The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-17

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'ls ballots rejected. ''29 ballots rejected.
'''l2 ballots rejected.
DEATH BY POISON.
The Japanese woman on Front street
who was found last week suffering from
poison died on Saturday night. From
inquiries made by the sheriff's office It
appears that deceased and her husband
had quarreled during the day, when the
woman took the poison. From this fact
il was thought possible that the man
may have administered the dose, but this
the woman. between paroNySms of pain.
strenuously denied. She told Sheriff An
drews that she had been drinking and
that she drank from the bottle of poison
thinking II was saki. The statements
made by the man were rather conflicting.
and 1t was concluded by the sheriff that
he was dodging the truth. AS there were
witnesses to the assault on the wife he
was arrested on that charge. In the
meantime there has been n post mortem
and a coroner's inquest on the body of
the woman, the particulars of which are
not available, as the case is to be con-
iinued on Sunday.
AN OLD SAILOR DEAD.
George Hanker, II German seafaring
man who has occupied IA room over
Holmes warehouse at the foot of Wal
anuenue street died at Hilo Hospital
Saturday night. Deceased resided in
Hilo for a number of years and was quite
a well known character. He was "A fa-
miiar figure around Wuianuenue stree,
and frequently entertained his acquaint-
ances with yarns of his experiences while
before the mast
Some years ago he was one of the crew
OF the bark Wandering Minstrel" Cap
tain Walker. that was wrecked on Mid
way Island. The deceased was a man
whose life was fun interesting expert
ences, but of late years he has lived in
Hilo, and engaged in agricultural pur-
suits.
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS.
Captain Lake of the shcrff's Office on
Tuesday summoned the following gentle
men to serve on the grand jury in the
Fourth Circuit, January term;
John 7. Baker l.. NJ. Whitchousc, A.
ii. Olney. Frank l.. Winter, Charles T.
Wright, Il. y. Holmes, B. +. Schoen, H.
ii. Henshaw, G. A, Stohie. W II. Ship
man. W. II. Beers J. 7. Moir W Todd.
c. H. w. Hitchcock. VIM. Pullar Peter
Gibb A. +, Sutton. c. c. Kennedy. J. s
Janeway, J. f. Gamielson, A W Rich
ardson.
At the same time he summoned the
following to serve on the petit jury at
the same term:
w. A. Purdy, II. a. Lucas. Peter Lee,
David Ewaliko, Eugene IA. Lyman, Phil
ip Victor J. ID. Easton. l.. C Beamer
w. Nailima Jr., Jno. Bonenbcrg. W. J.
Carter. w. G. Kaihenui. W. s Terry.
f1orentin Souza, L. ID. Baldwin. J. Aug.
Humberg, VIM. Higgins, Olaf Omsted.
w. c. Borden. l.. Turner. r. ]. Lyman
w. J. Stone, G. y. Day.
oLAA MILL TO GRIND.
Jshn Bonner, late master mechanic "A,
the Hiio Railroad shops. has been ap-
pointed chief engineer of Olaa Sugar
Company. Mr.. Bell, who has assisted
James Scott in placing the machinery
VIII continue as assistant to Mr. Bonner
1t was the intention of the company to
have the machinery of the mill running
today and next Thursday to begin the
regular grinding season and which will
continue for months. Yesterday every
thing was In readiness and the machin-
cry was tried for the first time and IL
worked satisfactorily. Grinding Will be-
gin next week
GEORGE whitaker DEAD.
George p. Whitaker about 40 wears of
age and native of Wheeling. West Viz
sihia' died at Holi Hospital Sunday eve
ning OF heart failure. Mr. whitaker had
been employed in Honolulu for about two
years. and on November q he arrived In
lilio, expecting TO take a position at the
Hiio, but which had been filed the morn
ing OF his arrival He was ia straitened