The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-01-25
MURDERER,
LIVED HERE
Robert Glaze Kills His
Partner.
RAN H|LO HOTEL IN 's9
Cold BIooded Assassination in San
Francisco May Mean
Hanging.

Robert T.. Glaze, the well known ho
tel man, who resided in Honolulu at
the Hawaiian Hotel in the spring of
1899 with his wife and stepchildren,
and who was later manager of the Hilo
Hotel for period shot and killed his
partner. william Trewella, in the
Windsor Hotel, San Francisco. The
murder occurred on the night of Jan
uary IA while Trewella was laughing
and joking with John O'Connor, the
elevator boy, in one of the dark hall
ways of the hotel The San Francisco
Chronicle characterizes the murder as
cold blooded affair, and says that
Trewella met his death at the hands
of an assassin" A charge of murder
has been placed against Glaze's name
at the city prison, San Francisco.
Glaze was at one time a clerk at the
Baldwin Hotel. and while In that posi-
tion, married Mrs. Shelley, widow
with four children. The widow was
possessed of an ample fortune. sufii-
cient to give Glaze business more in
keeping with the ambitions of his wife.
They came to Honolulu on their we'd
ding tour. accompanied by Mrs. Glazes
young daughter. They staid at the Ha-
waiian Hotel, where Mrs. Glaze at
tracted considerable attention by her
manner of dressing, stylish, and at the
same time rather eccentric. They lived
well, and champagne flowed freely at
their table at dinner. Glaze secured
a lease of the Hilo Hotel and went
there with his family. He brought
the hotel out of what was in reality n
country tavern to a fourishing hostel
usith a
Glaze, however while popular with
some, was disliked by many on ac-
count of his mOrose disposition. Final
ly the lease of the hotel was given up
as Mrs. Glaze was not in good health
and they returned to San Francisco
of sailing vessel
TrewelIa was Cornish miner who
had accumulated some wealth. and
was induced to put 1t into the Windsor
Hotel with that Of Glaze. He was
tifty-four years old. and was known
about the place as kind hearted and
joVial man. Glaze maintained a silence
about the shooting at first but later
told II reporter that he regretted the
affair and that he was grieved that
Trcwella was dead.
But" continued he, what could |
do under the circumstances? Ny life
was in danger; | had been threatened
several times, and was not going To
allow myself to be killed without de-
| tending myself. I have a wife and
family. and shot him because though;
that he was going to kill me. I did not
mean to kill him, but I was very much
excited When asked whether he and
Trewella had been quarreling, he said
that they had frequent quarrels about
business and family affairs. and that
Trewella had threatened his life sew
eral times, as had some others, though
he would not say who the others were.
The bellboy said after the shooting
Glaze ran past him and said, IF any.
body asks you anything about this,
tell them he killed himself" Glaze
then ran through the courtyard of the
hotel into the office, where he threw
away his pistol and cartridges. The as
sassin, he said. was standing in the
dark so that he could not be seen
from the kitchen or the hall when he
| fired the shots.
Last night" continued the bellboy.
there was trouble at the hotel on ac-
count of Mrs. Glaze making a row in
the halls. She was under the influence
of liquor, and raised a row in Mrs,
Trewela's room Mrs. Trewella tried
TO quiet her and get her to go out but
as she wouldn't Mrs. Trewella showed
her out and slammed the door in her
race. The boy says that Glaze Law
in wait for his partner after this and
shot him down without giving him A
chance for his life
Those in Honolulu who remember the
tfiaZes and their life at the hotel. will
recall that Mrs. Glaze drank literally.
especially in the evening, and showed
the effects of il.