The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-12-21

ed at the time of her death
Yes, heard her speak OF Bennett.
The first time was about a year ago
when he was trying 10 pay some at
eItious to her She said his atten-
u,Hs were distasteful, but did not say
Why. She came to see me once when
vas sick, TO find out II there was any
thing she could do for me. We chatted
iud she stayed an hour or so In the
'rHning. She called on me several
lines after that, and one evening when
was recovering we walked down Fort
greet together. and met Pennett lie
vowed to her, but she would take no
n,icg Of him. That was last October,
year ssl Never heard her speak OF
him since, and did not 500 her any more
Iatl she came t1 my place OF business.
about four weeks ago. and wanted Ia
lnow If could lend her $50. She said
if she could not raise that sum she
would lose q lot more money. I could
rOt lcrd her the money, but offered 10
hclp her in any way / could. She went
away and 1 did net see her again. She
I'd not say what she wanted with the
money.
gave ner one of my pictures when
she begged for 1t, during one of her
lists TO me. She was n lively, jolly
Girl and did not seem troubled or mel
trcholy. There Is one thing that I
night say looks strange. She was al
ways very methodical, In her business
and every way else. and II seems odd
70 me that II she were going to commit
suicide she would have made some
preparation for II.
MAJOR ENNIS SPEAKS WARMLY.
william Ennis, Major of the Sixth
Artillery, u. S. A., spoke at some length,
addressing the jury at the invitation OF
Mr.. Chillingworth. in general story of
his association with Bennett, and what
he knew OF him from others.
"I have known Mr.. Bennett" said he.
since February last, and have been in
intimate association with him. He was
not n drinking man, and never to my
knowledge. or to the knowledge OF any
one | ever heard speak of him. took q
drink of Intoxicating liquor. except on
one occasion, when he had been badly
injured by horse he had been riding,
and I induced him to take a drink Of
Whiakey. He was a man of fearless
courage. as history Will tell. His scout
life offers many instances OF that. He
was man of the most admirable char
'nctcr, and his honesty and integrity
we're never doubted by any one that
ever had anything to do with him. He
was gentle, quiet and tender hearted. I
never heard of his playing cards in his
life. and never heard of his taking a
drink. Anything OF that kind was en-
IlTtly ~ his ulSDOSltlDH. nave
questioned the soldiers rigidly and l
cannot find among them man to say
he ever saw him touch a drop of liquor
OF card. He always took soda water.
root beer, or something of that kind
when social association demanded it, He
has frequently been seen drinking Shas-
tn water or root beer. but never whis-
In all ways, and I have carefully ques-
toned the sentnels ~ to his recent
movements. They report that he was
nearly always in his room early. and
this | know myself, as I have often OBJ
served his light. on the night Miss
Schneider is supposed to have swallow
ed the poison Bennett was in his room
at 1890 and his lamp was lit. At about
/ o'clock his lamp was burning still,
and again at 430 there was light In
his room. He was often troubled with
and got up to read, so moth
ing was thought of the light. He arose
and went out to the hydrant for water
at about Z o'clock the next morning.
As to the two men seen at the Neu-
mann place, I can say they We're two
soldiers from the camp. who were look
ing for coral, and they can De produc-
ed II necessary. They were not init
mate with Bennett. 1 examined Ben
nett's room after his death and found
some ordinary medicines such as quiz
nine pills. There was no morphine or
opium. I have heard Bennett speak OF
the neuralgia in his head, and he COM
planned particularly in damp weather.
He also had n delicate digestion. which
would have compelled him to refrain
from intemperance, even IL he HAD been
inclined to II.
I'm the room / also found some pa
pers which ne had evidently prepared
to be found. Among them was a deed
to some st. Louis property for which
the deed states he paid $4,000. l also
heard him speak once of a large win
ming at the races. and this is all / know
about any property or money he pos
sessed outside of his salary, which was
$50 per month | once asked him what
he intended to do when he got too old
Tor service, and he said he Intended to
live OF the ct. Louis property, which
would keep him comfortable.
when | read the note he addressed
to me. stating that n woman was at
the bottom of it all,' l formed an opin-
ion az to the reason OF his suicide. That
opinion ! have not changed | believe
that when he heard Of Clara Schneider's
death, he believed himself responsible
for it, through not being able to return
her money ut the time she asked for 1t,
or some other reason unknown to any
one but himself, and I think that, be-
Neving himself responsible for her
death, he killed himsslf-as many
man or ms nlGh IDEAS OF nonOr Wuuiu
do He was absolutely fearless, and
the act was not one of which he would
he afraid. lie was conscientious ana
tender hearted, and that would b. the
most plausible reason for his suicide.
while dauntless rs to courage. and
without nerves when his country de-
mauded that he take life, | know that
Frank Bennett was not blOOdthirSty.
and that he would never take life when
IL was not necessary. As an instance
OF this I will relate n story which he
told me about himself in Arizona. One
he was awakened in his little
tent by his dog. The dog rubbed his
nose against Benefits face. and with
the instinct which made him famous as
an Indian scout, Bennett Immediately
surmised that danger was near. He
took his pistols and slipped from the
tent. to wait in the bushes with the
dog. Shortly afterward three Indians
stealthily crept towards the tent and
peered under the flap, evidently in
search OF him. He covered them with
his pistols and told them, in the Apache
language which he spoke, to throw up