The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-03
MYSTERY UNSOLVED
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saw her husband alive was about 7
o'clock Friday evening. He was then
perfectly sober. He said he was going
to the post office to get letter he eX-
! pected by the Alameda from his mother
! in Norway. He said in leaving "Pll be
| back shortly" to which she responded,
! jokingly, yes, that's what you always
say" He replied ooh, I'll be back
sure" Mrs. George Eberline, a neigh
Dor, was present at this incident
on Monday or Tuesday night a rig
drove up to the gate and her son came
in and said that o. c. Lewis wanted Lu-
| beck. Lubbock went to the gate and the
witness heard Lewis. who had the reins,
say Come on Lubbock, I've got job for
| you" Mrs. Lubbock decided that she
would go too, saying that she thought
| they were going out for a good time.
She did not put on her bonnet but got
into the carriage with her husband.
There were then in the vehicle. herself
and husband, Lewis and Rooney the
driver though Lewis had the reins.
They started Eva on Hotel street, and
at Likelike street Lewis handed the
reins to Rooney and jumped off and
walked rapidly down Likelike street
From there Mrs. Lubbock said they
drove to the rear of the Criterion saloon
and Rooney got out and ordered two or
| three glasses of beer. This was brought
out by Duke McNichol. While they
We're drinking someone came out and
| said Hurry up, there's a telephone
message you're wanted at the wharf.
From the Criterion they drove down
Fort street to Queen and Eva on Queen
about as far as 7. II. Davies & Com
pany's. There Rooney said Here's
your chance, Lubbock, jump out Luz
beck jumped out and Rooney started
on. Mrs. Rooney wanted to get out, but
her husband told Rooney to drive on.
They drove on to Nuuanu street and
then to King and out King to the Wela
IA Hao saloon where two bottles OF
beer were secured and then they drove
on to Rooney's House in Kewalo.
Her purpose in going to to Rooneys
house was to call on his housekeeper
or his mother On the way thither
they had picked up Ernest Heine,
though where, Mrs. Lubbock could not
remember though she was sure they
had not called at the 319 hack stand for
him. When she heard Rooney tell the
boy to drive the rig back to the stable
and return with it at o'clock in the
morning, she said she didn't propose to
stay there until 3 o'clock. But as the
boy had driven off she had to walk
home. When she got home she found
her husband crying and saying Rooney
had played him a dirty trick that
there was no one or anything for him
at the Irmgard wharf and that he in
tended to see Rooney in the morning.
She could give no conversation how
ever which would seem to account for
Lubecks apparent state of mind. AS
to the interview Tuesday morning be-
tween herself Lubbock and Rooney she
described it as involving nothing more
than a mild family quarrel
H. W. Rooney the hack driver, testi-
fled that on Monday evening he had
a double team out. Oscar Lewis was
riding with him. but he didn't remem-
Der where he picked hin up. His cle'r
recollection began win a stop at the
Honolulu Stock YARDS. Lewis then said
he was expecting to put crew aboard
some ship. which the witness thought
was the Packard, and he wanted a
Waterman and asked if Rooney's bro
Their was working and if he didn't want
the job. Rooney said his brother didn't
want the job. Lewis asked if Rooney
knew of anyone, and Rooney suggested
Lubbock and drove to Lubeck's house. |
Then Rooney went into Lubeck's house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lubbock were there and
a big square faced bottle of gin was
on the table. The Lubecks asked him |
to drink but he said he never drank |
gin, but if they wanted he would buy |
some beer Further conversation en- /
sued and Rooney went out and extend |
ed the Lubecks' invitation to Lewis to |
come in and have a drink Lewis who
was in the vehicle holding the reins,
declined The Lubecks came out and |
got into the hack which was facing |
Likelike street. Rooney passed around |
the back of the hack, got on the seat
and took the reins from Lewis and |
said wen go on down town. Lewis
replied that he was not going down,
and something to the effect that he did
tn hp In nv Of "a
same time getting off the hack onto
the sidewalk.
The party then drove to the Criterion
saloon and Lubbock got out. Mrs. Luz
beck then told Rooney they must get
rid of Lubbock for the evening, and so
Rooney when he ordered the drinks
told Duke McNichol to say that Lewis
had telephoned for Lubbock to hurry up
to the Irmgard wharf. After they had
their drinks and McNichol delivered
the message they drove down Fort |
street to Queen where Lubbock got off.
Then he and Mrs. Lubbock drove to the
3l9 Hack stand and took on the tele-
phone boy Ernest Heine. They then
drove to the Wela ka Hao saloon got
two bottles of beer and then drove to
Rooney's house on Marmion street
Rooney told Ernest Heine to take the
rig to the stable and return with it at
) o'clock in the morning. He went into
the house and Mrs. Lubbock followed
him. He does not know when she left
as he fell asleep. The next day he met
Lubbock in the Criterion saloon. Lubbock
accused him of abusing Eubecks wife,
Rooney denied it and offered to go with
Lubbock to Mrs. Lubbock. This was
agreed to and after a preparatory ten
or twelve drinks they went to Lubecks
house in a hack. A quarrel ensued be-
tween Mr. and Mrs Lubbock. Lubbock
called his wife a blackmailer and she
accused him of failure to support her.
More drinks We're had and everybody
parted friends.
Oscar Lewis in his testimony corro-
borated Rooneys testimony up to the
point of leaving the hack.
Douglas w. McNichol remembered
Mr.. and Mrs. Lubbock driving ~ with q
double rig to the rear of tae Criterion
Rooney, the driver came in ana order
ed three glasses of beer, saying ut the
same time when you bring it out,
Duke, tell Lubbock there is a telephone