The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-06
SHOOTS IN
AIR AND
VANlSHES

The shots were mysteriously fired
from the door of Carl Highs cottage
on King street at the end of the cleo
tric car-line. about $50 o'clock last
evening, and although the police in
yestigated the matter for more than an
hour, no cause was found for the shoot
ing, nor was the user of the revolver
found Motorman Webber and Conduc-
tor White, the crew of Rapid Transit
car No. reached the Kalihi end of the
line at the hour named. AS the car
came to stop five shots were fired evil
IDENTIFY from or quite near to Carl Highs
cottage. High is the bookkeeper for
the Fertilizer Works and resides in
the manager also lives. The manager
was on the car at the time the first
shots were fired.
Webber and White both left the car
and walked along the road toward the
cottage. A few boys accompanied the
carmen. Just as they arrived opposite
the front door of the cottage, the latter
was suddenly opened and a man ap-
peared. An instant later five shots
came whizzing about them, one strik
ing the ground very close. The door
I'D he
light was extinguished, leaving the cot
tage in darkness.
BY the time the last shot was fired
the carmen We're beating retreat. Up
the road they met mounted policeman
Devauchelle and told their story. De-
vauchelle went to the place to investi-
gate, also sending a call to headquarters
for assistance. Officers Parker and
Nielsen were sent. They knocked at
the doors of the cottage, tried them and
the windows as well, but there was no
response. The windows and doors We're
securely fastened. Under the circum-
stances the officers did not feel at liber-
ty to force the doors and returned to
the Police Station.
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news spread all over town. Friends of
the family hastened to Niu and all
night long people armed with lanterns
patrolled the beach wading out now
and then and watching every wave as
it dashed upon the rocks, hoping
against hope that the body would be
washed in. The police were notified
and Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth and
officers went out and assisted in the
search, remaining there all night.
Chester Doyle on Saturday night
arranged with Japanese fishermen to go
out in three sampans to the scene of
the tragedy yesterday morning. All day
long these men patrolled the waters be-
yond the breakers, and inside the break
ers several canoes were padded up and
down Doyle directed the movements
of the sampans during the day and re-
turned to the city last evening to ar
launch out this morning to patrol the
district beyond the breakers. The
sampans went out to sea to remain
over night and will return to the search
again this morning. E. A. Mott-Smith
cruised about the place all day in his
yacht and everybody who owned craft
willingly gave it to any one who desir-
ed to join in the search. The Chinese
fishermen from Mr.. Damon's place be-
yond Koko Head came around to the
lagoon and padded there. Last night a
big whaleboat with nine lusty Hawai-
ians at the oars came to relieve the
others and they rowed up and down
the outer line of breakers all night.
They will continue their efforts today
for the recovery of the body and it is
expected that the boat patrol will also
be extended to take in the district be-
yond Koko Head to place this side of
Diamond Head.
A reward of $500 for the recovery of
the body was onered Fast night. Re-
gardIess of the monetary offer dozens
of friends of the family presented them
selves at the Aud residence during the
day. the Hawaiians especially nunier-
Gus. to join in the search.
Charles Lucas. the boys father, stood
upon the roof of the house all day long
watching every breaker and every wave
through a pair of marine glasses, refus-
ing even to partake of food. The TRACE
dy bore with even greater force on
him, as on the same day, twenty years
before, his mother had aied.
The native who was washed ashore
more dead than alive tells story of a
fierce battle in the waves. When the
TWO had gone beyond the breakers he
saw the cloth fiuttering in the hand of
Mrs. Aud He knew that it was a
signal to James to return to the shore.
He spoke to the boy and they botE
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