The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-27
ROAD SUPERNSOR
WRECKS C|TY AUTO
|. IN DEMONAC RIDE
With Two Companions Charley
Clark Burns Air In Wild
Junket
ONE FRIEND ABAND0NS -,
MACHINE TO SAVE LIFE
Then Official PIunges into Gravel
Bank and Telescopes Pub
a- lie euzzWagon

Charley Clark, road supervisor, under
took on Sunday to give the roads OF
Oahu one thorough good test, both for
speed and endurance. The first con-
sideration was given to speed, accord
ng to the wild reports that have come
in from the wake Of the flying auto.
The road supervisor loaded up his ma.
chine, paid for by the taxpayers, with
gasoline for which the taxpayers like
wise. footed the hill. He took one
look around, threw spark, gas and gears
into the high and made the pail in two
jumps. ..,..
From that time on, until the machine
attempted to take a short cut through
\ gravel hill at Kaneohe, the inspection
trip was one grand blur Of flying seen
Try, japanese labOrers turning back
3Omersaults to clear the way, dead
dickens that had committed suicide by
leciding to errors the road and showers
VI Asphalt macadam, spurned into the
flyirg wake Of the c. & C. buzzwagon
VIA Prefez-sd Walking
When Clark hurtled up Nuuanu Val
ley, he was not recognized as an Official
Of the municipality and there were hur-
ried telephone messages to the deputy
sheriffs and others on the windward
| side to clear the way for through
passenger and to get the names and ad-
dresses of witnesses to what ever kill.
'rg might result. The car hesitate
nc, going around the hairpin curve,
and Henry Vieira, one of two passeng-
ers with Clark, decided that it would
| hn haa ~ 70 ~ GlF hU I'M
ing than to finish out the ride. Vieira
walked back to town.
When Clark discovered that the road
was too far around and decided to take
short nut through the gravel bank, he
miscalculated the affair a bit. The
machine .telescoped and the people OF
Xaneohe are wondering yet what brand
Of ava root Charley carried that en-
abled him to crawl safely out of the
stewed machine and drag his remaining
eompaniQn with him, in one piece. r.
The matter has been brought to the
attention of the grand jury, the mem
bers of which want to know just what
the city attorney is going to do about
u. The investigators suggest that
| Clark be prosecuted for reckless and
| Needless driving, and for malicious in
jury to the gravel bank, while it is like
wise suggested that he be sued on be
half of the, taxpayers for the value OF
the wrecked car. Just what the city
attorney may think remains to be seen
Judge Ashford Instructs Jury
| Without mentioning Clark or any one
else in connection with the wrecked
county machine Judge Ashford yester
lay made little talk to the grand
Jury, both before and after the jury
net, calling the attention of the Jurors
% ioyriding by government officials il
government machines.
81 saw the automobile resting in the
Itch yesterday" said the judge. CT
was propped up with boxes. The from
axle, radiator and many other parts Of
the mechanism had been removed.
visited the place today and the remains
Of the machine had disappeared.
"The repair bills for government
machines, have heard, are stupendous
| understand that it cost about $1,000 I
quarter to keep former Mayor Fern ,
ar in REPAIRS" he continued. "Gentle
men, you are the grand inquest of tn
county and in reference to such prOpo
sitions as this you are aptiy called int
action. ....
william Henry Knows Witnesses
"AlthOugh | know the names o
these men" Judge Ashford said, re
sering to the "bunch' that had bee
nut riding in the gasoline burner O
Sunday, ~ will not mention them a
this time. This is for the reason tina
it might prove embrassing to thes
persons should the testimony of the II
legged witnesses prove groundless. "
After the grand jury returned fror
its session to the court room Judge Asst
for told the jurors that one Of then
former High Sheriff william Henry
could give them the names of the vii
nesses in the case of the wrecked al
tomobile.
The grand jury made no report in tn
matter yesterday, but it is understoo
that it will take up. the ease .seriousl
? at its next session, which win be hel
| at two O'Clock next Thursday afte