The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-01-11
DETERMIN SUICIDE.
Il. Oakley Found wi TIN his Arm and
Throat Cut on KewaIo Street.

Throat Cut on KeWaIo Street.
About half-past 8 o'clock Sunday
morning, as w. c. Wilder, Jr., was
coming down Kewalo street, he noticed
Edwin Oakley in a sitting position on
one side of the road. He noticed blood
and saw that his throat was cut. On
asking him a question he received no
answer, so ran home and gave the in
formation to the Station House, and the
police were soon on the spot. 1t was
then found that his left arm was cut half
off and deep cut on the throat from ear
to ear had nearly severed the head from
the body A razor was found lying near
the body The deceased has been very
respondent of late over financial troubles,
and the deed was evidently premeditated.
He passed this Office Saturday morning
and nothing unusual was noticed about
him He held the lease of three small
cottages at No. ia Queen street and
lived in one of them. His room was
found by Deputy Marshal Dayton in a
very dirty and untidy condition. Oakley
was born in Southampton, England, in
1924, consequently was about 90 years OF
age His father was a railway con-
tractor and deceased was his clerk for
several years. In 1854, in company with
sister, he went to Adelaide, South
Australia Two years later he left that
place for California, calling at the Islands
L.. 1. i
He lived in San Francisco a long time,
and was leader of an orchestra there.
While in that city he invented an APP.
pliance for strengthening the frames of
pianos. He also resided in the Fiji
| islands The deceased has been in these
| Islands good many years and at one
time was in partnership with +. B.
Thomas, contractor, but latterly has done
| carpenter and building work on his own
account His nearest relation is a
nephew residing in Manchester, Eng
! land, and whom he was expecting out
here. John DeGraves, the express
| driver, is a cousin of his The deceased
| never married.
After young Wilder telephoned to the
Station House Deputy Marshal Dayton
was quickly ON the spot and jury was
at once summoned and an inquest held
right where the body was found. The
following jury was empanelled: w. c..
Wilder, A. Kraft, Captain Sheppard, H.
| A. Kraft, j. III. Babcock and A. S.
Bolster. After examining the body, w.
! c. Wilder, Jr, who first found the de-
| ceased, was called and testified: l was
coming down Kewalo street about half
past 9 o'clock as near as / know. saw
the deceased sitting about here resting
on one arm. When | first saw him |
spoke to him but got no answer. |
could see blood and saw his throat cut.
/ turned and went home and telephoned
to the Station House. My father and l
came back here He was dead and in
the same position as examined by the
jurors.
The jury after due deliberation re-
turned the following verdict: THAT the
person now lying dead, by name Edwin
Oakley, came to his death by his own
hands by cutting his arm and his throat
with razor found by his person"
The deceased when found had no coat
or hat on, and in his pockets were found
bottle containing arsenic, $40 in paper,
SIS in gold, so 90 in silver, razor case,
spectacles and case and several papers,
which were taken possession of by Deputy
Marshal Dayton. A coffin was sent for
from c.. e. Williams establishment, and
the remains buried later on at Makil1i.