The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-11-19
neg, morning post .'or'e~ examination to be


held m hour earlier.
rm INQUEST EEsUNFp.
DR.. Robert McKibbfn. sworn, stated he had
/ made post Hiorfept examination with DR., N. b
| Emerson. Found three external cunshot wounds
| Rigor mortis distinctly marked. First wound y,
| inches above navel on medal line. Second wound
over nine rib at the intersection Of line drawn
perpendiculariy from the axiila and a second
horizontal line drawn from inches below len
nipple. Third wound about 2lI inches distant
from wound No. ?, upwards and backwards from
| II. Wound No IN the abdomen allowed intro
duction of the forefnger. From this wound n
large quantity Of blood was found. The wound
on the side, No 9 was marked by the skin being
soorched, and passed along the rib and did not
enter the cavity Of the chest, meeting No 3 As u
passed out, distance 81 inches FROM entrance TO
exit. On opening the abdomen the peritoneal
cavity was found filed with a large quantity Of
fluid and clotted blood The ball was found TO
have traversed dovnvards and backward passing
a little TO the right. about inches II entered
the abdomen and was found lodged in the soft
parts (from which il was eItractedl OF the night
internal surface of the lium; making in its course
large wound in the right external lilac artery
which produced death by causing Profuse hemor-
rhage.
BE- the Attorney General What is the nature Of
the wound ?
DR.. McKibbin-The nature of such wound as
No. must necessarily prove speedily fatal.
The pistol ball was here produced and identified
by the Doctor as the one found by DR.. Emerson.
DR.. b. Emerson, sworn, concurred in the above
statement, adding that be found the bullet and
handed it to DR.. Mckibbin, and saw him give it to
Coroner DAYTON.
The Jury after being absent about twenty minutes
returned a verdict that the said Leonard R0uley
Patten came to hi5 death on the 12th of November
IN Honolulu, from the effects of pistol bullet dis
ohargedat him BY Hiram Alfred Bridges.
Mr.. W. X. Castle attended at the close Of the
inquest and watched the proceedings on behalf
Of H. A. Bridges.
The DEAD AND The LIvnSu.
frba vi.f;r, Too,,-l ID p,.4.. k,.l 49,. -.
sdent Of this city for the past nine years and had
many fast friends in the community who knew
and appreciated his better qualities. He
salesman IN the dry goods establishment of Mr.
j. I. Waterhouse on Fort street and was much
esteemed and trusted by his employers. He was
a native OF Marietta in the state Of Georgia, was
married and now leaves a wife and son IN Men,
phis Tennessee. Patten was in the 18th year Of his
age having been born January a0th 1888 He was
Master Mason, Knight Of Pythias, and Redman,
and was buried in Nuuanu Cemetery under the
auspices of Lodge. lie Progress de POceanic.
Hiram Alfred Bridges, the homicide, Is a native
Of st Louis Missouri, . years of age and has been
a resident Of Hilo, Hawaii, for years past. His
first wife died at HilO, last May leaving two child
rem one age months and the other years. Last
July, Bridges came to Honolulu and renewed q
previous acquaintance with the woman in the
case" Miss Isis Horn daughter of F. Horn the
confectioner, finally marreying her. Bridges is
reported TO have some relatives at present residing
on Hawaii.
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Mrs. Lois Bridges the wife of the homicide was
known to have had intimate relations with the
dead man Patten, for several years past, and.
although the friendshipwas marred by occasional
disputes the current Of their lives flowed in al
most the same channel. 1t was natural to seek
for information relative to the unfortunate affair
in that quarter and inquiry resulted in learning
that the dead man and Mrs Bridges were, as had
been supposed intimate friends, mp to the time Of
her marriage with Bridges, was clean gone" as
Mrs Il. Enthusiastically expressed it. Mrs B. had
hoped to have been enabled TO effect a marriage
with Patteu, SHE stating that she had loved mot
wisely but too well, and after five years of billing
and cooling discovered at the eleventh hour, that
Patten was married man and had wife and child.
Then her maiden dignity reused tso she states)
and she charged Patten with being deoeiVer and
declared the engagement broken of, marrying
Bridges, a widower with two children. Patten
Gained down after mature consideration and as
a token of his good wishes obtained certain pre-
mises for the couple TO live in. The furniture
which was contained in the dwelling was also
bought by the infatuated man and presented TO
Mrs. Bridges. Two months rent was also paid by
Patten on the score that the newly welded pair
could not afford the expense. All these presents
Of furniture and rent were made to the woman in
the CASE and she says without her husbands
knowledge. Patten wrote lengthy letter cover
ing some . pages in which the language used was
too fervid and familiar TO be appreciated by any
husband. This letter Mr.. Bridges captured and
had his weather eye open for any bad actions on the
part Of the writer. His vigilance was however
several times eluded by the woman in the case /"
and matters went smoothly until from some I'M
toward cause, Patten cut up rusty, demanded the |
return Of moneys paid by him rent and also the
furniture, engaging the services of rising young
lawyer Of the city TO advance his wishes to obtain
possession. Patterns behavior had so affected the
nerves of the couple and Mr.. Bridges coinciding
with his wifes views that the man twas clean |
gone it was decided to leave for San Francisco.
Patten. 50 Mrs. Bridges states, svore that she |
should not leave the country alive, and although |
ne wrote nothing to that effect he yet made SINH |
ar threats in the presence OF her father, mother
md Mrs. Sexton, TO each separately. The passport
d Bridges was stopped at the Custom House. Tine
lead man was much in love with her that she |
vas afraid of her life and told her husband. The
revolver which Bridges had was his own. After
lie committed the shooting, she met him in the |
lakeshop of her father whittier he CBridgesl had |
led for refuge, she oDunseIed him to give himself
lpi after giving her his private papers, revolver
ind parting kiss be did So and she saw him go |
With an officer.
ARRAIGNMENT OF TIE PRISONER.
Hiram Alfred Bridges was arraigned before |
Judge BickertOn in the Police Court, on the 18th
nst., charged with manslaughter in the first de- |
yree W. Il. Castle Esq, appeared for the pris- |
,ner and waived examination. Judge Bickerton |
hen committed the prisoner for trial at the Janu-
NV term of the SuDrpme lsOurt