Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-02
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ar..nl dll nvc,,lgatIon after $50, actually
reIaH.
Between a.;1 ael sr,f. l,.t srn.,s, morn
ing the inmate. of oahu Prison were s,artir.I
o., the iarsliur elanror ur The prison h,n A
Icv seconds later those who were alle co.
assemble were told D., the head tuulr, 1,at
,ht governor Of the Jail. William 2. Buckle.
had been found outside the prison wall. dead.
under circumstance. which seemed to show
that he had fallen from the paoptt OF ,he
roof which is at least three feet high
and two feet wide The unfortunate
man had been present al luau dur.
ing the night and Ind returned about
tAM He vas reported 10 be sober on hi,
return. shortly thereafter he was heard TO 60
out on the roof and about the same time he
head turnkey was awakened, he said. by the
sound Of crash, which proved TO he the
broken glass Of a window in his noon. \ few
minutes later the body was found. Doctor
Brodie was 'elephoocd for and arrived at the
prison about An, finding life extinct though
the body was still wnrm.
Il Is impossible here 10 follow The eyilcur.,
in detail but the following summary cover,
the ground fairly.
The 6ss, intention Of the police au,horiiie,
was evidently 10 bury their dead bfother
dcccn,ly. quietly. rcyerently and wi,hou, os,
ing any questions. Bu, nj. friends believed
that /, v,, due the interest, Of trp,h that an
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moucm examination was held nreyim,, fo ,b,.
funeral is,, Monda, afternoon
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could have been made on the rocks. O, with =,
duh. blum, instrument. such as a sti,l of 6,,.
wood.
Doctor NlcKibbin arreed with Doctor
Brode, but thought thu, the wounds were
more likely to have been caused by falling ppon
the stones than hy a blunt instrument. is there
was rubbing Of The adjacent r,rts Of th, eh...l
The brain would not present different appear.
ancc il the blow were the result Of concus,ion
or Of blows inflicted by n club
Kua Glover, woman, had seen Buckle al
a feast given at the house Of Henry Kaia. She
afterwards saw him at the iail. and returned To
the feast in company with Mailihi. head turn.
key 1t the pti,on.
Maiiihi testified tha, he went 10 the feast
xith the woman abou, miJnight remained q,
short time and returned to the rri,on.. There
he saw Buckle in his private dinipr rom, ue
went down stairs and was joined BY Buckle.
They had some conversation and took each
glass of wine together. Witness then retired,
and saw no more % the deceased till after the
fatal injury.
The coroncrs court then took 4 recess for
supper. Mr.. |. NJ. Davidson hal bec, -.
tanned 10 conduct the inquiry ON behalf n, Tho
friends Of the deceased and appear,d .bo,,i,,
after the court rcassenble,l. early in The evening
Mailihi's further testimony was TO the effect
that he was awakened at about ,.soA ~ ~,
Charles CLARK, son-in.law Of Inc deceased
AMI went to sleep again. lie was nex,
awakened by crash. Though, picture had
fallen. hut Discovered tba, The vindov ~ H.
room VAS broken. Though, il mus, have
been broken by stone or a sick. I'm, found
none inside the room. lie then went ou,s;d..
the Jail and was me, by the guard, paahana.
who told him Buckle was dead. When he had
seen the body h. runp The prison hell anil in.
formed everyone who responded that Buckle
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