The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11

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.uy Editor Gill of the Republican,
was seen last night in his room
at the Queens hospital. He is still un-
able to leave his bed and though on ac-
count of his splendid physique, he is re-
towering rapidly, it will be some time
before the danger of blood poisoning,
paralysis or other serious developments
is past. Mr. Stevens talked in quiet
tones of his misfortune and of the sour
rilous attacks made by Judge Hum
|phreys' organs upon himself during his
period of greatest danger.
While lying in my bed here in the
hospital said he, "I have read the
vicious and unfair attacks made not
|only upon myself but upon others who
are in no way connected with the Incl
dent. by Mr.. Gill in his editorials.
While I am surprised, it is yet only
what might be expected from man of
his calibre. When a man will acknowl-
ledge that he recks little of what is said
by the world ats1arge about his mother,
or wife, or sister, and gloats over the
fact and considers it huge joke that
he has attempted to sully the charac-
| ter of reputable ladies, such editorials
as he has written are the only kind. of
sentiments that could be expected frbm
his pen. From man who would at
tempt to murder his assailant even
/ though struck a deserved blow in, the
face by trained athlete, it is not to be
texpected that a woman's honor, even
though so closely connected with his
own as that of his wife, mother, or sis
| ter, would receive any protection in the
:; least, but rather a plaything to be
joked about at will. Such, evidently, is
(. Mr. Giil's idea of the chivalry of the
South which he refers to in one of his
editorials, and while he evidently has
the Southern attribute of being ready
to use gun on all occasions. he has
/, but a dim idea of the meaning Of the
iword 'chivalry.' 1t would be absurd to
expect it.
1.-The morning after I received the
wound which has kept me confined to
my bed ever since, and while the ply
sicians were yet unable to determine
whether the billet I received at the
hands of Mr.. Gill would result fatally
or not, read with great pleasure the
editorial published in the Advertiser
the next morning. 1t seemed to me that
it was prompted only by motives OF
justice and fairness and could not have
been more free from personal malice
, or prejudice against Mr.. Gill or his en-
ployer, Judge Humphreys. 1t would
have been hard to conceive of more
ldispassionate article than that which
appeared in the Advertiser, and if Mr..
Gill had been gifted with the ordinary
amount Of brains which a person is sup
posed to have, he would have consid-
cred himself fortunate to be allowed to
escape as easily as he did.
Perhaps to Mr.. Gill the Advertisers
'bouncer' may have appeared unusual
~ large that evening. can assure
him that the 'bouncer' could not have
appeared any larger than the gun.
While Mr.. Gill makes slurring allu-
sions to the trained athlete whom he
attempted to murder, it is to that ath-
lete's training and perfect health that
Mr.. Gill is indebted for not having to
answer to the charge of murder, in
stead of attempt to murder; it is also
due to the fact that Mr.. Gill is poor
shot and did not succeed in lodging his
bullet where he intended it should
strike that he did not have to face
more serious charge.
Concerning the circumstances of
that evening I have little more to add,
and nothing to unsay in my statement
SlNeH Tile AdNcILiSCl Shoil'y cAbSl NSs'
brought to the hospital. While my es-
icaping death was by no intention OF
Mr. Gilrs and he may therefore regret
it, it may give him some satisfaction
to know that I shall be obliged to carry
his leaden ball for the rest of my life,
and that I shall have the anticipation
always before me of losing the use OF
one of the members of my body. 1t may
also give him pleasure in his gloating
over what he deems a praiseworthy
deed to know that during the next two
or three months, although I may be
about my work, shall have the pleas
ure of looking forward to the posi-
bility of blood poisoning or perhaps
paralysis
"These things may yet serve Mr.. Gill
!. for matter for editorials. as results OF
his handiwork with his ever-ready
gum. His attacks upon man that he
has rendered hors de combat for the
time being, at least together with his
scurrileus attacks upon that mans $
friends and employers, are quite in
keeping with a character that would
! attack the character of defenseless wo-
men and be Indifferent to the defaming
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