The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-24
.HOWELL['S
own ST DRY
Arrested Officer
Gives His
Side.
ADMITS THE JAG
AND SHOOTING
The Latter an Accident and the
Battery Drill Was Not
So Wsrm.

Lieut.. James F. Howell, Lieut.. Chas
r. Lloyd, Jr., and Dr. Overton are still
holding down quarters at Fort Stotsen-
berg Lieut.. Newbill took command of
the battery there yesterday and Lieut.
Col. West, Inspector General, paid Wis
ton. The officers deny that any duel
was suggested, and Lieut.. Lloyd states
that the Craze on the side of the head
was entirely an accident and the shot
ell states that the battery drilr was
greatly exaggerated, but admits that he
had been drinking a little more than
was good for him.
Lieut.. Lloyd gave his version of the
story and it seems consistent enough to
clear up the duel story. He stated that
in the afternoon he and Lieut. Howell
had been doing. some target practice
with their revolvers. Their detectives
were bottles about thirty PAGES from the
officers quarters. Lieut. Howell was in
the window with a Mauser revolver and
used rest. Lieut.. Lloyd was outside
of the building with a IS Colts and Howell
shot off five bottles, he only managing
to smash one Howell jollied Charlie
about his brilliant craftsmanship, and
the latter challenged him to come out
where he would not have any rest and
take even chances by placing the bottles
ten PAGES away or, as he expressed it,.
lat ten PAGES"
This said Charlie, lis possibly where
the duel story came in
After they were through shooting they
returned to quarters, and according to
Lieut.. Lloyd'S story, he threw himself
on couch, and, thinking his pistol was
empty, he drew it backwards over his
shoulder and snapped it. The bullet just
grazed the temple, struck the hardwood
floor, ricochetted, and struck the oppo-
site wall. He explained his position to
the reporter, and the bullet still stuck
in the wall across the room. He denied
emphatically that Lieut. Howell ever at
tempted to assault or shoot at him.
When asked about the reported wild
chase of the battery, the Lieutenant
stated that he did not believe that an
officer who could smash five bottles to
his one could be very drunk. He admit
ted that they had few drinks, but were
not intoxicated.
Lieut.. Howell corroborated Lieut.
Lloyd's statement, and when asked about
the battery chase he stated that it was
wildly exaggerated. The first sergeant
had been asked to make a report of any
damage to the battery. He reported
only a broken trace. AS to taking the
guns away from the men, he stated that
after the drill some of the men had
fired off their rifles and he had only dis
ciplined them.
Il was in command of the battery"
said he, ''and had right to drill the
men as often and when I considered it
necessary"
He admitted that he had taken a few
drinks beyond the limit, but was able to
attend to his duties. He denied that he
had ever made a remark about the re-
porter who wrote the disconnected dis
tortion IN the Manila Freedom
The members of the battery are also
hot at the morning paper for the article
that appeared yesterday morning
DR.. Overton was incensed at the state
ment that he had been jagged.
II drank two or three cocktails said
he, but L do that every day. 1 did not
even know I was under arrest until /
saw it in the papers,
They are all satisfied they can clear
themselves of any serious charge, and
blame the party who carried the report
to headquarters for distorting facts and
making Interpretations
Meantime men in the battery smile and
wink the other eye," saying that The
New Americans story of the affair on
Thursday morning was practically cor
rect.-Manila New American