The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-07
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during my proposed interview with
Mr.. Gill. AS l entered his office, in
reply to my inquiry for the city edi-
tor, Mr.. Gill came from his chair and
introduced himself
1 told him that i understood that
he was intending to put another ar
ticie in the paper this morning, and
asked him, as a newspaper man, TO
answer If he thought it was called
for. He replied in substance that he
considered the article good joke and
said he could see nothing objection
able in the article. / asked him that
II his mother, wife or sister were
visiting In a strange city and some
newspaper published a similar article
concerning them, If he would then
consider it a joke. The low charac-
ter of the man then appeared when
he replied that he did not care what
any one said about them.
He had seated himself at his desk
by this time and was nervously hand
ling papers, and it was not SO much
what he said but the positive inso-
lence in his bearing, when l asked
him once more if he would permit
the matter to drop where it was and
be content. with the injury already
dope. He continued to evade my
questions and when pressed for an
answer replied that he would publish
what he saw fit and now that there
was SO much being said concerning
the alleged Joke that he was in
ciined to believe that the article and
the inSinuations contained therein
were well deserved. Owing to the
fact that one of the ladies mentioned
and myself had been born and raised
in the same city and spent much of
our childhood together and the I'M
inipeachable character of herself and
companions was well known to me. l
could not stand his repeated insults
longer, and struck him, with my fist,
in the face. The blow was a CHANGING
one and only staggered him. He
sprang backward and dragged a chair
between us, reaching towards his hip
pocket AS / understood that the
mad had a reputation as gunfight-
,er, and being unarmed myself,
sprang towards him, hoping to reach
him before he could draw the revol-
yer. The chair INSTRUCTED my pas
sage 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
it pointed at my stomach, he stepped
from behind the chair and we circled
around the room about ten feet
apart. l stepped toward him again.
l had taken but step when he began
to dance up and down and command
me to hold up my hands.
l considered his whole game a bluff
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 If
ne intended to shoot at all that he
was about to do so, l turned quickly,
presenting my left side toward him
in the hope that he might miss me
entirely or the bah penetrate a less
vital spot than he intended. Without
further warning he fired.
1 staggered toward the door, which
was only a few PAGES away, and as
/ Sdid so l am confident that he at
tempted to shoot me a second time.
managed to pass through the door.
closing it between us, and started
for the stairs leading to the street,
but before / gained the hallway Gill
had opened the door and was follow
ing me with the revolver pointed at
me. / evidently became confused, for
all that l recall of events as they oc-
Cured before / left the Republican
building is that / fell PROSTATE upon
the floor of the composing-room and
called out for assistance. The boys
in the composing-room did not seem
to realize that l had been shot.
Several minutes elapsed before any
one came to my aid. A hack was
called and l was taken to the Adver-
tiser office, from which place 1 was
taken to the Queens Hospital and
was treated by DIR. Wayson.
There were several witnesses to the
hooting, including, it is said, the city
n nd M the h.
can. Stevens was placed in a hack
nd brought to the Advertiser office by
ames r. Doolittle of the Republican
taft. He was Immediately hurried to
he Queens hospital, where vain
earch was made for the ball. This
lorning an X-ray will be used to To-
ate it.
When the police station was notified
f what had occurred at the Republic
an office, two officers were dispatched
here to arrest Gill Before reaching
he office Gill was seen coming toward
he police station.
Are you the officer of the watch?'
e 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-
mt.
For accidentally shooting man, y
answered Gill.
Your name?''
"E. S. Gill, editor of the Republi-
an
The turnkey was called and Gill was
His letters, watch and 9TH
+ pocket trinkets We're turned over to
i'm. He asked if he could not sit in
he Sheriff's office until some of his
riends arrived. He was told that I'M
would have to go below to cell. He
Yard High Sheriff Brown, accom-
'anIed by Chester Doyle, put in an APP
'earance. The High Sheriff consulted
With Gill and then had him placed in
ell 6, with the statement that he
would remain there until the condi-
ion of Mr.. Stevens was ascertained.
ill refused to make any statement
Until he had consulted with an attor-
icy. AT 1890 Manager Johnson of the
came to the station and
'ail was fixed at $1,000. Johnson gave
he Grieve Companys check for that
mount and Gill was liberated.
The charge against Gill as it ap-
'ears upon the police record book is:
E. S. Gill, assault and battery with
deadly weapon upon Mortimer l..
stevens"
An officer was sent to the Republi-
an office and secured the revolver
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