The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-16
DEATH LURKED
IN THE BOTTLE

ed tnere at MeQe1r0S mouse short
time and finally said he was sick and
would go home. He said: Tell me
where Medeiros' body lies; I want to
see him. We took him to the side Of
Medeiros and told him he was in front
of him.
Where is he? I can't see him.
Silva said. That struck me as rather
strange for he was within six inches OF
Medeiros' body. Silva said he couldn't
see anything. We led him out and af-
ter while he said he felt better and
started for home. This morning when
1 reached my work at the wharf I was
told that Silva also was dead. Then
knew that it all came from the poison
which they had drunk in old man Sill
vas house.
That old man could not have had
posed to have had lots of money, but
they haven't been able to find it, al
though a search has been made every
where. He was of a kindly DISPOSE
tion"
| The discovery of the dead body of
Joseph Silva was made Tuesday morn
ling. 1t was at first reported that
lnothing had been seen of him Mon
day afternoon or early Tuesday morn
ing, and his friends proceeded to in
lvestigate. Silva was seen sitting in
Ichair with his face turned toward the
door. 1t took but an instant to dis
lcover that he was dead.
| DR.. Pratt, executive officer of the
Board of Health, however, says that
lSilva was attended by another man all
Monday. This is partially borne out
lby the statement of Wilhelm, who was
in Silva's house Monday afternoon and
drank with him. DR.. Pratt said, There
is no doubt whatever in my mind that
the man died of a disease of long
lstanding,. which was perfectly appa-
trent when / called at the house and
made an examination in the presence
of the Portuguese consul. The door
of his room was not kicked in as has
been reported to you. On the contrary,
There was man in attendance on Silva
all day Monday, and this same man
was with him when he died. The
symptoms at the time of death were
not at all the same as those of the
: three victims of yesterday and to-
day."
A certificate of burial was issued by
lDr. Pratt. Consul Canavarro and John
M. Osorio were called to take an in-
, lventory of the dead mans effects, as
, it was rumored that Silva was pos
Isessed of considerable means.
= The news of the death spread and
: a number of persons came to the
lhouse. Among them August Me-
t deiros, Joaquin Silva and Joseph Ca
bral came to the house. The latter
;, Twas an undertaken in the employ of
). HI. H. Williams, and brought the coffin.
1 j. j. Silva, of Kauai; j. L. F. Silva, the
e latter police officer, and a Board of
: Health inspector, dropped in. Medeiros
# land j. j. Silva were slightly under the
- Influence of liquor at the time. While
:, following Consul Canavarro and Mr..
IOsorio about the house looking for the
n hidden wealth, Medeiros spied several
g bottles of what appeared to be liquor.
He took down from a shelf a gin bot
is tie containing brownish fluid and
y invited the others to have drink
: Mr.. Osorio protested, saying, He is
ii dead" pointing to the body, s'but he
l. can see,'' meaning that it would be
= isacrilegious to drink of his liquor while
e he was yet in the house. Medeiros re-
d piled, Never mind, that's what it's for
>, to drink" and he took a draught.
The others followed except the police
ie officer and the health inspector. Both
smelled the liquor and said they did
re not want any of it. They We're scared
is men yesterday when they heard the
is news of the terrible tragedy in which
10 they had barely escaped participating
V Medeiros complained of being i'll
n. Tuesday night. He said he was una
IN BILE to catch hfs breath, and his vision
al was impaired. Yesterday he became
"a worse and at l o'clock sent for his
children and priest. When they
gathered about his bedside he was
m unable to identify them except by thei,
Of voices. His eyesight was so much i'm
it paired that nothing in the room was
70 td1stinguishable to him. 1t was ther
- that he realized he was not to live
long, and he told of his suspicious ant
oI said 1T was the liquor he had drank
is and that it was his own fault
ye Consul Canavarro and Attorney Cor
Id rea We're notified, and both hastenet
nd
- connected with his demise
The same afternoon Joaquin Silva
re came In from the insane asylum. AL
Id Day ne Kept reporting to the officials
k that the insane persons had higl
a levers, as they had red spots on thei
To cheeks. AT the same time it was notet
- that Silva's vision was greatly impair
M ed. DR.. Herbert prescribed for him ant
told him to go home. After going t,
it Medeiros' cottage, he and Captain Cos
x Ia went TO old man Silva's house OF
nh Punchbowl street, and Silva pointe,
). out a bottle from which he said h.
20 had drank the day before. This bot
u tie was taken to the police station yes
N. lterday morning and later sent to Foo
IT. commissioner Shorey for analysis.
n The news of the three deaths wa
Lo first reported to the police station yes
NJ terday morning DR.. Herbert reporte,
to Deputy Sheriff Chiilingworth at hi
house, and the two went direct to tn
to lpolice station, where they found Higl
en- lSheriff Brown in conversation witt
~ Consul Canavarro and Attorney Cor
:, irea.
hu The High Sheriff Immediately com
n menced a personal investigation. Ac
companied by the consul he went t
d. the house of old man Silva and pro
rk cured the two bottles containing tn
en- susplcIous uirty Iooking hulo. IN
ne Injected in some manner or other witt
OF the events. of the last three days wer
re taken, and armed with these the off
se lcials took their departure. The bot
ut tiles were sent to the Board of Healtl
- and put in charge of Food Commits
sioner Shorey.
ng Joseph Cabral, the driver for n. n