Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-07
ASSASSIN TO
BE CHARGED
WITH MURDER
Efficient Police Officer Had
Volunteered to Adm Capture
..... of Cavalrymal

Manuel d. Abreu, for the past eight
years Identified with the police de.
partment in several capacities, lastly
as inspector Of weights and measures,
died ut the Queens hospital at 1880
this morning, the result OF a gun shot
wound In the abdomen, alleged to
have been inflicted by II. r. Fergu-
son, q member OF troop F, 4th cavalry,
who is claimed by the police to have
been deserter from his organization
for week past.
While the troops we're engaged in a
series of maneuvers in the vicinity OF
Koko head, q complaint came into
police headquarters that an 1l-year-
old part-Hawaiian girl had been made
the victim Of brutal and criminal
assault. Ofiicers visited the scene on
that date, and through their investi.
cation all signs pointed to Ferguson,
then with the cayalrymen, as the man
responsible for the deed. The police
paid another visit to the encampment
che following day when II was learned
that Ferguson had become posted as
q deserteF.
VtIleer Fired Upon
Shoruy aIter O'CLOCK yesLeIuay
afternoon Sheriff Jarrett received a
telephone nessage to the effect that
man much resembling Ferguson
was seen ioitering along tne roaa
leading from the city to the plant aof
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sa.s .,,Hs, = ,o,,,sa ana was accosted
snnarsraIv ~ sl r,2ss an afte,npt to regain
~ net whicb ha6 heen hInw away nv
the wind. As tie man. who was in
stantly recognized as Ferguson, re-
gained an erect position. ne was seen
10 Hash q gun Without nttering q
word OF warning, ne y alleged 70 nave
leveled the weapon ana nrea point
blank at Ahreu, VINO was In lnes leaa
OF the officers. The shot TOOK enect
in the ohicers abdomen.
AT the time the omcers approacneu
Ferguson ne ls salo 20 nave oeen N
company with woman. Apreu appaE
emily failed to realize the serious ma
ture OF the Wcunu, Ior ne innleu.aeei!
took q hand IN the scuffe which foi-
lowed and the disarmings OF the, soa-
der. That other onlcers d1d not meet
with injuries II not death at the nands
or Ferguson can. be set down 70 the
fact that the captive was laDoring
under tense excitement ana tailed 70
release the clutch OF the gun In MS
attempt 70 fire the weapon after ne
had used 1t with deadly enect upon
Abreu. Ferguson Is said to have made
repeated attempts TO use the weapon
before IL was fnaliy Wrencned from
his grasp.
Was Effieleuf Policeman
ahra,, was bnrr,ad 20 ,ba hosnital
,,a sa,,a,, ,,niiss hains covered IN ree.
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=, ,ha ~ o,arat,ng = tahls and under the
5,rso.s,,,, - NJ stra,,h ~. wounds re-
ss,s,<,a attartir, ,rha yonno man lin.
s,e,.ad hatwean j,fe and Saatb through.
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