Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-16
MAY
DIE, RESULT OF
AUTO ACCIDENT
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| IL a half hour fOiI0Flfg the accident.
Ferry took a series Of measurements
in carrying cut his investigation. He
rercrts that the collision took place
about 400 feet Waikiki Of the inter
section with the John Ena road Ferry
| is Of the oDinion that the Welsh car
vas proceeding into town from a Wal
kiki resort at a fast rate Of speed. the
! tracks left by the car indicating that
| ii had forged ahead some 200 feet
following its impact with the horse.
The forward portion of the automo-
bile ives completely wrecked, The
radiator was crumpled up as II made
Of paper The two front wheels were
also damaged. ."
Welsh Arrested, Then Released.
! Welsh. who later appeared at cen
! trai police station. was placed under
arrest by CAPTAIN y. Kahanamoku. but
at the instance of Sheriff Charles Rose
the chauffeur was released after hay-
| ing been detained at the city Jail for
ahcut one hour. Sheriff Rose stated
THAT he was moved to release Welsh
! following the receipt of statement
from Reynolds which might lead him
Ito believe that the accident was una
vCidable. s.s....'. -. 49,
However. should Mounted Officer
| Moranho die as result of the iniur-
les received in the collision with the
machine Welsh will be re-arrested
and charge Of manslaughter will be
filed against him" added the sheriff
Il propose to follow this policy re.
CARELESS of the finding of a coroner's
Jury It's I'D to the territorial grand
jury to either indict or release Welsh"
| Reynolds is said to have given p
clear account Of the affair to the Of
| fcers.' He states that the machine
was stopped several hundred feet from
where Moranh0 fell, the party picking
I'D the injured and unconscious man.
while Welsh was sent to the home of
| H. 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
IF the accident in the meantime
Welsh is said to have reported to the
police at central station. the women
in the party being hurried to their ho-
tel. Z III. 81" ~.
Special Officer Ferry states that as
near AS he could judge neither Weleh
nor REYNOLDS were under the inf1u-
ence Of LIQUOR. ~ ..... H..
Welsh Tells of Ride. II. .~..... ..
"In company with two women, re-
Gently arrived here from the c7ast
whom we met by appointment. Rey-
nolds and myself started from town in
my. machine shortly after u o'clock
last night for ride bort 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 IF the re-
rort that the women in the party were
performers at loc2l theater. Welsh
protested not to know their names. in.
sisting that he had met them for the
first time last night
we 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 a drinking man, and had
touched nothing in the way of intoxi-
cants during the evening" he insisted
Welsh was positive that no member
Of the party had been drinking ard 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 arDear
the very ground. He was less than Is
feet from me Ehen / first rcted the
presence of the man on horseback.
The machine was going at 80 miles
an hour. to the best CT my knowledge"
added Welsh
He also stated that during the sew
eral hours that the party We're touring
the city. the lights or the machine
were burning brightly.
sT distinctly remember sounding nv
KIaxon horn in passing the street rail-
way. crossing on Kalakaus 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 enc of the wo-
men. Reynolds anu the other woman
were in the rear of the machine.
Mounted Officer Manuel p. Moranho
q
FEBRUARY and soon after his appoint
ment he was promoted to the post or
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
about 96 years OF age.