The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-16
THE CHARGE
IS MURDER
Arthur Meyners Held by
Coroners' Jury.
AOWCES FROM HAWAII
Construction of the Kohala-Hilo Rail-
way Will Begin Soon--New
Bank Elects Officers.

The following is taken from the Hilo
Tribune of April IA:
The coroner's jury impaneled TO re-
port upon the cause OF death or the
iats Gus Schwartz rendered their YER
dict Wednesday afternoon to the effect
that deceased came to his death
through a knife wound in the neck in
hicted by the hand of Arthur Meyners.
who was thereupon held for examina-
tion before the District Court on Mon
day next.
The origin of the quarrel which led
up to the fatal thrust was not brought
out at the inquest. The testimony of
the witnesses was, however, almost
unanimous upon the details of the af-
fair. 1t would seem that the relations
between Schwartz and Meyners,
,..e former of whom kept his
saddle horse at the Volcano Stables.
where the latter was in charge a por-
ton of the day, had not been altogether
pleasant for some time. AS one of the
witnesses, also a stable employee, said,
They never did like each other"
Hence 1t is supposed that some small
matter OF dispute at this time led to a
display of temper and an exchange of
EOt WOIuS OuL VI pIOpoi blOu W Tue uutS-
| ton involved. In the course of the
quarrel, according to eye witnesses who
came upon the scene, Schwartz struck
Meyners a blow in the face. The lat
ter Immediately drew a knife from his
pocket with his left hand. Schwartz
was warned of this by the cries of the
lbystanders, but supposing the knife to
| be in Meyner's right hand he seized
that with both his own hands to wrench
the knife away, and received the blow
| In the right side of the neck from the
knife in Meyner's left hand. a blow
which severed the jugular vein. He fell
where he stood, upon the stone floor of
the stable, and expired in few NOM
ents. DIR. Philip Rice, who was sum-
moned. at once arrived, just az
Schwartz drew his last breath.
/ The other party to the affair, who,
according to testimony, appears tc
have been under the influence of liquor,
after the quarrel took place. suddenly
realizing what he had done, rushed
from the stable and ran 10 the station
house. where there were at the time a
number of policemen. He told them
what he ha done, but they only laugh
ed at him. thinking IL was joke. Then
the telephone rang and they all rushed
DeIl-Inell uOWn 10 the scene Oh the ITOu-
BILE. There they became convinced OF
the truth of hte matter an. rushed bach
with equal speed to arrest the criminal
who In the meantime had the station
house to himself
This matter having been disposed of
a coroner's jury, consisting of JohI
Herring. II. c. Bickerton, w. A. Todd
X. G.. Junkin. Allan Wall and
were sworn in. After a brief examina
ton the body was given into the hand
of the Knights of Pythias, by whom 1
was prepared for burial
The funeral was held from the For
eign church on Tuesday at .. m, an,
was largely attended. .tey. J. A. Cru
. zan delivered a brief but impressive ad
, dress, and the services at the grav
were conducted by the Knights.
Mr.. Schwartz leaves a widowed moth
err and a sister. whose residence Is Il
San Francisco. 4 had been his inten
ton to return home in a short tim
and arrange for their future comfor
and happiness, with the proceeds @
some profitable real estate transaction
which he had made here.
Rev. Mr.. Kincaid on the War.
! To those interested in the causs
progress. outcome and Justice or in
justice OF the war now in progress be
tween the Boer Republics of Sou
Africa and Great Britain. we woul
, recommend the perusal OF the az
dress delivered, or sermon preache,
(as one chooses to consider it,, h