davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13

quarter, the quarter being for interest.
don't think that Jackson knew Ester,
as he said. Il can't loan you any money.
l don't know YOU
THE negro replied, The bartender
knows me, and If you will let me speak
to him, can get 1t from him. Jackson
made some reply, don't know just
what, and Ester walked into the sa-
loon. ! said to Jackson that 1t was
foolish TO lend man money that was
not his friend. and asked him If |
should not go into the bar and warn
the bartender not to give Ester the
dollar on his account. We walked in
together. Before this Ester had shown
me paper which he said was an |. o,
U. for the dollar. | told the bartender
before Jackson and Ester not to trust
Ester on Jackson's say.
This brought on warm talk and
names were passed TO and fro. Ester
passed out the door that led into the
alley. We went after him"
How the Murder Happened.
Bartender French corroburates
Cockett's statement of what went on
in the saloon up to this point and fur
Their happenings he did not see. Po-
liceman Halelau, who was midway be-
tween Nuuanu and Bethel streets on
King street, saw the three men come
running out of the alley, Jackson be-
ing closest to the negro.
Cockett continues, II saw Jackson
knock down Ester with his fist twice.
My aim was to prevent any more trou-
bic, and kept right on after thea.
mixed up with them and the first
knew OF any stabbing was when po-
liceman informed me of ii. | saw
Jackson stagger and drop to the car
track aR ! closed in"
Policeman HaIelau rushed for where
the men were when he first saw them.
lie saw the negro knocked down and
saw Jackson fall later. He caught the
negro and called to Cockett to pick up
the knife and that he (Cockett) was
bleeding. Here the most dramatic in
cident OF the whole affair occurred. The
wife OF Jackson was passing on the car
with Henry Vierra at the moment her
husband felled Ester and Vlerra took
her bodily from the car to the spot.
She saw her husband throw up his
hands and shrek. saw the blood gush
from the wound over his heart. and
with a wild cry OF "Auwe! Auwe!" she
swooned as he stretched out in the
agony OF death.
A Sad Sight.
Vierra gives graphic account OF
how he and Mrs. Jackson happened on
the scene of the murder. He says:
Il was on King street car with
Mrs. Jackson. | saw Togo and Ester
come out OF the side entrance " the
saloon and saw Togo strike the negro
who fell TO the ground. i then saw
Togo fall. lifted Toyo's wife OFF the
ear and we ran to where he was
Charley Wells came along and lifted
Togo OF the ground. He unbuttoned
his coat and the blood gushed In tor.
rents from his breast. II made mt
sick and | went away. The poor wife
was almost crazed by the shock OF the
scene. ! saw Coekett and heard the
policeman tell him he was stabbed. He
picked up the knife that was lying on
the ground and started after the police
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13
KING HAD HARD LUCK.
Was Bsatsu bv a crowi of Native
And Then Arrested.

According TO a score OF natives and
to the police, Waiter King, an eloctri-
clan, tried to stab native youth sun
day afternoon and narrowly escaped
destruction at the hands OF an en-
ragged mob, which pursued him with
intent to do him all the bodily injury
1t could. According to King. he was
the victim of a crowd of villains, who
robbed him. spoiled his clothes and
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13

Isaac Cockou told she police n de-
tailed story OF the incidents leading MP
TO the attack on Ester Ho said that
he and jackson were In and out OF the
Pacific saloon Tor quite q while satur-
day evening before O'Clock Cockott
himself confesses 10 having taken four
drinks. but he does not know how
many Jackson had taken.
I'VE were outside the saloon on King
street talking when Ester approached
us. Ester asked Jackson 10 lend him
a dollar until Monday. when he said
he would give him a dollar and
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13
chillingwor,h's Good Work.

Mounted Officer Kelly was the first
of the police to arrive at the house
after the natives gave the alarm He
reported the affair to the police station
at once and Lieutenant Leslie went In
haste to the place. He called Deputy
Marshal Chillingworth by telephone
and the latter got Police Surgeon
Emerson and hurried to Liliha street
Chillingworth says: 1T was about
a. m. when we came to the house. All
was confusion and misery. One man,
Kanae, was on the veranda He had a
cash five inches long in the shoulder
blade, a serious and terrible-looking
wound. Eleakala was cut in the left
hand and besides two dangerous
wounds, one below the armplt and the
other just back of 1t. Poai had recelv-
ed the knife in the right breast and 1t
had penetrated the right lung, making
an ugly wound.
"All the natives, questioned then
and afterward, swore that there were
no sailors accompanying Downing and
Haskell when they first came, as al
legged by both OF the whites. The
wounded men said that they had shar-
ed their food and drink with Downing
and that he had treacherously attacked
them" Deputy Marshal Chillingworth
ordered policemen out in every direc-
ton to effect the capture of Downing
Haskell, who was taken to the police
station, al first refused to talk, but la
ter told all he knew and gave Down
ing's address at the Myrtle House, on
Fort street. There Deputy Marshal
Chillingworth caught him in bed al
10 o'clock yesterday morning. The
house had been watched for his com
ing
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13
Reported Hold-Up.

1t is reported that on last Friday
night two natives were held up in
Nuuanu valley and relieved of a gold
watch and some money. The police
made no arrests in the matter.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13
Ester's Bad Record.

Ester Is said to have n bad record.
He is a hard drinker and has been in
hot water several times. IL Is alleged
that he has attempted the lives of 9TH
ers in Honolulu before he piled his
murderous knife on Saturday. Al
Moore, a bartender at the Criterion
saloon. and Captain j. w. Pratt, chief
clerk of the Bureau of Water works,
are said 20 have been attacked by Es-
ter IN the past few months. He has
an ungove, nable temper and Is in police
parlance, a bad man
The knife which he used on Satnr-
day Is murderous weapon. 1t might
be called pocket knife inasmuch as 1t
can be carried in the pocket but the
blade which drank the blood of jack
son and Cockett was never designed
for any peaceful purpose. II Is as keen
as a razor and pointed like stiletto.
At the Police Station it Is still red with
gore.
Charlie Dickerson. driver OF hack
100, who stands on Union street, near
Hotel street, says that a little more
than an hour before the stabbing Ester
got the knife from him. Ester had
borrowed twenty-five cents from him
with the knife as a pledge, and about
5 o'clock asked for 1t. rendering a
quarter to Dckerson. He made no
particular remark, but receiving the
knife walked away.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13


a large .au.0ur.e ri ihe nIuli m
.ba dead maa aal hh widow fru
msafnIfE HI IHU II'r h1m u lNl.n.
whore ilr EnUY Hf abe murdered man
WAS fttln INH Wlft Hmut usua.lei
.WI.h tIIfI BE-. fIH uuumciy uNiua oh
L.. hr. hu BAND. was Ibo center nf a.
.fluu uf s0.rlWlug aud sympltDttt
rIaudt. The body was laid oui on "a
h.nraud ihr face of the dead mau. wet
with tho tears of the luying woman,
was N,fy peaceful in che repose Of
death
Jackson had o host " friends, made
by his genial disposition ana the hap
by faculty he had Of pleasing All by
bis manner. lie was well known as
a comedian OF no mean ability and a
musician. For a long time he has
been Identified with the Star baseball
team. whose pitcher he was. He has
been married some three years. lie
was about % years OF age, was horn
here. and has worked for the Mutual
Company, Honolulu Fire
Department and, at the time of his
death, was employed as bookkeepcr by
II. f. Bertleman, the contractor.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13
THREE N,TIVES STABBED.
A Luau at Puunui Ends in a Bio dy
Fracas Yesterday Morning.

Three natives were fearfully stabbed
In the early hours of Sunday morning
in a house on Liliha street. Charles
Osborne Downing, arrested for the
stabbing, admits that he welded the
knife, but claims self-delense. Downing
is in a cell at the Oahu prison and his
victims are on beds of agony Al the
Queens Hospital. +. D. Haskell,
chum of Downing, is detained at the
police station, charged with carrying
deadly weapon. He has Intimate
knowledge of the ARRAY and will be
held as witness against Downing. So
far Haskell is not accused by the po-
lice OF completely in the crime, bnt his
testimony Is expected to make a strong
case against his companion, Con-
flicting stories are TO ID by Haskell and
Downing. The latter asserts that he
was robbed of $50 in gold and that 1t
was in trying to save his money that
he was attacked by the natives and
compelled TO defend himself with his
pocket-knife.
The three natives, as well as others
who witnessed the affair, swear that
Downing was the aggressor in the row
and that he cut them while they were
attempting TO eject him from the LII
liha street house, where luau had
progressed all night, with swipes as a
leading feature. Neither Downing nor
Haskell was invited to the luau. Both
came as unbidden guests and, accord
ing to the best evidence, Downing's
failure to observe the prophecies of
such fetes precIpitated the trouble,
Downing Tells His Story.
Downing tells the following story:
Il am 27 years old, was born in Balti-
more, Maryland, and came here on
January H. after ten years residence
In San Francisco. am house paint
er and carriage maker by trade. but
have not worked at these occupations
since came to Honolulu. | have been
employed by the railroad company
here. and. lately. have been guard
at Kalihi camp.
Last Saturday night about s O'Clock
about dozen OF us, Haskell and and
the Others. sailors, started for some
swlpes joints on Liliha street, ] had
never been to the places before. but
for want OF something better to do, ac-
companled the crowd. We first went
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13
Cockett at the Hospital.

Cockett will probably recover. Last
night he was resting easy at the
Queens hospital and his wife who has
been by his side since his wounding,
smiled the news that the doctors
thought he was in no great danger and
would recover. His, wound is below
the diaphram on the left side and 1t is
supposed the spleen has. been penetrat-
ed. Cockett is a ieweler employed by
Moses r. Counter of 507 Fort street and
lives at Kalihi.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13
The Coroner's Jury.

Deputy Marshal Chillingworth lost
no time in putting in operation the law
that is to mete out justice to E ter, the
slayer of Togo Jackson and who may
yet have the blood of Isaac Cockett on
his hands. Immediately on learning of
the death of Jackson he teephoned
from the Oahu prison to the Poll sta
ton and had the clerk there summon
jury for the coroner's inquest. This
jury is composed as follows: Ed Nc
Inerny Samuel Kubey. William Mott,
Jr, A. Hoogs, George Andrews and Mr..
Winant. The jury viewed the corpse at
the rospital and ut o'clock today viii
consider the evidence in the case. The
jury will meet at that hour at the Police
station II is understood that Z ter
has retained r. McCants Stewart as his
attorney and will plead self defense or
emotional insanity His memory fails
him utterly in repard to his crime or
he is playing n shrewd game.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13
About Downing's Movements.

The chase for Downing led from the
Liliha street house up the Nuuanu val
ley, where the caves were searched for
trace of him by Chillingworth and an
that portion of the city and another
squad on horseback was stretched as
a dragnet to prevent him from reach
ing the city. No definite trace was
discovered for some time. AS a mat
ter of fact, Downing, when fed
from the scene of his crime, lodged
from house to house in the gloom OF
the night, making his way carefully
toward the city. At a Chinese shack
he stopped and, removing his white
shirt, dyed in the b God of his victims,
tried in vain to wash out the stains in
a tub. This garment was found in his
room, still wet from its immersion.
Downing at the Station.
Downing at the station played the
bravo, though his clenched teeth and
quivering hands spoke his emotion. His
left eye was badly d scolored, evidently
from the blow of fist, while two con
customs of the check, and one or two
bruises on the head told of his assail
ants not having let him go scot free
His trousers were torn and all his
clothing showed the efforts he had
made to escape.
AS a measure of safety Downing was
removed to the Oahu prison in a hack
shortly before noon under strong
Guard. The thre'ts of the previous
80 ,rIn rf
To,o Jackson were still in the minds OF
the police and they would take no
chances. On The way to the prison
Downing exhibited his coat to Deputy
Marshal Chill'rgworth. the pocket of
which was almost completely cut ont
ard said that this was caused by his
getting ont his knife from the pocket
where he had placed it oren for bust
ness. This coat with the b'oodv shirt
and the MISUNDERSTANDING knife will
be evidence against him.
Tovning a Bad Man.
The knife with which Downing at
tempted the lives of the three natives
has not yet been found. The Sung
shot which Haskell had is the weapon
of thug, with pound of lead in its
body and cap0be of killing man with
one well-aimed blow.
Downing, according to Deputy Mar
sha. ChillinPworth, Is bad man, has
been arrested more than once for being
drunk and once assaulted policeman
He is known TO the force as man who
needs watching and the police have
had then eyes on him for some time.
He lives by gambling and petty tricks
and was not good citizen.
Questioned about the alleged possess
sion OF gold, Downing said he had
earned the money al the 81. Nicholas
Hotel in San Francisco and carried IT
in bag in his back pocket. The police
do not credit this tale. They believe
that Dowring had no large amount OF
money and that his robbery story Is
u ~
Downing is british man, with
hard, dissipated face, shifty eyes and
the general appearance of gambling
beachcomber. He is cool and cunning,
though not to the same degree as his
partner Haskell, The latter claims to
be a harnessmakPr and says he came
here on January Z on the Army trans
port Westminster and was disch 'reed
from the vessel. He lives at the White
House. on Nuuanu street, and, while
unknown to the police, is of the same
type as Downing.
KING HAD HARD LUCK.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-13
The Police Side of It.

Marshal Brown and Deputy Marshal
Chillingworth, to whose energetic work
Is due the oulrk 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 quarrelsome and
hint at insults to the women OF the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-06
500 with pledged assets L cover the

Wv ~~0S~ So w NV
amount.
The Sabbath school has an enrolment
OF l6O scholars with an average attend.
ance OF 100. It has raised by its penny
collections 1872 50 during the year, ex-
pending about eco for its own support
and contributing the balance to mis-
sionary work.
The Ladies' AID society, the strong
arm OF the church, has raised for the aid
OF the church during the year, 1894 "a.
The Woman's Missionary society has q
membership OF 45 whose dues and con-
tributions, given to the caused OF missions.
amount to s77.95 for the year. The
chu.ch's contributions t o these bene.
licences are o yet compiled.
The Christian Endeavor society has 30
active and q associA ate members, and has
contributed for work along Christian
Endesvor lines for the year, the sum OF
$50.
E. j. Fawkes and W. NJ. Beardsley
were reelected elders of Class Two and
Henry Neill was elected member OF the
board OF trustees.
A congregational meeting is ordered
for next Thursday evening With q view
to extending Q call to Rev. Hugh Robin.
SOD, whose labors are much appreciated
to become permanent pastor OF the con
gregation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-06
NuAL Meeting
Of tho Congregation Of tho Presbyterian
Ohuroh-A Prosperous Ysas, Finan.
oially and Otherwise.

The congregation OF tho Presbyterian
.h,rch held ,ts annual meeting last
o;oht and received it, reports OF work,
and financial statements OF tho different
depsrtments Of the church.
The session reports l75 members. II
=, whom have been received during the
,..r. Considering that the church haa
onlv had q pastor during half OF the year,
tie growth and financial CONDITION an
both encouraging.
The trustees report showed total cash
,.oa;nts az 31,326. Al, and expenditures Of
A. 3ol 81. II has unpaid current bills Of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-06
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
Proposed by the Board Of Education
The Question Of Bonds to Be Sub
mitted at the Coming Election.

The board OF education met last even
ing to discuss the proposition of sub.
uniting another ISSUE OF school bonds to
to the voters OF the city. \ number OF
citizens presented their views on the
matter but nothing cry contradictory
arose. The board finally resolved to
erect a new school building on the
square now partly occupied by the Cen
trail building and will ask the CITY
council at it's session tonight to submit
10 the voters OF the city at the coming
election the proposition whether or not
they wish to issue $500 OF new bonds
to raise the money to put up the new
building. It may not be necessary to
issue that amount as the board has not
decided how large a school to build,
whether q four room or six room build-
ing, but probably the latter. If it
should not require that much to build it.
Less OF bonds will be issued. The need
OF more school room is imperative and
an additional school building muet b.
put up.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-06
CITY CONVENTION.
Nominees: U. ]. Porter, Mayor; j.. A
johnson, City Treasurer; Jos. Upper
I'D, School Treasurer; D. D. Hol-
bridge, Police Justice; J. b.
Williamson, City Justice.

The non-partisan city convention
which was held at the city hall last eve
ming attracted a good-sized crowd OF on
lockers to witness the carrying out OF
the slate which had been SO freely pre-
dioted was fixed up, and 1t was not dis
appointed in its expectations. The dele
gates gathered early but there was no
need OF consultation as all moves had
been previously arranged by special mes
sengers.
d. ID. Holdridge called the house to
order and asked the convention TO name
a chairman.
j. A. McGovern responded by nomi-
mating J. w Golf, and the motion was
carried. Mr.. Cioff protested, but DR.. j.
NJ. Duff insisted that he take the chair.
Mr.. Cot read the call and asked Tor the
pleasure OF the meeting.
DR.. j. NJ. Duff nominated L. E. John.
son for secretary and he was elected.
The chairman asked for the further
pleasure Of the meeting and DR.. j. NJ.
Duff called for the order OF business and
moved q committee OF three OF ere
dentials.
The chair appointed DR.. j. NJ. Duff,
d. d. Holdridge and VIM. Fintzel, which
reported the l,et OF delegates entitled to
seats in the convention az heretofore re.
ported in THE DAILY LEADER. The re-
port was adopted.
+. L. Fits moved the nomination OF
mayor by ballot which motion prevailed
Geo. Irish and VIM. Fintzel we're ap'
pointed tellers.
The ballot was taken in silence, quick
", and T.. j. Porter received II OF the q
ballots cast, G. NJ. Farley receiving The
other three.
Mr.. Porter was declared to have re
ce,yeL the majority OF the votes cast an.
was the nominee.
The ballot for city treasurer resulted
in 20 for j. A. johnson and one blank
and Mr.. johnson Was declared the nomi
nee OF the convention.
DR.. J. NJ. Duff moved a suspension o
the rules and that Jos. Opperud be de
clared the nominee for school treasurer
Carried.
DIR. j. NJ. Duff moved q suspension o
the rules aud that ID. d. HoldridRe b
declared the nominee Tor police justice
Carried.
DR., J. M. Duf moved a suspension Q
the rules and that J.. II. Williamson b
the nominee for city justice. Carried.
DIR. j. M. Duff moved that a CITY con-
mittee OF four be appointed by the chair
Carried.
City committee: DR.. J. NJ. DUH, r. l
Fits, Geo. Waskey. Geo. Irish.
;. Convention adjourned, on motion
Chas. Bingham.
We can save you money on a piano q
organ. Call at u store west OF "a
poetoAice and be convinced.
NNRy ~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-06

Five and ten acre lots, on long time.
Small first pay ments to people who wish
to build. j.. A. SHIMERDA.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-06

II your children are ~fretful, peevish,
and cross, mother the same. ditto the
bose. it would seem proper to give 'em
Rocky Mountain Tea. IS cents.
FRANK G. SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-06

We can save you money on piano or
ORGAN. Call at our store west OF the
poetoAice and be convinced.
BENSON L GOULD.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27
MAYOR UNDER A CLOUD.
Charged with Operating a Gambling
House and Declines to Give Bail.

BISMARCK, N. D., Dec 26.-Judge Win
chester, of the District Court. to-day issued
a warrant for the arrest of G. E. Patter-
son, mayor OF the city. on a charge of op-
Grating a gambling house. Mayor Patter-
son was out OF the city when the warrants
were issued. but a seizure was made by
Sheriff Bogue OF roulette table and outfit.
This afternoon Mayor Patterson appeared
before Judge Winchester and asked for
time to plead and TO arrange for counsel to
defend him. Judge Winchester set the
hearing for Jan. and fixed bail at $500 In
each case filed against him. Mayor Patter-
son said he would decline TO give bail and
stood ready to be committed to jail. He is
now in the custody of the sheriff and con-
structively in jail pending hearing. He de-
nies that he had any interest in the gam
bling outfit seized and has employed coun-
sci to fight the case. A great array OF
counsel and witnesses Is expected to be
present when the case is up for hearing.
and IL is said that sensational develop
ments may be looked for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-27
v. ]. AND ]. V.
TWO PoPOCRATIC STATESMEN WHO
THINK AND TALK MUCH ALIKE.
Sebrasla's Bryan and Indiann's Kern
at the banquet of the LincoIn
Jeffersoninn Club.
ADDRESSES MADE BY BOTH
AND EACH LITERALLY APPLAUDED
By THE 200 PERSONS PRESENT.
Bryan I'm n Mornlizing Mood I'm Al
Iuding to His Disastrous De-
feat Last Month.
HE WANTED THE PRESIDENCY
BECAUSE 1T WOULD HAVE ENABLED
HIM TO EFFECT REFORMS.
Principles for which He Fought still
Live, and He VIII Continue
to Fight for Them.
CLEVELAND HIT BY KERN
BRICKBATs HURLED STRAIGHT AT
THE Ex-PREsIDENT,s HEAD.
Those who offered "Gratuitous
Counsel to the Democracy" De-
nounced-TaGy for w. j.
Principles for which He Fought Still
Live, and He VIII Continue
to Fight for Them.
CLEVELAND HIT BY KERN
BRICKBATs HURLED STRAIGHT AT
THE Ex-PREsIDENT's HEAD.
Those Who offered "Gratuitous
Counsel to the Democracy De-
nounced-Ta1y for w. j.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 26.-The annual
banquet OF the Jeffersonian Club tonight.
at the Lincoln Hotel got together nearly
three hundred representative members of
the Democratic and Populist parties of Ne
braska, together with number OF lead
ers from other States. The dinner gave
William Jennings Bryan an opportunity 10
make his first appearance at public gath
ering since the election, and an enthus-
iastic greeting was accorded him. His ad-
dress received the closest attention and
the applause was frequent
Aside from the remarks OF Mr.. Bryan
the event of the evening was the speech
OF John w. Kern, defeated Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Indiana, who
aroused the banqueters to a high pitch Of
enthusiasm. not only by his laudations of
Mr.. Bryan, but by his outspoken criti-
cism of those Democrats whom he ac-
cussd OF contributing to Bryan's defeat.
His denuneiations of those Democrats who
offered "gra atuitous counsel to Democracy
though he mentioned no names. was &C
cepted as a reference to former President
Cleveland.