The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-31
EVIDENCE AGAINST
DRUNKEN SOLDIERS
SHOOTING 1NOFFENs1vE
DRUNKEN DURING DsAs-
TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. POLICE
STARTLING CITIZENS.

man had the musket in his hand and
was making a step toward the bay.
The officer drew a revolver and aimed
1t at the man. 1 hearu the report but
the man seemed unhit. A second or
two later another shot was fired by
the officer. The man fell on his face,
and as he did so the officer fired two
more shots, both of which, 1 believe,
took effect
1--WE then walked away, the search
for the drunken soldiers being ADAM
doned, at least as far as l was con-
cerned 1 was indignant, but in view
of the drunken condition of the SEN
tinel and the homicidal spirit exhibited
by the officer I dared not return to
succor the wounded nan as 1 desired
to do. What then became of the
officer and Andrea Sbarboro 1 do not
know, but soon after 1 met Count
Fabbri, then acting Consul General
of Italy, and to him expressed my in
dignation at the act which 1 had seen
committed and the retaining on duty
Of sentines under the influence of
liquor.
it was very heroic TO attempt to save
buildings from burning, but it would
be more heroic and humane to try to
do something for the man who had
been shot by the officer and was lying
mortaly wounded, and in the course
of advancing flames. He said If he
could have the man taken to the Ferry
he would see that he was removed to
Oakland and carried to hospital in
that city. Count Fabbrl said that he
spoke imperfect English, and asked
me to make his request known to the
officers who were standing near by
watching the fire. Ehis was about
o'clock, three hours or so after the
shooting. I spoke to one of the Off
GERS telling him what had occurred.
but received as an answer that the
man had only got what he deserved.
A few minutes later I addressed my
self in low tones to the other officer,
a tall soldierly looking man, and was
assured by him that in a few minutes
he would have the wounded man re-
moved and cared for. With this Count
Fabbri and l had to content ourselves.
'In this connection should say that
between nightfall and my appeal to
the officers. Count Fabbri and I had
gone to the wounded man. who was
bleeding and groanlng, and as three
civilians passed we asked them to give
the man some water. which they did,
but when 1 suggested that we remove
him from his perilous position they
declined to give such help. evidently
being in the same condition of terror
as ourselves from the savagery of the
drunken soldiers.
Some days later I heard from Count
Fabbri that the wounded man had
been an estimable citizen: that he had
died from his wounds, and that his
body had been thrown into the bay"
Andrea Sbarboro showed considera-
BILE indignation when he spoke of the
shooting. 1.-THE man was not looters,
he said. 1.-THE chickens which he had
in his hand were from a car which
stood on the track of the Belt Rail-
road and which had been opened for
the purpose of making a distribution
of the contents to the people i'm the
vicinity, many of whom had had little
to eat for the last two days. The
sailor who accosted him was drunk
very dangerously drunk. When he was
ordered by Denicke to use his bayonet
their victim graspeC: the gun to save
himself and the sailor was so unsteady
that 1t fell out of his hands.
81 think Denicke shouted stop be-
fore he fired. I am convinced that
no one would have done such thing
without giving some warning. But
the man was dazed. He seemed to
think it was all a joke and did not
know what to do. Denicke fired twice
before the man fell. Then he fired two
more shots into his PROSTATE body It
was two hours before he died and
nothing was done for him. 1 was so
indignant that I reported the killing
at the meeting of the Relief Committee
the next morning, but the Mayor said
that it was necessary to have the SOL
diers and if one of them had been
drunk it was a misfortune
THE HAWAIIAN CONGREGATION
The Hawaiian congregation of st. An
drew's Cathedral have petitioned the
Bishop to allow the Rev. Frank Fftz to
resign all connection with the other
| congregation of the cathedral and with
the school and to devote his entire time
to the work of the Hawaiian congrega-