The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
SUICIDE Of A
PRETTY WOMAN
Most Sensational Death
at Honolulu.
EDITH "ALMY" TAKES POISON
SAID TO HAVE LIVED IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
Tragic Sequel of an Illicit Island
Romance in Which a Well
Known Business Man of
Hawaii Figures.
BY HORACE WRIGHT.
Special Correspondence of The Call.

HONOLULU, July 13.-On the morning
of July news was received of the death
by poison of a comparative stranger, who
had attracted considerable passing atten-
ton by her great beauty and the fact that
her husband" one of the late arrivals,
had earned a popular reputation as a
good business man and good fellow among
a certain class.
H. N. Almy, manager Of the Washington
Light Company of this city, states that
the deceased, Edith "Almy'' (whose real
name was not disclosed. but who is said
to be a niece of John Baird, a well-known
jeweler of San Francisco lived with him
here as his wife. He had known her in
San Francisco and furnished her with
money. She came here on the 1Itn OF
June and reJotned him
Almy's story as told to the deputy mar
shall, is that he and the woman had been
drinking together heavily. This was IN
Amy was found early in the morning, be-
ing fast asleep by the side of the corpse.
His story in brief is that, meeting on
Hotel street, they took a hired carriage
to their home on Young street, had some
refreshments and later on In the evening
took drive, finally at a late hour prlng-
ing up at a private resortA Where VINE Is
illicitiy sold Here they drank two bot
ties of champagne, and reached nome nome
about 10 O'Clock in the morning. The
woman, he says, left him to visit other
1
returning complained of feeling sick and
being in great pain. Although Amy
thought there was nothing serious, he tel
ephoned to DIR. Miner, but telling him that
he thought there was nothing much amss.
In a few minutes, however, ne pecame
alarmed and telephoned again to the doc
tor to hurry. DIR. Miner responded at
o'clock, as promptly as possible, Dut the
woman was already dead.
During his Investigations DR.. Miner dis
covered a bottle which had contained the
ST, hat IN % f
fects to carbolc acid or creosote, which
had undoubtedly been the cause OF the
death to judge from the scalded condition
of the eyes, mouth and throat of the de-
ceased.
A Coroner's jury held an inquest and
after three hours returned the following
verdict:
THAT Mrs E. Amy came to her death
in Honolulu on the 18th day of July, 1899
by taking poison administered by her own
hand"
Street comments are unkind, and the
Independent has practically demanded an
investigation by the Attorney General S
department, since neither the Marshal nor
the Coroner eVinCed any disposition to
probe beyond the evidence offered the
jury by Almy, the doctor and the hack
driver.
1t has leaked out that the police version
or theory is the following: That Amy has
an undiVOrced wife in New York, unknown
to the deceased, whom he had promised 10
marry. She came here. to induce him to
carry out that promise, and on the even
ing in question he started out with her
with the intention of being privately mar
ried. The sudden fear of the conse-
quences of a bigamous marriage LED MIN
to again defer. determinations and prom
Uses then led to the debauch and the death
of the victim in despair:
The real name of the woman is be-
lieved to be Mrs. Edith Fuller. She went
to Honolulu from this city in the brig
William G.. Irwin arriving there on the
10th of June. She and Amy were cous-