The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-02
EVIDENCE TENDS TO INDICATE
MURDER.
Circumstances Point Strongly to Foul
Play Mysterious Messages Received
During the Days Before His Death

ed and his body floating I'm the water
near the Pilot House on Saturday
morning early, viii be held tonight at
o'clock
Contuslons on the body torn shirt
beneath u closely buttoned coat, evil
dcnce Of heavy blow in the stomach,
and the fact that the dead mans knife
was found open In one OF his pockets,
seem 70 point conclusively 10 foul play
before the ultimate cause of death,
which was drowning
The man was apparently knocked In
sensible and afterwards thrown into
the water. The open knife points to
the conclusion that the deceased was
either expecting trouble and prepared
for II or that he attempted to defend
himself too late when the danger was
imminent.
The evidence, 30 far as IL has devel-
oped which seems TO lead up to his
death ls In brief as follows.
on Monday according to Mrs Lu-
becks statements, Lubbock was taken
10 the wharf In n rig about . o'clock in
the evening by Hackman Hugh Rooney,
Oscar Lewis having told him that there
was job awaiting him at Brewers
wharf. Hurry messages were received
along the route He returned later dis
appointed and stating that he would
demand an explanation from Oscar
Lewis for having played him a trick.
Tucadny was uneventful. Wednes-
day Lubbock returns from down town
stating that he has had trouble with
Lewis who has threatened TO do him
up.
d Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. the de-
ceased remains at home and is visited
BY Captain Flint concerning a watch
mans position open for him on board
some vessel.
Friday morning he leaves the house
0t In the morning I'm search Of posi-
tion. returning unsuccessful at o. At 7
he goes down town once more to the
post office.
At 1880 that evening he s seen by his
son Frank outside the drill shed talk
Ing 10 an unknown man.
Information ls brought 10 Mrs Luz
beck Sunday afternoon by an unknown
man that he had seen Lubbock in ga
loon run by Harry Klemme near the
Iron Works at about 4 o'clock on Fri
day.
At neither time was he observed to
be under the influence Of liquor.
'uen9ral. testimony shows that BtI-
beck, who was a Norwegian was not
drinking man nor Of a cuarrelsome
disposition.
These are the circumstances AZ at
present developed. They are mostly
taken from the story told by Mrs. Lu-
beck and corrObOrated In certain
measure by her sons.
Duke MCNlChOl says that on Tues
day or Wednesday evening Of last week
he IL not certain which one, but he IL
certain II was not Thursday evening
between and 4 o'clock as nearly as he
can rcCOllcct. Rooney the hack driver,
came In and ordered three drinks for
people In hack aL the rear. McNichol
took the drinks out himself and found
that they were for Lubbock and his wife
ana Rooney There was no one else In
the hack He was not excited. though
he hurried up the drinking so as to get
back behind the bar. there being quite
crowd In the saloon and I'm his abb
| sence only one bar tender.
\ NJ 10 the telephone message for Lu-
beck, he prefers to say nothing about
| that until he is called 10 the witness
stand at the cOrOncr's inquest. He has
only passing acquaintance with Lew
| ls.
oscar q. Lewis was one Of the first
| callers on the High Sheriff this morn
| Ing. lie wanted 10 make statement
! regarding the death Of Lubbock, which
IN now known 10 have been due to mur-
| der. LOWS was connected with the
| case by sensational statement made
| by Mrs Lubbock, who stated that short
| ~ before he came 10 his death, her
| husband told her Of trouble with Lew
| ~, ana remarked that If anything hap
| peDcd 10 him, II would be through
Lewis.
Lubbock was Killed by being thrown
| INTO the water, after he had been
struck fearful blow on the abdomen,
| which undoubtedly made him uncOn-
Aclous The autopsy, made by Dr. j.
| Y. Macdonald. showed that death had
! been caused by drowning, but that Luz
| beck had been the victim OF an assault
FIRST.
The examining physician found evil
dences Of heavy blow on the stom-
hch. IL was such blow aB would pro-
! bnbly knock the wind out OF a man and
j he might be unconscious for some time
i a lump on Lubecks forehead and some
| small cOntuslOns on the top Of his head
were other evidences Of violence. The
| lungs were fun Of water, and the doctor
/ gives drowning aB the Immediate cause
! Of death, but the evidences OF blows
Il the fact that the mans shirt was tori
hs II during y struggle and the fact
that his watch was gone all pointed
unmlstakably 20 murder In one ol
| Lubecks pockets was his tack-knlfe
i with the BLADE open. De Greaves, tho
man In charge at the morgue. almost
cut his own hand when ne reached IN
~ search the pocket.
Lewis denies that nc ever had any
trouble with Lubbock a. all When seer
Il THIS morning he stated that on Friday
u evening. when Lubecks death oc.
| CURED, he was entertaining friends Al
his own home. II never had any trOu
bile with Lubeck at an" said Lewis
"Hnd I don't remember getting hin
any Jobs. lf be was u watchman on
the front I never remember seeing hin
on any vcsHcls."
IN accounting FOR Mrs. Lubbock
statements regarding him. Lewis mad,
some uncOnplimentary remarks abOu
the woman lie was indignant at IN,
HusplclOns cast upon him and intmat
cd that his enemies were at work. ~
arrived az the police station early an,
waited FOR High Sheriff Brown. an,
when the latter arrived Lewis had quit
I long Interview with him.
HE was drunk with Rooney after
saw him" said Lewis, In speaking o