The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-17
KILLED IN
Shooting AFFRAY
Old Grudpe Results In BIoodshet
Al Olympia Rooming House
On King Street

A. the result Of shooting ihIlray
which took place on King street near
south street shortly before eight
O'Clock last night, Pvt. John Duncan,
Company L, Twenty;ffth Infantry IS
dead with bullet in his heart; and
another colored man named j. Brooks
is in custody Mt the police,station.
Brooks is the proprietor of the oiym-
pia rooming- house, on the makai side
Of King Street and in the block ad.
joining the Kafulani Home. While he
was IN the house last night an automo.
bile contkining several soldiers drove
up and stopped across the street from
the budding, two Of the soldiers, one
Of whom was Duncan, ascending the
staira Heading 70 Brook 5 house,
Duncan met Brooks at the top Of the
stairs. biz companion remaining at the
| top Of the first fight. Brooks, who has
been on bad terms with Duncan for
some weeks past, told him to 90 away
and not make trouble. This Duncan re-.
fused to do, stating that he would 20
when he felt like II and not before.
While he was arguing with Brooks
| Duncan Is said TO have kept his hand
| IN his pocket.
After more words the second soldier
| told Duncan 20 90 downstairs and he
started TO lead the way, Duncan follow
ing and Brooks remaining at the top Of
| the stairs
When Duncan reached the top Of the
first flight he wheeled and fred two
shots at Brooks, one of which grazed
bis forehead. The soldier then went
down the stairs and into the street.
shooting Resumed
1 Brooks went 10 bureau drawer in
bis room and got his gun, 38-caliber,
Smith 4 Weston revolver. He then
went down the. stairs and poked his
head out Of the door into the street
This was the signal for another shot
from Duncan, who was standing by
the makai sidewalk of the street
about twenty yards away from the
entrance 10 the rooming house. Two
other shots were fired by Duncan, one
Of which narrowly escaped hitting q
colored soldier named Luther Hunter
who was standing close to Brooks.
The fifth shot exhausted the shelli
In Duncan,s revolver, and while he was
reloading Brooks fired a shot which
dropped the soldier in his tracks.
The second soldier, who had accom-.
panied Duncan upstairs, IS said to have
jumped into the waiting automobile
which was driven away at fufiou,
rate Of speed.
/ Brooks Arrested
Word OF the shooting was sent to the
police station and Police OfIieer Bar
Brooks under arrest and took him Il
the police station, together with two
| witnesses Of the shooting.
Duncan was rushed to the depart
ment hospital, Fort Shafter, in pri
vate car, but expired before the hos
pital was reached.
An Old Feud
Brooks and Duncan had been on bad
terms for some time Duncan owed
Brooke some room-rent and tried 10 ex-
plain over the phone one night he had
given the money TO another soldier I,
pay to Brooks. The latter told him
over the phone that he wanted no NOR,
TO do with him, that he hadn't given
given the money to anyone, and tina
be might throw II in the ocean, as IA
as he was concerned.
Three weeks ago last night Duncan
met Brooks down town and started +,
call him down. He took exception /,
i the way that he had been rpokeu 70 owe
the phone and slid that IL Brooks
would step into the street he wouls
kill him. He is said TO have drawn
a knife on him on that occasion. Some
one interfered, on account Of Brook
being bigger man than Duncan, an,
while he held his hands, the latte
knocked him down. Last night is be
: lieved to be the first time that Brook
, and Duncan have met since the stree
row. a#&tI
Duncan's gun, a 38-calibre army Col
.. revolver, with five empty shells in IL
ehambers, was picked up by the body
Brooks is an ex-nayy man, havin,
!. been discharged from the u. s.
: Alert three years, ago, since which
time he and his wife have been run
ming the Olympia rooming. house. HI
has the reputation of being quiet
decent man, and has Tor the past yea
been employed as machinist by tn
Sehuman Carriage Company.
Brooks last night engaged Eatol
| Maoonn ne his counerl