The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-25
HAD
NO CHARMS
.Leong Sun Committed
Suicide.
HE WAS SICK AND POOR
Consumptiye Chinese Hanged Him
self Near the Insane Asylum
Yesterday.

Weary of battling against the world.
sickly and poverty stricken, Leong
Sun, a consunlptive Chinese, recently
from Kauai, hanged himself early yes
terday morning. The suicide was found
in dilapidated washhouse behind the
Insane Asylum, where he had been
housed by some friendly Chinese, field
laborers, who took pity on the unfor-
tunate man.
The body was first found by a Chi
nese friend who went to visit Leong
Sun. The moment he opened the door
the sight of the suicide hanging by his
neck from the rafter above, drove him
back to where his companions were.
The alarm was given, a telephone mes
sage sent to the police station shortly
after o'clock, and confusion reigned
on the premises until the arrival of
the police officers. Officer H j. Hanra-
han was guided to the little house,
which was the last place on earth
where a. sick man should have lain.
There was no roof, everything was d.
lapidated and ill-smelling. The officer
found the Chinese hanging at full
length with his feet about nine inches
above the floor. About his neck and
tied fast to the rafter above, which
was seven feet two inches above the
floor. was stout three-fourths inch
rope. From the appearance OF the body
1t was evident to the officer that the
suicide had hanged himself several
hours previous to his discovery. De-
composition had already set in. The
rope was cut, the body lowered and re-
moved to the patrol wagon. and the
mans belongings searched. Three
nickels and dime We're all the funds
the man possessed, besides a valise, He
was dressed in three coats and a pair
Of trousers, evidently his entire ward
robe.
AT the police station the body was
viewed by cOroner's jury composed as
follows: j. w. Luning, William Saw
ldge, William 3. Jones, III. Zerbe. C. ].
Campbell and F. c. Bertleman. DR..
Emerson also made q thorough exam
ination and stated that death came bv
strangulation, and that the man had
peen dead probably twelve or fourteen
hours.
High Sheriff Brown conducted the
coroner's inquest. A Chinese Iaborer
named Long Chuck testified that he
mad known the deceased for a month.
ana that the man came from Kauai, in
-
he mad come to the premises where he
liad Killed himself, as there was a Chi
nese there whom he knew, having lived
IN the same city with him in China.
rms gave him the privilege of calling
ms new found friend cousin" all per-
sons mailing from the same Chinese
city keeping up such a custom. The
witness said Leong Sun had been sent
from Kauai by friendly countrymen
VINO had raised subscription. The
man mad bad cough and was extreme
" Feeble. He was given the use of the
y n d. and was looked after by the
held hands. He had little money and
save IL out sparingly for the purchase
oI pork and rice. Not having seen the
SICK man. who occasionally walked
ipout the premises, for a day or two. |
ne witness on Thursday went to 500
nm at 4 o'clock and gave him some
ga. Yesterday he again visited the |
pace and was shocked to see I,eone |
,un hanging at the end of a rope. He
az an away ana informed the cousin" of |
ne n ueed, and then notified the poliee |
Inc. Inc man had once said in his hearing
NJ use hving; no money to live" and
rom THIS he gathered that he was
much depressed.
see wa Chow, the cousin" referred
o. said they had both resided in the
a,ne village In China, and when the
. maS taken SICK on Kauai he came
honolulu and Immediately sought
: IN ria, uuI TO neip him, as he was poverty
- ichen; lie was so weak month ago
= Couid barely walk. Once, in a fir Of
ieiahcnoly, Leong Sun had Unmarried
MN that he had only a few dollars
no was therefore unable 70 securs
ieuicai treatment, and thought II was
no use to try to live. 40
"a 1incer Hanrahan testified that he
AT round the body and cut the rome j
,,,nd lelu nm to the rafter. He
euno a wooden stool directly in front
the mans feet and presumed tbnt
had stood upon it, and after adi,,st !
x !Th ,he moose, had kicked it away.
me jury returned a verdict in an
1Luance with the above facts. and tha
ooy was at once buried. 'A'S