The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-02-28
HOW GROSSMAN
LOST HIS LIFE
Continued from PAGE one9

how II began, Taylor had opened fire
and everybody scattered
At the second shot Grossman sank
10 the ground with the bones OF his
leg broken by the bullets Like a
maniac, with distorted features and
slaring eyes. Taylor stood even closer
+ 10 the badly-wounded man and fired
shot after shot until his automatic
weapon had exhausted the magazine
Then Taylor. still retaining his re-
voIver. hurried 10 the kitchen and shut
the door.
ARCHER ARRESTS TAYLOR
Mounted Patrolman A A Archer
CHANGED 10 be riding near the camp AT
the time Of the murder and heard the
fusfllade OF shots. He spurred 10 the
scene and found Grossman- fatally
wounded. lying on . pile Of dirt mid
way between the dining-hal and the
supsrintendent's office Several work
men had gathered around the pros
t-ate man. who told Archer that the
cook had done the shooting and that
he still had the revolver
Archer found Taylor intrenched in
the kitchen and covered him with his
revolver. He then ordered the cook
10 hand over his weapon and secured
the handouts on his wrists
WHY did you shoot the mani ask
ed Archer.
- II. he struck me-" replied
TAYLOR. and he put his hand al his
nip pocket and I thought he was go
ing 70 draw his gun
Archer brought Taylor before Gross
man. who was scarcely able 20 speak
from loss Of blood. and in the presence
7f some wOrkulsn Gr0ssuan said Tay-
lor had shot him without cause Ar
cher then sent wOrkuen for physi-
clan. and booked Taylor at the Ocean
View Police Station Later when he
returned 10 the camp he found that no
physician had responded, and he took
the wounded man on street car 10
s. Luke's Hospital, where he died a.
80 O'Clock
COOKS VERSION OF TRAGEDY.
Taylor admitted yesterday al the
CITY Prison that he was very angry
when he I'D the shooting, and his sx-
cl,se for the murder Is that he be
Ifsve5 Grossnau intended 70 draw z
revolver n shoot him WHEN ne began
firing n SeIf-dsfenss-
While I was cooking the breakfast
tor The men, said Taylor yesterday
--C;-5zsuzu brought ne some eggs and
told ne n COX them right away
cooked thsm. but / guess he thought
took TOO long. for he made fuss
about IL and left the diningr0om On
hfz wsv 70 the s1perlntsnie1t's Office
7 c---Sz5 al him for gong 70 the super
fu-ez6znt- and followed him outside
When ne got outside there was some
more talk and then q fight started
= cannot say whether G1ossman
struck ne Of not I don't think that
h id. and I don't know whether I
Stuck him OF not but I know that l
was very mad Tn=l saw Gresham
MI his hand quickly 70 his nip pocket,
and I thought he was going 10 shoot
ne I thought ny life was III danger
then. - ! grabbed my gun and fired
7 don't remember how many shots I
fred. bit I did nor intend 70 xiii the
man 81 all I only wanted 70 wound
him - that he could not shoOt me- 1
began firing az his legs
FEARED \ LTNCHISG.
That vas the first tine I ever had
any trouble with Gresham 1 have
had considerable trouble with the other
neu- I have been afraid OF ny life.
There ara soout eighty d ninety men
working there, and they had threaten
81 70 lynch ne because the grub was
p.oo-- They said the CUB was 10 good
and that I vas responsible for il. but
vas not for I Only cooked the grub.
That vas tns reason got q gun. after
they 5=gan 20 threaten me ! bought
the revolver for ny Own protection I
have never been IN trouble II my life
before, and neTer was arrested for any
O1snse7
Taylor says ne comes from RedtOp.
Texas. and that hs has been IN this
city about I've years, having worked
al that time a. a c0sk- He says ne
has been connected =rifa the grading
camp for Z feE weeks Gr0ssrnan was
Z sne Appearing nan, about forty-hve
years o. age ne was single and re-
ssisd a. sss1 Mission street