The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-23
WAS SILVA
PO|SONEO2
Probability He Drank
The Same Stuff.
EVIDENCE BEFORE CORONER
Peculiar Testimony Of Witnesses
Relative to the Old Mans
Death.


silva came to his death from drinking
ats own poisoned liquor which killed
rbs,ae other Portuguese. Startling tes-
siynony was brought out before me
s,,roner's jury yesterday tendlns TO
show that the old man had manufac-
aured the deadly, innocent-lookihE
I1uid but four or five days before MS
heath. and that he had drank of 1t but
two DAYS before he passed away
The testimony OF a Portuguese wo-
ynan Mrs Gertrude De Aronelles, was
TO this effect. The woman had peeh
invited into Silvas house on sunday,
TWO days before he died. He proftereu
her a gin bottle in which was liquid
substance like the color of tea when
he said he had manufactured. II was
n new drink. She acceded to his re-
scuest and was about to drain a glass
xshen he said in his odd manner, You
have not the cheek to drink before me-
yp,Ir host" With that he took the glass
from her hand and drained the con-
Ssuts, Just to prove to her that IL was
not poison This he did as he said |"
ssItay the suspicious of his neighoors'
This woman upon retiring that night
gomited severely and was quite SICK
S1Jd man silva too, vomited much re-
fore his death and was overcome py
nhe same peculiar blindness with when
those who died subsequently were
AFFLICTED.
The woman two days after her own
experience saw men in the act or drink
ing the same stuff while the body OF
aid man Silva lay stiff and stark In one
saf the rooms and as policeman silva
v,as about to take a long drink she
ibid him of it's effect on her and ne de-
sisted
Much of the testimony was connict-
ing. But in the main the facts We're
s-eught out that the old man had pur
chased gallon of alcohol, and a rag
II sugar, and stated his Intention OIL
r.r,paring a new drink. This was shlu
tuithe presence of several persons
S,oTne Of whom testified to TINS yester-
Say. Saturday, November 10 was
xrrohably the day on which me ne"
fauur was ready for drinking ana the
old mans friends We're invited IN l"
assist in christening II. whether or
not any name was given 1t dlu not
.s.an, out in the testimony and It's
x.cret probably died with the maker.
Among the questions put yesterday
10 lDT. SnOltE, NhO''a i''i'N'''
Sho was recalled to give expert testi'
Suony. was the following:
would it not be possible that the ole
tyran mixed his alcohol and sugar ano
put it in IA bottle which had formerly
-.ontained hellebore in solution as ="
ssnt poison"
No / don't think it is possible. The
quantity of hellebore in each bottle OF
L.. at
- possibility.
The question of the SAFE of pur" al
..sohoi and methylated spirits was
brought up and the jury manifested III
rJisapproval of the present law govern
int; the sale of the two liquors. Th
gaw in reality permits the sale OF I'M
poisonous liquor, the methylated splr
ITS. and prohibits that of the pure al
-,ohol. II. c. Phuger. of the Hollist"i
T,trtg Company. stated that the law die
r,@I prohibit the drug companies from
ceiling methylated spirits to any one
nor were the companies required t'
keep a list of such sales. AS to pure
alcohol, there were restrictions upon it,
sale 1t had to be sold to licensed ply
sicians only and a record kept.
THE law is at fault" said Mr.. Pnu
ger There Is no restriction whateNc
on our selling methylated spirits, al
slough ii Is only 80 per cent pure alco
mol and 10 per cent wood alcohol. !
pint bottle of methylated spirits is sui
decent to kill a man. Yes, the fault o
che present unrestricted sale lies On
firely with the law and we are tryinl
10 get it changed. 1t will be better 70
xii concerned when II Is.
Natives and Portuguese alike com
90 the drug stores and buy methylate
spirits. OF curse we don't sell It /
large quantities. l consider that thcr
O. more harm in "A dollar bottle of 81
than there is in the same quantity ,
pure alcohol, ana yet We can sell Oh
poison alcohol In any quantity
The principal witness called beror
the jury yesterday was young ma
named Xavier, who was with old ma
silva when he died. He went upon u
stand at o'clock and remained the
S.hilr the jurors piled him with an"
Gions His testimony was conhl'ui
and considerably NJ varano" 1911
that which he had given 10 the poll
and others before he was sworn,
ON the night when SILVA was so
SAWYER asked n he should rall a In
sIalan This Was shortly before p
lrath The old man answered y
not now, ! can see the lights now
liafprr that the patient could not >
ana was afflicted with thr same pee
nsf blindness which Was pramlne
symptom in thu three subsnlun
sleiimh,
Al this stage nf lhr mans tesglmn
Deputy sherh 'hIulngN 0rih shan
ssbsl lhr Nitnrfs NbY be- hai not "a
fHIa IA iIT HTHIt tuuHuI IHuHkhTTu
40 hlmHrlf ahen questioned Aa 40 &
~ maHH illBrhs ~ replied hat
"a not knQs Nhy
iaid dpNn on "a chair ana Fuilr
u frli the hsd sbaklng hralusl q