Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-30
POLICE AROUND,
t TRIES MURDER
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of warning be sprang down 4 small
flight OF steps, and reaching his hand
into the right-hand pocket of his coat.
withdrew the revolver. still containing
one shot Before he could get his fin
ger 10 the trigger, the move was wit
Messed by Clerk Fred. Weed, who call
ed to the officers below, and at the
same time darted from Deputy Sher
if Roses office after LabOna. 10th
Captain Nelson. then on watch, and
Weed, grabbed I-abOna, taking the re-
volver from him and pi!liOning his
arms to prevent further display Of
gun-play. Other officers rushed 10
the scene and LabOna was subdued
only after a desperate struggle.
Trouble Started Yesterday.
The cause of the desperate attempt
to take the life of the Captain Of the
Norwegian steamer is laid to free
fight that occurred on board the col
lier yesterday afternoon, The dis
agreement which was aired in police
court this morning following trial
of Captain Sorenson upon charge Of
assault and battery. preferred by La
bona. The skipper while unattended
by counsel was fined SIS and three
dollars court cost, having been found
guilty of assault upon the fireman.
! Lahona alleged this morning that he
had been taken i'll and in entering
protest at turning out for duty with
the chief engineer. was told that he
would have to appeal to the captain.
Later Laboila was Summoned to the
bridge, where the skipper was await
ing his appearances: According TO the
! story told by Labof1a before Judge
Larnach this morning he had barely
stepped on the bridge when Captain
Sorenson grabbed him BY the shoul-
der, and shook him roughly, and TO
such extent that his cap fell from his
| head to the deck below. Labona then
declared that he believed that he was
to receive some rough handling by his
! superief Officer, raised his, hands to
ward off a blow. As he did so he re-
ceiyed smash in the, face that black
| efled his left eye Before the com
bataTts were separated. the fireman
recaiyed the, worst Of the encounter.
Fireman LaboIa late yesterday af-
ternoon swore out a warrant FOR tho
arrest Of Captain Sorens9n upon a
charge of assault and battery. The
, ease was. heard this morning and In
relating his side, of the story, Captain
Sorenson declared that he did not use
any force lii dealing with the fireman
nntif The. member of. the, crew at
tempted to strike him. He further
stated that his reason for calling the
! man to the. bridge. was for the. pur-
pose Of taking his Temperature, as
I.abona had comp Of, being III
through fever. Captain Soreiison adj
mitted that some words followed but
that in order TO preserve his dignity
IS an officer and commander. OF his
Vessel he. took. I4abona, to task with
the result that he was finally subdred
after asfight, .,'.<.
Bsnt on Revenge. ,s.,...
10th Captain Sorenson, in company
with his chief officer and Chief en-
gineer, and Labona, the complaining
witness against him in the assault
case left the court room about the
same time this morning.
Captain Sorenson stated: 81 went
from the court room to the Inter-lsl-
and wharf ! had just reached the
gateway when l heard hail from
1.-THE rear, and turning I saw Labona,
the fireman, who, began to use angry
words in delivering his opinion OF
what happened the day before.
stopped for moment and then tod
him to go aboard and stop all this
toolishness," when, like a thunder
clap from a clear sky, he stepped a
few PAGES back and drawing re-
Volver from his hip pocket, began fir
ing at me. I was then inside the
gateway leading to the wharf and at
tempted to dodge behind some timber
as each attempt was made to shoot
me.
eyes, / escaped without scratch.
Following four shots, I saw car
approaching and stepped ABOARD 20
return to the police station to swear
out a warrant against the 1nurderous
fireman. l had just entered the
building when l saw Labona coming
into the station from another door
way. His attempt to fire upon me
was frustrated by officers who jump
I cd up before he could press the ,trig-
ger. .-..-....
| Labona Bent On Murder Followed
Skipper.
Labona who after, firing four shots
at his officer, did not proceed town
ward in the street car, He was seen
to run along the roadway in the direc-
ton of Alakea wharf. At Richard
street he turned in the direction of the
Seaman's Institute From there ne
was, tracked to Merchant street, and
his entranee:to the police station prov
! ed a surprise to those who HAD at
tempted to follow his trail through the
city.
Revolver Purchased Here.
The revolver which Labona used in
his attept upon the life of Captain
Sorenson is declared as having been
purchased here. According to stories
related on board the Guernsey. Labo-
ma had little or no money, and is be-
leved to have secured the weapon at
a Chinese store as a Chinaman appear
&c at the ship this morning seeking
THE fireman who he claimed was i'll
debted to him for con- iierable
amount