The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-03
RED AVTQ NQwS
DOWN CHINESE
Evidence Shows That Kon Sen,
Killed Iast Night, n Victim
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Another life has been forfeited 10
what can be termed needless and reek.
less driving hy Q chauffeur. a Ehinesq,
Kon Sen, being killed last night shortly
after seven o'clock willie making re-
aahe ~ machine tl45 onpos u tho
Catholc eewetery on King direct,
There is considerable mystery ati
tRebed 10 the killing Of. Koh Sen. and
the police are CONTINUING their inresti.
cation Of the affair this morning. IN
hons Of being 26le e pRFaysl Just hag
Aeeofdihg 70 The reports ~ oDioers
win am y. Ferry and W. r. Ehilfop.
kop Sen hal driven his machine 10
within three feet OF the pau'sa ssle 81
King street Tor The pnfpose OF adiuaf-
inc The rear lsit tire, which had gone
While In the act Of iooseninS he
nlfts. Il i alleged that he wa struck
by passing automobile.
The officers in mpking their, renort
state that car 14a5 was standing three
feet away from the curb, with The front
OF the machine pointing toward town.
The front lights were lit, but no iiqat
was burning IN the rear. 55s "a
IaFieab DRYERS Version. \,
While Kon Sen was at work takicab
1859 eollided with ear 1915, and NJ,
kanemto, driver Of the same, IN Civ;
ing his version Of the accident. SAYS
that the impact Of his car with ear
l445 was not sufficient to injure the
man, and moreover the broken right
light Of taxieab l45l and tho banf
fender of ear HAS show that h was
almost impossible for ear 1853 70 haye
hit the mnn.
Officers, Ferry apd Chiffon i'm their
investigations are inclined to ths or n.
ion that ,ap fast-bopnd automobsIs.
travelling az a high rate OF speed' was
reEponsible for tho death of KSn San.
Kanentq, in speaking Of The affair,
g ISp the fO'lpwips statement n the
81 was hound towh%arl, travelling
at a not greater speed than eleven
miles an hour, when sudden fash OF
light cTNsed me to swing quickly to
the right, for | feared a collision with,
what proved to be an automobile tray.
cling o. . high rate Of speed toward
Waikiki, 81 = 4
"When I turned toward the curb I
saw q maebipe directly in front Of me
and immediately put on the brakes, and,
when ] struck the machine the impact
was very light. ] noticed The putgo,
ing car swefye, and 4 also heard cry;
and I jumped from my machine TO see
4 4 could got the number Oh the ear, |
far Y was travelling very fast and was
on the wrppg side Of the street. t3T
- When ] cane back TO nv machine
some one asked noe 81 i had hitGa man
who was lying ten feet awav from nv |
machine, and according to pflicsr Chill |
ION eleven feet from the scuIb.y 'y'
! Women Witness Crash, y
Mrs. Marion Mottey and Miss Mary |
Motter Of SID King street were eve. !
to the ,erasha Of the aninrno-
bLes, and they ssy that the faxieab j
vas not TRAVELLING moro than fifteen |
miles an hour, Mrs 4. y. Weaver Of |
$40 King street and Il. II. Rogers 81 |
$40 King street bear out the statements
q Mt. and Mss Asttef ss does L, b,
Officers Chiffon and Fetry. have the
names OF several witnesses whom they |
Will Interview Today, aud they also
Pave ;stasements FROM tive py three PEG,
pie who claim to have seen a red auto
gobile-- loasled with women who were
singing going along King street about |
iesyen g ,,el9ek last night at . high rate
z sPssa t:--,s1-r4Laal
come to talk mueh. He shook hands |