The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-17
DEATH BY
STABBING
Murder in HiIo Last
Monday.
GUS SCHNARz is KILLED
Arthur Meyners Yields a Knife With
Fatal Effect During
Fight

Schwarz, well known youIg man,
fills an untimely grave, ANA Arthur
Meyners, a youth of 10 years, is in
all charged with murder
1t seems that Ill feeling has existed
leyween the .wo men for sore dine
past and the elimination was uhe fatai
abb.ng OF Schwarz on Monday even
ng after he reuined from a ride. The
story may be best tod by the state
mems of Witnesses at the Coroner's
inquest on Tuesday.
Schwarz hau Deen riding Anldo
Ind was returning to the sable pu.
trln up and take out his own black
pony. When he r,a -led me s.dOie ne
removed the sadu.e but on reaching
Antido,e's stall found " occupied.
land was ca,.ed and lhe stall cleared.
hen SchwarZ got his pony and led
aim to the space in Ihe stable direct
3 behind the Office Just then young
Neyners appeared and en,ered into
conversation with SohwarZ during
which hard worGs were overh card and,
he witnesses said, Meyners cursed
Schwarz. The lauter retaliated by
triking Meyners in The face with his
fist.
Meyners put his left hand in his
rousers pocket and when he drew II
ut he was noticed TO have an open
.lnife in 1t. Some one called TO Schwarz
o look out as the boy had knife.
;chwarz grabbed Meyners right hand
with both of his own remarking at
he same time, Aha! you have knife,
laye you?" A moment .ater Meyners
eft arm swung in curve and
truck SchwarZ on the right side OF
he neck. He Immediately released
nis hold on Meyners' arm and rut his
hand ON his neck uttering, my God,
and sank to the ground. Meyners I'M
nediately fed and few minutes AFTER
ward surrendered himself at the sher-
ifs Office. In less than five minutes
Schwarz died without speaking again.
From the testimony adduced Mey-
ners had been drinking during the
day and was inclined to be pc ,ulant.
The supposltion is that Schwarz, VINO
was a great joker, said someUh.n g
which disp,eased him and the fight
followed. When Schwarz hit Meyners
the blow was not of sufficient force to
soon care forward toward Schwarz.
DR.. Philip Rice gave evidence as to
having examined the wound. He found
cut about two inches long severing
the jugular vein, muscles of the neck
and a portion of the wind pipe. The
point of the knife touched the spinal
column.
The deceased has been in the islands
a. I'D bnpn ,tfaer
to Hilo worked as a carriage trimmer
for w. w. Wright in Honolulu. Up
to fifteen months ago he was har-
ness maker for j. r. Wilson, and on
leaving his employ engaged with
Richards & Schoen. He was sober
and Industrious and saved has money.
He owned piece of land In Olaa
which he sod to the Olaa Sugar Co..
and with the proceeds bought other
land outside of and some lots in the
town of Hllo. He has a widowed
mother and one ss.er in San Fran
cisco and hoped wiohin year or Two
to accumulate suficisn. funds to re-
turn to the Coast and provide home
for them. He was a manbcr of Hilo
Lodge X. OF P. and OF the lilo band.
He was buried under 'e aus
p.ces of the ledge from the Fer
eign Church On Tuesday af ernoon.
Rev. ]. A. Cruzan preached the fun
eral sermon to large number OF peo-
PIE who were present 10 pay their last
respects to man who had been well
liked in the community.
Young Arthur Mayners seems me 9
smooth face lad. He came here from
San Francisco with ]. X. Wilson and
was given a place in the Volcano
Stables. In San Fran cisco he worked
for Mr.. Rocker, a.so Day and Sull-
van, and was well liked there where
he was considered quiet. inoffensiye
lad. He was raised in Chicago bur
few years ago came west with his par
ents His father died and his mo er,
who Is a widow, and Other relatives,
reside in Alameda. He had expressed
a desire recently to return to the
Coast and II was believed by his
friends that he would soon leave Hllo.
Since his arrival here he has given
satisfaction to his employers and they
speak well of him. He will probably
be tried in the July term OF court.
When the inquest adjourned al noon
the prisoner was sent back to the jail
In charge OF an officer and seemed
rather Indifferent. he rolled cigar
cite and walked out the street fol-
lowed by the officer riding bicycle.
In moment later hack came along
and Meyners swung himself on to II
and rode as far as the jail where he
jumped off and waited for the officer
to arrive. This apparent carelessness
was severely commented upon by sew
eral gentlemen who witnessed the az
fair
Funeral of the Victim.
The funeral services over the re-
mains OF Meyner's victim on Tuesdly
were very impressive. The Knights OF
Pythias had charge of the funeral and
ha M oil ai A.si n 10 a H. Inal