The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-14
MAY identify
REVOLVER BY .
NUMBER


From Monday Advertiser.)
Five caftriaees, believed TO be from
the Army revolver which Private VIII
liam Jackson Is said to have had In
bis possession when Ne was shot twice
81 the head by Policeman Manuel
Smith late SATURDAY night, were found
yesterday The shells were picked up
by 0ficer Kaanohi within q few 1eet
81 tho police patrol box on Iwllei road
and close to the place where Jackson
fell after being wounded by Oaicef
Smith. The shells are Of tho fegula-
ton kind used in the Army forty i've
caliber Colt Is revolvers, and At the
weapon now in possession of the police
and which they claim is the property
of Jackson.
Weapon Is Numbered.
The weapon Is numbered, as are al
arms used IN the Army, This pumber
is registered, and an Investigation to-
be started today will, Il IS Relieved,
definitely establish the ownership of the
revolver. jackson, the wounded mem
her of the. Twcpty.ffth Infantry, is a
Incmber OF the hand. Asa musician
carries no sidearms, jackson had no am
thority to carry weapon. The author.
ities, however, hope TO establish the
fact that the weapon was loaned 10
jackson BY its owner
Further examination yesterday showed
that jackson was shot twice on the
right side Of the head. Both bullets
apparently glanced OF the soldiers
skull Yesterday the wounded man was
taken from the Queen 5 Hospital to the
Post Hospital at Schofield Barracks
The physicians state that tho wounded
man stands an excellent chance Of re-
.eovery. tS
( Samuel II. Williams, colorcd man,
who sisted that he IS member of the
Twenty,ifth Infantry, is tho man who
turned the revolver over to the police
following the shooting OF, Jackson SIT
tIrday night The weapon IS believed
to be the one that was dourished by
q wovld-be holdnp man in. Iwilei short
time before Jackson WIS shot If the
police can establish that Il was in
jackson 3 possession they hope not only
TO establish that he was the would-be
highwayman, but that he was armed
throw up his hands.
Say Jackson was Armed.
After the shooting Saturday night
Provost Guard East went to the sup
port Of Officer Smith, and it was
through the efforts of the two that a
crowd Of twenty or more angry soldiers
was kept at bay until Captain Kamahu,
Sergeant laukea and other reinforce,
lnents arrived. The soldiers claimed
that Jackson was not armed and had
been shot, not while attacking the OIL
Ger, bat while attempting to fee.
Witnesses who first summoned Officer
Smith to place jackson under arrest
stated positively that the man was arm,
ed and that he was hourishing a re.
yolver. Fearing that he might kill
someone, prompted them, they said, TO
eall for the police. If this claim is cor,
rect jackson succeeded in getting rid
of the revolver in the excitement fol
lowing the attempt of the officer to
place him under arrest. The fact that
a member of the Twenty fifth Infantry,
however, turned the revolver over to the
police indicates, in the opinion of the
police, an effort on the part Of the mem
bers of the Twcnty-tifth Infantry IN
bring to swift justice those of their
regiment who break the law.
Smith Upheld by sherfff Rose
sheriff Rose stated last night that A.
ter making thorough investigation he
held Officer Smith blameless for the
manner in which he acted.
Officer Smith did no more than
would expect any other officer to do I'M.
der the circumstances, = said Sheriff
Rose last night. SIT had been reported
to him that jackson had attempted to
hold up three colored soldiers and that
the man was armed. Smith told the
man 10 throw up his hands and submit
to being searched. Instead Of comply.
ing with this command, Jackson at
tempted to draw his gun and ran away
After calling on him several times ia
halt, Jackson continued running still
continuing his attempt to draw his gun
Under these circumstances an officer Of
the law has a perfect right to shoot
Officer Smith did no more than any po
lice officer in any part OF the United
States would have done"
Sheriff Rose will make a request OF
the Board of Supervisors that he be al
lowed sufficient funds to properly equiI
the police department with firearms
At present the officers furnish their owl
reyolvers and ammunition. Under thes,
conditions there are scarcely two reyol
Yers alike in the department The gum
now in use range anywhere from toS
"22S'to along barreled 1884, If thii
request is granted. monthly shoots will
be held at the National Guard Armory
and an effort made to properly train thl
members Of the police department il
the handling Of firearms.
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