The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-02
TH[|RBACH TAKES HIS LIE
HIS LIE new STOCK ISSUED TODAY WILL MAKE H A SUCCESS TIE BOHEMIAN MEMORIAL
COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT HIS
SWEETHEART.
Suicide of the Book-keeper in Davey
Co.'S Gallery-Had Received Sad
News From San Francisco.

Charles Thierbach. book-keeper in
Davey q Co.'S photograph gallery,
committed suicide this morning by
taking a large dose of cyanide of po-
tassium. His body, stiff in death. was
found shortly before l o'clock this af-
ternoon. i'm his lodgings in the Popu-
lar house. on Fort street He left
nothing to explain his rash action,
but on u card found on his dressing
table was written: Notify G. Thier-
bach. 1879 Washington street, San
Francisco"
BY the last mail from the coast
Thierbach received word that his
sweetheart, who resides there, was at
the point of death. and could not pos
sibly live. The news depressed him
very much. but he never said anything
about it> except to his associates in
the gallery. The young man had been
seriously i'll, with ear trouble, for sew
eral weeks, and had not yet sufficient
ly recovered to resume his duties at
the gallery. 1t is supposed that his
illness and the bad news he had re-
ceieed led him to believe that life was
not worth living.
Last night Thierbach was about the
city as usual, and seemed to be in a
cheerful mood. This morning. about
1880 o'clock, he was seen by his land
lady, Mrs. Bettis, to whou he remark
ed that he had not slept during the
night. He said that he would lie down
for while and asked to be called ut
10 o'clock. Later he stuck his head
out of the half opened door and told
Mrs. Belts not to call him. as he
would not get up until he awakened
That was the last seen of the young
man alive.
Paddy Ryan occupies the room adj
| joining the one occupied by Thier'
bach. When he went home at noon
he tried Thierbach's door and found
it locked. Half an hour later he in
uuired of Mrs. Bettis.where the young
man was, and on learning that he had
not vet left his room, became alarmed
| Ryan again tried to arouse Thierbacf
and failing, burst in the door. lie
found the body on the floor, and saw
at IA glance that life was extinct. \
half emptied glass, containing som'
white powder and water, told th'
story of his death. The stuff proved
to be cyanide of potassium, poisor
that kills in five seconds. 1t was easily
obtained by Thierbach, as it is uset
in photography.
DIR. Miner was summoned to exam
inc the body, as he had been attend
j ing Thierbach during his recent ill
ness. Deputy Marshal Hitchcock wa:
also notified and took charge of the
remains. which were not removed Il
the morgue.
Little is known of the deceased here
He came to Honolulu about fiv'
months ago with a veriscope show
which did not pay, and he severed hi
connection with it to take position
as book-keepeE in Davey's gallery. ~
nearly as can pc learned, Thierbacl
was about 2s years of age, and ma
tive of San Francisco. His mothe
died when he was a child, and he wa
brought up by sister, who resides il
San Francisco at the present time. II
had never spoken of a sweetheart I'm
til he received word by the last stea
mer from the Coast. Thierbach wa
apparently well educated. He wa
plentifully supplied with money, TO
there is still in Mr.. Davey's hands
considerable sum for which he ha
never asked. Mr.. Davey knew him j
San Francisco as the manager of Foss
branch Photographic store, under tn
Palace hotel.
An inquest will be held by Marsha
Brown tomorrow morning.