The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-17

nese are at the police station.
They were arrested last night on
suspicion and pending an investi-
cation by the department.
| These men turned a dying man, ac-
lcording to their own story, out of their
house that he might not die in their
house and so bring bad luck to them.
The police are of the opinion that
there is the possibility of some foul play
| in the matter and consequently the
three men who admitted that they put
their countryman out of doors to die
are behind the bars, where they can
be found when they are wanted.
Wun Ching was the name Of the man
who is dead.
| Wun Ching was resident of Pearl
ICity and he has a brother there who
makes his living washing and ironing.
| Wun Ching's occupation was charcoal
burning.
! The deceased came to Honolulu last
Friday and was complaining of feeling
very sick at the time.
| He told his friends in town that he
was suffering great pains and that he
Twas going to a friend to secure certain
medicine which would be sure to re-
!lieve him.
"A
River street about noon yesterday and
WAS there provided with certain medi-
lcines. That is, it is alleged that he
lwent to this man on River street and
Twas served with a drug of some de-
lscription. This point still remains to
be proved, although the police are pret-
tty sure that such was the case.
| After receiving the medicine the de-
Iceased went to Iwilei, where he was
lstaying in room No. in the Govern
lment laundry.
It seems that three other Cinnamon
lwere also staying in the same room.
Soon after the sick Chinese returned
Ito the room he became violently sick at
This stomach and showed other signs of
lbeing very seriously i'll.
The three Chinese, who are now in
ljail seeing that the charcoal burner
Twas likely to die in their house, i'm
lmediately hustled him out of DOORS
They had the humanity, however, to
procure a blanket and spread it upon
the ground in the road that the dying
man might not have to lie in the dirt
After they had done this they secured
la lantern and placed it at his head,
latter which they retired to their room
l and left him to pass away all alone.
Wun Ching died, evidently very few
minutes after the three others had left
t him to his fate.
FL Neighbors soon afterwards discov-
Tered the body of the Chinese lying in
I the road and Immediately 'cor1municat-
= ed with the police.
q The first supposition was that mur-
e der had been done and indeed the case
n in many ways, was shrouded in mys-
e terry.
: The police were not long in arriving
ION the scene. The patrol wagon con-
: lveyed the body to the police station,
d taking along at the same time the three
t Chinese who had turned the sick man
X iout of doors.
u 1t was shortly after o'clock yester-
e Iday evening when the charcoal burn
Ier was turned out by the other three.
1t was probably about $50 whe, the
!. Imam died.
Doctors Emerson and Pratt held y
!. post-mortem examination in the COCO
: at the police station last night A cor
n. oners jury was impanelled ana ,,,;,,
n meet this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
! Inc Chinese on River street Of whom
, the deceased procured medicine ,s If ;s
n understood. In the habit of selling med
!, icines to his countrymen. although he
a mas no license so to do
Wun Chung was man advanced in
n years and sparely built.