The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-21
WAS
: IN THE BOOZE
continued from Page H.

I'D the results of my first analysis by
that i'm my own connection. The reactions
in the duplicate were identical all the ay
through. An examination of the tlood
showed that he must have lmbioed
Large quantity of an irritant pols M AS
;, 1u.Iner confirmation of my nndln6s,
ex.,mined the liquid through the spectre
sine for the colorings and found them
lcentical in the original and duplicate. |
,aye never heard of white hellebore be-
ing used to fortify liquor. It's only use
as far as | know is as an insecticida. Us
ing it with wood alcohol Is to make the
helIebore dissolve for better results when
sprayed on leaves. AS to the presence OF
sugar l presume that is put in to attrac.
flies. That is the result noticed IN put
ting it OUT
= CONSUL CANAVARRO.
Consul Canavarro testified to going to
old man Silvas house after his death and
rae king search of the premises for GER
tain property. He did not find the bottles
Of poison which were found later by 9TH
ers The old man had weak constitu-
ton and suffered from an incurablo dis
case. Two years ago he was so i'll that
the Consul pleaded with him to go to the
hospital, but he would not go. Ile used
to tell the Consul he knew how to doctor
wines, but he had never seen him Go this.
Ee boosted of his knowledge n this re-
spect A young man had been With Silva
during his last sickness and YVES in the
house when he died He heard him
coughing and when he reached his bed
sid. Silva mutely thrust out one hand and
then passed away. He refused TO have a
physician. He was a miserly man. In his
search of the house he found no bottled
wines. fouhd no distillery, but came
IaLross four or five barrels One contained
vinegar, or probably very sour wine
MANUEL COSTA.
Manuel Costa. captain in the National
Guard, had been with two of the men
before they died. At Medeiros' house he
was told by DR.. Miner that Medeiros had
drank something which had killed him.
Miner wanted him to go to Sill
vas house and get some of the STUFF
which Silva had drank. In the meantime
he had heard Joe Cabral was very sick
also. AS he went upon the street he met
Joe Silva, wins complained of his stom-
acn. He said his body ''felt dea IL
Il said, Where were you fellows all
drinking?'
He said, Right across the way at Sill
vas
Il told him 1 wanted to get the bottle
| We went there and found an old woman
who lives near. She had keys to the
/ house and let us in. On the table were
two bottles-one full the other with about
three inches of stuff in it. 1 said to Silva
Is that the stuff you fellows nave been
dcinking? He said, Yes. 1 took the
bottle with Joe Silva down to DR.. Miners
| in my cart. He was out / told J oe to &c
TO DIR. Herberts and get some medicine
ard l called for him later on. Just out
side DR.. Miners he fell against the hitch.
ing post and vomited for nearly five min
utes."
Have you heard that Silva made
wints?" asked the coroner.
II have heard lots of times that he did
bu, l don't know for sure"
IF he did, do you know for wha. pur
lEose he made the wines?''
ITO sell, 1 suppose" he replied laugh
lingly.
]. L. F. Silva, the Portuguese specia
policeman, testified that he was in the
house with the three victims and dranl
with them from the same bottle. A WON
an told him 1t was poison and he rush
e: to the water tap and drank plenty o
water. In the afternoon, having felt n,
bad effects, he went back. and upon invi
ltation drank two more glasses, and upol
lgcing home took drink of gin. Tie bot
ties were found in box under kitchen
table. He was told it was a liquor ant
was Mortified to hear it was poison h.
had imbibed.
At o'clock the inquest was edjourne,
until p. m. today, when a small arm!
iof witnesses are to be examined.