Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-30
INQUEST IS CONTINUED
JURORS EXAMINE CAR
THAT KILLED LEONG SEE
FENDER COMES IN FOR CLOSE
scRUTINY-CHlNEeE CONSUL
WILL INVESTIGATE
FENOGRo.

The continuation last night Of the
inquest over the body Of Leong See.
the Chinaman killed Monday evening
By q Liiha street car did not bring !
out any startling developments. but It
started q new line Of Investigation
which may reach farther than appears
at first sight. This Is the investiga- !
ton of the eficiency Of the tenders
used on the Rapid Transit cars, and
from developments last night 1t Is not
improbable that efforts will be made
10 prove that the tenders now use are
not efficient In actual working.
Moterman Exoneratsd.
The evidence taken on Tuesday night
before the coroner's jury was mostly
In an attempt to find out whether Mo-
torman e. r. Niemann took every pre-
caution and made every effort to stop
the car before striking the Chinaman.
The evidence so far practically exoner-
ates him, and last nights witnesses
corroborated this. But after the TAX
ing Of evidence had been completed
last night, Deputy Sheriff Rawlinc, act
ing as coroner. loaded the jury into
the patrol wagon and took them up
to the carborn Of the Rapid Transit
Company on Punchbowl and Beretania
streets. Here they examined Car No.
..28, under the ponderous wheels Of
which the Chinaman was killed Aft
er a minute scrutiny Of the fender and
trucks had been made by the jurors,
Manager G. q. Ballentyne, Of the Rapid
Transit Company, took the car out on
the straight track and for half an
hour under his direction It was back.
ed and run ahead and the safety fend-
er dropped in order to show how 1t
worked.
Consul interested.
A second feature of last nights In.
quest was the presence OF Chang Tso
Fan, the Chinese Consul here. Accom-
panied by his interpreter he appeared
at the inquest and remained an inter.
ested spectator Of the proceedings.
Actively, Consul Chang Tso Fan is rep
resented by Attorney ]. ]. Dunno, who
also was an interested spectator Of last
nights proceedings. especially the ex.
Elimination Of the car and fender.
Reports state that the Consul Is go
ing to find out why 80 many OF his
countrymen are killed by Honolulu
street cars. To Bulletin reporter
his attorney in this case. J. J. Dunno
said that the Consul was going &c
make q thorough investigation Of the
matter. It will be recalled that three
weeks ago little Chinese girl was Kill
: cd by an electric car on King ant
Desha streets and the motorman com
rleteiy exonerated. Undoubtedly thi
will add direction and force to the Chi
nese Consul's efforts. He will prob
ably seek, In this case. to obtain dam
ages from the Rapid Transit Company
. His case Is strengthened by the fac
that in both the accidents the victim
were first picked up by the fender an
then rolled OF under the wheels.
the matter is taken up. 1t will ur
doubleday be attempted to prove tina
the tenders are not able to hold peopl
who are picked up.
No verdict was reached by the jur
! last night. as transcription OF tn
/ evidence had to be made. That was e.
1 pected to be done by ~ o'clock toda,
at which time the jury would meet
bring In a verdict.
As stated above. last nights eviden'
was not remarkable. 1t all went II
same way-that the Chinaman wavert
\ too long In front Of the car. and Thu
the motorman, after taking every pr
= caution as to ringing his bell. had trit
hard but unsuccessfully to stop the ca
~ The drst witness called was Sat-
y Yasu Motto, q Japanese servant of Go
n ernor Carter. She testified as to nj
mann's ringing his bell after leavil
School street toward Vineyard stree
where the man was killed. She hea
the motorman also call out. The C
slowed down.
II was very dark on for sever
blocks, there being no electric ligh
there.
Annie Olsen, Of 1919 Liliha street,
girl about fourteen years old. was ca
ed. She was walking IN Liliha sire
saw the Chinaman walking In fro
of her In the middle Of the car-tra'
He seemed to be looking back at b
continually. She heard the bell Ri
ing, the man suddenly straighten
up and looked at the approaching C
but did not attempt to get of the ira
though he had plenty Of time to do
The fender struck him. He fell
- ward on 1t. but doubled backward
san uodar tho whaala Stated that
car was not going fast.
. Fred Wright. a police officer. 8
q that his first intimation Of trouble '
when he heard the gong sounding.
- that time he was standing at King
liz Liliha streets. The car was going n
er slowly, He heard sudden thu
and the car stopped suddenly He
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