The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-08-06
sLASHED HIS WIFE.
Atrocious Acts Of a Recent Arrival
in the Country


stone in fit of anger slashcd at his
wife with knife sheath. seriously in.
juring her about the arms aud body. /,
The couple arrived here from tue
Colonies about one year ago, Mrs.
Featherstone, who is a fashionable .
dress. maker, opened a little place III .
the Way block on King street, aud ,
later moved To the place where the !
trouble occurred on Saturday. For /
. little while after they arrived !
Featherstone was employed a. a I
special on the police force For 7
nearly q year, however, he has been (
living on his wife's earnings. Re ,
Gently he fell in with young native ,
woman named Emalia Kaihumua, a
hard character who has just return.
ed from the Midwinter Fair. The
man was seen on several occasions
With Emalia, and someone known
To the policel went and informed
Mrs. Featbsrstoue that her husband
was running with this woman. On
Thursday afternoon Mrs Feather.
stone through Information given her
watched the notorious Blue Gate
On Merchant street, She met her
husband on his coming out of thft
resort and upbraided him for keep
ing such society aud visiting such
place Til. man was then partly
under the influence OF liquor
When they had returned to their
lodgings, Mrs Feat hrt.louu told nrr
husband that she was done with him
forever. He pleaded for lOrgiSnuc.s
and threatened he would cut her liver
out II she did not revoke her det"r
minatiop to turn him oil ruuru
was good deal uf parirying be-.
tween husband aud wife on FRIDAY.
when II appeared Feat hrr.touo i"ad
cd himself up with a. much liquor
~ he could got or carry, GA Satur
day he repeated his threatening de
maud Tor forgiveness aud also asked
for money. lie miscailvd her urui
ally, saying she had been only scr.
want IN his father house, Later
he was seen Sharpening kull" aud
Mr.. Mcdowell, landlord Ot tue
house, asked him what he was dOiug
u for. tie answered that he was
going to kill his wife II .h,, p.r.lSird
10 casting him oil, Mr. MrDoNcil
warned him that II hc attempted
any violence on his vile, before PR
per protection could DO afforded
her, he should drop him with a
bullet. The landlord knowing that
there was a pistol in drawer up
atairs, known To fca, heTs,o QUE, went
to the place aud put IL" weapon out
Of the way, This prrcawtiun proved
TO lie timely. Mr.. Feat hcr.tuu"
being pursued 10y her husband ran
upstairs, aud when inside the rOum
the mau went straight inr the drawer
TO get the pistol. Not liudluE II be-
made msnacipg movement toward
his vile, but SD" escaped to her
room downstairs Her husband fol
lowed her inside aud slVag"ly rr,
peated his demands Mrs. Feather
stone had previously put tho few
dollars she had into Mrs, Mellow.
ellis hands for safe keeping. Feather.
stone, on his wilo's remaining firm,
locked the door aud, drawing tho
knife, made iunges at her. Mrs
Featherstone put up both hands Il
guard herself aud was cut. She thou
ahoao Az th' 'poi W.
help, but the door being locked 81,
could not get out Two male lodSrr
st the house hearing the cries rushc'
TO the door aud burst il open. Th'
woman ran out with her Lauds il
the air aud blood spirting ia all Ill
rections. The men caught Feat her
stone aud held him while Others ~
sisted the woman, who had ialIoI
IN swoon,. into the roum. Ih
msn walked Feat herston" uut oI
the street aud handed hun over Il
the police.
Or. j. >. McGrew was sent for an
did all he could for tue injured 80
man One very serious cur va
found on the right hand brtworI
the index finger and the thumb, al,
DR.. McGrew says It will disable h."
Tor iiie' The cuts on tho arms
wrist and hand were stitched and !
AL thought these were all, Snort
siterward, howoV'r' the poor woma
began 10 twltch with pam ana III
room was cleared while the docI"
ana Inc landlady mad" q lurthr
examination Oh inc patent Inc
iound ano'her bad "ul on her fISh
tnigh' Inc woman suffered inl"usri
while the wound was BENG StIt"hc'