The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-08-03
Inquiry Into Bolsser's Death.

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&. d. Frse.b, Pierre Jones. Joseph Lovsloy and
r. l. Leslie. 70 inquire into the circumstances
S1r-c-niic- ths death q A. Bolster, Jr~ who was
f5cud diving his eel IN the Police S;a-Soa on the
,o-rir o. the s4th 1lt-. held thslr final meeting
y-rSrsr. 20 adjournment from the S4th ult 81 tbs
Pols,a station On the afternoon Of the 18th ult-
Besides The Iary and newSpAge- REPRESENTATIVES,
ths-s was also present Major J. Hay " odeh0css,
4 s. n. Commissioner who listened 10 the evl-
5e1cs Ai5uosd. IS follows
A. Mewavne, sworn. stated; am ShesnSsi ply
siciSn. ard With Dr. NSrtrn made an autopsy on
q tie body OF Abraham Bolster, Jr. This WAS
read 70 the Jury As follows
HoNo1u1u, JAY "a. 1856.
This Is 70 certify thst vs, the undersigned, have
this Gsy held poSs-nOrtsm examination On the
body Of AbrSh&n Bolster, j.. az the Station House
n Ho1olulc Who has been dead four and one
RiCor rnoStis WAS well marked There was
slight confusion On the scalp over the right parie-
al region. quite S1psrnclGl II character. On re-
moving thao scalp there was no sxrravasiOn Of
blood between x and the skull. The c-aniCu
presented the usual appearance Snd showing
Signs Of frlct1re- On removing tbs calvariA there
xaS found extensive ilirGarGchnoiiszn sxtrayzSa-
ZION o. blood over the whole S1rtHos OF the BRAIN
with passive congestion. more marked II the lst-
cerebral hemisphere II Other respects the brain
presented normal appearance
We therefore certify that death resulted from
passive congestion q the brain with S4lguinsoCS
s51Sic- = NCWAxNE. N. D..
q. Il. NAE-TN, NJ. d. 4
Ike d0cco-. coctinclcE. S4ii: IL would be hGrd
20 s1v whether 6sztb vas caused by he blow on
the head OF BY the Gi-sc. eject OF alcohol. Under
the influence Of Aicohol blood Is sent 70 she brain
Il great Quxntisy, rendering the blood vessels
liable 70 r1pcEre- The sHGSlOo c.S1l6 have been
caused bv alcoholic sctiol alone. The blow On
the head did not CT thrOagb the scalp nor frScs1re
the skull. Il rupture oce1rrsd when deceased
fell. Il would have made 10 difference whether he
had medical sttsniSaes o. not. Az the time OF e1-
Summation there vas az the bSss OF the brain q
slight s1ttenIng. which might have been caused bv
IN
rough handling about the throat Nv attention
called after the examination 70 certain marks
about the neck. but II making the examination Il
was Necessary % twist the head round. which, I
have 10 do15s. caused those marks. Certain blood
stains were also caused n the examination
Benjamin J. MelS1-- ss-Jru. stated On Friday
evening zsS II company with Abraham Bolster.
te4 II EltE hin az the Empire Saloon Ny
memory L utterly confused about the whole thing,
eLcep- II ne beginning and rhe ending. | had
5ss1 drinking soo1t toNn b=to-s met Bolster.
Nv only further recollection OF that place : that
I EGs very bLcLv Intoxicated. and cJllG hardly
sand Cp against rae b2-. 4 friend assisted NE
INTO E-s next roOZ1- / remember . person bv the
name o. Bolster beng introduced % ne. and
clo1EGs n nv confused recollection L vas one
Abrah4- Bolster. an old friend C mine who EAs
painter 9 t6E yeErS ago. Es told ne he had
kno=E re. and - 1 an always sEse.loa2te when
intoxicated. Vas CAD 20 make TINS new 2cq14l1t
21ce. Al t14t fCrt1sr remember II that place
i ! confused idea that | EsS 80 drank a. hardly
% os zoe 10 leave ths 60or The next rscolIeeted
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eocsc10-S1sSs % having been II his company all
the time but how got II the hack do not know.
The E1cz stopped az the Fish Market. I missed
ne deceased Nv next recollection that he
appeared cutie Suddenly. remember his falling
down and feeling o. w0oGsr-e1t. l was aston
1s1s6- st1pe1sd- ! remember coming 70 the Sta
ton Hozss- Since The eTsnt. ny recollection has
been Es-eeG oy rs&olnG O -11- occurred -
IceEbeE his falling down before ne I know OF
10 zcc OF mine t12t could have caused his fall.
remember nothing GftsrEard but going home IN .
Ezck, and being vsly III az hone have 10 recol-
lscsl0a q plzcile ny hands On Bolster except
since residing about L. when remember making
notion toward hin. IS drunken person VII do:
u1s did 70. % touch hin. and he rather fell
away from before ne cannot draw any further
o. ~ EsEJ-v.
Antoine DIuiz. an express driver. gave an account
Of y ocrzrrsd Friday He sad BoLsesc's eou-
r11lo- cl1 not czlc1 hold o. him. hCz PIT his
hands On his ehsst. and Bolster fell backward 70
tbs Ero1C6- Ehsrs I'D u1s appear 70 be any angry
feeling between t1sE-- ! he gru11d EE5re Bolster
EEL E&s grzvsLly, Containing snail stones Both
ue1's eyes were swollen zirb drinking They
Eers not drunk enough 70 fall down without being
t0ochsd.
KsIastzo. sworn. described the Occurrence. and
showed By illustration h1s Bolster fAL From
what he saw there vas I'd force 70 the push He
noticed little blood On the mans had
E0loS- sworn stated cripple OF GtrLe girls told
Ee there E2S a man dead oct OF the road. vent
and saw Bolster lying On the ground, face up
Weight was Standing ST the head OF the PROSTATE
nan Weight did not seem to be out Of temper.
-hs S-atI0o House From the time lifted hin
into the wagon TIL he got 10 the Station House, he
did not open his mouth o1ee. l sIzuIred his head
and only t0C1d slight scratch l reported the
Circumstances TO ny superior o-cerr which was al
co1l6 do. l saw no blood during TIE search. I
examined his had at the Station House. and fS1rd
his hair little vet with blood r011d the marx
San AchEaG1e, sEatl01 house keeper. stated:
I Ezs dirty wien the tEo men we're brought II
told the officers 70 lIfs Bolster Up easily and lay
hin down II the cell carefully vent home az
half past seven after giving orders 10 the O6csrs
70 Eacch that ne did not roll over Il the night and
CHOKE In the morning Ehe1 we1E % the Station
HOCse. 4 boy named kal0l0 tod ne that Bolster
vas dad ! vent straight % the eel and found
Bolster lying partly On his LETT side and breast
tzrusd hin 0Tsr o. his back and looked az MS face;
s1w that Es Vas alive bit that something was
wrong. rzsEzd OF and tslsp6o1sG TO Dr.. Nc
Wayne. Who answered also sent for his father
Dr.. McWaEne answered az half past seven, and
l=csse6 lrvs,3 TIL few l--ss after s1t o clock
The 11crGr rad declared reaching the MAI tai
there EEs 70 Eope- I have seen Bolster here De-
t1ce 50 stupid drunk tat he hz1 % be c4rrled n
and noticed nothing 11Isre1t n lis Appearances
this -I-z frou- former zIEEs He ID lot open his
eyes EEz1 spoke % I'm One rczc1lce Thz1
= drunk L 70 Lz1 him LIz and avail develop
EEz-s. his E1zE zEd often been brought II II
7E1cs5 c---l-Is- before If EE Ez1 % 80 ccczo-
zTsrE tl-= I'M = past speaking zz Eo1I1 have
% have Doctor here all TIE tina
D--E Bans. turnkey. sElrl- s1zr=C Dang
TIE C1-E- vent % the grazing ard pesped INTO
Bolszsr's cell WIN the lantern my Ez-G- 1
heard hin 1-slzEl-Z- not very lJ1d. o1z Il
su1rI-E- a11 Lztl- timing he not Danger
1zs state l11Eed AZ Inn at l. O'clock Z u1zrrsr
past aid about EE-f past L II daylight n vas
s-I 1-zathu-- t-rzz1 him 0=sr ana ul-r another
piLI1E under ms E=ad- called 0zE 70 him but
Il w11I6 not E-Lks 1p- Ilz1 Vas TIE Iasz I saz
& ElZ EzEl kzif-pGSt Il oc.1ck- Wien he vas
dad
A uznber o. oshec witnesses Eere szzzizzsi-
= 49,