ Downing.
Some OF them yelled out that Downing
had stabbed them and ! saw h m run
nirg away. When I found that three
men were cut I sta'd by them till the
police came and was arrested. I carry
a slungshot always In my pocket and
had pulled this ont when ] went to
aid Downing did net use It though
and returned It to nv pocket where
the police discovered 1t when they
searched me.
~ cannot soy positively who
was TO blame In the affair Int think "
hardly probable that DOWNING would
tackle so many on his own account I'M
less forced to do so" H'skeu corrob-
grated Dowr'no's statement that they
had met ut Kalih' camp where both
were guards and had seen good deal
of each other since their leaving the
camp.
The Police Side of II.
Marshal Brown and Deputy Marshal
Chillingworth. to whose energetic work
Is due the onlrk capture OF Downing,
after questioning all concerned, con-
G ude that Downing provoked the quar-
rel. The natives who were wounded,
Edwin Kanae, Eleakala and George
Poai, all tell the same story. They say
that Downing WAS uuarrelsOme and