The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-09-12
AN EDITOR
WAS SHOT
Well Known Men
OutfOrM arriOtt's
Blood.

SAN FRANCISCO. sept. s-gutraEed
boy an Infamous publication assallug
the character Of an esiimable young 40
man. Mr.. TruNt0n Besle. accompanied
by Mr.. Thomas u. Williams. president
Of the California Jockey club went -
the residence Of Frederick Marriott. the
publisher and proprietor q the san
Francisco News Letter" and over
land Monthly" 70 demand an apology
last evening. Blows followed the O.
mand and Marriott WAS shot three
times. inficting wounds that are pain
ful. but not considered dangerous.
Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Beale were sr-
rested later IN the evening and reless-
ed on bail Marriott Was taken ~ =
private hospital for surgical Treatment
Following is the article oOnplsiDee
Of IT refers 20 Miss Marie Oge and
is "A falsehoOd. Miss Oge MT having
been at Tamalpais al the time referrec
TO and her sister having been insane fps
three years:
Il heard very pathetic story tb@
other day. involving the sister II .
DitlAf EH4 y No y lA1i AAfI aHhAHAAAs
rather prominent IN society. The glrl
belongs 70 a good but not smart family
in San Rafael. and she has ben lcesti~
fled with a gay set OF young g,eVs1@
who spurn the conventions. 4 Yezr ~
80 ago there MAS q parry II tDese oVsS-
genial spirits watching tbe NOON Tssss
on Mount Tsmalpsis. They 5aiDteg fhs
mountain in brightest yeroll1iVs Ussl5e
q "a ssHas 10
Of their doInRs crept iBtD tbe rspDrs,
one Of the dailieF publishes . styry -
the effect that fheY at1 l5blsef tpD
freely. and while tbey Bese - tfl@is
jOlliest they had game ~ tzE agygHf
tine Tavern. clac mig ID taelr nizbc5@x
The tale Was Dke5y eEaEEessta9, BOT
the names 81 40 the party were given.
Afterwards the psgIeE 30 tn Marin
side Of the beg Rsze1 asbasae - the
pretty society giF1, Tafx ~ zG~nta5 her
elder sisters health tsat sss b-csTJs an
invalid, ADD has sjoce Dees 81 s4ug-
tar1Un. II IL sslc t1ese 5z ~ hDTse o.
a cure"
TrUEt1D I>eale MAS . sDss-ln-law N
James q. Blaine ana wzs VroS limited
/ states Minister ~ PDrSiz> Ills vii.
secured a divorce, rum" WILLIAMS u
wealthy tOf' man,
BEALE's sTATENE%T,
Thomas -, Williams, zocODpar feG ~
TrUEtOD Besle wss s1eD - cfgs Pacidr
Union club slDrtIY sstDr the shJDcfna
0f Frederick 8ars1Dtt, WaeD ssked IN;
bis yersiDD ~ the affair Nr, Eseal'
saids
ION last saturday the 'Nens Letter
published a HlVEt oFge5, fA.ss ana 10.
famous attack D5OD q YVEnz IsdJ
whose family are fsJesJSs NJ mine
saw the young la6y sbOrtIy after u.
publication ami Sbe was utterly heart.
broken, ana aEkeG u there MAS nJ'
manhood enough IN California ~ De.
feBd an innocent RjFj fSOtG Egch a faIss
and siaBdeyOus attack, lDDEed upon
/ her almost ~ q brOtb0r would, and
/ felt IL WIS my duty AZ a man and a
gentleman ~ protect B@r EOyd narns
from such an infamous Islander, talk
80 the matter over with Nr Thomas
H. Williams. vino has but q very slight
Acquaintance with the young aIdy, and
he agreed with me- that such a coward.
ly Islander ought not ~ pass Unuyticed
You may Judge Of the vicious and COW
ardly character ~ the article when
say that IL asserted that the yOunR
Iady's conduct had driven her sistei
insane, when the fact II her sister had
been an inmate 81 the asylum at Liver
more for more than three years,
II made % my mind, and Str, VIII
Iiams agreed with me, that ~ Was Our
duty 90 see Marriott Immediately and
expOstulste with him. We went 10 his
house and saw him. We asked VIVA,
justification he had for such a falls.
libel His answer Was snesr. what
! followed WAS what any man would eE.
pect % follow, lie war smashed In the
face. Like q coward he DID not attempt
10 defend himself man fashion, but
went for his pistol, Then he WA shot
There II nothing that 10 have % con-
ceal, there II nothing Of which Ne are
ashamed.
- give you my word ~ a gentleman
that the young lady was not at ST
TamalDais AZ the time said nor has
she been there except on one occasion
She Is a pure girl, and this attempt &
wreck her life ana character out Oi
"A petty vengeance IN beyond belief
DO not know what may come Of What
we have done ana ! 30 not care.
would rather spend ten Year, ~ Jai
feeling Ike a man than ten years out
~ jail feeling Ike a cur vino, know
ing that such libel u young lads
ought 20 be avenged, did not attempt u
ayrnge g."
From Alrs. MaFTiOtrs story II appear
that Beale got out ~ the way wber
the shooting began, Williams commit
ding the murderous assault.
Marriott has three wounds but vii