The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-23
A MYSTERY.
An Onicer of the IwaIani Leaves the
Steamer and Is not Seen Again
Probable Suicide.


Probable Suicide.
The whereabouts of Augustus
Turley, second engineer of the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Co.'S
steamer Iwalani. is as great q mys-
terry to that gentleman's friends as is
that of the now famous McGInty.
On Thursday morning last while
the steamer was at hukuihaele,
Turley asked permission of the chief
engineer to go ashore. a. he was
not to 60 on duty before noon, no
objections were made, and Turley,
arrayed in his shore clothes, jumped
into a small boat and was rowed to
the landing. Arriving safely he
walked rapidly up the incline and
directed his steps toward the village
of Kukuihaele, about two miles dis
tant. As he did not return to the
steamer in time to go on duty at
noon it was thought, perhaps, he had
been taken suddenly i'll and would
come aboard later in the day. Cap
tain Weir waited at Kukuihaele land
ing until Z P NJ. when, Turley not
appearing, the vessel steamed to
Waipio where she remained anchored
until Saturday morning. Early Fri
day morning Captain Weir went to
Kukuihaele to make inquiry for the
missing man. Here it was learned
that he had called at j. G.. Jones'
store about o'clock Thursday morn
ing, purchased bottle Of soda water
which he drank, and made inquiry
for a doctor. When told that there
were none in the village he left the
store and walked toward the Waipio
Gulch.
Here he was met by school
teacher named Lightfoot who states
that when he had nearly reached the
top of the Pail he was accosted by a
man closely answering the descrip-
ton of farley and who inquired the
road to Waipio, saying he thought
he would go look at the place. MIR.
Lightfoot gave him the directions at
the same time telling him that he
would find it rather hard work get
ting back owing to the steep grade.
The most searching inquiry failed to
find that the man ever reached the
bottom of that trail Captain Weir
Immediately communicated with the
police at Honokaa and instructed
them to search all roads and cabins
between that place and Waipio.
Police Captain Brickwood at once
sent out three men who went as far
as Kukuihaele over the upper road
and returned via the Kapiolani
trail; no trace of the man could be
found. The officer from Waipio
came to Kukuihaele and reported
having inquired of all the natives in
the gulch but had failed to get any
trace of him.
On Saturday Deputy Sheriff Ly-
man was telephoned to and re-
quested to continue the search as
far as his Jurisdiction covered. He
suggested reward be offered and
the men on the steamer instructed
him to offer what he thought would
be satisfactory and start his men out
again. Mr. Lyman dispatched three
men with instructions not to give up
the search until the man was found
Up to the time Of the sailing of the
vessel from Honokaa on Monday
Turley had not been heard from.
A reporter for the ADVERTISER
called upon the officers of the Iva;
lani yesterday and learned that Tur-
ley had been confined to his room on
Merchant street with an attack OF
dizziness the day before the steamer
sailed for Hamakua; he reported for
duty the next day and seemed to be
in his usual health and spirits
Reaching Lahaina Tuesday evening
he went ashore for the purpose OF
gathering mangos. On Wednesday
night Turley sat on deck with some
of the men but seemed depressed in
spirits and did not enter into CONVEX
sation until the gruesome subject OF
suicide was preached when he gave
it as his opinion, inasmuch as neither
7 chloroform or morphine could be OBJ
) tanned, that the pistol was about the
most desirable route to the volcano
. On Thursday morning, just before
the purser left the steamer Turtle.
;. asked him if there was druggist IL
0 Kukuihaele. When told there was not
/ he said he guessed he could get VIVA
he desired at one of the stores. Tn
purser then suggested that he wal
? until he reached Honokaa, where b.
could see physician if he needed
q one. He seemed to want to leav
then, and remarked that he wOul'
,, not mind the walk. just before b
left, he called the mate to his room
Il and showed him new revolver, re
marking at the time that it had beel
g given him by friend and he woul
/ dislike very much to lose it. Whe
{. his room was searched Friday nigh
% the revolver was missing. and it
, believed the man took it with hiI
D for the purpose of self-destruction.
l. Heretofore when he has had occs
sion to leave the steamer at point
away from Honolulu, he has nc
paid the same attention to his tolls
le as on this trip. On Thursday as b
10 went away he was well dressed an
a wore, besides good suit of clothin;
a fine watch and chain. What otht
" valuables he had with him is NJ
~ known.
It. Upon inquiry at his lodging hous
as in Honolulu, the landlady stated thu
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