The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-04
AUTOMOB|LEK|LLS
LITTLE GIRL CHILD
Three ear-0ld Mary Silva Is
Second Victim To Die
Since Last Sunday


Making the second fatal automobile
accident, in addition to several which
have threatened the life of pedestrians
since last Sunday, G. V. Phillips, an
employe Of the Hawaiian Electric Com
pany, ran over and killed Mary Silva,
a three year old Portuguese child near
fine corner of Magellan and Pioneer
Streets, in the Punchbowl district,
shortly after seven 'clock last night.
The little girl was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Miguel Silva, who live near
where the accident happened.
While the accident resulted fatally
last night, IL had extenuating circum-
stances which the police say were lack
ing when X. Sagawa, the young Jap
anese woman was killed at the corner Of
AlapRi and King Streets on last Sun
day evening, by a machine alleged to
have been driven by Frank Panaewa,
who is accused Of having fed after the
collision without rendering aid, and
who is also accused of being partly
under the influence of liquor at the
time.
Phillips companion in the machine
at the time Of the accident yesterday
evening, A. s. Dunn, another employee
1 4,
picked the little girl up after she was
bit by the automobile and she was
taken Immediately to the emergency
hospital. However, the child was dead
when the hospital was reached. An
examination Of the body indicated that
she had received fracture Of the skull,
where she was struck by the front wheel
~ the machine.
Driver Is Booked
deputy Sheriff Julius .Asch booked
Phillips on charge of manslaughter
soon after IL was ascertained that the
child was dead. The defendant then
communicated with Judge Antonio Per
~, whom he retained as counsel and to
help him secure bail.
According to the account of the acci,
lent given by Phillips, through his at
'orney, he was going along Magellan
Street at moderate speed, when the
child stepped off the sidewalk and di-
rectly in front of the machine. He said
she was struck almost before any effort
could be made to change the course of
the car or bring it to a stop.
! Dun, Phillips companion, told near
, " the same story when he was ques.
/ ',"qI He aaded the information that
the automobile, No. 50OS A, was not
urmed Oy either himself or the driver
and that they both roomed at the
/ Majestic Hotel Phillips is in charge OF
the meter room for the Hawaiian Elec
trio Company and has lived in Homo
! lulu for the past two years.
faulty Brakes Blamed
Besides the two young men in the
automobile when the child was killed
there seems to have been no other eye
witnesses Of il except a small boy whC
was playing nearby. Even though the
/ police do not deny the version of the
! accident given by those involved, they
do hold family brakes to be partly The
cause, as well as the fact that the chile
I entered the street unattended.
Bob Lillis, automobile license in
spector, tested the brakes after the cal
was brought to the police station, an'
Deputy Sheriff Asch said they wer'
found to be nearly useless. The deputy
sheriff asserted that he, intended to ge
an expert mechanic from one of thu
garages TO examine the brakes of thu
car this morning, so his testimony ma.
be used by the prosecution when Phil
lips Is brought to trial.
The grand jury returned an indict
ment yesterday against Panaewa, hell
responsible for the killing. of the younl
woman last Sunday, charging him will
manslaughter in the first degree, an
another charging him with failing T.
render aid to a person injured by al
automobile.
Phillips was released from custod.
last night after he furnished bail o
$4,000.