The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-15
Albert Marshall Fires a Rifle and
the Ball Cuts Through
pi!lsbury's Coat.
The Occurrence Took Place at tiongkong where
the Steward Was Committed for Trial.
Scandal Back of It.

~ OKOHAMA, Feb. 3.-Albert Mar
Il shall, chief steward of the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company's
steamer Peru, it is reported, attempted
to Kill Capt. a. T. Pillsbury, of that
ship, by shooting at him with a rifle,
at about 1 o'clock on January 23, says
the HonSkong Telegraph. He was ar
rested and his case came up the fol-
lowing afternoon. The first witness,
Captain Pillsbury, testified as follows:
The steward when under the influ-
ence of liquor, is of a very excitable
temper, and not responsible for his
actions. 1 saw him going to the room
occupied by the stewardess I imme-
diateiy followed him, grabbed him and
tried to bring him out. He struggled
and we fell together. The stewardess
was there. The watchman then came
on the scene and defendant was put
back into his room. He then became
quiet. Defendant said he was going to
see if the stewardess was all right
After being in his cabin for twenty
minutes be came out and went to the
stewardess' room and apologized to her
The stewardess, through this trouble.
was in hysterical condition, and de-
fendant left the room immediately af-
terwards. L suggested to the steward
ess that she should return to the room
she had previously occupied, which she
did, and l accompanied her, sitting
down near the door opening into the
main saloon. L remained there about
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steward coming down from his room,
crying, Captain Pillsbury, I am going
to Kill you There was a light on the
table which was shining into the cabin
in which L was sitting. I saw him with
a rifle in his hand. and he raised it
and fired at me, the bullet cutting
the shoulder of my coat and
entering a panel of the cabin. 1 i'm
Tnediately ran for him to disarm him,
and in the struggle / was struck on
the head with the barrel of the rifle
one OF the QuartermaSters and the
night watchman came to my assistance
and put the steward under arrest. The
next day L went to his cabin, which
was locked, opened the door and found
a box Of ammunition on his bed. The
steward has been on the Peru for about
fifteen months; he is of very excitable
temper when under the influence of
liquor"
On being asked prisoners general
character, the witness stated he pre-
ferred not to answer.
The China Mail further reports:
The captain was cross-eXamined by the
defendant On your oath, sir, were you
not in room No. 3, occupied by the stew
ardess, and I knocked and SAID What
are you doing there? Is this not a
shame?' was not in the room.
Have I not caught you in the stew
ardeSS' room on a previous occasion? No
but L have found you there.
His Worship Go witness)-No, no; you
must answer the question: no more. Ad-
defendant, His Worship said-I
may tell you that the course 1 intend to
take is to commit you for trial, and you
will have to be remanded from week to
week until the Peru returns. You viii be
tried before the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court. as this is a case in which
have no jurisdiction. All have to do