The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-07
.THE DEADLY GIN PLAY.
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and being unarmed myself, | sprang to-
wards him, hoping to reach him before
he could draw the revolver. The chair
DISTRACTED my passage and gave him
time to draw his pistol and level the
same at my head. He held it there for
few seconds and then, lowering the
muzzle until IL pointed at my stomach
he stepped from behind the chair and
we circled around the room about ten
feet apart. | stepped toward him again.
had taken but a step when he began
to dance up anu down and command
me to hold up my hands.
Il considered his whole game bluff
and continued to advance in his di-
rection. When about five feet from
him | saw his finger begin to contract
upon the trigger. Realizing that if he
intended to shoot at all that he was
about to do so, ! turned quickly, pres
enting my left side toward him in the
hope that he might miss me entirely
or the ball penetrate a less vital spot
than he intended. Without further
warning he fired.
81 staggered toward the door, which
was only a few PAGES away, and as
| did so | am confident that he at
| tempted to shoot me a second time. |
| managed to pass through the. door,
| closing 1t between us, and started for
| the stairs leading to the street. but be-
! fore / gained the hallway Gill had
with the revolver pointed at me. l
evidently became confused, for all that
| | recall of events as they occurred be-
! fore / left the Republican building is
| that | fell PROSTATE upon the floor of
the composing-room ana called out for
| assistance. The boys in the composing
! room did not seem to realize that / had
| been shot
Several minutes elapsed before any
one came to my aid. hack was
! called and | was taken to the AdVer-
tiser office, from which place | was
! taken to the Queens Hospital and was
treated by DR.. Wayson."
In regard to the statement of Stevens
that he thought Gill tried unsuccess-
fully to shoot a second time at him, an
| examination of the revolver which Gill
used, disclosed the fact that there was
a slight indentation of the second car
fridge. Whether this had been caused
by the hammer striking the cap or by
some other scause is not clear.
Mr.. Gill this morning declined to
make any statement in regard to the
matter, acting, he said, on the advice
of his attorney. The Republican this
morning dismissed the occurrence in
the following paragraph.
Shortly after o'clock last night NJ.
| |. Stevens, a reporter on the AdVer-
tiser, made an assault upon the editor
of The Republican, while the latter was
in his Office attending to his work. In
the editors making a defense Stevens
was wounded. The editor at once or
dered a hack and had Stevens taken to
the Queens hospital. Late last night
he was reported doing WELL the wound
being slight one. Mr.. Gill at once
surrendered himself to Sheriff Brown
and later was released on $1,000 cash
bail to appear this morning before
Judge Wilcox"
To III
Daniel Logan of the Republican staff
were the only witnesses, so far as is
known, of all that occurred. Neither
of them will make any statement what
ever regarding the matter and as Gill
also refused upon the advice of his at
torney, to say any thing concerning the
affair his version can not be secured
until the case reaches the courts. Only
rumors are to be secured.
One report is to the effect that Ste
vens said that he would demand salts
faction from Gill if any thing more APP
peared whereupon Gill replied that he
could take the satisfaction then. Ste
vens struck him and in the melee that
followed the revolver was drawn by
Gill and discharged. Still another YER
sion is that Gill accidentally discharged
the pistol while Stevens was advancing
upon him.
In any event. Stevens staggered from
the room and fell to the floor. He call
ed for assistance, was helped down
stairs placed in a hack and driven over
to the Advertiser office. Friends took
the wounded man to the Queens Hos
pital where Drs. Wayson and Taylor
probed for the bullet. The ball which
was fired from a 3S caliber revolver en-
tered the left side about four and a halt
inches about the hip and ranged down.
ward and backward penetrating the
large muscles eff the left bullock. For.
tunately the ball missed the arteries
and nerves and so far as the physicians
have been able to determine inflicted
nothing more serious than a deep fesf
wound
With remarkable nerve Stevens stood
the probing without a murmuV and
when the physicians again probed thi.
morning to try and locate the bullet
he stood the pain without wincing. DR.
Wayson stated that in all probability
no further attempt would be made t.
find the ball as there would he though
be little danger in allowing ii to remain
in the hip The only danger which
threatens from this course is blood poi
soning and if any inflammation ensueC
the X-ray will be used and the WOUND
cut open and the bullet be removed.
Gill surrendered himself to the polio,
shortly after the shooting. He said a
that time that he had shot the man by
accident. Gill was released on 81 00(
Z before Judge Wilcox on a charge of as
sault with a deadly weapon. The cas-,
was continued until next Monday
, morning at $3.50 O'Clock pending tn,
! Condition of Stevens f. w Hankey
was retained by Gill while Lorrin An
? drews is said to have been engaged al
special counsel to assist in the prosecu
ton.
In regard to an inquiry by the CRANE
jury into the shooting Attorney Genera
Dole said this afternoon: Nothing car
be done until Mr.. Stevens is wei
4, enough to give his testimony. He i.
the most important witness, perhaps
No, 1t will make no difference Whethe
the district court has disposed of tn,
case or not. In a case Of this sort
! district court hearing is mere matte
. of form anyway"
At 2:30 this afternoon Stevens wa!
resting easily, with little if any fever
He is now thought to be out of danger
unless of course blood poisoning set!
in.
The bail upon which Gill was released
was a check for 81 900 Piven by Man
ager Johnson for the Robert Griev'
I Company