The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-18
.coR0iER's JURY IS
WEIGHING EVIDENCE
WITNESSES STATE coRREA DIE
NOT VIOLATE THE SPEED
ORDINANCE.
Little Daughter OF Tau Ksu Dice
Yesterday morning from Injuries
Sustained On King street-Jory
He-asserbIes To-day.

coroner's jury sat for several
hours in the SheriF-s Office last even
/ ing and listened 10 testimony from
! several witnesses who were present
when the fatal accident overlook lit
tie Lau Kan on King street wednes-
day evening at which time the girls
| life was crushed out under the hoofs
| of Manuel Correa's horse. The burden
OF the evidence presented before the
jury was mainly along the line that
the fatality resulted from purely &C
cidental circumstances Lau Kau. the
father, however. has several additional
witnesses. whom he desires 10 be call
ed before the jury. The remainder
OF the testimony viii be taken today.
From the statements of the father.
it was learned that together with his
four children, one of whom he carried
! in his arms, he started from their
home on King street. for the lower
part of town I nthe vicinity of the
Territorial Stables. the party met with
a section of unfinished sidewalk. This
necessitated their taking TO the street.
While walking close TO the car tracks.
the hack of Manuel Correa was no
ticed in the distance coming towards
town. As it neared the group the lit
tie girl was some feet in advance Of
her father. When he called to her
she Immediately started for the oppo-
site side of the street. In doing so,
the child ran directly into the moving
vehicle. She was precipitated right
under the horses feet The body was
severely bruised by the weight of the
animal
The father claimed that the hack
was travelling at very fast clip. but
the statements of the other witnesses
were to the effect that the driver was
jogging along at very moderate rate
of speed.
One point developed was that but
two persons called out TO the girl ap
prising her Of her danger. They were
passer-by. and the father. Mr.. Cor
rea stated that he did not see the
child until she was right under the
feet of the horse. hence did not call
out warning. Inc injured little one
was picked up, and was taken by the
father to the Office of Dr. Herbert
The physician was not at nome. How
ever DR.. Walters was found at the
Pacific Club, and he attended the in
jured child.
The physicians statement brought
out the fact that the child's death
several hours after the injury, result
ed from direct blow or severe pres
sure He found the child suffering
intense agony when brought to his Of
fee.
Manuel Correa, the driver of the
hack made clear statement of the at
fair to the jury. In effect he said
he was coming from Waikiki with
two lady passengers. Along about
$50 o'clock, as he was passing along
place, he saw the Chinese and the
little girls from distance of fifty
feet or so, They were then close to
the sidewalk. Correa did not see any
thing more of the party until he heard
a shout, and saw the little one dash
out under the horses feet. He said
he was driving at moderate gait He
declared positively that he had not
been drinking at all that day.
The testimony of Joseph MCGUIRE
was mainly along the line of those
that had gone before him. He was
passing by at the time Of the acct
dent. He said the hack was movinn
at moderate speed. He also stated
the children were divided, some going
one way and some another. The hack
was stopped Immediately upon the
child being thrown between the legs
Of the horse
Kanani. a Hawaiian woman, pas
senger in the hack, was called upon
to testify. She reiterated the state
ments of others that the vehicle was
moving at an ordinary gait. The
children appeared to be together, ac-
cording to her point of view. The
other passenger of Correa's was Daisy |
Kahala, who also saw the party to |
gether. She distinctly remembered |
seeing the little girl run swiftly to-
wards the moving horse. The shouts
soon following was the first intima |
ton that the lady had of the serious |
results Of the child's dash. She tool
said the hack was not moving at a |
rapid rate Of speed.
Lau Kau. is a laundryman. He has
a place Of business on King street. /
He has retained Wade Warren Thay |
er as his attorney in the matter. He /
proposes to take some action against
Correa. The hackmen gave himself |
up to the police as soon as the acct
dent occurred. He exhibited no I'M /
to be present at the in /
quest and he attended to the child's /
to q physician. The mat /
ter viii be further considered at
o'clock today