The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-12-10
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
Deliberate Suicide Of Postal Clerk
Henry haia.
Drink and Dependency said TO BE the
Csuse-Report OF shortage In Conn.,
pany Funds-Nilitary Funeral.

kAS Nana- aAltdrN funtrsl.
For perhaps the first time in the
history Of the country, native Hs-
wsiisu has taken his own life. Not
long since $ hslf-white committed
suicide, and s few months sgo 8 man
and woman were found dead 3: Kuls,
supposedly from the effects Of poison
administered by the hand Of one or
the other, out the theory of suicide
WAS never fully substantisted.
Saturday morning. the community
was shocked to hear that Henry Ksin
had ended his life by shooting him
self through the head with rifle. A
telephone message 70 the police
station st II o'clock conveyed the in
selligence. Deputy Marshal Hitch
cock, with Captain Parker, repaired
TO the scene, just back Of the prison,
and found the dead body Of ksis
lying stretched full length on the
floor, with hole through the head.
The weapon used was = i5-cslibre
Springfield rifle belonging to the Ma
tioual Guard. This WAS lying across
the dead body. Attached 10 the trig-
ger guard WAS s blsck silk uecktie
made into u loop. ksiS is supposed
TO have sat on the side of his bed aud,
placing the gun barrel in his mouth,
fired tie weapon by pulling the trig-
ger with his right foot. The ball
passed through the roof OF the mouth,
through the head, out and through
the ceiling of the house. When tue
body WAS PICKED up the right foot was
still in the loop.
CoRoNER's jury.
A jury, consisting OF ]. kusaua, A.
X Aksu, J. +. Colburn, Joe Helelu-
he, J. X kSunSmauo aud Joe Punt,
WAS empSnueled by Coroner Hitch
cock Tue remains Were viewed in
the afternoon, sud, after hearing Sn
account OF the tragedy from cousin
of the deceased, the jury adjourned till
O'Clock in the evening, when further
testimony was taken.
INQUEST.
At the INQUEST held in the Deputy
MSTshal's office in the evening, Louis
kekumAuO sud D. X. Brown, both
employees OF the postoffiee. gave evil
denee The former testified to seeing
the deceased on Tuesday snd Friday
LAST st his home. Went there in re-
spouse to telephone message; found
ksis sick in bed with fever; said he
would be 81 work Mondsy morning;
deceased mSde no complaint about
auythiag or anybody; knew that
Ksis WAS in the habit of drinking;
saw him Monday morning before 10
o'clock, just before he left the post
office; be had been drinking the night
before Sud that morning.
Brown told Of meeting deceased
So urdsy morning ST SIS on Lilihs
stree; asked him how be felt; ksis
replied same old trouble; replying to
$ question from Brown ksiS said he
never intended coming back 10 work
After some further conversation
Brown said 80 long" ksis replied,
saving don't say so long but
s'goodoye;" repeated this several
times; deceased never spoke Of any
family troubles. Brown testified that
Ksis hsd repeatedly spoken 10 him
shout driking; on Thanksgiving day
deceased said he'd been suffering from
delirium As 4 result Of drink.
\ cousin OF the deceased was called.
She told OF her brother coming home
s little after 10 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing; be CON planned OF being uuwell
and said would lie down for 5 while;
few minutes SfterwSrd heard shot, but
paid no attention 10 il, s. brother hsd
fired his rife several times the dsy
before; went rom house Of = neighoor
snd found brother dead on the door;
deceased hSd not lived with his wife
for some two years
kaiS visited Rev Alexander Mack
iutosh about O'Clock Saturday morn
ing. He went there 70 seek advice on
certain business matters. Remained
only few minutes.
VERDICT.
After bearing the testimony of the
witnesses named, the jury rendered s
verdict that the deceased came TO his
death by his oEn hand $ rife being
the weapon used.
KsiS hSd not been st work in the
postOffics since Moudsy morning sud
was known to have been drinking
more or less for several days This,
coupled with domestic troubles, Is
supposed 10 have been the cause Of
taking his life Deceased was an
energetic. bright young man, well
liked OF hi. employers and al With
whom he came in contact. He hsd
been 81 employee of tue Government
for many years, and took an active
part during past years in the volun-
teer fire department He was captain
OF Company G, y. G. H. member OF
the Foresters and 7. n l.
1t is learned that kais hsd used
funds belonging to Company G, aud
the visit 10 Rev. Macintosh was for 4
the purpose Of asking advice how to
raise money to make restitution.
This, no doubt, hSd 8 great deal to do .