The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-11-08
BLOODY DUEL is FOUGHT
ON CVTYS MAIN STREETS
Principals Are Wounded
and Under Arrest in
Hospital.
tFrom saturday Advertiser)

tFrom Saturday Advertiser)
Driven almost to madness by domes-
tic troubles, facing always the suspicion.
that his home was being irrevocably
wrecked by another man, William NJ.
McQuaid, sugar chemist of Kona,
yesterday fred the first shot in a pistol
duel in the heart of town which re-
suited in his wouldbe victim seriously,
probably fatally, wounding him.
McQuaid now lies at the Queen s
Hospital at the door of death, his lungs
pierced by a bullet from a navy re.
volver. Volney c. Driver, the man at
whom he shot and who in return gave
him what viii probably be his death
wound, is also in the hospital suffering
from slighter wounds received in the
bloody fight.
The duel took place at quarter
past nine yesterday morning at the
corner of Hotel and Fort streets. The
first shot came from the .3S Smith and
Wesson newly purchased by McQuaid,
who, half insane through brooding over
his domestic infelicities, sick in body
as well as in spirit desperately emptied
his weapon at the man who he believes
has wrecked his life and home. Driver
boarding the car at the time he was
fred at, jumped to the ground again
and running around it followed Nc
Quaid into the Baltimore Dairy, whittier
the latter had fled.
There he cornered the man for whose
life he will probably have to answer
and shot him down. But one bullet
ont of the two he fired lodged in his
victim but this, penetrating the right
breast and tearing through the lung,
was sufficient.
The next moment Driver was seized
by Police Officer Hose Peter and Nc.
Quaid was gasping for breath and life
on the floor of the Baltimore Dairy
restaurant. The last scene in the NOR
bid tragedy, extending over months,
had ended.
The Cause.
Volney C. Driver, government in.
spector of dredging at Pearl Harbor,
has played in that common and most
miserable of roles, the homewrecker,
who in the face Of continued threats
of the husband has half maliciously
and half audaciously persisted in fol
lowing his own ends.
He was formerly employed by the
Kona Development Company on the
Big Island and here he met McQuaid
and his wife. McQuaid was manager
of the same company and the two be
came acquainted through this.
Driver soon began to pay attention.
to Mrs. McQuaid, which were said t.
have been favorably received and l
became a matter of comment. Matter
going from bad to worse, McQual
came to Honolulu, bringing his wifi
with him and hoping by this means t
end the unsavory relations which ha
sprung up between her and Driver:
Driver, however, was not to be lei
behind. He left his position in Kon
and also came to Honolulu where h
renewed his attentions to the womal
He applied for a position on The AZ
yertiser and was tried out as sportln
reporter for a short time, finally bein
discharged on the night of the Ell
carnival. On that same evening, NJ
ouaid was abroad looking for hii
ready to shoot ON sight That tin
Driver escaped.
Driver became frequent visitor
the Y. NJ. c. A. where he spent mo
of his time, although it was stat'
there Yesterday that he was not mel
her of the association. For some tin
after his connection with The Adye
tiser had been severed he still, at time
claimed that he was n reporter on Il
paper.
ment as government inspector of dred
inc at Pearl Harhor, responsible poi
+ien which it is claimed his past e
perience fitted him for.
His attentions to Mrs. McQuaid pro
Eessed as steadily as before. lie
warned again and again but paid
attention to the warnings and sto'
prepared, as was shown yesterday,
sboot down the man he had wrong
should the latter attempt to forcii
halt him in his course.
Seeks Police,
The matter began to prey more a
more on McQuaid S mad, and he re
lied how impoteut he was TO save
home from going on the rocks of sh
wreck Several months ago he appeal
10 Chief McDulie and told him that
was going to Kona, wheredhe would
be able TO watch his wife. The ch
was requested to keep watch on b'
Driver and Mrs. McQuaid, and NJ
MeQuaid's departure did so.
He watched the house several nigl
and thereafter internationally, and s
nothing to rouse his suspicious and
the matter drop for the time being
As time went on and the relate
between Mrs. McQuaid and Driver c
tinued, McQuaid became worse.
was forced TO undergo serious op'