Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-04
KOREAN IS NOT
WORRIED OVER
HIS VICTIMS
Refuses to Talk Regarding His
Attempt to Take the Life
of Friend


New facts brought to light this
morning surrounding the wild scene
near Palama Junction yesterday af-
ternoon when Choy Young Sun, a 10
rean, attempted to murder Charles
III. NJ. Pock, and ended by fatally
wounding him, and slightly injuring
the latter's Japanese wife and infant
son, as we'll as You Sung 500, show
that the act of the Korean was not
unprecedented, but had been planned
for weeks.
Believing that he had been outdone
in transaction with Pock, Choy. it
is alleged, swore a week ago that he
would not only kill him but would
also end the life of Lorrin Andrews
and w. T. Rawlins, who had acted
in the capacity of attorneys for him
in investigating his transaction. His
friends laughed at him when he is
said to have made these threats.
But rushing into his store at Pa
lama, which he rents from Pock, the
Korean dispelled the belief that he
was not serious in his threat yester-
Gay afternoon, and before the smoke
issuing from his revolver had clear
ed, four persons lay on the floor, his
victims. Pock, the only one seriously
injured, was rushed ito the Queens
hospital, where he still remains in
critical condition with but slight hope
for his recovery.
Leaving the store as quickly as he
had entered, Choy disappeared, and
the road he travelled until late in the
afternoon when he alighted from a
hack in front of the police station,
still brandishing revolver, and an
nounced himself ready to be placed
under custody, may never be known.
In the meantime, as the police had
been searching for Ghoy in the Pa
lama district, Mr. Rawlins called at
the station and reported that he had
heard that Choy was threatening to
kill him and others. because of some
alleged grievance he had in his sup
posed outdoing in the transaction.
1t was stated this morning that
Choy went to Mr.. Rawlins and asked
him to look into a. transaction. and
bring suit. The attorney advised
him, after an investigation of three
weeks, that he did not have a case,
which advice, 1t is understood, other
attorneys had given him.
So far as could be learned this
merning, a suit was brought against
Choy for the purchase price of mer-
chandise, and after it was brought to-
Judgment, some personal property of
Choy's was seized to- be. sold under.
execution. To protect Choy, and pro-
hibit the sale of the goods at q sacri-
flee, Pock agreed to pay off the judy
ment, and papers were signed before
a notary by which Choy conveyed
some property to Pock in considera-
ton of the latter paying off the judg-
ment.
This is the deal which worked up
on the Koreans mind. He was heard
20 complain that it was unfair and at
times denied that he had signed the
instruments, and later called upon
several attorneys, the last of whom
was Mr.. Rawlins. The latter stated
that after a thorough Investigation
he had advised Choy that he did not
have ground for an action. Other at
torneys are said to have given him
similar advice, but the Korean kept
doggedly to his determination to
avoid the deal, and at last when it
became known. to him that this was
impossible, he was heard to swear
that he would kill Pock and the at
torneys.
Choy did not wish to talk this
morning. He seemed little troubled
about the tragedy and little concerned
with the condition of Pock. The lat
ter's wife was struck by two bullets,
the first piercing her hand and in
flicting flesh wound on the baby.
The second entered her leg. You
Sung 500 was only scratched by a.
bullet. He is part owner of the store