Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-18

ture on the wall and asked me to
look at IT, II was the picture OF q
Korean girl whom / knew, who was
very well educated
4 stood up facing the wall and look
ed at the picture
Suddenly. o Chin Kook struck me
In the back OF the neck with his fist
Ii was heavy blow and l fell to the
floor. somewhat stunned.
The Korean came up to me and
sat on my legs and seized my throat
with his left hand.
With his right hand he reached
over and took an iron bar from under
the table. With this he beat me on
the legs, shoulders and chest
Then o Chin HOOK said:
"'You must return the printing
press and other things to the Korean
National Association and you must re-
sign as viee-president OF the associa.
tion.'"
At this point, Mr.. Park explained
that he was elected vice-president of
the association shortly before he went
to San Francisco. The association
has branches in Hawaii. the mainland.
Manchuria. Siberia and Mexico. The
central headquarters are in San Fran
cisco.
Continuing, he said:
In the meantime, o Chin Kook had
prepared all the necessary papers.
There were on the table, discovered
later.
Il could not speak. The Korean had
his hand on my throat. struggled
to get free, but II was of no avail.
Relaxing his grip on my throat ask
ed:
What is the natter
20 Chin Kook replied: Just for this
Il agreed to sign the paper and he
let me up. sat down on the bed.
He still had his left hand on my
throat With his right, he put paper
and a fountain pen in front of me.
Il asked him what / should write.
He told me to say that would return
the printing press and resign from the
national association.
u wrote II out in Korean, in his
own words"
@ Chin Kook put the paper in his
own pocket.
"Then he said, Everything has been
done now. The next thing 10 to take
your Iife.'
He t.ghtened his grip on my throat
and threw me to the floor. He had
taken several neckties and fastened
them together. He took these from
under the table and tied them around
my neck.
Then discovered that things were
becoming serious. / started to strug-
GLE The cords around my neck began
to tighten. ! could not cry for help.
began to choke and get dizzy. Il was
becoming unconscious.
Suddenly Iheard faint footsteps In
the hall. It sounded as il someone
was running. | think it was children
playing.
- Chin HOOK heard the noise, too.
He raised up and looked toward the
door. Then he got up and ran out
of the room. That was the last saw
of him.
Twas very weak. ! got up after a
minute and took the ties from around
my neck. began to feel better and
left the room. went to my own
hotel which was but a few blocks
away.
AT the hotel teIephoned to two
Korean friends They took me to a
doctor. l was badly bruised and was
forced to stay In bed for two weeks.
Mr.. Park ended his story here. He
says he did not have the Korean ar
rested, although several detectives
called on him to get the facts Of
the assault
He can give no motive for the as
sault
20 Chin Kook undoubtedly was
crazy he said.
San Francisco newspapers reported
that o Chin HOOK was arrested.
The first news OF the assault was
given HonoIulans by the Star-Bulletin,
which published a cablegram telling
CT the affair, which was received here
by friends of Mr.. Park
Mr.. Park says he will remain in
Honolulu and write number Of books
on various topics in Korean and Chi
nese.
He would not talk of the alleged
trouble between the Koreans in Homo
lulu.T
E Il have no ill-feeling against DR..
Rhee He is my closest friend" he
said, Diminishing the subject.
.- r.