The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-09
AFATAl TRAGEDY.
Attempted Murder and Accomplish.
ed suicide.

ed suicide.
Louis Brueckler made a deter
mined effort to kill his mistress this
morning, and failing in that shot
himself so that he died within an
hour. The tragedy happened at a
cottage on Queen street opposite
Kawaiahao lane. Bruecklcr was an
Alsatian who served in the French
army during the Franco. Prussian
war, and since seven years 90 o gem
derme In Tahiti. Coming to Homo
lulu some years ago he was employ
ed as steward in the now defunct
German Club, filling the position
with satisfaction to his employers.
His last situation was that of clerk
at the Beaver lunch saloon, where
he only left his duties few minutes
before killing himself.
Brueckler had been acting
strangely for good while and often
limited suicidal inclinations. Shortly
after nine O'Clock this morning he
asked his employer, Mr.. II. j.
Nolte, permission to go to doctor.
1t appears he went directly to the
cottage above indicated, where he
kept half-white woman named
Louisa who had been living with
him about seven years. AS he shar-
ed rooms above the saloon with an
other clerk, Mr.. Nolte did not know
that lie had other lodgings. When
he reached The cottage on Queen
street Brueckler began firing re-
volyer off at his mistress. She fed
from him and he discharged two or
three shots without hitting her. The
woman hid under the house and the
man opened fire on himself with
more effect. A policeman on the
corner of King and Punchbowl
streets, summoned by Chinese
servant, was the first to reach the
house. He found Brueckler lying
in the parlor, bleeding from bullet
holes in both breasts. The man was
raised and carried to a bedroom
across the hallway from the parlor.
Lieut.. Nahoolewa and another
officer soon arrived from the Station,
and, finding Brueckler conscious, the
lieutenant supported him in a car
rage to the Queens Hospital. The
wounded man talked freely on the
way, saying,in answer to question
that he shot himself because he was
tired of living. When he was laid
down in the hospital, Mr.. Eckardt,
purveyor, saw at once that lie was
dying and had Deputy Marshal
sent for. Mr.. Creighton answered
the summons but bef:re arriving
Brueckler was dead, having died at
quarter past ten o'clock. A jury
was subppnaed and viewed the body
at the hospital, the inquest being
set for / :45 O'Clock this afternoon
The first policeman at the scene
found the weapon with which til,
deed was done--a SO calibre self.
cooking revolver containing five re,
Gently discharged shells. One bullet
was found to have passed from the
parlor through the dining room in
rear, piercing two partitions ant
falling TO the ground after striking
the kitchen door Another buiie
was found Close to the bed whert
the man was laid, having attached
to it piece of his shirt. A thirc
shot struck the side Of the parlo
door and glanced off somewhere no
ascertained. The remaining TIVE
shots are accounted for by th'
wounds in the body of the suicide
His vest saturated with blood ant
punctured on either side was taker
to the Station.
The crime is attributed to Low
spirits partly if not wholly due t
Jealousy. On different occasion
when Brueckler's mistress had lief
him for q few days he INDUCED i
Eighty conduct. He is not though
to have acquired wealth of any &C
count. A gold watch and chain an
ten dollars gold coin were found i
, his pockets. He was very quiet i
his ways and his tragic ending is
sensational surprise to those VIII
had observed him casually at hi
3 employment. The dead man was 4
: years of age.