The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-24
THE DEAD SAILOR KILLED BY
ARSENIC.
Mysterlos Multiply About The Supposed
}. Thaanan-fiis Baggage Apparently
Lost

AlN'uic poison killed the sailor Thaa-
nan or Samuols. who was FOUND dead In
the Sailors Home. The end Of the in
quest over his remains leaves unsolved
the question Of how he took IT, while
the evidence brought forward shows
several leads, which 1t Is impossible to
follow, that might reveal a suicide, or
darker tragedy.
Nothing has been found Of the dead
mans baggage. The only person who
could shed any light on the question of
what was done with IL has gone on to
Australia on the Miowera. He was the
mans cabin mate on the journey here
from Victoria and he carried the de-
ceased's baggage TO a hack at the
wharf here.
Those who Travelled on the Miowera
say that the dead man had some bag
gage. The witness Staut declares that
ne saw the roommate and Thaanan go
. 20 a hack together. the other man car
rying Thaanan's bag for him and plac-
/ ing 1t in the hack This man was a
through passenger and he was far out
/ az sea by the time the dead body was
/ found in the Sailors Home. owing 70
m" fact that the Home does not keep
/ q register. the identity Of the dead man
has not been certainly established. but
/ inquiries among the passengers leave
/ little doubt that he was Thaanan.
/ Thaanan was the only sailor on the
passenger list Of the steamer and his
description tallies with that Of the
dead man. Moreover, while all the
others that arrived here on the steamer
. nave been accounted for, Thaanan can
I not be found
Captain Bray Of the Sailors Home
/ has . large bag which he says may
I nave belonged to the dead man, but he
does not know II may be the property
" some other sailor. As long as the
. manager Of the home would not say
I that IL was the property Of the decca-
acd the police refused 10 interfere with
I b.. and IL has not been opened. II IL is
not called for until the legal period dur
! ing which II has to be kept has expired
I then, when the case has been long for
gotten. IL may be opened and it's con-
tents may be such as would solve the
questions which the cOrOnOr's Jury
could not settle today
Dr. Shorey made his report TO the
jury today. lie said that arsenic had
caused the death Of the sailor Small
quantities. Of that poison had been
found IN some Of the organs. and the
condition 81 the blood was Indicative
u arsenic pOisOnings The blood did
not cOaRulato but remained LIQUID. as
ID cases 81 arsenic poisoning. The dead
mans heart was diseased. and this
FASTENED death. The man. however.
Died 10 great agony. This was shown.
Or ShOrey said. by the position Of the
body when found.
There 81 no evidence that Thaanan. or
Samuels. had any arsenic. and the
questions u how he got II ana when
and where hctOOk It. viii never be an
-Wered. The condition 81 his stomach
showed that the poison was taken be-
fore he had dinner last Sunday night.
This BE- regarded AZ evidence that ne
did not commit suicide. az suicides do
Dot generally eat dinner after they
have taken their fatal doges. his
dvowad intention 20 go 10 MS brother
10 HilO and his preparations to do go
are also cited az showing that he did
not intend 10 Kill himself
z The dead mans movements have not
been traced. beyond the fact that he
went TO the Sailors Home and retired
was heard grooming In the night and
vas found dead on Monday morning.
IN rendering their verdict the Jurors
took occasion TO call attention to the
failure Of the Sailors Home 10 keep a
register Had the Deceased been re-
gist@red, as the law requires in most
countries, his Identity could have beer
established.
The jurors found that owing 10 the
failur" Of the management Of the Sal
lOrs' Home To register his name" III,
true name Of the dcccascd was IN
known. His death was declared "a
nav" occurred at Honolulu on the 2OtI
Of January, 1901. from arsenic poison
inR and heart disease. The verdict says
h''HlHE Whatever ABOUT now or Whcr
the poison was taken. The Jurors were
NJ Neumann, W. l.. Eaton, I. Il. Moss.
man. ". Cook, G. TObin and r.. n
Paine.
There is no arsenic in the pills thai
we're found on the person Of the dcccas.
ed. One theory that would account foi
his taking the stuff IL that he tried
some other medicine for heart disease
/. u bis baggage could be found. such
medicine might be discovered.