The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-01-05

x nandez came TO his death on the +
X first day of january, 1912, at \
II Honolulu, City and County Of
+ Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii,
X on River street, between Kukui X
* and Vineyard streets, from X
X fracture of the base of the \
= skull, said injury having been \
* caused by a blow on the head, \
x throwing the said Timoteo Her 4
x nandez violently to the ground, 4
X said blow being delivered by X
x one Harry E. Murray, pas X
X senger on a moving auto
X mobile"
sk X X X X 4 X 4 X Y X 4 x X 4 X 4
Chauffeur Bolin, driver of auto
mobile sol, who has been held
prisoner at the police station pending
jury inquiry into the death of Timoteo
Hernandez, the aged and crippled
Porto Riean, who was killed early
Monday morning, was released yester-
day at the conclusion of the inquest,
the jury having definitely placed the
responsibility for the mans violent
death upon Supervisor Harry E. Muir
ray, chairman of the police committee,
who while passenger in the auto,
struck the man, the cripple falling back
TO the ground and sustaining frac-
tured skull.
Every statement but one, made by
Bolin at the inquest, was corroborated
by Mr.. Murray and by those who were
his fellow travellers in the auto on
the morning of the tragedy, the only
statement uncorroborated being that in
which he stated Murray had told him
if he did not keep quiet about the kill
ing he Murray would kin him. Muir
ray stoutly denied having said this,
but his statement was otherwise very
much along the lines developed by the
chauffeur.
It was proved also that the machine
did not touch Hernandez, and that
Bolin was sober, not having taken a
drink during the evening. 1t was also
proven that Murray, Robert White
a yeoman of the U. S, S. California
and D. f. Henderson of the U. S. S
West Virginia had taken several
drinks at the Elks club with Murray
and also at the Grill, but that J. w
Doyle, the fourth member of the party
had not taken any drinks at all, hi
stating that he was con the water
wagon"
"Crack His Head Off,
Bolin stated that after the man hai
been struck by Murray as the auto
passed within two to three feet of the
victim, Murray exclaimed that he be
lieved that the man had been killed
Upon reaching the Buckle house Il
which the party was driving to attend
a luau. Murray asked him to go bacl
and see how the man was, and that h'
did so, returning to report to Murray
who thereupon led him aside and de
manded that he "keep his mouth shu
or he would crack his head" Later
Boin said that Murray said he ''woulC
kill him. 1t was the fear that Muir
ray might do something to him that h,
refrained from saying anything abou
the tragedy at first.
Murray denied having threatened
Bolin, but he did state that it was tru
ne he'd asked Bolin to keep quiet ant
say nothing of the tragedy. ~ die
say" said Murray at the inquest
- now you keep quiet about this, anC
we will find out If this thing cannot b.
fixed up. wanted to see the men il
authority and explain things and ge
the report about it out correctly"
Acknowledged Denial
In response to query by one of tn
jurors If he had not denied at frs
having been a passenger in the ma
chine until Bolin stated he was, Muir
ray replied;
~ did make the statement that
was not ia the machine that hit tn
man. / don't know what made me d
20, or why ! stated that, but fel
there would be an inquest over Thu
mRtter and would be called as a wit
ness, ald that may have been N
reason"
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raT aud b. saw the msp ahead nnd use
bis Jericho horn aud passed the MAJ
by three feet. bat that Murray fWuul
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