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

AI killed herself or was murder
w ed has not been determined.
The coroner's jury In the case
sat until nearly midnight, and after
lengthy discussion refused to return a
verdict until more testimony had been
beard.
A jury investigating the death o.
Frank Bennett gave verdict at II
O'Clock last night OF suicide.
Both juries sat for many hours yes
terday together, and before them ap-
peared a number of witnesses. Littla
evidence of importance was adduced.
Soldiers from Camp Mckinley, com
panions of the scout, who ended his
life with a bullet, swore that he was
q sober man. From Major Ennis, the
commander OF the camp, down to the
privates, they upheld the character OF
the dead man, and in vigorous terms
comhatted the statements that he was
a hard drinker and deceiver.
On the contrary, Saloonkeeper OFT
mann. recalled to the witness stand.
averred that Bennett had drunk much
liquor. and members of both 1uries
told their fellow jurymen that they
had seen him drunk.
William Campbell, the contractor
whose name was mentioned in Tues
days testimony by Mrs, Lemke as Hav-
ing borrowed money from Miss Schnei-
der, gave a plain statement OF his
dealings with the woman. He knew
her and liked her. She had asked him
to invest $500 for her and he had done
so. A few days later she requested
the return of the money, and Campbell
promptly gave 1t back.
Deputy Sheriff Chillipgworth. who
conducted the inquests, proved him
self capable coroner. He exhausted
the evidence of the witnesses. and
brought out all the points Of interest
in q clever manner.
One curious piece OF testimony was
that Of Chemist Shorey. He had been
given the shawl of Miss Clara Schnei-
der. on which was a wnitish powder.
to anaIyze that substance and deter
mine II 1t was morphine.
II was expected that the chemist
would say that 1t was morphine and
that this would tend to show that
Clara Schneider had taken that poison,
and IL so doing had spilled some CT II
ON her garments
Chemist Shorey made deeper the
mystery of the woman's end by say
ing that he had found no morphine,
but that he had found traces OF lime
in the powder and believed it white
wash.
He said that It looked as II the shawl
M
washed wall and that while in one
place the limey powder was iiakey, in
Others 1t was as if rubbed on by fric-
ton.
Shorey said that he had searched the
room of the dead man at Camp Me.
Kinley and had found no morphine,
The doctor and druggist at the camp
testified that they had never given
Bennett morphine, and that he, as far
as they knew, did not use the mar
cOtic.
The secrets of the suicides are still
lnfathOmed The verdict Of suicide IN
Beunetts case was but natural. HIS
positiun when discovered dead with
the revolver in his hand and the notes
he LETT, spoke clearly of selt-destruc-
ton.
NJ ior Ennis, commanding Camp Nc
Killey, SAID that he had found among
BENEFITS effects, deed for property
in St Louis, for which Bennett had
paid $4,000.
But in the case OF Miss Schneider
three verdicts offered: Suicide, death
at the hands of unknown persons, and
murder by someone named. Today at
noon the Schneider jury will continue
its hearing.
DIR. sHOREYs TESTIMONY.
ne first witness called WAS pr.
Snorey, chemist OF the Board OF Health.
DR.. S1Orey stated that he had exam
iped the particles ot powder that had
been lett upon the shawl which the
dead yirl wore about her shoulders
The examination proved the powder to
be some other substance than NOR
phlns. thus DESTROYING one strong
poiut In favor Of the suicide theory.
The nartirles pr Shor@y stated, h'h
no starchy element, such az would H'
evident in nour, fare powder or
substance hut he found that there
larre parrentaFe ~ lime, indicative
that The powder was whltewaEh, This
Indication was corrohnrated nv the fact
that the particles on the shawl appear
~ 90 H. rnhhsd into the material, ss ~
from contact With wan or fence
There WIRE few loasr Particles IN ihr
nAinre ~ llms makes.
TIM CAMP hKlHLEY DOCTOR
~ - harpard physician. aud sur.
S'on al rsmp Mckinley upon hsinr
sw0Fp and asked 10 relate whatever no
tnss IN connection 18th ihe case
sf9ts sif0nglg ana fesllnply N no 10
f'nss Of nsnnsil, hho hsd hssn he
"'eas laa