The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-19

son rife at Camp Mckinley yesterday
morning just after guard mount. LII
health is the cause assigned by the sui
eide for his act in a brief note dis
covered after his death, in which was
a request to notify his mother, MIS-
Paulina Sokolowski, of Sharon Hill,
Della Co., Pa.
scott planned his death with de-
rberateness and care which left no
chance for failure About $3.50 yester-
dav morning soldiers of the company
IN the vicinity Of SCOTS room at the
barracks in Camp Mckinley heard
shot. John Adolph was the first TO
discover it's origin, and looking into
| window of SCOTS room, he saw the
body lying on the bed in a conoitloh
which indicated that Scott was already
dead. The door to the room was lock
| ed. and Adolph notified Lieutenant
Hancock. of the company, who unlock
ed the door
| The. fears of SCOTS comrades were
| Immediately realized. Surgeon NC
i Adory. who had also been summoned,
/ arrived about the same time. and pro-
nounced the man dead. The BODY was
living at full length on the bed. with
blood squirting from wound In the
heart Death must have been instah-
/ taneous.
4 From the position of the krag-Jor-
genson with which the deed had oeen
committed. Scott must have placed the
Init of the rifle on the floor. holding
the muzzIe against his breast, directly
over the heart with his hand Inen
with the other hand he discharged the
gun. pulling the trigger by the ala OF
| a cane
He was probably in sitting posture
at the time, and fell over on his SIDE
with the discharge of the rifle. The
bullet came out near his shoulder. and
made a. hole through the wall at an
elevation Of about ten feet.
II An INQUEST was held at Camp Nc
| Kinley soon after the commission OF
the deed, High Sheriff Brown sum
moning the following gentlemen 70 81.
on the Jury: Ralph Jones, warren IL
Snow, George J. Nixon, John J. Hoe
tor. Hugh Boyle and Frederick Len
son.
I Various comrades and friends ol
Scott testified at the inquest, ana al
| their testimony seemed TO snow ina
he had been contemplating the taklns
L
had been disheartened and do"ncaS
and for the past three weeks was Ill
SUFFERING from an attack of Jaundlce
Lieutenant Hancock testified that n
had been summoned and found tn
door locked. When he opened it Scot
was lying on the bed, dressed wit
his shoes on, He was apparently dea
at this time.
DR.. McAdory said that he had bee
;,, hut b.a dead DpfOI
his arrival Death was caused by
guushot wound in the heart, and mus
have been instantaneous He decribe
the course of the bullet through til
body.
John Adolph, a comrade of the d'
ceased, was nearest to the room VINE
the shot was fired. He looked into II
window and saw Scott lying on tt
bed looking as if he was dead at Il
time He reported to Hancock.
John Spokes testified that he kne
the deceased intimately. He identifi'
the handwriting of Scott in the no
left by him.
William Scott was also good friel
of the deceased. Had heard him col
plain of Illness, and on one occasion
had heard Scott say that he intend
to take his life.
The jury, after considering the e'
. dence returned the following verdit
- THAT the said George H. Scott cal
to his death at Camp Mckinley, II
4 nolulu, on Sunday morning, August
1901, by perforating gunshot won
Z inflicted by his own hand
= The following is copy of the M
i found after the death of Scott in
= room:
4 Post Exchange, Camp. McKini
= Honolulu, II. l.
4 Too i'll to do duty and discourag
4 Have decided to pay the penalty OIL
4 nv weaknesses and indiscretions w
T my life Please notify my mot
with my love and last thoughts w
Z of her. Her name and address is N
4 Paulina Sokolowski, Sharon Hill, u
= Co., Pa,
Hoping my friends will forgive
Z and thanking them all for their ki
i ness toward me, | remain,
4 GEORGE H. SCOTT,
Sergt Sixty -sixth Company, n
Guard Mount, August Is l90I
! rather strange coincidence in c
nection with the death of Scott,
Z his intimate friendship with Hor1
& the missing jeweler, who may have
committed suicide. Scott was the
who gave the police what little IN
nation they could obtain regare
i | Hornet and knew more ABOUT
\ than any other man. He was SUNNI
+ ed before the Grand Jury recently
give testimony in regard to the di'
. pearance of the matchmaker, anu
4 his death the last hope OF OBTAIN, =
\ clue to the missing mans whereao
saems TO have ended. Ever since
Z disappearance Scott has been I'M
4 Tally Respondent
4 Scott was born in Philadeiphia
tv-one wears ago. He enlisted at
1No adelphia January "a, 1899, ana Was
s signed TO the SiSty-sixth coast q
lery. Captain Shaker commanding
came here with the company APR
\ G 1899. Scott was popular man an
the soldiers, and was an excelien'
master. He was good v'eiin