The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-25
PAST THE LAW
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knock at the lattice door and I went out
to see who was there. l recognized Mr..
kaufman's voice, but it sounded strange.
He merely passed me a note which said:
Captain Berger: You will have a letter
in the postoffice tomorrow morning. Z.
c. Kaufman 1 thought nothing of it
and gave it to the Captain when he came
spending the evening with me at the
time and 1 remarked to her about Mr..
Kaufmann's appearance. Now that you
state he shot himself l recall that we
heard a shot about 9 o'clock. We spoke
OF it at the time, it was so clear, but
thought it came from some of the boys
in the armory. l suppose when he came
with the note he brought back the key
to the music room.
She was told then that the key was
missing, so the conclusion was reached
that before delivering his note TO Mrs.
Berger, Kaufman had reached through
the lattice and taken the key. The key
was always left on the lattice sill for
the bandsmen.
Captain Berger accompanied the re-
porter to the postoffice but no letter was
found in the Captains postoffice box. 1t
had evidently been mailed shortly De-
fore Kaufman made his visit to Berger 8
house Postmaster Dat was communicat-
ed with and announced his willingness 10
come down to the office and procure the
missive and put it in Captain Berger
box A hack was sent for him shortly
after midnight.
Mr.. Dat reached the office at /
O'Clock In the city drop box were four
letters, one of them to Capt. H. Ber-
ger. Director Hawaiian Government
Band, Honolulu" addressed in bold,
fourishing hand. Mr.. Oat placed the
date mark on the letter, II a. m, Jan.
Is and placed it in Captain Berger S
/ box. from which it was taken and
opened: The letter read:
| Honolulu, Jan. oath, 1901
| Friend Berger: After what the pa
pers said this morning about me, l
| cannot endure to live any longer. L
! am not afraid to die, but 1 am afraid
/ to be disgraced. 1 am going to die
| like soldier / have bought Ss re-
volver for that purpose. had Al
| but sold it some time ago, not think
ing that 1 might want to use it
am a veteran of the francoprus-
| sian war, and of the spanish american
| war also. Please see that / will have
! a burial 1 belong to the Masons and
K of P. and the Army and Navy
Union. My belongings as my watch
two pair of gold glasses and a pair
| in a steel frame, you my dispose OF
as you want My trunk is full OF
! music violin music musical books
j
of as you please. The E fat Bass viii
| just pay my board and room at the
Orpheum let Mr.. Cohen keep it on
| that acct.
am writing this letter in great
| hast In the chinese store in Waikiki
| near the place where the cars stop
IT is Is minutes to seven and 1 want
| to hear few OF your Selections be-
fore I take my trip to the other
world. / am also eating ham and
| eggs so I will not go hungry.
| When you receive these lines my
SPIRIT viii have departed from here
and will perhaps be around Miss
| NELSON, the one who is responsible
| for this act of mine.
I am a spiritualist, and will come
| and visit Miss Nelson as often as
| possible, some people do not believe
in spiritualism, nevertheless spirits
| are visiting US daily.
She need not be afraid when she
sees me, I will not harm her, on the
contrary I will pleade for her by our
father in heaven
I have never harmed any one my
fault is 1 am to fond of children
! which is miseonstrued.
Wishing, from the bottom Of my