Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-30
STEVENS, VICTIM
OF HOLY WAR
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General, stood as If transiixed. Ste
his chase of Chaeng, but before he
could turn to meet the attack in the
rear Chun's revolver cracked twice
in rapid succession and the diplomat
dropped to the ground.
The assassin had not time to shoe:
again. for before his weapon, pointed
Mt the wounded man on the ground.
could empty forth its contents he
was struck on the head by Harry
Sexton, deputy assessor in the poll
lax department, and knocked down.
The revolver dropped from the mans
hands, and before he could recover 1t
Sexton had him fast.
| Chaeng, in the meantime, wounded
and bleeding, was making a desper-
ate effort to lose himself in the
crowd. Though badly wounded he
was making good use of his legs, but
was quickly intercepted by Police
men Edward Owens and John Nc
Grath.
The crowd, which up to the pres.
ent had remained inert and almost
stupefied by the suddenness of the
shooting, now broke loose. With
| cries of anger they advanced to
where Sexton was holding the trem-
bling Chun and made insistent de-
mands to have him lynched. The
general belief was that a white man
had been shot down by japanese
and the people swarmed around Sex
ton and his prisoner, hooting, cuIs-
ing and yelling. Sexton ran Chun.
trembling for his life, under the
ferry building and there turned over
him and his revolver to Policemen
Owens and McGrath.
Chaeng. the wounded Korean, and
Stevens were taken to the barber
emergency hospital, followed by n
crowd, but the largest crowd follow
ed Chun, who did the shooting.
Cries of Lynch the Japw
Loud cries We're made to lynch
the Jap" and the temper of the
crowd finally grew to such pitch
that the policemen forced their prls-
oner into a run ind rushed him to
the police station, with the strag-
Cling crowd yelling imprecations at
him.
The Japanese Consul General was
completely lost in the excitement OF
the moment, but he appeared while
the crowd was being quieted and fol-
lowed Stevens to the harbor emer-
Rency hospital. Koike was greatly
excited and repeatedly asked that no
one but the authorities be allowed to
approach Stevens. The latter was
the coolest man in the place.
Stevens Remains Cheerful
II don't feel any pain, he said ms
he lay on the operating table. lis
that bad sign?" Not getting an
answer to his questions he lapsed
into silence. Later he asked few
questions about his wounds and gem
orally maintained a cheerful demear,
nor.
The man who shot him was being
attended at another table and was
being subjected to a steady gaze on
the part of the japanese Consul Cen
eral. The quiet of the hospital
seemed to calm down Koike. In dis.
robing Stevens the hospital attend
ants had taken from his necktie q
magnificent diamond stick pin. This
was thrown carelessly on the heap OF
blood-stained clothes and was picked
up by Koike.
What shall | do with this?" he
asked of Mrs. Kennedy. 1T looks
rather valuable and should not be
left lying around"
you had better wear It yourself
until you can have an opportunity OF
turning 1t over to the other party,
said Mrs. Kennedy.
Koike contented himself with put
ting the pin his pocket. After Stew
ems had been removed to the hospital
he gathered the latter's belongings
lice to have the grips and baggage
belonging to Stevens cent to the
Fairmont Hotel.
Diplomat Shot Twice
The medical examination showed
that both men were seriously ant
probably fatally wounded. Stevens
was shot twice, one bullet smashing
his shoulder blade and the other en-
tering the lower part of his back. Thu
wound in the face. caused by thu
blow from the, revolver, was at frs
taken for a bullet wound. and he hat
to undergo much painful probing be
fore the surgeons were satisfied tina
no bullet had lodged there. The Ko
rean was shot in the shoulder, thu
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