The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-06
He WAS CRAZY
Peroutka Driven Mad
By Jealousy.
Suicide Says the COrOner's Jury Afte'
Hearing All the Evidence.
Sad Case.

The coroners jury in the case of the
GeaIh OF frank feroutka, VINO snos
himself at the Viila, Opposite tie Or
pneum on 4 thursday "a .asI ~eeh neiI
-ne stOIIes Or seSeIaI witnesses id5s
night.
-. Emerson was the first witness.
de LesI.neu - ndsILs T.4~iIn a.
autopsy on the body found at the villa
and said that the deceasSu H-.u IDI.4-
~ mas doaLn from gunshot wound.
/ he wound was IN the rIsnt ,eIHl,IN.
L. Presnal testified 10 having become
acquainted wan re- outha Oh lhe NOy-
4se from San Francisco TO this plact
IN the MarIposa winch arrived heIt
,aTly in January tnls year.
Harry AImitage testIned to the fact
hat he had done most OF Peroutkas
BUSINESS. He mad seen the deceased
situer Wednesday or thursday of last
4, eek and as Pe.outka complalDed o.
ceiling unwell AImitage had ADVISED
m to see a doctor. He had then part
I'd with him and has not seen nm
since.
A letter found among the dead man.
effects was here read to the jury. 1t
was written in lead pencil and address
r..
t is written on one side of half sheer
If paper with a post script on the Other
side IL reads as follows:
Honolulu, H. l., Mar. %, 1900.
Honolulu City.
Mr.. Harry Armitage
My b,st wishes ale that Mr.. Harry
,rmitage be az administrator as | be
cave that he s the Honor and honest
haf tn 10 n
eUter & God will remember that he
will do pay to you for your kindness.
Mr.. Harry Armitage be so kind and
do what ask you for. In letters senr
o John Poroda interest for three
months S6225 on three per sent
through the Spregle bank on 10 this
a., & If he didn't reed. please look for
he draft ard oblige (over)
II remain
Yours Very Truly
FRANK PEROUTKA.
from Winona, Inn, u. 5"
On the reverse side it reads:
MIR. Harry Armitage | wish to be
Jurled here IN Honolulu by Catholish
.-rist az give Crosse But cheape on my
nave d oblige. Otherwise If my friends
want me Buried IN Winona or My
daughter then you can pay all Expens
& send my body ,neir."
+. c. Bettels was the next witness.
has testimony was OF no importance
sAcepting mat he stated that the man
Who had rented room 40 at the NIlld
vas Frank Peroutka.
NJ. T.. Browns testimony was as his
statement regarding the finding or the
body already published In tn4s paper
Jerry, the japanese employed at the
Villa, testified that lie had been unable
o get into the room on Friday morn
.ng last and that he had not again
.ried to gain an entrance as II was
thought the roomer was out OF town.
4 general letter For the Public In
the World" covering twelve pages OF
lote paper was here introduced as evil
ence of the deceased's intention to
10 away with himself. Ihe letter be
gins as follows:
..Au Public or Whole World 1 must
let you know what kind living | have
iince ! Married and that Is II years
lgo.' The writer went on to state that
his wife, whom he loved very dearly.
had been untrue to him in many ways
md at all times and that although he
1ad begged of her to lead better life
she would not listen to him. He states
that he had 10 90 away and leave her
IN account of her actions and that IT
would have been easier for him to have
lived in a den of rattle snakes than with
he woman wAO made life burden to
i'm The letter says, she not like me
at ALL"
PeIoutka left the woman and went to
Inta Rosa in California. He wrote To
his wife asking her to come to him.
She promised to do so and to re'Orm
Bu, when she came her conduct, he
wrote, was more scandalous than ever.
He says that after a year they return
- to Minnesota where. on his wife
again promising 70 be good. he turned
DveT to her his business. As soon as
he woman had control he was most
THANKFULLY treated. [ like for 10 kills
some the mems what | can see in my
house. cannot to shoot them. For it
better that I Kill myself"
PerOutka expressed the desire in his
e,tcr that the names enumerated OF
ne men who were the cause of his
Misery be published 20 the world. so
hat others might not suffer as ne had
lone. Best regards To my friends
md TO my good child very extra best
'egarfs. That is 4 good child; always
hat / do not know a better"
Here is arranged an inventory of
be suicides property and the Gispo-
al of which he wishes made of It:
There are one hair chain and one
ady's watch and short watch chain.
nd neck chains: one plain ring, one
n my pocketbook; one set ring, two
IN my fingers; one gold-flled watch
md solid chain, charm is not gold.
Dne charm contains his child's hair.
Tnc hair chain is his wife, s and he
axes care to say she did not give it to
him but he stole it,
ITO my child. my watch leave. my
books and 800" To John Porada. a
butcher. is left all the rest of his
property. as he borrowed from him
some $500 on two notes December ii.
1899. He bought while here 100 shares
Of Waialua stock and this. with $500
in bank and about $50 in his room, he
wants to have sent TO Porada.
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