The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-06-23
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Departing.
Per stmr. Likelike, June %. for Maui |
and Molokai ports: c. NJ. Lovsted Mrs. /
Dora Won Tempsky, Mrs. Dowsett, ]. |
Renton, w. o. Smith. Mrs. r. X. G. |
Wallace and son, Mr.. wilmington, Ed
gar Wood, G. A. Macdonald, H. p.
Baldwin, Miss c. Baldwin.
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chin stated twice i'm an answer to ques
tions by his wife that Lock had shot
him. No ante-mortem statement could
be secured, as the dying man was too i'll
TO make any detailed statement of the
i'shooting.
From the information secured by the
police last night, Lock is said to have
/ claimed when he went to Chin, that
there was a mortgage of $500 on a house
belonging to Lock on Liliha street and
that this mortgage was to be foreclos-
ed unless money could be secured. Lock
wanted Chin to endorse a note for $500
I but Chin refused to do so. This morn
ing Lock made a somewhat different
statement of the details of the money
transaction, and also contradicted po
sitively statements he made to Detec-
hive McDuffie regarding the details of
the actual shooting of Chin.
Last night Lock claimed that Chin or
dered him away from the latter's place
land drew a revolver and threatened to
Shoot him if he did not leave. Lock
claimed that he grappled with Chin
and, being much stronger, took the re-
INolver away and shot the younger man.
Lock was interviewed in prison this
morning by representative of the Star
and contradicted this statement. Lock
said that he went to the house of Chin,
mot for the purpose of securing the en-
dorsement of any note but to try and
borrow $40 for the purpose of getting
food to keep his family from starving
Chin ordered him away and declared
that he would shoot him if he did not
depart. Chin then, according to the
statement of Lock, went into another
room and came back. Lock says he
thought Chin was coming back to kill
him, so he drew a pistol and shot the
insurance man. Lock denie s that he
shot Mt the wife of Chin.
In discussing the business trouble
Lock said through translator. Il had
a house built on Liliha street near Ku-
kui some time ago, and insured the
place for $4,000 in a company where
chin worked The house was burned
and insurance amounting to 1854 was
paid etO-the trustees of the Bishop Es-
tate This was done because the Bishop
Estate owned the land and the agree
hnent was to have the insurance money
in case of a fire paid to them 1 had a
second house built by the oahu Mill and
Lumber Company. Chin charged me a
fee of $500 for his part in the entire
matter. l paid him 5000 in cash and
gave him a note for $780, He turned this
note over to Lee Chew of the Oahu Mill
Company. The latter has been bother
ing me repeatedly every day or so, to
pay the money. l was sick and so was
my wife, and I could not pay. 1 have
been to Chin every day this week, to
ask him to lend me some money to buy
medicines and food. He refused FL
nally his wife told my wife that he in
tended to foreclose the mortgage on my
place and sell it. l went to see him
last night l asked him to lend me $40
and he refused. He ordered me out of
the house. He said will kill you if
you don't get out of here" and then he
rushed into another room and came
back. 1 was i'm fear of my life. !
thought he was going to kill me, so /
2
any note"
Lee Chew, the manager of the oahu
Mill Company, states that yesterday
Lock went to him and threatened to kill
MIN if the mortgage of $500 which was
on Locks property was forecosed, and
also threatened to kill Chin if the lat
ter did not endorse Locks note for $500
j. s. Walker, superintendent of the
Irwin insurance department, where the
deceased was employed, states that the
p murderer has been bothering the de-
ceased repeatedly for some time past.
& Chin had stated that Lock wanted an
endorsement Of a note for $500 but Chin
2 had declined, as Lock had no property
{ to back such endorsement.
Mr.. Walker stated that the deceased
/ had been in his employ for the last ID
. years. Chin was esteemed highly by
Chinese and white people and was re-
: garded as one OF the brightest, as well
as most honest Chinese in the commun-
z ity. The deceased was SO years of age
2 and was born near Hong Kong. He
t came here when about or 4 years OF
} age. He attended school at ST. Louis
College, and then went to work under
p Mr.. Walker. Chin was married and
2 leaves widow and three children He
p carried $4,000 life insurance. The funer-
p al will be held this afternoon at 4
, o'clock from ST. Peters Chapel.
No Inquest win be held on the deceas-
I ed. The circumstances OF his death are
so apparent that the police do not con-
b slider an inquest necessary. Lock was
p arraigned before Judge Lindsay thi,
. morning on a charge of murder in tn,
e first degree, waived examination and
k was committed to the circuit court Tn,
. case win be laid before the grand jury
I ana an Indictment against Lock viii n,
b doubt be found at once .. ., ...
e BURBANK SUFFERS GREAT Loss.