The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-22
NULHAOSER WANTS TODE BACK FROM HIS VACATION.
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE WITH POOR
SUCCESS.
Sensational Affair at Hawaiian Hotel
The Mysterious Major" Shoots
Himself. but Lives.

Major 5. \. Mulhauser, who claims
to hail from Cleveland. Ohio. and a
guest at the Hawaiian Hotel, made
futile attempt at suicide about
o'clock last evening, by shooting him
self through the breast with a small
caliber revolver. The affair has caus-
ed no small sensation. as Mulhauser
has a visitors card at the club. and
has made quite large circle of ac-
quaintances among the best people
since his arrival in the city, about
ten weeks ago. 1t is believed that his
rash act was due to financial trouble.
There were no witnesses to the
shooting. which occurred in small
cottage in the rear of the hotel. Some
lads playing near by heard the pistol
shot and one of them informed Man
ager James, who went at once to the
cottage. MulhauSer was found living
on the floor in a pool of blood. with
the pistol, a 3S caliber revolver of
modern make, by his side. He was
conscious but refused to talk. DR..
Raymond was summoned. and after
| Temporarily dressing the wound. sent
| the wounded man to the hospital IT
| ed the breast bone, below the heart.
and LODGED between the lungs with
out touching any vital spot DR.. Wood
who now has charge of the patient.
said this morning that the wound is
not serious one. and that the pa
tient will recover. He is now suffer
| ing from the shock and depression
naturally due to his rash act
N II
seems to be enveloped in good deal
of mystery. When he passed through
San Francisco on his way here, the
him in which he was made TO say that
Examiner published an interview with
he was coming here as a special agent
of President Mckinley This state
ment was emphatically denied at the
City of Washington. When he arrived
! here. Mulhauser denied ever having
made such statement to the Exam
iner. When closely questioned as to
his mission here, however. he led one
to infes that he was here on a poiIti-
cal mission. He left the same impress
sion with "A great many people. He
claimed that his father and Mark
Hanna, McKinley's campaign mana
ger, were fast friends, and that he
might have any political preferment
he sought. He also claimed to be
close to President Mckinley and car
ried a photograph of the President
and his wife in the casing of his gold
watch
OF his home life, Mulhauser has of
ten spoken quite freely. He spoke of
being president of Sunday school
class, probably in the Jewish church.
He also claims to have taken a great
interest in politics, having been con-
nected with the District Attorneys Of
| flee at Cleveland. and having run last
| fall for the State Legislature, unsuc-
cessfully, however. Careful in his
habits, nice in his dress and gentle
manly in his demeanor, he readily
made friends on every hand. The air
of mystery about him, however. pre-
vented him from maying any intimate
friends.
a letter from Sam Parker, upon
whom the major called in San Fran
cisco, readily admitted him to the
club, where he was a familiar figure.
He always appeared in good spirits,
and was fond of good company. Yet
those who met him oftenest seemed
to know least about him.
Mulhauser also processes to cores
pond with several newspapers. Al
though he had great deal of leisure
time, apparently, at times the major
has spoken of having accomplished a
great deal of work while here. He was
Il frequent caller at the American Lee
( cation, and also at the Government
buildings, although the Government
officials profess to know nothing of
his personal business
The hotel people are very reticent
regarding the affair. 1t is known
money from home for some time, and
the belief is expressed that his fail
ure to get money by the Moana made
him so Respondent that he made an
attempt upon his own life. He was in
debt to the hotel, and must have left
there soon if he failed to settle his
account, and with the impression pre-
vailing that he was sailing under false
colors, it might have gone hard with
him.
Some people seem to suspect that
Mulhauser has gotten into some seri.
Gus difficulty at home, and had been
forced to seek seclusion in n foreign
cline to avoid bringing disgrace upon
his family. There is no evidence tC
bear out such theory, beyond the
fact that he wore an air of mystery
that i'll became him.
At last accounts Mulhauser was
resting comfortably.
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