The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-08-08
CORONER SJURY
FINDS VERDICT
Five. Year. Old Child Met Death
From Injuries Received by
Being Struck BY Automobile
Driven by Chalmers, Say In
vestigators - Arrests Not Yet
Made. ~.

Made. .s
At nine o'clock last night after an
Investigation covering a period of fcui
days coroner's jury returned yer
diet that fve-year.old Kaonohiokala
Aliza Antoine died from Injuries re-
ceived by being struck by an automoi
bile driven by William G. Chalmers.
Only few persons were present when
the Jurors came out and announced that
verdict had been reached. Attorney
Prosser, who represented Chalmers dur.
ing the injury was notified that a YER
diet had been reached and hurried to
the scene.
Chalmers was not present and the po
lice made no effort to locate him.
whether or not arrests will now be
made or the officers will await posi-
BILE action by the grand jury is not
known. 1t was reported that the grand
jury was convened yesterday aud that
an investigation of the death of the
Cuilu was tdhtu w.
straightforward Verdict.
Following is the verdict of the jury
returned last night:
Kaonohiokala Aliza Antoine, of Ma.
wiliwih, Kauai, aged five years, came
to her death on the second day of Au-
gust, 1913, at Honolulu, from fracture
of the base of the skull and cerebral
hemorrhage, caused Ny being struck anu
thrown to the ground while crossing
King street. Kapalama, by the right
fender of automobile numbered 1899,
driven by one William &. Chalmers.
This is signed by Charles II. Rose
coroner; Edmund Norrie, l.. w. Gay
John Huihui, Charles Lambert, j. Camp
bell, A. V. Gear, jurors.
Roses Version of Verdict
"The verdict, as | take it, leaves il
open, said Deputy Sheriff Rose last
night. - will have conference with
the county attorneys office in the
morning over the matter, and it vii
be determined then whether Chalmer:
will be arrested or not.
az do not believe that the verdict
a. rendered condemns Chalmers, al
though it does state that the machin,
driven BY him, killed the girl. Tha
was a fact, that the machine, driven b,
Chalmers, was responsible for the girl I
death, - VI; 80 ~ EfH, i"t'=t
MAX Schlemmer, caretaker of the ODD
Fellows building,r testified to havin,
been aboard an eastbound trolley ea
SqHRe tlhGa hing street line, which passe,
stood interlockodl after their collision
on the makai side of the road Ew;
iof the Ialama fire station. He say
he saw Mrs. Chalmers standing by TIL
car. He had seen Chalmers about tw,
O'Clock, the latter in his auto, and the,
had bowed to each other. E.Fs
n,ip Saw Child Carried Away.
Supervisor NJ. G. Pacheco, who wa
aboard the westbound car, which waitet
ut the ERE station switch for the east
bound ear to pass and clear the line
testified that he sat on the mauka sid
of the ear, reading a paper. He hear'
women wailing, and looking up saw
child, apparently hurt, being taken int,
II house from the street. He saw tn
form of the child as one of the carrier
stumbled. He then looked ahead ant
saw an auto piled up on the maka
sidewalk and another ear which haC
telescoped it. Mrs. Chalmers was stand
ing by her machine and appeared t,
be in trance, he said.
One of the Jurors, who seemed to fai
to catch the drift or purpose OF an.
of this testimony, interrupted the su
man of the car. e
No, sir; | was mere passenger,
replied the supervisor.
Iprpr Nnrria ugkaI ,.yhnthnr fhn ord
nance passed by the board of super
visors did not specify how persol
was examined and given drivers Ger
tficate, The supervisor replied that, al
persons, to be privileged to drive, mus
first be examined by the official eH
aminer of chauffeurs, who held his au
thority from the city government.
He was. not certain that the ord
nance provided for the cancellation o
chauffeur's license under condition
which have arisen in the Chalmers in
vestigation.
"It appears that man can 60 on
in his auto and kill people, and still
retain his license - said the supervisor
81 don t know of anyone who has los
his license for k ling anyone. Whethe
the examination by the examiner o
chauffeurs is properly conducted l d
not know. The examiner is not PAL
salary. His perquisites are thos
paid by the persons he examines. TIL
more people he examines the more pei
quisites he receives h. ,r.t-,, a. a
Deputy City Attorney Brown state
that one chauffeur had had his licens
taken away under similar circumstance.
He referred to one Johnston, who ra
amuck several times and had his licens
cancelled by district court magit
trate. This decision was affirmed i
the circuit court.
Section 46 of Ordinance IL was the
read by Pacheco. This speeifcall
stated that the Judge has the right {
cancel license should the chauffeu
violate tile provislcns of the ordinance
Motorman Martin Testifes.
Albert Martin, motormau of Rapi
Transit car AS, who appeared as vii
ness for the defense, stated he passe
nv the scene of the accident at tw
minutes past five, easthound. The a,
cident took place after he had pssse
into the fire station switch, and h
did not see it. He stated that ca
which he afterwards identified as tina
owna1 hv Chalmers nasaad Nv hin, IA,