The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-07
SUICIDE.
Mrs. H. N. Almy Ends Her
Own Life.

Edith Almy. wife OF Harry y. Almy.
the Washington Light man. committed
suicide ut the Almy house. in Young
eet. near Keeaumoku. between 1
and o'clock this morning. She was
woman OF % years OF age. n prcpos-
scssing blonde. n native of California
and had been in Honolulu not a month
yet. having arrived by the sailing YES
sci ;. c.. Wilder on the 1lth OF June.
So far as Is known no note was left
by Mrs. Almy and the statement OF her
husband Is that she at no time uttered
a sentence that would in any construc-
ton intimate that she intended to take
her own life. The couple had been
married more than a year. They had
been happy in San Francisco and
seemed agreeable to- cath other and to-
be well mated since here. They were
together n great deal. Mrs. Almy being
often at the place OF business of her
husband in the Masonic Temple and
frequently with him on the street.
Mr.. Almy says that he was at home
quite early last evening with Mrs
! Almy. They had met ut the DaNey
photograph gallery down town and had
ridden to- their place In public cab.
They made q couple of mixed drinks IN
\ shaker. that Mrs. Amy had made
much fun during the day over having
purchased. Mr.. Almy took to the ham
mock on the lanai for few minutes
and his wife was sitting in the dining
room. He was not feeling well anu
mentioned Il and received her sympa-
thy. II was Mr.. Almy who proposed
n drive and they ordered the same cab
that had been in their service early IN
the evening. This was between anu
10 at night. They drove about for
considerable time. Confntrg their trip
To- the main streets just outside the
business portion. Mr.. Amy suggested
that they might go to- Waikiki. but the
lady objected. He finally proposed
that they go to certain house ON
iPunchbowl street above Beretanta anu
! have some cold champagne. believing
that this would be good for both OF
them. Mrs. Amy consented and they
spent considerable time at the house
or resort.
II was quite late when the Almys
dismissed their driver. Mr.. Amy pro-
ceeded at once to- prepare Tor beu-
While he was taking of his clothes
his wife visited n couple of the rooms
land finally spoke to him from the din
ing room. She called that she was
sick. Then she Joined him in the bed
room. Here she declared that she was
very ill., Almy thought that she was
ioking and said so. He lauEhinEE
asked her to- quit fooling. but she
appeared to- be in pain and assured him
that she was very much in earnest IN
saving that her condition was serious.
klmv. still unconvinccd that his wife
was really i'll to- amount to- anything.
telephoned to- his physician. Dr. r. l.
Miner. This was ut ] 80 a. N. In con
Guiding his message To- the doctor Mr..
Amy said that he did not think the
case was one over which there should
be much concern. Almy returning to
his wife, endeaVoTed to arouse her
from the stupor into which she had
gone. He failed to- get any answer
from her or any movement He was
unable TO tell whether she was breath
ing or no and at once became thor
oughly alarmed. He endeayored to- do
something for the woman. but his ef-
forts had no result. Then he sent over
the telephone an urgent appeal to the
doctor to hasten. The physician
reached the house at exactly O'Clock.
DR.. Miner found the woman quite
dead. the body still warm. Life had
been gone fifteen minutes or more.
DIR. Miner searched At once for
poison. On the table in the dining
room he found a bottle OF lysol and the
glass from which the dose that killed
had been taken. The lysol. which car
ries the same active principle as car
bolic acid, but which is stronger than J
that drug, bore the mark OF an eStab- |
lishment upstairs at the corner OF Bush 7
and kearney streets. San Francisco. I
The directions were To- use externally. /
a tablespoon in two quarts OF water. 1
The conclusion OF the physician was
that the bottle contents had been di-
luted.
Deputy Marshal Chillingworth
reached the Almy residence soon after .
it was known that there had been "A
tragedy. He made n careful examina-
tion OF the premises and interviewed
DIR. Miner and Mr.. Almy. An inquest
will be held today. The jury list has
these names:
L. o. White. l.. +. Prescott. wm.
Love. \. Peyser. L. Marks. +. l.
Dortch.