The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1904-10-01
S. E. DAMON.
MURDERED BY A PORTO RICAN.

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M. Damon and member of the bank
ing firm Of Bishop & Co., was murd-
cred last Tuesday evening shortly
after 7 o'clock while driving to his
home near Moanalua.
A Porto Rican named Joe Miranda
Reverra, notorious character, who
was lately released from prison, stab
bed Mr.. Damon and escaped into the
city to be arrested, later. The wound
was made in the left side just below
the lower rib, the blade having pene-
trated deep into the abdomen. This
cut was about an inch in length on
the surface and ran transversely.
Mr.. Damon was nearly dead when the
patrol wagon carried him to the hos
pital, where he expired at 8;15.
Mr.. Damon was driving to his home
in Moanalua, which adjoins the prop
erty of Mrs. Grace. 1t is quite dark
and the buggy was driven slowly as
repairs are being made to the road.
At the foot Of the hill which rises on
the Eva side of the rice fields near
the Grace farm, were some lanterns,
placed as danger signals. Nearby
stands a broken-dowE dump cart
which has been lying there for
months. Mr.. Damon came across
three persons who were walking to-
ward town. One OF them carried a
lantern which he had taken from the
line. Mr.. Damon requested them to
replace it and was met with volley
of oaths. He repeated his request
and finally jumped out of his buggy
and walked toward the group. He
was again met with epithets and at
the same time Miranda advanced and
struck at him. According to witness
es Mr.. Damon exclaimed, "l'm
stabbed!" and fell back toward his
buggy into which he climbed without
aid.
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth did as
good piece OF work as he has accom-
plished in his long and successful
career in the police department. His
intuition at critical instant saved
him from continuing on the wrong
scent and it brought the real culprits
into his clutches.
"When | came down to the station
last evening to work on liquor and
gambling cases." said the Deputy,
"the station clerk told me he had
heard from Isaac Cockett that Ned
Damon was badly done up. dumped
into Thompson's hack and we drove
down to Moanalua on the dead run
The only information I had was thai
there were natives suspected of the
crime and that the woman wore pinl
dress and the man leggings.
''Near the scene of the murder
found black handkerchief which
put in my pocket with the intention
of letting bloodhounds take up the
scent from it. We worked about tht
place looking tor some kind of clue
and then started in to town again.
"When near the corner of Lilihi
and the King streets 1 saw a native
woman in pink dress and immedia te
y took charge of her. l was salts
fled she was innocent. AS l turned
about to re.enter my hack 1 saw {
Porto Rican woman, who has been il
jail any number of times, and was re
Gently let out OF Oahu Prison. She
is large woman and might be takeI
for Hawaiian. She wore a pinL
dress. She smiled at me. AS wen
by l looked through the glass window
the back OF the hack and saw hel
make a motion behind her. Two mel
arose from behind the stone wall nea,
the corner. At that l jumped out o
the hack, drew my gun and pointing
it at the larger man, called to him tt
stop. One man run toward me. HI
was blind as I afterwards learned
The woman started to run, but
caught her and the other man.
bundled them all into the hack ant
brought them to the station.
Reverra, the murderer was takel
from his cell at 10 o'clock to the Higl
Sheriff's Office and examined in tn
presence of the Portuguese Consul
Canavarro. OF this interview tn
High Sheriff said this morning.