The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-02-08

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any ,nv said about them.
lie ha0 seattu himself at his desk
by this time aud was rNously hand
Ling papets. anu II was not so much
what he said but the positive inao-
lcnCe IA has bearing, wnen 4 asked
him once more II he would permit
tho matter TO drop where II was and
be content with the injury aiieady
done He continued to evadc my
questions and when pressed for an
answer replied that he would publish
what he saw fit and now that there
was 80 much beng SAID concerning
the alleged Joke" that he was In
clinep to believe that the article and
the insnuations contained therein
were well deserved. owing to the
fact that one of the lad es mentioned
ana myself had been born ana raised
In the same city and spent much of
our chtluno.d together and the un-
impeaC hab,e character of herself and
companions was well known TO me. 1
couIu not stand his repeated insults
longer. ana struck him, with my list,
In the face. The bow was "a g.ancing
one ana only staggered hun. lie
spraug backward ana dragged a chair
between us, reaching towards his hip
pocket. AS l understood that the
mad had reputation as gunnght-
er, and beng unarmed my sell, |
sprang TOWARDS HIM. hoping to reach
him before he could urdw the IeNol-
Yer. I he chair INSTRUCTED my pas
sage and gave him time to draw his
pistol and level the same at my head.
lie held 1t there for few seconds
and then, lowering the muzzle until
1t pointed at my stomach, he stepped
from behind the chair and we c.rcled
ia naf
apart. 1 stepped toward him aga.n.
L had taken but step when he began
TO dance up and down and command
mo to hold up my hands.
L considered his whole game bluT
and continued to advance in his di-
rection. When about five feet from
him l saw his finger begin to contract
upon the trigger. Realizing that II
he intended to shoot at all that he
was about to do so, l turned quickly.
presenting my left side toward HIN
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.
/ staggered toward the door, which
was only n few PAGES away. and as
! did so i am confident that he at
tempted to shoot me "a second time. l
managed to pass through the door.
closing it between us and started
for the stairs leading to the street.
but before | gained the hallway GIN
had opened the door and was follow
ing Inc with the revoIver pointed at
me. evidently became confused, for
al that l recall of events as they &C.
Gu red before | left the Republican
building is that | fell prUstrate upon
the IL or of the compassionate and
called out for assistance. he boys
in the composing room aid not seem
to realize that l had been shot
Several minutes elapsed before any
one came to my a.d. hack was
called and | was taken to the Adver-
tiser office, from which pace ] was
taken to the Queens Hospital and
was treated by Dr. Wayson.
There were several witnesses to the
hooLiLg, InuiuuIns, 1t Is saiu, the Guy
dltor and one reporter of the Repub-
lean. Stevens was paced IN d mack
.nu brought to the Advertiser office by
lanes X. DUolittle OF the RepuDllcan
tatf. he was Immediately hurried TO
ne Queens hospital, where a vain
earch was made tor the ball. Tnls
morning an N-ray will be used to To-
ate it.
W nen the police station was notified
If what had occurred at the RepuDli-
AN oInce, two officers We're dispatched
mere TO arrest Gil. Before reaching
he Office Gill was seen coming toward
he police station.
Are you the officer of the watch?'
lie inquired, addressing the station
Jerk That functionary pointed to
Lieutenant Pohaku.
Are you the officer of the Watch?'
Yes"
Il wish to surrender myself"
What for?" inquired the Lieuten-
INT.
For accidentally shooting man."
answered Gill.
Your name?"
"E. S. Gill, editor of the Republi-
an"
The turnkey was called and Gill was
His letters, watch and 9TH
II pocket trinkets We're turned over to
he reporter who had accompanied
aim. He asked If he could not sit in
he Sheritf's Office until some OF his
riends arrived. He was told that I'M
ii the Sheriff came to the station he
would have to go below to a cell. He
vas taken below, and shortly after
yard nigh Sheriff Brown, accom-
by Chester Doyle, put in an APP
)earance. The High Sheriff consulted
'eli q. with the statement that he
would remain there uail the condi-
ion of Mr.. Stevens Was ascertained.
ill refused to make any statement
until he had consulted with an attor-
ley. At 1880 Manager Johnson of the
came to the station and
pail was fixed at $1,000. Johnson gave
he Grieve Company's check for that
AMOUNT and gin was liberated.
The charge against Gill as it APP
bears upon the police record book Is:
Il. S. GIL, assault and battery with
| deadly weapon upon Mortimer l.
stevens"
An officer was sent tu he Republi-
AN office ana secured J.e revolver,
which Is an American i4I.,s, 3S-cali-
,er, short. one shell had been emptied
md The trigger rested upon u second
aruIdge which had failed to explode.
r. c. Rawlings had an alteration
With Gin yesterday morning over the
'ub lcation Of the articles objected to
~ Stcvors.
w, G. Rawlings, who fret resented
he publication Of the article above Civ
n, called AZ the Advertiser office last
light on learning OF the shooting and
lctnted the following statement:
1.-THE articles DtblIghgd IA the ReDubli-