The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-09-02
TRIES TO
KILL HIS
EMPLOYERS
japanese Cook in
Rage Uses a
Knife.
CFrom Mondays Daily)

IF rom MoUudNs - l'dllNfl
Insane witn rage. springing from an
unknown cause. Morl. the japanese
cook for T.. e. Hartman. yesterday
morning made an effort to murder
both the master and mistress Of the
house. Mrs. Hartman is now suffering
from scalds ext ding from her head
to her waist and Mr.. Hartman has
seven cuts about the head and arms,
one cash in the throat coming close to
the jugular vein. The Japanese is now
lying in the hospital with a wound in
the left shoulder, where the bullet of
Hartman pierced his body.
The attack upon Mr.. and Mrs. Hart
man comes from a desire for revenge for
some fancied wrong, which both of the
injured ones are unable to understand.
The man has been the cook for the
young couple since their marriage and
the setting up of their household goods
in the School street residence where
the attempt to kill them took place. He
has been well liked by the family. which
includes beside the young people
mutual friend, Fred West. Yesterday
morning the cook was out of humor
During breakfast he seemed to be an
noyed and was chided gently by the
master of the house for making noises
which seemed unnecessary. There was
no break in the harmony which might
be construed as indicative of the final
outcome however.
Mr.. West left the house for down
town shortly after nine o'clock. Mr..
Hartman has been very i'll for the past
ten days and was Just getting about
again. He determined to sprinkle the
"a ,I-F. l.
hose and began to attend to the flowers.
While engaged in this occupation Mrs.
Hartman went into the kitchen and
found that the cook was keeping up
a roaring fire having three pots of wa
ter boiling. She said to Mort that as
dinner would be several hours later,
that the fire was unnecessary and sug-
gested that he permit it to die out. The
Japanese answered grufhy and as she
turned to leave threw the contents of
one of the pots of water upon her. The
boiling water flowed over the back of
her head and down her back, and
screaming with the pain she rushed out
of the house by a side door, and threw
herself on the ground by the hose
where the cold water would flow over
the serious burns which she had re-
ceived.
With the first Shrek Mr.. Hartman
dropped the hose, started for the front
of the house and saw the Japanese in
the doorway with another pot of boil
ing water. ready to drench him. He
put up his hands and cried Pau, Mort,
no pilikia," advancing all the while.
Weakened with suffering he knew he
was no match for the enraged Jap
anese, and was going for his revolver.
. The Japanese seemed to reconsider
his intention and carrying the pot with
him went back to the kitchen. Hart
man got the gun and ran to the aid of
his wife who was still crying for help.
AS Hartman came around the corner
of the house he saw bending over his
wife with butcher knife raised ready
to strike, the insane cook. Yelling,
Hartman tried to shoot. but owing to
the fact that there were only two shells
in the revolver the trigger simply snap
ped on an empty chamber. The cook
seeing what was to be expected left the
PROSTATE woman ana made a rush for
Hartman. Before the revolver could
be got around to the loaded shells there
was struggle for life. Hartman tried
to keep away from the japanese that
he might shoot him, but Mort was
closing in welding the knife with
effect. Hartman received two cuts on
the left arm, a cut on the side of the
face, two cuts on the chin, one cutting
across the lower lip, and slash across
the throat which missed the jugular
vein by not more than a quarter of an
inch.
The two struggled about one of the
small trees i'm the yard and finally the
Japanese was pushed away and a shot
was sent through his left shoulder He
did not seem to feel it however and
fought on. Hartman tried to club the
gun and use it on the cook, but as his
arm was raised he received a cut across
the forearm which knocked the revolver
out of his grasp. He knew it was a
fight to the finish then and weak though
he was, he grappled with his opponent.
BY mighty effort he threw the Jap
anese against the fence and choked him
until the knife fell out of his hand.
Then Mort turned and ran. going down
School street across the bridge and
finally falling fainting from loss of
blood in front of the McInerney resi-
dence
Hartman assisted his wife into the
house and neighbors came to their as
sistance and bound up their wounds in
the meantime sending for physicians
and the police. The latter found the
Japanese in the road where he had fall
en-, and took him to the hospital. while
Mr. Hartman was brought downtown
and his wounds dressed. He went to
the police station and will this morn
ing make a charge against the man.
Mrs. Hartman is severely burned, her
wounds being extremely painful despite
the best of care. MIR. Hartman will be
laid up for some time with the many
lob, ha
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman were married
three months ago. Mrs. Hartman was
Miss Lucy Sherratt, and was known as
one of the most attractive of the young
ladies of Honolulu. Mr.. Hartman Is
with the Union EXpress companY and