Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-08
STATEMENTSOF
AUTO ACCIDENT
DIFFER WIDELY
Warrant in Hands of Police for
]. Harris Mackenzie-tie
Denies Any Fault

A warrant was in possession Of the
police this morning charging ]. Har-
ris Mackenzie with reckless and heed
less driving. as the result Of a rather
serious auto accident last evening.
Sheriff hose, asked by the Star-Bul.
letin shortly before noon about the
warrant. confirmed the fact Of It's Is
suance and emphaticaIly, stated that
it would be served. rE
The accident occurred about 6
o'clock last evening at the intersec-
ton of Kalakaua avenue and King
street. 1t is alleged that Mackenzie
at the wheel Of his car. No. t544. drove
into auto No. 1860. driven by Lieut..
Robert Sears Of the First Infantry,
the r-yearold son of Lieut. and Mrs.
Sears being painfully cut on the side
OF the head by flying glass.
. Conflicting statements mark the
case Mr. Mackenzie. In statement
made to the Star-Bulletin today. de-
clared emphatically that he was driy-
ing ON the right hand side of the road
and thus had the right-of-way, that he
was not going down at an excessive
rate Of speed. and that Lieut.. Sears was
coming down Kalakaua and trying to
cut too close to the corner.
At the police station this morning
it was stated that Mackenzie was un-
der the influence OF liquor. He denies
this absolutely. saying that though he
had taken few drinks before leay-
ing Pearl City, he was not affected by
what he had imbibed Police officials
and those who have investigated the
accident insisted today that they have
a number of Witnesses who win prove
their contention, while Mackenzie de-
elares that he has men who viii testi-
fly as to his sobriety and the fact that
he was on the right side of the road.
81 was coming up the right side of
the road and my right wheel was be-
tween the ear tracks. said Macken-
zie this morning. when the Star.Bulle-
tin asked for his story. I'VE were.
not going fast, Is or Is miles an hour,
] should Judge. The whole trouble Is
that the other car tried to cut the cor
ner too close and the tree at the inter-
section makes it impossible to see far
in advance under such circumstances.
] regret very much the injury to the,
child, though understand 1t was able
to be taken from the Queens hospital
last night resent the story that ]
was on the wrong side of the street
Cut about the head and the upper
part of the body by flying fragments
OF glass, the child was hurried to the
hospital for treatment. The car in
which Lieutenant Sears, Mrs. Sears,
Lieutenant NJ. G. Mitchell and wife
were proceeding in the direction Of.
town was much dafnaged Through the
terrific impact, as was the other ma
chine
Special Officer Chiffon, wlo viewed
the scene of the accidents states that
was travelling out King
street on the wrong side of the road.
1t is also alleged that this car was
moving at very fast pace.
Chiffon insists that he can produce
the testimony of q number of wit.
nesses who will state that Mackenzie
appeared much under the Influence of
liquor at the time of the collision.
Among witnesses who may be. called
to give their version of the affair are
D.. H. Gray, X. Evans, B. Kamato. 1t.
NJ c. Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell, ]. A
Dunbar, G. M. Duncan, Police Officer
A. Anderson, G. II. Hustaee, Mounted
Officer Kramer and Edward Holt.
At the police station it was said this
that the warrant was sworn
10 by Officer Anderson.