The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-07-06

Residents Of Psuos Valley were
startled shortly sitter o'clock yestsr-
dSy morning by two pistol shots.
Investigation showed thS: they were
fired by s Portuguese named Manuel
Frei1ss, who, in fis Of Jealousy,
killed himself sud nearly succeeded
in numbering his mistress The iu-
iured woman wSs taken 10 the hos, l.
Isl, where she lies between life and
death
The woman, whose nSme wss
LiESrdS Pestzno, Wa. : widow aud
had been living with Freitss for
nearly five years About $ month
sgo they guSrreIIed and the woman
left him, hiring room in the house
where she wSs shot Freitas, who
has been out OF work for some time,
became imbusd with the ideS that his
recrsant love was becoming too init
mate with the owner OF the house,
Sud be resolved 10 have revenge. Two
Or three days sgo he purchased =
listOl II Hall s Sous.
Yesterday morning Freitas went 10
the house OF the woman. He d 81
called NJ : neiZhbOF's sud a>ked II the
woman was AZ home He was told
that they cid not know suythirg
about her. Ersir2> then went E-XL
COor SUd tried 10 get IN the LOu-e. The
door Wa locked, ami he tLru opened
u JldOg sud erawtsd IN The ueNt
hing the neigbbors knew OF
the affair, they heard =
shrek, a. OF wouSn in
fear, and TIM one pistol shot quickly
fOiiO4 Ell BY another \ few seconds
after, the door Of the cOttsgs opened
aud the woman rushed IRON the
house screaming. She fell 10 the
ground and lSy grOauiug- When the
ueighJors reached her she was nearly
in>su-ieIe Her little three year old
child hzd thrown himself on his mo
tiers body and wGs trying TO wipe
the blood from the unfortunate wO-
mans face.
The police station WAS az once CON-
muuieated with, and su officer went
70 the scene q the crime Doctor
Cooper Was also SUMMONED. When
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man lying dead in the house, : bullet
through nj. brain He had shot him
self IN the right ear, tn bail passing
out 81 the top VI the head He had
olei terribly. The floor Of the little
room il which he was fOUrd was
nearly covered with the blood Of the
dead man
Freiras had evidently surprised the
woman =. she va working A white
dre-s, stretched over an ironing bUsrl,
&u1 hot iron showed what her O.cu-
patton had been. The dress Ez.
spoCIei with blood, a. were OtHer
clothes hanging Oh the wall FreIt4-
must have fired the pistol at elO-e
range, A. the Eouan's face showed
powder marks. Tie tall entered list
10 the left u the right eye, IN sn DO
H4us direction, coming out above the
left temple The left eye Wa 50 badly
Injured that Il will have to &c re-
moved today.
Inc pi-toI used WAS new American
double action revolver. carrying = H
ezIbre Cartridge The wounds we've
terrible ones, the large bullets crash
ing through the bones and SCATTERING
them
Ereit4< was member Of Company
c, Of the NsEiOn4I Guard He viii
De buried By that con peuy this after
noon The IitGIe boy the 500 & Er=i-
tAs and the woman, Is be nz cared for
oy bis gOdfsther- During the inquest,
held az the scene Of the crime ye=ter-
day, the little fellow Va. running
around the house, aud several times
he Entered the rO0m where hf6 father
vas lying On the floor, dead, but be
was too young 10 fully realize hi
bereavement He will Es well cared |
Tor until his mJth-r'= recovery, II |
she dos recover Freitas is sail 10
have had considerable money on de-
posit Ia the Pu-th Swings Bank
The y man Ua- IN ab0qE the same
cDudI ton at L O'Clock Last BizuG a.
EE=a she va taken % the ho=piEaI. |
Her recovery : tglbLfgL