Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-08
ferguson IS
BOOKED ON A
MURDER CHARGE
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7. : - f.
the arrest of Ferguson testified be-
fore the jury. Deputy Sheriff Rose
stated after the prisoner had been
charged. that although two women
and one child Witnessed the tragedy
they would not be called. -
They were not needed. hA said.
They can testify at the trial.
Special Officer Robert Swaden, q
member of the detective squad. admit
ted while on the stand that 1t was a
blow from his gun that assisted In
laying low Ferguson after the shoot
ing. a
SWaden stated that after the shot
had been fired by Ferguson he en-
tered into the fight to recover pos
session OF the weapon. The cash now
carried ny Ferguson over the left eye
Is said toshe the result of q blow re-
Ecaived from that officer as well as
others who finally erected his, arrest
Capt. Neils 7. Nelson related the
endeavors of the police to apprehend a
man answering Terguson's descrip-
ton. 1t was stated that a Portuguese
girl had been crirainally assaulted by
soldier some days before. The Off
Ger paid two visits to the scene of the
assault. NOT far from the Marconi
wireless telegraph plant.
s., Nielsen, while on watch, received
q telephone message about four
O'Clock Thursday afternoon that q
man believed to be soldier and q
deserter had been seen near the wire.
less station. He took Swaden and
9breu. and with Liilis as. driver the
party soon reached the scene.
Il saw man answering the des-
cription of Ferguson. IN the road talk
ing with an Hawaiian woman We
all left the machine at the same time
and ! asked the man If ne was Fergu-
son. He said that his name was
Faye. told him that he had better
come along with us and he turned
from the house to comply with the
demand. We proceeded about one
hundred and fifty feet and were
about to step into the machine when
the man appeared to have dropped
his cap. He stopped over to recoy-
yer it when i heard the shot. l then
grappled with Ferguson and after
about fifteen minutes had the gun
and his arms pinioned.
| According to Nielsen, 1t was after
| the shot had been fired that Abreu
attempted to grasp the hand Of the
man that held the gun. Nielsen
caught the arm and in the struggle
the gun was knocked from his grasp
Abreu was to the left of Ferguson,
while Nielsen walked on the right
side of the assailant. Swaden and
fLillis were, according to their state.
ments, some five feet in the rear
when the shot was fired that brought
death to Abreu.
ferguson offered no resistance
whatever when told to accompany the
Officers, declared both Nielsen and
/ Swaden in giving their testimony this
morning.
The revolver was introduced in eyi-
dence and the four loaded and one dis
charged shell examined by the jurors
The gun was identified by Nielsen and
the other officers as the weapon taken
from Ferguson 1t was shown thai
tseveral blows were given Ferguson
lover the head before he would reiin.
quish his hold upon the revolver. In
searching the man after he had been
lhandcuffed, a box of loaded shells and
a knife were found.
/ In response to the query why Fer,
guson was not searched when first &C
costed, Nielsen stated that it had ney
er been the custom to do this until thu
officer had conducted at least par
ftial investigation.
Nielsen as well as Swaden were d
the opinion that Ferguson would have
i taken several shots at the officers
thad they not succeeded in .disarmins
him after a terrific struggle.
i Lillis' testimony was much alont
the line of that offered by the polio,
oficers, Lillis having accompanied tn,
party in the capacity of chauffeur.
T. 1t is believed that Abreu entered
into the struggle to disarm Ferguson
for about Is minutes before he made
known his condition. 1t was then thai
he was hurried to the hospital fol
treatment.