The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-07
MURDER AND SUICIDE
IN PALAMA DISTRICT
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this black-hearted deed and that my
sins may not be visited upon my chill
dren. To Naomi Kaaihue say loved !
her. / owe some money in this city.
have IS coming from the Stevedore
Company. / wish $40 of this given to
the society to which 1 belong. Forty
five dollars my wife has in her posses
sion belonging to me. At the Chinese
restaurant 1 owe $1.35; to hack 81, 80
cents; to the Chinaman who carries
sodawater. cents; 1 want all these
debts paid out of the money that is
coming to me. l have some children
at Kakaako, at Kuloloia and Awaioli-
mu. have a house at the latter place
I want this sold and the money given
to my children. l bid aloha to my ma
tive land and to my hinano. / extend
my love to the town in general. Good
bye TO the sweet tones of the musical
instruments"
/ want the High Sheriff of Hawaii to
please be kind enough to put this letter
in the newspapers so that other peo-
pies wives will see this and know that
1t is wrong to talk about other people.
and to let them know they should let
other peoples affairs alone. With best
regards to the High Sheriff. If we die
together we are to be buried in the
same place. / am writing this and
signing IL with tears running down my
face in remembrance of my wife and
l
my love. will be tortured IL 1 live.
DAVID PUEONUIOKONA KAUKA-
HUAHALEOHAWAI
CThe Roof of the House of HawaiD
At the hospital at 2 o'clock this
morning DIR. Mcdonald who had been
called I'm by Superintendent Eckardt,
said that Puueo could not live an hour.
His windpipe was entirely severed and
there was absolutely no hope for his
survival An examination disclosed
the fae that besides the fatal cash in
his throat he had inflicted other minor
wounds below 1t. 1t was marvel that
Puueo did not die Immediately after
cutting his windpipe and argued great
ly for his magnificent constitution.
The weapon with which he. tried sui
eide had not been found at an Early
hour this morning, and it is supposed
that he threw it somewhere in the
yard and that the morning light will
discover 1t. The police think that II
was a razor from the nature of the
wounds.
Puueo is said to be a stevedore b,
trade, but TO have worked little lately
. Mrs. Paiko and others In the house II
the neighborhood say that Puueo ha
recently shown signs of mental aberra
! tion-that he seemed to have som
great trouble on his mind and acte'
queerly In many ways. He is appar
emily out OF employment. not havinj
a been known by his neighbors to hay
worked anywhere recently. Two o
!, three days ago he was heard talking
r a Chinese hackman about going dow
town and buying a revolver. The latte
u part Of last week he made call at tn
! house where his wife was staying an
after remaining there half an hour {
so, went away angry after having he
n words with the woman.
: The natives tell of attempt to bur
/, his wife's house at Iwilei last nigi
n which was unsuccessful. He was drive
away from the place and was not see
again until he appeared on Mrs. Paiko
y back veranda inquiring for his wife.
n J. a. Noble says as soon as he W;
l. awakened by Mrs. Paiko's cries
20 help he pulled on his clothes, grabbs
Re a revolver and ran out to see what t
TO matter was. Others of the neighbo
ot had been aroused by this time, a
n armed with pistols. clubs and Lantern
u they went to the house where the ira
- edy had occurred to investigate, aft
= having telephoned for the police. T
body of the woman and the unconscio
Puueo were found as has been desert
ed and left untouched until the arri,
of the police.
ne Mrs. Paiko states that as far as 6
Id observed, on all occasions of Puue
visits to the house to see his wife,
nd showed no signs of having been drir
cd ing.
NV The body OF the murdered WON
was taken to Henry Williams und,
he taking establishment early this MOI
tly ing.
Puueo's right forearm was tattoo
he with the following legend: "P. d. II
he wAII. LELE." The woman's full ma
1t was Naomi Kaaihue.
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