The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-30
GL AzE MUST
STAND TRIAL
.HiIo Hotel Manager IS 5.
a Murderer.
KILLED A MAN IN FRISCO
Slayer Of William 1--we Must
Answer for His Grave
Crime.

Robert E. Glaze, the former Hilo hotel
man, who killed VIM. Trewella, his part
ner, in the Windsor Hotel, San Francis
co, short time ago, is accused by the
jury which held an inquest
over the body of his victim, of having
committed murder The trial of Glaze
promises to be an interesting one, and
eminent counsel has been retained to
fight his case. According to the evil
dence adduced at the inquest there seems
a preponderance of testimony against
Glaze. From various witnesses it was
that Glaze had met Trewel-
la, his partner, in a dark hallway near
the hotel court and had deliberately fir
ed at him. killing him Instantly John
O'Connor, the bellboy of the hotel, testi-
fled actually having seen Glaze shoot
twice. It $-s1'
The San Francisco Chronicle of Janu-
airy 18th tells of the proceedings at the
inquest as follows: 5-ss~
A coroner's jury charged Robert e.
Glaze with the murder of William Ire
welia yesterday at the inquest held. be-
fore Justice of the Peace j. r. Daniels.
If the attorneys for Glaze have any
particular lire of defense for their client
it was withheld yesterday. From 10
o'clock until noon the inquiry was de-
stances of the murder at the Windsor
Hotel by the principal witnesses in the
case. Attorney w. w. Foote varied the
even progress of the examination by at
tempting to confuse John H. OConnor,
the principal witness of the prosecution.
His badgering questions excited Attor-
ney Weller, who appealed to Acting Cor
oner Daniels. The reproof Foote receiv-
ed nettled him. His discontinue found
went in a few sarcastic shots fired to-
ward Weller, which aroused Juror Be
rendson.
'In my opinion this is no place for ex-
hibitions of hilarity," said Berendson.
Nor replied Foote. Il have not OBJ
served any levity. 1 do not know the
gentleman who spoke. Will some one
tell me who he is? If 1 have transgress-
ed / am sure His Honor will administer
the reproof.'
Chief Deputy Mccormick informed the
attorney that the spokesman was a juror
and an immediate change in the method
of the examination was the result.
John O'Connor, the bellboy at 'the
Windsor Hotel was the first witness call
ed. O'Connor told how he went to the
bar to take an order for a lemonade and
a cocktail for an upper room. He was
sent to ask Trewella for some lemons.
The deceased asked why the bar did not
furnish its own lemons, but turned to
leave the bakery, apparently to fill the
order. Trewella walked down two steps
and turned to the left when a shot was
fired. He staggered and fell, when a Sec
ond shot was fired. The witness was too
excited to notice whether there We're 9TH
er shots. He rushed out into the court,
and as he passed the defendant Glaze
said, IF anybody asks you about this
shooting you say he killed himself. :"
|O'Connor went into the Office and told
Clerk Shelley. Later Glaze came out and
threw away some cartridges. The wit
ness declared that he saw Glaze fire two
shots. The defendant was about eight
or ten feet from Trewella. There were
no words spoken by either of the men.
Attorney Foote croSs-eXamined the wit
ness, and by persistent questioning en-
barrassed him, but the testimony was
not shaken.
Albert E. Shelley, the clerk of the
hotel and a stepson of Glaze, testified
that Trewella came into the Office about
$50 o'clock in the forenoon and question
ed him about the cash on hand. Shelley
ed to look at it and went away remark
ing that he INTENDED to clean out this
gang" Afterward Glaze came and
Shelley told him what Trewella had said.
Glaze appeared anxious and went away.
In a short time afterward the witness
heard the shots. The witness said that
he saw O'Connor in the court, but he
was positive that the bellboy could not
have seen the shooting from where he
stood.
Alfred Jaggi, tailor, stated that he
heard the shots, and, looking out of a
window, he saw Glaze come out of the
bakery into the yard and eject the shells
from his pistol. His manner indicated
that he was attempting to reload the
weapon.
Hippesley Justins, salesman at the
gun store of the H. E. Skinner Compa-
ny, related the circumstances of the sale
of the cartridges to the defendant. Glaze
came into the store between noon and
o'clock and asked for cartridges of S.
caliber. He sold him a box and also
cleaned the pistol. He chatted witt
Glaze, but no reference was made to the
reasons for the purchase of the cart
ridges.
| Nicolas J. Barry, a policeman, testified
that Glaze came up to him at the stree
crossing and told him in an excited wa!
a man. Barry accompanied the man bacl
| to the hotel, but Glaze at first Objected
to entering. After investigating the cas-
and finding that medical attendance wa
necessary, Barry telephoned for an am
Ibulance and took Glaze to the City Pris
on on a street car.
! George l.. Diel, a clerk, said that h.
heard five shots while he was in the bar
room, and as he hurried out he say
Glaze coming toward the Office with hi
arm outstretchedp the pistol in l.s hand
| Edward Mccormick, medical student
was asked to telephone for physician
He summoned DR.. Mcmahon AMI imme
ldiately went to the hotel. He was fol
lowed by DR.. McMahon. They placed
Trewella in as comfortable position a
possible and gave him hypodermic in
lection to revive him, but it was unsuc
lcessful and the man died in few min
utes.
Detective Charles Cody told of the ar
rest and the subsequent developments
and DR.. T. W. B. Leland described tn,
course Of the bullets.
! The jury, after being out fifteen min
utes, returned the following verdict: "TW,
! find that death resulted from shock ant
gunshot wounds inflicted by Robert L
Glaze, and we further charge the sal,
Robert E. Glaze with the crime of muir
der.S