The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-07
MURDER AND SUICIDE
IN PALAMA DISTRICT

Naomi had bullet wound behind the
left ear and another in the center OF
her back the spine being entered.
Just above the right hip were three
deep gashes supposedly from the same
knife with which Puueo tried to kill
himself. A casual examination of Pun
eos wounds disclosed peculiar cut In
the neck and when lifted up 1t was
seen that his windpipe was severed.
, on the way to the hospital Puueo
moved about in the patrol wagon and
passing the Capitol regained strength
enough to draw his hand from his
| breast and hold up a letter which was
seized by the police, and handed TO
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth. 1t was
n letter addressed to the High Sheriff
and was written in Hawaiian. 1t was
dated August A. and it's ten pages of
foolscap told Il vivid story of premedi-
tated murder
Translated, it is as follows,
ITO the Honorable High Sheriff: Alo-
ha oe--You will be kind enough to make
public this big thing have to tell you
about. / am taking my own life and
also the life of Naomi this night. am
doing it on account of my great love for
her--love which can never die.
when we left to come down here in
the month of September, 1899, (here the
letter was blurred with blood we did
not live as we should, and have been
worried because a certain person by
the name of Poolani has been saying
1. ,t~~
mind has not been at rest. 1t is for
that reason l do this black-hearted
piece of work She has been at Mrs.
Kaluna's doing quilting but still I
have doubts, and for that my mind Is
still uneasy.
II have gone to her with tears in my
eyes and cried out to her on account of
my love for Naomi. She receives me
with laughter but l finally prevailed
on her to come home with me. We
quarreled until 4:30 in the morning. l
wanted her to stay with me in this life
but people had told her stories of me.
We We're living together all right un
til these scandalous tales were set
afoat and on this account I do this
black hearted deed-on account of my
love. Better that we die and better SO
for all who make trouble in families.
If we were put out of the way it could
be a lesson to all women to leave the
affairs of others alone, especially when
they know that those they speak of
have husbands to take care Of them.
Each person should look at his own
home and attend to his own business;
then there would be no trouble in fam
lilies. With the explanation I give my
prayers to the Christian religion from
Hawaii to Niihau and to the Christian
Endeavor societies and to the steve
dores. They all have my greeting, and
to my children who are living I give
my greatest aloha. Aloha to you all,
wish the Christian religion to save
my soul. My corpse must turn to dirt
and / wish then to bring my soul to
God and hope God will forgive me for
this black hearted deed and that my
dren. To Naomi Kaaihue / say loved
her | owe some money in this city. l
have Sc coming from the Stevedore
Company. l wish 81. 40 of this given to
the society to which / belong Forty
five dollars my wife has in her possess
sion belonging to me. At the Chinese
restaurant ! owe $1.35; to hack 81, 80
cents; to the Chinaman who carries
sodawater, 5 cents; want all these
debts paid out of the money that is
coming to me, l have some children
at kakaako, at Kuloloia and Awaioli-
mu. L have n house at the latter place
| want this sold and the money given
tive land and to my hinano. extend
my love to the town in general Good
bye to the sweet tones of the musical
instruments"
l want the High Sheriff of Hawaii to
please be kind enough to put this letter
in the newspapers so that other peo-
pies wives will see this and know that
1t Is wrong to talk about other people,
and to let them know they should let
other peoples affairs alone. With best
regards to the High Sheriff. If we die
together we are to be buried in the
same place. / am writing this and
signing it with tears running down my
face In remembrance of my wife and
my love. / will be tortured IL live.
DAVID PUEoNUIoKoNA KAURA-
HUAHALEOHAWAII.
(The Roof OF the House Of HawaiD.
At the hospital at 2 o'clock this
morning DIR. Mcdonald who had been
called In by Superintendent Eckardt,
said that Puueo could not live an hour.
His wlndpipe was entirely severed and
there was absolutely no hope for his
An examination disclosed
the fact that besides the fatal cash In
his throat he had inflicted other minor
wounds below It. II was marvel that
Puueo did not die Immediately after
cutting his wlndplpe and argued great
ly Tor his magnificent constitution,
The weapon with which no tried sui
eide had not been found at an early
hour this morning and ID IN supposed