Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-16
POLICEMAN NAY
DIE, RESULT OF
AUTO ACCIDENT
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about 400 feet Waikiki of the inter.
section with the John Ena road Ferry
is of the opinion that the Welsh car
was proceeding into town from Wal
kiki resort at fast rate Of speed the
tracks left by the car indicating that
lit had forged ahead some 200 feet,
following its impact with the horse.
The forward portion OF the automo-
bile was completely wrecked The
radiator was crumpled up as II made
Fof paper. The two front wheels were
also damaged. .... .-
Welsh Arrested. Then Released.
Welsh. who later appeared at CEN
trail police station. was placed under
arrest by Captain D. Kahanamoku. but
at the instance Of Sheriff Charles Rose
the chauffeur was released after hav-
ing been detained at the city jail for
about one hour. Sheriff Rose stated
that he was moved to release Welsh
following the receipt of statement
from Reynolds which might lead him
TO believe that the accident was una
Yoidable.
However. should Mounted Officer
Moranho die as a result of the iniur-
les received in the collision with the
machine. Welsh will be re-arrested
and a charge of manslaughter will be
filed against him. added the sheriff.
Il propose to follow this policy re.
CARELESS of the finding Of coroner's
Jury It's up to the territorial grand
Jury to either indict or release Welsh"
Reynolds is said to have given
clear account of the affair to the of.
fficers. He states that the machine
was stopped several hundred feet from
where Moranho fell, the party picking
uD the injured and unconscious man.
while Welsh was sent to the home of
n. Kennedy to telephone for the Rev
nolds car. In this. machine. Moranho
was taken to Queens hospital for
Treatment
REYNOLDS Notified Rose. .. =.
REYNOLDS then drove to the home of
Sheriff Rose and that officer was told
of the accident. In the meantime
Welsh is said to have reported to the
police at central station. the women
jim the party being hurried to their ho-
tel.
Special Officer Ferry states that as
hear as he could Judge neither We'e,
nor REYNOLDS we're under the in1u-
ence of liquor. t.. ......
Welsh Tells of Ride. ~. . :.
I'm company with two women, re-
Gently arrived here from the coast
whom We met by appointment. Rev.
nolds and myself started from town in
my machine shortly after IL o'clock
last night for ride aboYt the CITY and
country" was the statement given by
Welsh to the Star-Bulletin at noon to-
day. The same. statement was made
to Sheriff Rose.
He made vigorous denial of the re-
poN that the women in the party were
performers at a local theater. Welsh
professed not to know their names. in
sisting that he had met them for the
first time last night
I'VE first visited Moanalua. the golf
links, proceeding in this direction as
far as Red Hill, then returning through
the city and going out in the direction
of Waikiki. We took the road that
circles Diamond Head, coming back to-
wards town by the wav of kapiolani
park further stated Welsh.
81 am not drinking man, and had
touched nothing in the way of iutoxi-
cants during the evening"" he insisted.
Welsh was positive that no member
of the party had been drinking and also
that no liquor had been taken along
on the trip.
Welsh was asked If he himself or
any of the party had visited any beach
resorts, and replied in the negative.
The mounted police officer appear.
ed before me like man rising from
the very ground. He was less than Is
feet from me when / first noted the
presence of the man on horseback.
'"The machine was going at 80 miles
an hour. to the best of my knowledge,
added Welsh.
He also stated that during the sew
eral hours that the party were touring
the city, the lights OF the machine
were burning brightly.
+ 81 distinctly remember sounding my
Klaxon horn in passing the street rail-
way crossing on Kalakaua avenue near
Fort De Russy," added Welsh in the
way of explanation.
According to Welsh. he wes at the
wheel of the car, the remainder OF the
seat being occupied BY one of the wo
men. Reynolds and the other woman
were in the rear of the machine.
Mounted OFFICER Manuel P. Moranho
Joined the force as a patrolman In
February and soon after his appoint
ment he was promoted to the post OF
a mounted officer. Prior to his enter
ing the service he was identified with
the Honolulu Rapid Transit Company
as a motorman. He was born in the
islands. Kona, Hawaii. being his birth
place. Moranho is unmarried and