The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31
ALMOST A
MURDER
T. Duncan Carved
by an Angry
Husband.
W. PANGELLY WAS
The KNIFE WlELDfR
Buggy Ride of Wife and Dis
turber OF Domestic life
Ends 0i,astrously.

At twenty minutes OF s o'clock last
night a woman drove up % the queen :
Hospital in a hack and asked admit
lance for a man who was with her
The man was bleeding from many
wounds about the hands, head and
shoulders. made by a keen knife blade,
and presented q horrible sight to the
hospital staff when taken into the OPP
Grating room. The woman gave the
mans name as T. II. Duncan and Der
own as Mrs. Virginia Pangeiiy. She
refused TO make any statement to the
hospital authorities as to the manner
in which the man had been wounded.
Superintendent Eckhardt at once tel
cphcned for Deputy Sheriff Chilling
worth, who FASTENED to the hospital.
DR.. waterhouse and the nurses were
stanching the wounds OF the man and
the woman was still waiting. The Dep
uty Sheriff questioned the woman
closely and learned that Duncan was
about 45 years OF age. native or
Great Britain, and was living In Ke-
walo at No. 973 Queen street. In the
house of one W. Pangelly. He learned
that Duncan has been calling at the
Pangelly house for about nine months
and three weeks ago moved into the
house, and domestic infelicity shortly
after ensued between Pangelly AID his
wife. Pangelly is employed In the gro
Gerry department OF T. II. Davies & Co..
and Is about 60 years OF age. Duncan
Is employed I'm the pattern department
Of the Honolulu Iron Works.
Pangelly went out about : o'clock
afternoon, and shortly after
wards Mrs. Pangelly and Duncan went
cut riding in the Pangelly buggy. re-
turning to the house about O'Clock
last night The husband chided his
wife about going out with Duncan. and
Duncan took a hand in the controversy
between husband and wife. interfering
To- such an extent as to tell Pangelly
that IL was none OF his business. A
fight ensued between the men. end
ng In Pangelly going to the kitchen.
where he procured a carving knife.
with which he returned TO where Dun
an stood. He welded his blade with
errlbie effect. slasning DUNCAN over
The left shoulder. on the head. and cut
his left hand In horrible manner. The
palm is literally cut to shreds. every
.endOn being severed. The right hand
vas cut in n similar manner. but not
10 thoroughly. When first brought to
he hospital Mr.. Eckhardt thought the
nan would not live long. He was put
under anaesthetics and the wounds
we're closed as far as practicable.
AS soon as Mr.. Chillingworth ascer-
aimed who the knife wielder was. he
vent TO the Pangelly house. There
we're no lights in IL. but after entering |
Sangeliy was found When a light was
truck the officers were Mortified to |
lee Pangelly almost saturated with
Hood. His clothes were reeking with |
Hood and IL was. smeared over his /
ace and hands. showing that the
tTuggle must have been a fearful one.
When the Deputy Sheriff entered the
""se. Pangelly said:
II am all right. Mr. Chillingworth:
We been waiting for you" On the
eay up to the station house he re-
marked to the deputy:
II have stood this thing as long as I
oulr."
He vas booked at the station for In
est.gation pending the condition OF
he wounded man.
4 divorce suit was pending In the
trcuit Court last December between
ne Pangellys which was settled out of
-urt