The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-11-01
DELIBERATE SUICIDE.
Thomas Anderson. a Coachman. Sue
cessful at Last.
4 Man, "A Gun--A Toe. String--IIis
Fourth Attempt AT Self-Murder
Results satisfactorily.

This was one OF the many pleasant
ries gotten up by Tom Anderson,
coachmau for Mrs. Cornwall, to De-
tective Hummer yesterday morning.
But Hammer didn't get the job,
which was, according TO Detective
Hammers story, the cleaning up of
the denris around Mr. Anderson's re-
mains after he had shot himself.
II seems that Anderson was making
threats against his life all of Monday
afternoon, so much so, indeed, that the
residents of the neighborhood of Judd
and Lilaha streets considered 1t neces
sary late in the afternoon to commun-
icste witt the police department and
have him locked up for safe keeping.
Detective Hammer was detailed for
the purpose and drove up in his brake
TO the Cornwall residence. This was
about 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
When Anderson saw Hammer driv-
ing in the yard he stepped out from
clump Of trees near his cottage and
inquired his business. When told
that the Marshal wanted TO see him
about something Anderson declined
TO 90 until the officer had
wasted good of eloqueuce in
explaining that there was no trou
BILE, aud until he had performed
the pastoral duties around the
house. Hammer then had to prom
Use that he would bring him back in
hack AS soon a. the Marshal had fin
ished his interview with him. AS
they were ready TO leave Anderson
excused himself TO get small pack
age of medicine which he brought out
of his room aud wanted TO swallow,
but which the detective persuaded
him not to do until his return from
the station house. In this he acqul-
escnd aud the officer drove OFT with
his charge. On arrival AT the station
Anderson saw he was in a trap and
remon trated with the officers pres
emf. he WAS searched and afterwards
sent below and an officer placed on
guard over him to see that he did not
MAKE way with himself.
When Detective Hammer was at
the mans cottage Monday Anderson
askei him To drink some wine from
demijohu aud when the officer 'e-
cliued the man mum lied something
and poured out drink and swallowed
il. He WAS part Y under the influence of
liquor when he reached the station.
1t was after his release yesterday
morning the remark quoted at the
head of this article was made. so far
as the police department was con-
cerned their engagement with Ander
sen was ended when he Sas discharged
in the morning, but sbout half past
four telephone message was received
to tue effect that Andersen had shot
himself.
Mounted Patrolman Dunbar was
dispatched to the Cornwel residence
where Il sight met the young msu's
gaze such as he never wants dupli
Gated. Sitting on a chair on the front
verauda of his cottage was Andersen
with double shotgun between his
knees aud a string fastened TO the
trigger of the gun and his right foot
through 10 %. What was left Of his
head hung backward and his face was
turned toward the ceiling. He had
placed the muZZle of the gun in his
mouth aud pulled the trigger with
his toe by means of the string attach
ment. The gun was loaded with
buckshot and Andersen's fourth at
tempt at suicide was success.
An ADvERTIs Err reporter visited the 4
place a couple of hours later aud found /
the body in the same position. The .
entire top and back of the mans head .
was blown off aud parts OF his brains I
and yeces of his skull We're
scattered over the front of the house .
and ceiling OF the veranda. A half
dozen spots on the ceiling which, in
the Pickering light, resemhled wasp
nests, proved TO be patches of his skull
and hair which had stuck there when
the gun was discharged. On little
shelf at the corner of the house where
the water cooler is kept, double
handful of brain matter had lodged.
His work was complete. Anderson
had done il well. As the head was
blown backward there was compare
lively little blood on the front part of
his clothing little stream had
trickled from his chin down the shirt
trout, but that was all what there
was on the veranda made up for 1t
Before committing the act, Ander-
son had evidently changed his CLOTH
ing He was ad in new white
shirt, dark trousers and new black
stockings A search of his apartments
disclosed a few medicine bottles and
a glass psrtly filled with sw ct wine. (
There were no letters or memoranda
of any kind; perhaps he did not think
il necessary, as he had told nearly
everyone he knew that he would Kill
himself at O'Clock, and he Kept
his word In the bureau drawers his I
washing, which had evidently just
been brought in from the laundfy, {
had been put away without being un- |
tied. There was no evidence of pre- {
psratiOn, no indication that he had \
goue about it other than he would
have attended to any of his daily
work.
From 8 japanese yard man II was t
learned that sitter Anderson came
from the station yesterday he III |
iui gel iu frequent doses OF wine, but !
was not drunk. He had visited him
several times during the day In reia-
ton To q lutte matter of SIS wages due
which Anderson was to pay him ln 7
stead of doiug il be told him to 60
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