Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-16
.OEFICER may DIE AS RESULT
OF COLLISION WITH AUTO
DRIVEN BY WILLIAM WELSH
"Joy.riding" Party Kills Horse
and FrightfuIIy Injuries
Manuel P. Moranho
MALE OCCUPANTS OF CAR
DON'T KNOW THE WOMEN?
Early Morning Accident May
Lead to Charge of
Manslaughter

Manuel p. Moranho, mounted police
officer, lies at the point OF death at
Queens hospital as the result Of a
collision early this morning with au.
tomobile No. e99, owned and driven by
William L. Welsh. Should Moranho
die. and II is believed to be but a
matter Of q few hours before he passes
away. Welsh will be charged with
manslaughter, according to a state
ment made by Sheriff Rose this morn
ing. Moranho is suffering from com.
pound fracture OF the skull and nu-
merous bodily bruises. -,
The accident occurred on Kalakaua
avenue, short distance from John
Ena road. at AIT o'clock this morning
Walsh was at the wheel of his high
power car and with him I'm the car
were Charles A. Reynolds. anoter
chauffeur and two young girls. The
horse ridden by Moranho was killed
instantly 90 result of the Impact
with the machine.
The identity OF these girls will prob.
ably play IN important part In the in.
yestigation OF the accident.
II was general rumor around town
thatethe women were members OF the
Juyenile Bogtonian company This,
however. was denied BY Welsh and
his companion and by the, manage
ment Of the theatrical organizations.
Eyeyy effort on the part OF the police
failed TO tubstantiate the rnmor.
The girls. Reynolds is credited with
stating, were strangers to him, both
being friends of Welsh, the. name OF
one Of them being Dolly a.
ss Welsh, when questioned regarding
the accident, refused to make any.
statement. He would. not give any
Information as to what resort the
party bad visited. whether drinks had
bsfl served or who the young women
81 the party we're
sOnIcer Noranho was returning to.
The police call box ct the corner OF
kalskaua avenue and King street to-
make I his fpsl report Cor the nieht.
wa proceeding along KalaKsua ave
Ats n he direction Of town and ss
believed % have followed the road
either betVeen the rails OF the Homo
lulu Rapid Iransit line or near the
track. when otertaken BY the machine
In which Welsh and his party were
returning from Watkild.
Welsh Old Not zee offIeer.
The details of the collision, which
II u believed will result In the death
of Mofanh0. % far received by Sheriff
Rose. we're taken to police station
early this morning by Charles Rey.
noids. member OF the party. Reynolds
II credited with the statement that
Welsh &C the wheel, hat1 turned in
his seat 70 address some remarks to
the passengers In the rear OF the car
His attention was soon called to a fig
pre of hurseman slowly moving in
the direction Of town and almost in
the path Of the machine. Before Welsh
resumed cpmplete control of the car.
Reynolds states, the machine was on
ton Of the mounted officer
The inpsct was terrific. according
20 the declaration Of Reynolds to
Sheriff Rose. The horse was practi-
cally cut down. the fender of the car
breaking both hind legs and caving in
the tanks OF the animal. which soon
he'd to death. The force of the ma.
chine hitting the horse sent the police
dficer into The CIR. and falling to the
street be % alleEed In this manner tol
have received the serious compound
fracture at the base Of the skull
Car Old Not Strike Moranho.
Reynolds is positive that the car
did not strike the officer after The
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