The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-06
EVIDENCE SHOWS
@TAXl HIT MAN
Demonstration Tends 70 Confirm
Theory Of How Chinese Auto
Driver was Killed.
(From wednesday AdvertIscr.l

(From Wednesday Advertiscr.) Z.
In the opinion Of Deputy Sheriff
Rose, conducting an Investigation Of
the accident which resulted in the
death of Kong Yen, Chinese on King
street, fronting tho Catholic cemetery
idouaay night, tho fatality WIS cnused
by u Japanese named KamemOto. The
story told by Kancmoto at the time
Of the accident TO tho effect that the
Chinese was struck by ga red automo.
bile, which parsed him going at ter.
rific rate OF speed Is not borne oui'
by the facts which developed yester.
day.
Kong Yen died within few minutes
after the accident, death being caused
by his neck being broken. His collar
bone also was fractured. oDcputy Shef-
ia Rose had the Japancsc demonstrate
tho manner in which the accident hap.
pencd yesterday. The taxicab togethef
with the automobile owned by Kong
Yen were used. The demonstration wal
held in front Of the police station. II
was found that the indentations IN the
rear of the automobile fitted with the
projections in 'front.' of the taxicab and
that the point of impact was about IN
line with the neck and chest OF the
Unfortunate man who lost his life a.
a result of the collision. n 49,
Roses Theory. :
Rose also figures that Kong Yen was
knccling in the rear Of his car adjust
ing tire. There was no light in the
tail lamp. Kong Yen's car was jaeked
up and both brakes were of. Rose
think that IN the darkness Kamemott
did not see the auto standing "a the
road and crashed into che machine. The
post norton examination held yester
day morning showed that Kong YenY
head had not been crushed as previous
BY reported and that death was caused
by the collarbone and neck being frac
tured. W s'rs,9.
considering the two marks on the
back Of the auto and the space between
them, this theory seems plausible, y
said Rose yesterday. eff Kong Yer
was in .kheelipg position when re-
pairing his car his shoulders would
about oil the space whore the ear was
hitI't sG5gvs 17gg ]
Rose explains the reason for the body
being 50 far of from the actual scene
of the collision as follows: y
Had Auto lacked Up. y
"SWe know that tho car was lacked
up while hoBg Yen was evidently re-
pairing his tire. The man probably had
not driven a car very long and az soot,
as the pdhcture oeeurked he stonped
right in his tracks without turning "a
to his right. Most new divers feel
thut when they have a puhcture Chat
Il should be repaired instantly or the
rim will 60 to pieces. This car was
lacked and both brakes were OF; 9th.
erwise no could not have turned the
hind wheel TO adjust the tire. When
enc taxi struck the auto it knocked il
of the jack and II naturally followed 4
course TO the curb.9' r w.
Z w. L. Gifrard was driving an ante.
mobile on King street at the time Of
the accident and makes rather clear,
statement Of facts IFE
Il was driving along ION King stre4t
last nighttat seycn.thirty o'clock, ,, he
said, 'and was travelling at the rate
'of about ten miles an hour. 4 passed
on the left a man on the ground fix,
ing an auto tire. His car was twelve
teet from thc curb. passed the car
and probably had gotten about three
car lengths away when heard crash.
! stopped, backed up and the Japanese
driver Of the taxicab got on TO the
running board of my car and said that,
ne had pilikia and had hurt man. /
helped the injured man into passing
automobile which took him TO the hos,
pital," ,a,,@ s,l,{ g'... = =" - -
GiHard made no mention Of seeing a
red automobile which other witnesses
Glaim to have seen in the neigh borhood
dnving at reckless speed. Several
important witnesses will be called No
testify at the coroner g inquest that
VIII be, held this afternoon at two,
thirty O'Clock. The Japanese taxieah.
driver has not been placed under ar,
rest. $500 800 - ~