The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-20
HACKMAN
HURT.
Brutal Assault on
a Driver for
Stand 1911.
A DECOY CALL
AND AN ASSAULT
The Driver Escapes With His
Life But is Severely
Damaged.

Hackman Gonsalves. a Portuguese
driver on No. 191 stand. was brutally
assaulted Monday night at 3 o'clock
in Dowsett Lane, and beaten over the
head with sticks of firewood. The
hackman states that his assailant was
William Young. a linotype operator
for the Republican, and that the as
sault was unprovoked. Young admit
ted to Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth
later in the night that he had beaten
the hackman, and that he would dash
the latter's brains out at waikiki or
some other place SOON. A warrant will
be sworn out for Young's arrest this
morning. and much family linen will
be hung on the line. At ee II =
If all that the hackman tells the po-
lice is true, Young is guilty Of as
cold-blooded an attack in the night as
the police annals yet have on record.
1t was a premeditated affair in which
the principal assaflant was assisted by
one unknown.
The hackman states that he had
driven a load of passengers up Nuuanu
avenue on the Pauoa Road, and upon
returning to the stand telephone
message came inquiring whether Con
salves was there. The telephone boy
answered in the affirmative. The at
tendant was told to send Gonsalves out
to Dowsett Lane, Palama, for a pas
senger at the house of a well known
man. The hackman responded, and
arriving at the place designated, found
the dwelling lighted, but no one ap
peared to get into the hack The
driver went into the premises and to
the front porch. At that point he heard
voices in the rear and went around to.
inquire. He met little girl and ask
ed who rang him up. At that moment
Mrs. William Young, who was visiting
at the residence, appeared, and just
as the hackman questioned her, man
sprang up from place below the
porch and struck him a heavy blow on
the top of his head. The blow was
given with piece of firewood so sharp
on one edge that the hackman's felt
hat was cut through and deep cash
made in his head. He fell to- the
ground almost senseless, but as he, at
tempted to rise, another staggering
blow was given him just above the
bridge of his nose and across his eyes.
He fell a second time, but quickly
gaining his feet made rush at his as
sailant, who called out, "Correa, help
mel" at the same time exclaiming,
'rTH fix you'll A third blow was
struck upon the left side of Gonsalves'
head cutting a deep cash. With eyes
and face streaming with blood, and
suffering from his terrible wounds, the
hackman made his way out OF the
premises and into his hack. He drove
rapidly away and soon had his wounds
attended to. s~ss- {fFf'=' -
scented himself at Deputy Sheriff Chill
lingworths house and told of the as
sault he had committed upon Con
salves, adding that he would Kill him
yet He said he had telephoneds to
the 191 hack stand from a small store
in Palama, 'e directing Gonsalves to
come out, and then went and lay In
wait for his victim. He said he intend
ed to do the same thing at Waikiki
or any place where he would have
full opportunity to carry out his
threat. The deputy sheriff told the
enraged man that he was foolish to
talk in this manner, but he was obdu-
rate, and said he had his mind made
up.
Gonsalves presents a pitiable sight
with his head bandaged, and the cut
on his nose covered with cotton wad-
ding. He exhibited his wounds last
night to the deputy sheriff, and there
was every indication that not only had
the assailant merely attempted to In
flict severe injuries, but that he in
tended to go farther.
AT 10 o'clock the same night Mrs.
Young came to the police station and
complained that her husband had beat
en- her with his fists and threatened to
kill her, and she was in fear of her
life. 1t is stated that there has been
feud of long standing between Young
and Gonsalves, commencing at a pc
riod when Young and Gonsalves were
both counting the same young woman,
who afterwards became Young's wife.
Young has threatened many times to
end Gonsalves' life. The deputy sher-
iff has advised GonsaIves to be on his
guard, as he is of the opinion that if
the opportunity presents itself, Young
will make good his threat