The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-21
CLAIMS SHOOTING
WAS ACCIDENTAL

c. H. Worth, the mate of the Chilean
ship Othello, was brought to the city
this morning by Po;ce Captain Flint,
on a charge Of assault with a deadly
weapon. Worth is accused of having
shot a japanese sailor named Yasuda
in the neck last evening, while the sail
or Twas about to leave the vessel to re-
turn to Honolulu. According to the
statements of the Jap and the five other
japanese sailors the shooting was I'M
provoked.
The mate does not deny the charge Of
shooting the Japanese, but claims that
it was done in self defense, and it was
moreover an accident. The japanese
sailors shipped" said Worth, "as able
seamen. They did not know anything
about seamanship. By the way they
acted I think they must have been a
lot of thugs. Night before last the fell
low that I shot and another man start
ed to attack me, but ran away and
went to my room to get a revolver so
as to protect myself against those fell
lows They did not attack me when I
came out for I guess they knew that 1
had a weapon with. me.
Yesterday 1 came to Honolulu from
where the ship was anchored and got
four white sailors to take the place OF
those Japs. The gasoline launch was
at the side of the vessel and was wait
ing to go back to Ho1folulu, so 1 tried
to hurry the Japs up so they would get
their stuff packed and get into the boat
as fast as they coHtd. But instead of
| packing up fast they took their time
| like they were going on an emigration
trip. I kept telling them to hurry up
hurry up" The fellow that shot show
| ed his shoulder against and pushed me
aside. 1 did not do anything but told
| him and the rest of them to hurry. I
wanted them to get over the side of the
ship. We could have put their clothes
| into the boat after them in a short
time. One of the Japs then put his fist
against my breast and showed me aside.
caught hold of his coat and half turn
ed him around so as to hurry him
along, but he Immediately put his hand
down to his side and drew a dirk knife,
At the same time another Japanese
caught hold of me by the shoulder. 1
drew my revolver and struck this va
suda with the fiat of it, at the same
time pulling the trigger. did not wish
to kill him I simply wanted to fright
en- him. I am certain that 1 fired a
blank cartridge for 1 always carry one
blank cartridge and the rest bullet cart
ridges in my revolver. I have the blank
cartridge there so as that I can fire it
whenever any sailor gets after me with
a knife. 1 do not want to kill any body.
TT may be that am mistaken about
the blank cartridge, for it might have
been a loaded cartridge that was dis
charged, but 1 do not think that any
bullet hit him. Still bullet might
have hit him. He might have hurt
himself with the knife"
The wound of Yasuda was not made
however with a knife. 1t is a bullet
wound according to the statement of
DIR. Sawyer of the Quen's Hospital. DR..
Sawyer attended the japanese after the
latter was brought to the hospital last
night. DR.. Sawyer States that the bull
let entered the neck about an inch and
a half from the center of the neck and
! passed out about an inch or so lower
-down. The bullet also struck the left
shoulder but inflicted only a flesh
wound. There was a powder burn about
the mans neck. The wound is not Sc
rious unless blood poisoning sets in.
Worth may be arraigned in the police
court this afternoon. The injured man
will be unable to appear against him
however.