Kauai County HI Archives Obituaries.....Ipong, Valentine October 3, 1914
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The Garden Island, Lihue, Kauai, Tues., 10-6-1914
IPONG, VALENTINE
FILIPINO SHOOTS HIS COUNTRYMAN.  Lihue had a murder Saturday night, a Filipino 
named Valentine Ipong being killed. Juan Pacero, a fellow countryman of the dead 
man, is under arrest and is charged with the crime. The shooting took place in the 
Filipino camp near the dance hall and appears to have resulted from an argument 
over the ownership of a pipe which Valentine had found at the baseball park. Juan 
claimed the pipe, but Valentine refused to give it up. After this preliminary 
argument, Valentine went inside the dance hall. Juan went away but soon returned 
with a hatchet, and it is alleged that he attempted an assault on Valentine with 
that weapon but was seized by the arms by bystanders. Valentine was held by other 
spectators, although he made desperate efforts to get at the other man. Finally he 
was released and immediately started out to find Juan. When he came up with the 
latter, it is alleged, Juan opened fire with a 32-calibre revolver, emptying the 
gun of its five shots. Valentine fell, mortally wounded. The police were summoned 
and arrested Juan. Valentine was rushed to the hospital but died within 15 minutes 
after reaching there. The shooting occurred about 10:30 Saturday night. It is 
claimed that both of the men had been drinking. Both men had been employed as 
laborers on the plantation. Yesterday the assailant confessed to the shooting and 
let it be understood that he considered he had done so in self defense, indicating 
that that will be his plea in court. A coroner's jury examined many witnesses and 
finally came to a verdict to the effect indicated above. The case will come to 
trial before the November term of the Circuit Court. 


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