Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-18
LURED PARK TO
ROOM Intending
TO MURDER HIM?
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/ am not at all in sympathy with this
so-called factiOnal fighting
/ There is now pending before the
territorial grand jury an investigation
of an alleged riot said to have occur
red at recent annual meeting OF the
Korean National Association, and OF
two cases of embezzlement said to
have been committed by officers of
the association. Park and Dr. Rhee
have been reported to be the leaders
OF the two opposing factions-but that
has nothing to do with this story. Mr..
Parks denial CT a report that he is
unfriendly toward DIR. Rhee may serve
| to straighten that matter cut
Park left Honolulu early in June.
The trip was intended to be one of
combined business and pleasure. He
arrived in San Francisco on June IL
and went to the Madison hotel He
met a large number of Koreans and
a meeting was held in the office OF
| the Korean National Association, at
which he spoke. He says he. made no
mention of the reported trouble in Ho-
nolulu, as he felt that the Koreans of
San Francisco had heard of ii. At that
time he thought, and hoped, that the
trouble would soon be settled, he says.
As to the assault made on him, Mr..
Park declares he does not know the
motive.
II did not have the man arrested"
he told the Star-Bulletin. 4 looked
upon ii as, well, might say COM
mon occurrence, such as might befall
any man working for the welfare OF
his fellow-countrymen."
Mr.. Park then proceeded to tell the
story. Here 1t is:
AT 1880 o'clock on the morning of
July 13, Korean named o Chin Koox
came to the hotel where was stay
ing. had seen this man once before.
1t was in Denver, Colo, in 1907.
"He told the clerk that he wanted
to see me. The clerk telephoned to
my room and told me this. At that
time / had no idea of what his pur-
pose might be. He came to the room,
and in very sweet language tried to
comfort me. He asked me If / was
not suffering many hafdships' In my
work for the Koreans In Hawaii -
Then he said: It has been sew
eral years since saw you In Denver
and want to take you to the expo
sition for rest l told him ! had
an engagement with an American
friend at 2 O'Clock that afternoon, and
that could not CO.
HE said that he wouid like to take
me to the exposition after ] had seen
my friend. He WaiteH until 80
o'clock In the AFTERNOON Aili went with.
me when I went TO- meet my friend.
II met my American friend and
talked with him for about Is minutes.
When was about to leave told him
that | was going to the fair grounds
with o Chin Kook, who had been wait.
ing in the street for me.
Then my American friend said he
had his own machine and that he
would take the Korean and me to
the fair grounds. He called his chauf-
feur. He and I took the backuseat and
o Chin Kook and the chauffeur sat in
front. We drove to the Fillmore street
entrance to the exposition, where we
got out of the machine. Then my
American friend returned to town.
AS we were about to enter the fair
grounds the Korean said that he had
not had his lunch. told him he could
get something to eat in nearby cafe.
1t is too late to see all the sights
of the fair today he said. We had
better take all sof tomorrow tJuly 14)
to see them
Then he asked me to go back to
town again. So we took street car
at Stockton street When we arrived
at Sacramento street he asked me to
get off the car and have something to
eat.
20 Chin Kook wanted me to stay.
at the corner while he went to
friends house about. block away.
He returned to the corner in about
five minutes and said Let's go now,
and he pointed to a cafe about two
blocks away.
I'VE started toward the cafe. After
we had walked about half block, o.
Chin Kock stopped at the entrance to
a small hotel or rooming house and
said, This is the place where stay.
He added that there was something
in his room he wanted to get and ask
ed me to go up with him,
Il went up, without any thought OF
danger. When We got into the room
the Korean shut the door. sat down
on the bed and o Chin Kook started
to search for something. There was
a Korean book on the table. picked
it up and read a few lines. / asked
o Chin Kook what he was looking for.
He said he was trying to find small
valise in which were some things of
considerable Importance. l..
Il continued to read the book. Fin.
ally o Chin HOOK came over and stood
in front of me. He pointed to a pic