The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-01
MAKES
. ASSAULT ON
SENATOR
Thomas Mcveagh Lands Dazing
Blow on Jaw Of Ambrose J.
wirtz Following Exchange Of
Personalities Both Agree That
Passing Of ugly Epithet Led to
Clash.

Following an exchange Of sfzzling
personalities, Senator Ambrose J. Wirtz
was assaulted yesterday afternoon
shortly after Eve clock at Nuuanu and
Pauahi streets by Thomas Mcveagh, edi-
tor Of paper called New Freedom.
According to Senator wirtz he went
to the office Of the paper yesterday af.
ternoon and bought several copies Of a
recent issue As he was leaving he
made a remark regarding certain edi-
torial contained therein and then went
to hrs Office. shortly afterward he re-
ceived telephone message from Me-
veagh requesting an interview at his
Office.
Mr.. Wirtz responded to the invita-
tion, and was met at the Office Of the
paper by Mcveagh, surrounded by what
Mirtz styles "MeveRgh s cohorts, ,"
Numbering Messrs. Benevides, j. J.
Dias, de Mello, R. W. Catheart and 9th.
ers. wirts was accompanied by Charles
Lund.
Upon being asked to repeat the re.
mark he made when at the office on the
prior visit, wirtz did so and was
promptly struck in the jaw by Meveagh
and knocked to the sidewalk. He pick
ed himself up and, upon the advice Of
i.und, went to the police station 10 So
sure warrant for Meveagh' 5 arrest.
Apply for warrant
IL being after hours IN the warrant
clerks Office, Police Sergeant Fred laul
ltea told Wirtz TO appear In the morn
ing and secure one. At this juncture
Lund according TO Iaukea, made him
self generally Objectionable around the
receiving station In his demands for a
/ warrant, claiming that he was an Amer
lean citizen and was being deprived Of
his rights. Wirtz was covered with the
dust Of the battle, which he offered in
evidence, but as there is no means Of
securing warrants after hours the irate
pair finally departed.
When interviewed last night Senator
Wirtz had the following to say regard
irg the fracas:
"I went 10 the Office Of the New
Freedom as gentleman, and expected
to be treated as such. bought sew.
eral copies of the paper, and as I was
going out remarked, after reading an
editorial in the sheet, Whoever wrote
the editorial, the article referring tc
me, and knowing me, showed cur OF
man. then returned to my Office
and was shortly afterward called up OF
the phone by McVeagh, who asked ms
to call upon him. l returned, and hs
asked me to repeat what had said
repeated my previous statement, anC
with that he struck me in the jaw
For a moment | was stunned and die
not know what happened.
Mcveagh Gives His Version.
, McVeagh' 3 version of the affair Is a
follows; ~ was at work in my ofiic
when Senator Writ entered and aske
ny terms for year s subscriptions II
= paid for the subscription asked 70
md received ten copies of the pape
of April 30, and, Ms he walked out mad
some slurring remark which l did no
quite catch. | inquired of youn
man in my Office what the remark wal
but he refused to tell me, whereupo
! rang up Senator Wirtz and asked hiI
to call upon me as soon as possibl,
He did 50, in company with G. Lun,
also OF Haekfeld & Co. | asked In
straightforward manner Just what th
remark was and he said, sit was
,. eur Of a man that wrote that article.
As all articles are written by mysel
took II as a personal insult and strue
: the senator a blow on the cheek whic
Knocked him down. He measured b
4 length on the floor of my office, the
= scrambled TO his feet, dashed out {
! the door and into his machine. | al
9 Irish and will allow no man TO insu