The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-09-24
HOMICIDE LAST
NIGHT IN
HARBOR
CFrom Saturdays Advertiser,

A = NcRinn0n. third assistant en-
E1ss- q The steamer ROsec-ans,
MAS E1e5 OF board that vessel last
night BY John Wynne, one OF the OIL
e-s- The deed Eas committed in the
cabin q me dead man about nine
cock last night. death following q
Slew 81 the temple from 8 hammer
Els s.oE being given IN the course OF
a uuE--a Ds-waen the TWO men. No
one Vas present when the fatal blow
vas STICK except the slayer and
his antagonist and no cause for the
c-zrrel has 50 far been told by the
un 2oz under arrest and held in Gus
-a5y az the police station
Nchi1non- whose body lies az the
Cuee--s Hospital. was = brother Of
Vzzs Z cEs-k al the receiving desk at
rhs police station He has made sew
al cruises 10 this port in the Rose
c-aus and has many friends in Homo
Iu-u- his home is n san Jose, Cali
c1--Lz- where his parents now reside
The Ersc intimation the police had
% any trouble on the oil steamer,
which had locked al the railroad
prhz-- yesterday morning. was about
-1e o'clcck- when the chief engineer
arrived 81 the police station in search
OF a doctor. informing the officer in
charge o. the station that there had
Eses- & fight aboard the vessel in the
course 81 which the assistant engineer
had been hurt The patrol wagon was
sent a. once 10 the vessel and the
s-sure5 man taken 10 the hospital Be
[o-e the police wagon had arrived
zhsre. however. the man had died An
elimination 81 the hospital showed
rhat his right temple had been crush
- IN 5y 8 blow from some blunt in
s-ru=e1-
L the meantime the police had ar
rested tae homicide, John Wynne, one
q The oilers. who acknowledged hav-
zzE struck the fatal blow. The weapon
zsaa BY him vas one OF the heavy
hammers used by the mechanics
zaaz-5 steamers This Is in the pos
session OF the police as evidence
" statement could be obtained from
IKE arrested man last night the only
details o. the crime obtainable being
supplied By TIE chief engineer, who
states thar he was awakened by the
cries q The members OF the crew, who
s-a-ss that murder was being COM
r---ee aboard. The engineer hast
-s-ez 70 The cabin OF McKinnon, from
-r-s-c= The noise OF e struggle came,
H-- before he arrived the noise ceas-
- and he was just in time 70 rleet
The olls- coming out, brandishing q
hammer and announcing that he had
done IL re added, Il Is said, the hope
--s- he blow he had given Mckinnon
had sile5 him, which hope was too
wei realized
Derury Sheriff Jarrett viii enpanel
q t-rv this morning for al inquest
8IeEEunou. who Is young man,
.-z-e ashore last night early and Wis
z-e5 AZ The home OF Robert Bemrose,
o. Ho-s- street az the corner OF Alakea
s--==-. leaving there about seven
o--r1ez Before joining the ship he
.cz-es IN al Sc0rtys, staying there IN
ri q tsE minutes before nine O'Clock
=e vas perfectly sober al the time
he -=r- for the ship. al the time he
z Il Scot-y's refusing 70 drink AZ
10 -z-e during rhe visit did he refer
any trouble he had had aboard the
R-=a--aus. nor = Il known, SO far,
q any trouble had during the voyage
--- The 0iIer Wyn1e-
ms Is The first case which may
--1-e z murder the present police de-
-s---=u- has had 70 deal with, Hcno-
l--- having been singularly free Of this
scz1l-al orsnse for many months