The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-30
THE GONG
WAS RUAG
Inquest Over Street Car
Victim Concludes
Today.

The inquest over the remains OF the
late Leong See, who was killed by a
car on Liliha street MApday night,
continued at the 4-olice Station last
night, but as there are several state
ments to be signed 10y witnesses the
jury. will meet again this noon, at which
time the verdict Will he rendered. The
sessions of the .iury are attracting CON
siderable attention an the deputy
Sheriff s Office mas been filled At each
session with friends of the dead Chi
naman, repre- ientatIves of the railway
company and others. The lecture of
last night hearing was :; visit ~ the
jury to the car barns of the Rapid
Transit Company, where the car, No.
3d.. that killed the man, was inspected.
1t was run back and forth, the fender
was dropped, and the blood stains ex-
amined
Tire first witness examined was a
japanese servant of Governor Carter,
who was on the car when the accident
occurred. She threw little light on the
matter, though she stated that the bell
was rung and told of the motorman s
efforts to stop the car. She was fol
lowed by Miss Annie Olsen, a young
girl, who saw the entire affair. She
saw the car and heard the gong ringing.
1t rang violently just before the
man was struck while the motorman
dropped the fender and applied the
brakes. She saw the Chinaman start
to cross the track and said that she
saw him go under the wheels and saw
the car run over nIm, though as she
was on the opposite side OF the car 1t
is doubtful whether she actually saw
the man go under the wheels. She
stated that the Chinaman mad plenty
of time to get out of the way after
the gong was rung and before the car
struck him.
Mounted Officer Fred Wright was
the next witness. He was at the june
ton of King and Liliha streets and
heard the gong ringing as far off as
that. 1t rang violently at the last AND
soon after he heard a g thud-thud' and
it seemed as If the car stopped instant
Conductor Disregard. He stated that
the car stopped for passenger at
School street, but did not stop at the
next station, near the entrance of the
Boys Field, though he thought the
motorman slowed down there. He was
collecting a fare and issuing a trans
fer then.
Ostergard stated that the motorman
started the car at School and then shut
off his power and applied the brake,
coasting down with the brake applied.
After collecting the fare, witness went
back to the rear OF the car and when
it was about at Vineyard street his
attention was calico to the motorman
by the latter s shouting. The motor
quent intervals, but now he rang it
violently, damned on his brake-it was
already so far on that it took but one
motion to apply it as hard as possible
dropped his fender and reversed.
Witness heard and felt a humping, al
though he was not sure whether it was
from the fender which was scraping
along the ground or was caused by the
car when running over the man. The
car stopped at the makai- corneI~ of
Liliha and Vineyard. Witness said the
motorman was a careful man and was
running at safe speed. He testified
regarding the blood spots found on the
fender, car and running gear. After
this the jury went to the car barns to
examine the car and Disregard pointed
out the stains. Deputy Sheriff Raw
Inns is conducting the inquest as cor
oner.