The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-04

h,o wore omrupd at Driver Driver
bad "a sIN chamborod colts revolver
also 3s caliber and 90 was loaded boz
900 compartments Ouly two shots
we're fired ont ol g. however the
prompt Interference of the police pre-.
venting further shooting.
y 10 Osman. motorman No. 90. saw
lhe whole affair from hls vantage
u0inJ ON the car which was then sta.
non1u at the corner Of Fort aud no.
tel stree, Before "a shot was fired hc
saw Driver running from The sidewalk
towards The Nuuanu car followed by
NcQuaid I'm McQuaid's right hand
was revolver and before Driver
reached the car a shot rang out. Dri.
yer hastily dived into the car. and
scrambled through TO the other side.
while McQuaid continued to fire shot
after shot at the retreating man only
one shot took effect and this did not
stop Driver, who gained the other side
of the Ger in comparative safety.
BY this time McQuaid had emptied
his revolver and when Driver reap
peared around the end OF the car with
a revolver in his hand McQuaid was
defenceless for the moment Driver
raised his revolver to fire as McQuaid
turned to fee and the first shot from
Drivers weapon took effect in Nc
Quaid's back. A second shot fired
before McQuaid gained the shelter of
the Baltimore tea rooms, into which he
staggered and fell on to the floor.
Police Officer Peter Hose had by this
time arrived on the scene and prevent
ed further bloodshed by taking Driver
into custody.
About six months ago McQuaid is
| said to have started after Driver with
revolver, which was taken away
from him by friends. On this occasion
McQuaid had seen Mrs. McQuaid late
in the evening with Driver and he then
declared his intention to kill Driver on
sight
As a result of this and other Incl
dents, 1t is said, Driver has kept him.
self armed constantly, expecting to be
shot at any time by the husband who
felt himself wronged.
McQuaid's friends say that his do
nestle troubles have long proved up
on his mind to an alarming extent He
has been drinking very heavily at
times and trouble was feared by some
of those intimate with him.
Driver made a lengthy statement to
the police in which he explained how
the shooting happened. He arrived
back from Hawaii this morning on the
Mauna Loa and proceeded at once to
| his rooms in the Majestic, where he
| lived with O'Connor. There he men,
! toned to O'Connor that he had heard
that McQuaid had threatened to shoot
him on sight, whereupon O'Connor
suggested that it would be advisable
for him to carry his gun.
Driver replied: 81 think perhaps /
will" and with that he took his re-
volver, an army Colts, out of his bag
and put it on, using a shoulder strap
The two men then proceeded down
/ town Tor breakfast an1 went into the
Baltimore Dairy. Driver had been sea
sick coming in from Hawaii and did
not feel inclined for eating. Conse-
quently he did not take any breakfast,
but ordered some sandwiches to take
away with him. When the sandwiches
were ready a car bound for Nuuanu
passed the Baltimore and Driver ran
out to catch it.
Crossing the road 10 the car he
heard two shots and turned round to
see McQuaid coming at him with a
smoking revolver in his hand Driver
jumped on the car as McQuaid fired
the third time, This shot took effect,
said Driver, and he fell to his knees.
Before McQuaid could fire again Dri-
yer haG Wrapped out his revolver and
fired, also missing. AS McQuaid fired
again Driver dashed through the car
and out on the other side. He turned
and ran round the car and saw Nc
Quad turning to run down Fort street.
He rushed after him and fired a sec
ond shot as McQuaid neared the Bal
timore Dairy and this shot brought Nc
Quad down.
Then the police arrested him.
Driver had been expecting trouble
with McQuaid or some time; indeed
as long ago as July, 1909, he bought an
army revolver from E. o. Hall and
Sons, the weapon he used this morn.
ing. McQuaid seems to have made up
his mind to kill Driver on sight and
apparently was waiting to do it this
morning Yesterday McQuaid went
into e. o. Hall and Sons and pur-