The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-28

signed, nave this day held poSt-mOTteIn
examination on the body of Abraham
Bolster, Jr., at the Station House, in Homo
lulu, who had been dead four and one-half
hours.
Rigor morris was well marked. There
was a slight confusion on the scalp over
the right parietal region, quite superficial
in character. On removing the scalp there
was no extravasation of blood between it
and the skull. The Uranium presented
the usual appearance and showing no
signs of fracture. On removing the cal
yuria there was found extensive intra-
arachnoidean extravasation of blood over
the whole surface of the brain, with pas
sive congestion, more marked in the lett
cerebral hemisphere. In other respects
the brain presented a normal appearance.
We therefore certify that death resulted
from passive congestion of the brain with
sanguineous effusion.
A. MCWAYNE, NJ. D.,
q. II. MARTIN, NJ. D.
The doctor, continuing, said: 1t would
be hard to say whether death was
caused by the blow on the head or by
the direct effect of alcohol. Under the
influence of alcohol blood is sent to the
brain in great quantity, rendering the
blood vessels liable to rupture. The eff
fusion could have been caused by alco-
hOlic action alone. The blow on the
head did not cut through the scalp nor
when deceased fell, it would have made
no difference whether he had medical
attendance or not At the time of ex-
animation there was at the base OF the
brain a slight softening, which might
have been caused by post-mortem
agencies. l discovered no indications of
rough handling about the throat. My
attention was called after the examina-
ton to certain marks about the neck,
but in making the examination it was
necessary to twist the head round which,
[ have no doubt, caused those marks.
Certain blood stains were also caused in
the examination.
Benjamin J. Weight, sworn, stated:
On Friday evening l was in company
with Abraham Bolster. L fell in With
him at the Empire Saloon. My memory
is utterly confused about the whole
thing, except in the beginning and the
ending. L had been drinking about
town before l met Bolster. My only
further recollection of that place is that
I was very badly intoxicated, and could
hardly stand up against the bar. A
friend assisted Inc into the next room.
l remember a person by the name of
Bolster being introduced to me, and
thought in my confused recollection it
was one Abraham Bolster, an old friend
of mine, who was a painter few years
ago. He told me he had known
me, and, as am always
affectionate when intoxicated, l
was glad to make this new acquaint
ance. All that | further remember in
that place is confused idea that l was
so drunk as hardly to be able to leave
the floor. The next | recollected is be-
ing in a hack this side OF Palama. /
have a consciousness of having been in
his company all the time, but how got
in the hack | do not know. The hack.
stopped at the Fish Market. missed
the deceased. My next recollection was
that he appeared quite suddenly. 1 re-
member his falling down and a feeling
of wonderment. | was astonished, stu
pefed remember coming to the Sta
ton House. Since the event, my recol-
lection has been helped by reading of
what occurred. | remember his falling
down before me. l know of no act of
mine that could have caused his fall.
remember nothing afterward but going
home in hack, and being very i'll at
home have no recollection of placing
my hands on Bolster except since read
ing about it, when [ remembered max
ing a motion toward him, as drunken
person will do; but 1 did not seem to
touch him, and he rather fell away from
before me. l cannot draw any further
on my memory.
Antoine Diniz, an express driver, gave
an account of what occurred Friday.
He said Bolster's companion did not
catch hold of him, but put his hands on
his chest, and Bolster fell backward to |
the ground. There did not appear to be |
any angry feeling between them. The |
ground where Bolster fell was gravelly, |
small stones. Both mems |
eyes were swollen with drinking. They |
were not drunk enough to fall down |
+Ov.Ial
Kalaehao, sworn, described the occur
renee, and showed by illustration how
Bolster fell. From what he saw there
was no fOcre to the push. He noticed a
little blood on the mans head
HOlOna, sworn, stated: A couple of
little girls told me there was man dead
,ut on the road. went and saw Boil
'ter lying on the ground, face up.
Weight was standing at the head of the
PROSTATE man. Weight did not seem
o be out OF temper. We lifted Bolster
nto wagon and took him to the Sta
ion House. From the time | lifted him
ntO the wagon till he got to the Station
House, he did not open his mouth once.
examined his head and found only a
light scratch. I reported the circum-