The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-13
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END LIFE
Attempt at Suicide
Under Transit
Car.

shortly aftef O'Clock by throwing hof-
self In front OF Rapid Transit car No.
IS. which wasithen in charge Of Mo-
torman A. s. Kenway. But for the in
PREVENTION Of countrywoman who
jerked the unfortunate creature from
the tracks and the prompt setting OF
the brake n tragedy could not have
been averted as the motorman had no
time in which to drop the fender.
The suicidal attempt was made al
most opposite the Thompson residence
i'm kalihi, between the Kalihi switch
and the railway terminus at Kameha-
meha " road. The car was coming
toward town and was I'm the vicinity
of the Thompson place about 1920. II
was moving along at the regulation
speed UP the track Kenway saw two
japanese women. both wearing holokus.
One was a young woman apparently
about 20 years OF age. and the other
vas somewhat older. Both were stand
ing close to the track on the mauka
side and when Kenway first saw them
he thought they were PLAYING while
awaiting the arrival OF the car, as both
were Juggling at one another. He
thought nothing of the matter until
the car began to approach the couple
Just before he threw off the current
and began to wind his brake. the
younger woman jerked away from her
companion and turned to run toward
the approaching car. The older wom-
an caught her by the dress and pulled
her back. Then ensued a struggle be-
tween the two women, both of them
standing almost upon the track. BY
this time Kenway saw that the young
er woman was trying to fling herself
in front of his car. The thought OF
suicide came to his mind instantly, and
he threw his muscle upon the brake
The car began to slow down. Again
the young woman by supreme effort
freed herself from the grasp of her
companion and plunged forward upon
the track. The knuckles We're almost
In the act of striking her when the
older Japanese caught the determined
creature by her right arm and dragged
her to one side, where she held her Sc
curely. The car sped on about half
a length and came to an abrupt stop.
al the incidents had taken place with
i'm a few seconds of time. AS no one
had been hurt the car went ahead to-
ward the switch where the Kalihi-
bound car was waiting. Kenway look
ed back and saw the woman running
after the car. She came on swiftly.
Cutdistancing her companion. 1t flash
ed across his mind then that having
failed In her first attempt the woman
intended to attempt suicide when the
other car came her way. She was
doomed to disappointment, however.
for Japanese man ran after her and
caught her. He threw her to the
ground and proceeded to maui her, not
disdaining to pull her by the hair in
his efforts to tame her. The man final
ly picked her up bodily and carried her
away.
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The lads climbed out of their vehicle,
/ only to meet the onrushing police, and
many of them We're dubbed, to u Choir
US of shame" from the spectators.
Occasionally bottles and stones were
thrown from windows. but generally
they hit innocent bystanders. One Of
them struck horse and knocked him
| senseless. Later the blockade at Fifth
avenue and Madison street was broken
| by a determined rush of the police.
The large meat caravan reached the
illinois Central depot at Twelfth street
TAT 10 o'clock. accompanied by con-
stantly increasing crowd. During the
unloading Of meat at the depot the mob
I SNOW GU An ugly tCHlp'I ny
bricks. but the well armed police guard
served to check more serious demon
STATIONS.
POLICE USE THEIR PISTOLS.
The police We're forced to resort to
the use of their revolvers again as the
caravan of empty wagons reached Six
teenth street and Michigan avenue on
its way back to the Stock Yards. AS
the wagons drew under the railway vi
aduct of the St. Charles Air Line a
shower of missiles flew down upon the
Transfers. Fifty shots We're fired by
the police to cow the rioters into order
Six of the empty wagons that had be-
come separated from the main cara
van were halted at Thirty fifth street
and Grand boulevard until re-enforce-
merts Of police could be obtained from
the stanton avenue station before GO
ing on to the Stock Yards, where
trouble was expected.
A dense crowd, attracted by the
shots, collected. and again missiles flew
thick. Several policemen were hit. A
driver fired at a man in the crowd who
had struck him, in the face with a
stove. The bullet grazed the mans
cheek and he ran with blood stream
ing from his face.
A pitched battle occurred between a
crowd of negroes imported from st
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yard transfers and toughs and strikers
at Forty-ninth street and Center ave-
nue. early today, in which six negl oes
were badly injured, two possibly NOR
tally. The substitutes were driving
wagons when they We're assaulted
Many of their assailants We're armed
with ice picks and in the fight the ne
groes were badly lacerated by thest
weapons. One man had his thigh
broken and another was injured inter.
nally. The imported negroes number
about SO.
Downtown street crossings are al,
most devoid of officers, but the City
Hall resembles an army barrac Ks with
hundreds of bluecoated men drawn VI
in squads waiting for repeti,!ons OF
yesterdays riotins.
Early this morning the six wagon.
started under the escort of a patro
OF Is policemen toward the downtown
districts to supply stores with meat
This train was simply q feeler for {