Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 39 | Takes Hawaiian Jury Just Six Minutes to Aquit Man Who Shot Flagl nSulter

Takes rakes Hawaiian Jury Just Six Minutes To quit A. Man Who Shot suIter I V tf f O kJ X 7 J c i iF I II I II I F I American sol diers congratulating Captain Allen Alien after hl his acquittal Special Dispatch HONOLULU Hawaii May 25 Captain Captain Henry Allen retired seaman and lionized b by the the- boys bs in Khaki following his hla ac acquittal acquittal ac- ac alter after trial for the tho killing of or J J. J Sall S. S Walker all tr self con confessed cased pro-German pro and andI I W. W W Y whom he shot twice when Walker alker insulted the Jag flap and damned American saying h he wished ever every American soldier r In France Franco would be killed The sympathy of or the entire populace o of oC Honolulu was with Allen and aru the Hawaiian allan branch of or the American Defense Defonse v clety raised funds and nd secured fl nv five e lawyers l to conduct his defense Tho jury accept accepted cd the plea of or Justifiable blo ble homicide on the ground that Allen a cripple having cripple having lo lot lost t his left arm shot arm shot Walker alker when n tim th latt latter r sprang at him when Allen AJlen called ed him down for tor hi his un Ameti un Tho verdict of or no not guilty ul was returned in six minutes s. s When it 11 was mad known soldiers furled a an American flag about hout him and then a a. company compan of or regulars with a standard hearer bearer on either ude escorted him through the streets to hi his home Allen Alien AllenIs Is h here r shown In the center of or hl his h guard of honor shaking h hinds hindi with a soldier