The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-09
WILL NOT DIE.
Murderer Puueo Marvel
To Surgery.
With His Throat Almost Severed
The Native Eats Through
His Wound.

Puueo, the native who killed his wife,
still remains in the land of the living de-
spite the fact that a big orifice opens in
to his neck through which one might put
bis hand.
Not since the night of the murder has
Prueo opened his mouth. Neither has he
taken in a breath through his mouth or
nose. 1t is physical impossibility for
him to do so. His eyes significantly tell
the story that he still retains life al
though his head is nearly severed from
the trunk. On the night of the tragedy
when Puueo was laid out on the operating
table at the Queens Hospital, Supt.
Eckard turned over the apparently al
NEST lifeless form, Puueo for the first
time showed unmistakable signs of strong
vitality by attempting to wrench himself
from his grasp. Then the horrible ma
ture of Puueo's wound was first ascertain
ed He had sufficient strength to throw
his head far back while straining in the
str ong grasp of the attendants. His strug-
giles caused the severed arteries to pour
out more blood and almost caused him
to choke as the fluid ran into the open
windpipe AS far back as the spine the
Interior of the neck could then be seen.
showing that nothing but the spine itself
had withstood the determined gashes
which Pueo inflicted upon himself.
Several times Puueo made his strong at
tcmpts to break loose from the attend
ANTS, and each time the strain caused the
HI 1no1
sank down over the rubber pillows. Dr..
McDopald, who had been hastily called
in by Superintendent Eckhardt, examined
Puueo at that time, cleansed the wound,
and then stated that the man would die
inside of an hour. Indeed, it seemed at
times that Puueo was undergoing the
death struggle-strange. rafting noises
came from the opening in the neck, while
his eyes were rolled about In agony.
AS stated in yesterdays Advertiser, DR..
Wood say that stitching the wound Is out
lofs the question. Many of the smaller ar
teries are severed, the muscles which gave
action to the jaw and face are of no fur
ther use, or paralyzed. This being the
lease, the stitching of the orifice would
lcause almost immediate straDgulation
THE orifice Is so wide and the edges drawn
back to such an extent that 1t cannot bt
Iclcsed satisfactorily, as DIR. Wood fear:
THAT the man would make movement
and tear them out. AS the jaw muscles
are paralyzed, Puueo could not receive
lnourishment through the mouth, and will
lcontinue to breathe through his neck un
It'll such a time when other measures cal
be taken to put his anatomy back int
its normal condition, If he continues t
live at all.
Yesterday Pueo received his first mea
stree Monday night. He ate three ray
eggs and drank a quart of milk. Tn
process was simple. A tube was place
I'm the oesophagus and regular mouthful
of the food and liquid poured into his ar
t;icial mouth, and thus conveyed to hi
stomach. He breathes with considerabl
; Regularity.
Pueo was reported last evening from tn
hospital as being in sound slumber an
lresting peacefully, and in fact sleepin
much better than many other patients