The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-07
SHOT his WIFE
Ind KILLED HIMSELF.
The Awful Deed of the
Stevedore Pu-
uoe.
IN JEALOUSY HE STABBED Her.
THE WOMAN WAS INSTANTLY
KILLED AND PUUoE
DIED LATER.
Insane Act Of a Man Who Was
Driven to Desperation by
jealousy Of Wo-
man.
IN JEALOUSY He STABBED Her.

PuueO. native SteFedOTer snOt, Sla9-
bed and killed his wife, Naomi. ard
then almost severed his head from his
body by means of knife last night.
He, too, must die.
The shocking double tragedy took
place about II O'Clock at the house Of
Mrs Paiko, an old lady for whom Ma
omi had been sewing, on Robello lane,
Palama Puueo called at the house for
his wife and as soon as he saw her nc
shot at her with a small revolver. The
woman screamed and fed. Puueo fol-
lowed her out Of the house into the
yard and shot again. The bullet enter
ed the skull al the base of the brain
and probably killed her instantly.
Crazed with grief and jealousy, the
man then stabbed the body in the
back as it lay in the yard
He then gashed his throat, nearly
severing the head from the body. The
bodies laid close to each other, the
woman cold in death. the man breath
ing laboriously. As he lay there, dy-
ing. he was clasping the dead body NJ
his wife TO him. in token OF love.
About an hour after the terrible
deed the patrol wagon arrived and
took the man TO the Queens hospital.
DR.. McGrew examined the wound and
found it to be mortal. The man sank
fast and died at o'clock, being con-
scious until nearly the end.
As he was being put into the patrol
wagon he handed the deputy sheriff q
closely written letter. II was ADDRESSED
to The High Sheriff of the Hawaiian
Islands," and is substantially as fol-
lows:
August 4, 1900.
ITO the High Sheriff: -Aloha oe.
You will be kind enough to make pub
lie this big thing. l am taking my life
and the life of Naomi because of great
love that can never die.
When We left to come to this place
in September. 1889. we were happy.
We have not lived as we should be-
cause a certain person by the name
Pooulani, on account of what he has
had TO say about me, and for that
reason my mind has not been easy
until now, when | am doing this black
hearted piece of work. She has since
been UP to Mrs. kaluna's quilting, bur
still | have doubts, and for that rea-
son my mind has not been easy, and lor
that reason | have gone up to her ana
with tears in my eyes because OF my
great love for her She laughed at me.
Finally she came home with me that
night. but was not the same We slep'
little. | was crying to her to stay with
me and not to leave me. Now we were
living all right until these yarns. Ow-
| ing to my great love for Der it is bet
! ter that we should die. If all women
who carry tales would be killed Il
would be a warning. Let each person
! look to his own home and attend &c
| his own business, then there would De
no trouble in families.
With these explanations | wish K
give my aloha to the Christian rellgior
from Hawaii TO Niihau, my aloha tt
| nv friends on the wharfs. To NJ!
great grandparents, TO my children
give great aloha. | ask the Christian
| religion to save my soul so that Cos
| will forgive me for this dark deed anl
that nv sins may not fall upon m!
| children. My tears are falling, N!
heart is breaking. | am TO die, but M
| wife
Aloha to my native land. TO tn
flower of the hinano. Good bye to tn
| sweet music and the sun and stars
Il would like 70 have all my lette
! put into the newspapers so that Wo
men will see and take warning VIVA
their lying tongues have lead me to do
| Women who carry tales should all b
killed.
If we should die together we are L
be buried together. l am writing thi
with the tears running down my face
Oh. my love, my love.
His creditors were remembered il
the letter. He states that his wife IA
S45 belonging to him. Out t this II
wants to have S. given to tle Steve
dore Club. of which he was member
A restaurant keeper at whose place n
owed S135. and Chinaman who sci!
sodawater and whom he owed cent
he desires TO have paid. Some prop
erty of his at Iwilei he wants to hav
sold and the proceeds given to HI
children. some of whom live at IA
kaako. some at Awaiolumu and som
at Puuiki.
He gives his wife's name as NaoG
Kaaihue and his own as David Pueo
nuiokona Observation-Disclosures. Befo-
starting out to find his wife last even
ing Puueo set fire TO his place at lwi
| lei. The flames were extinguished be
fore any considerable damage had bee