The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-03
ALMOST A
MURDER
7. Duncan Carved
by an Angry
Husband.

Al twent, minutes % O'Clock last
night a woman dave up to tlr queen 1
Hospital In hack ana sekel adm l.
tance for a man Who was Win lei
The man Was bleeding from many
wounds ebout the hands. head ana
shoulders. made by a keen knife blade.
and presented horrible sight 10 the
hospital stan when taken into the op-
Grating room. The woman gave the
man't name as 7. n. Duncan and h'r
own as Mrs Virginia Pangelly. she
refused to make any statement 60 the
hospital authorities ms TO the manner
in which the man had been wounded
SUPERINTENDENT Eckhardt at once tel
cpho ned for Deputy sherin chilling
worth, who hastened 20 the hospital
DIR. Waterhouse and the nurses were
stanching the wounds OF the man ana
the woman was still waiting. The Dep
uty Sheriff questioned the womas
closely and learned that Duncan was
about 45 years OF age, native %
Great Britain, and was living IN ke-
wAlo at No. PTs Queen street, In the
house OF one W. Pangelly. He iearnec
that Duncan has been calling At tse
Pangelly house for about nine msnths
and three weeks ago moved into the
house, and domestic infelicity shortly
after ensued between Pangeily and his
wife. Pangelly is employed In the gre
Gerry department OF T. II. Davies & Co.
and is about 81 years OF age. Duncan
il employed in the pattern department
of the Honolulu Iron Works.
Pangely went out about 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and shortly after
wards Mrs. Pangelly and Duncan went
out 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
ing In Pangelly going to the kitchen,
where he procured a carving knife,
with which he returned TO where Dun
can stood. lie welded his blade with
terrible effect, slashing Duncan over
the left shoulder, on the head, and cut
his left hand in a horrible manner The
palm Is literally cut to shreds, every
tendon being severed. The right hand
was cut in a similar manner but not
50 thoroughly. When first brought TO
the hospital Mr.. Eckhardt thought the
man would not live long. lie was put
under anaesthetics and the wounds
were closed as far as practicable.
As soon az Mr.. Chlllingworth ascer-
tained who the knife wlelder was, he
went 10 the Pangelly house. There
were no lights in IL, but after entering
Pangelly was found. when a light was
struck the officers We're horrihed "a
see Pangelly almost saturated Will
blood. His clothes were reekIng with
blood and II was smeared over his
face and hands, showing that the
struggle must have been n fearful one.
When the Deputy Sheriff entered the
h""se, Panaelly said:
Il sm all right. Mr.. Chillingworth
I've been waiting for you" on the
way up TO the station house he re-
marked 10 the deputy:
Il have stood this thing as long as
cOulT."
He was booked at the station for in
|est.gationl pending the condition OF
the wounded man.
a divorce suit was pending in the
Circuit Court last December between
the Pangellys which was settled out OF
court,