The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-03
THE PEST OF THE PACIFIC.
Mystery Surrounding the Death Of @
Young Saa Francisco Lady.
An Alleged Fatal Case OF Leprosy I'm n
Prominent Family Great Dare Taken
to Conceal the Facts Of the
Death-The Father Pre-
Pares the Body for
Burial.
lsau Francisco CALL

| lSRn Francisco Call
On Sunday last funeral cortege welded
its way from the residence of gentleman
! far out on Bush street TO Laurel Hill Gem
/ etery. The hearse contained the morta
remains of a young lady, and a number o.
| sorrowiDg friends in addition to the mem
bers Of the family followed the body to 1t:
last resting place. She was aged eighteen
years, and die5 last Friday. circumstances
/ surrounding the death gave it an air oil
| mystery. and the case is still somewhat
! shrouded, ii being hinted that the lady was
/ q victim to one of the most terrible maladies
] known to the medical profession. The young
lady was born in Honolulu, where her father
| conducts general merchandise store and
| only came to this city a few years ago. She
| was rarely ever seen in public, and from what
can be learned from the neighbor, il seems
| that the family have led retired life, sell
dom, IL ever, receiving or returning calls.
The HOUSEHOLD consisted OF the father, his
wife, daughter few years older than the
one who died last week, in addition to sew
eral other children, some of whom-sons-
are residents in the Sandwich Islands. The
father, who spends the greater portion of his
time IN the Sandwich Islands, is some years
past the meridian of life, and Is advancing
on 10 his SEVENTEEN birthday.
The circumstances of the death, combined
with q vague rumOr 10 the effect that posi-
bly, the lady was a victim of leprosy, led to
an investigation by Call reporter yesterday,
and the following facts were ascertsinei: In
the first place the reporter visited the Health
Office and there found certificate OF death
signed by DR.. G. b Hatchius. It bore the
date of November II, aud set forth that -
-, native OF Honolulu aged eighteen
years, nine months and twenty-five days,
had died OF consumption. The death certi6-
cate further revealed that she was unmarried,
and that the body had been inferred in
Laurel Hill Cemetery; also that Hslsted &
AlldOck, of No. 947 Mission street, had scted
as unde.takers in the case
DR. Hutchins was found at his home on
Bush street, between Stockton aud Powell.
II did not know the young lady" he said in
answer to the reporters question, "bUt /
know her father and Rm the family physi-
cian," he continued, voluntarily. How
does it come that ] signed the certificate OF
death in the case2 Well, I'll tell you. Last
Friday the father came to me aud stated that
his daughter had died of consumption and
that she had been suffering from that disease
for number Of years. Knowing him as
did l supposed the case was all right and
signed the certificate"
Didn't you see the body2"
'No. As say, supposed it was all right
and made no inquiries
Il understand, Doctor, that she died OF
leprosy, end
VINO are you 1ntefJsctett tue physician
hotly, and after the reporter disclosed niS
identity the physician refused to say any
thing further, and began edging toward the
door, intimating so strongly that the inter
view wss at al end that the reporter took his
departure.
at the undertaking parlors Of Halsted IL
AlldOck large man with black mustache
greeted the reporter and replied in the affirm
alive when asked whether they had buried
Miss -. I've heard strange rumors re-
garding the cause of her death" the man
said; "but as far as We ara concerned we
don't know what she died Of"
Didn't you prepare the bodyT'
mo; Pll tell you how that was 1o9 see
this girls father came here last Friday and
ordered the coffin. He directed how il should
be fitted up. and stated that that would be
all he would require of Us, as be himseli
was an undertaken, and would prepare toe
body and fix IL in the coffin. Myself Ror
either OF the proprielors saw the body al
though one of the members of the firm at
tended the funeral"
did he produce burial certifcateF'
"Yes. He said she died OF consumption
and We filed ont blank and took it to DR..
Hutchins, who signed it. l then took it "a
the Health Office aud got burial permit "a
inter the body in Laurel Hill Cemetery. and
all know about it.
did you hear any rumors about the CIR
having died of leprosy?'
Yes, have heard 1T so stated, but whether
IT Is true or not can not say"