The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23
THE FAIRS KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE
Continued from Page II

Mrs Nelson accompanied by her son,
Abraham Nelson, half-brother of the late
Mrs. Fair, will leave on Sunday Tor san
Francisco They will employ lawyers TO
supervise the distribution of the great
fortune Mrs. Nelson claims all on the
ground that Charles l.. Fair left a Will
giving his wife his entire fortune Mrs
Nelson stated positively that she did not
intend to bring on an expensive litigation
over the fortune, but she added signlh-
cantIy: 1--WE certainly expect to be fairly
treated
Mrs. Nelson will be ~ years old on De-
cember 25th next. Her first husband VIII
liam Smith, father of Mrs. Fair. disappe ar
ed mysteriously in 1861 at Liberty Cor
ners N Y. Years later she married Mel
son. From 1867 until about eight years
ago Mrs. Nelson worked steadily in
clothing factory at Newmarket as bushei-
woman at $3.50 week and saved her
money. On the day of her daughter
marriage to Fair she quit work because
she began to receive remittances from
Mrs. Fair.
my girl was a handsome little thing.
vain and fiighty," declared Mrs. Nelson
today land when she was about 10 years
old she went to New York and lived there
two years She wrote me later from chi
cago that she had met Fair. Just as soon
as she married she began sending me
money. She didn't write much. but money
always came mighty regular"
THE CHAFFEUR'S STORY.
PARIS, Aug 16.-The chauffeur of the
automobile in which Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
l.. Fair were killed, whose name is Brety,
returned to Paris this morning. In an
interview with the correspondent OF the
Associated Press he threw some furthef
light on the cause of the accident, say
ing:
ssWhen we left Trouville Mr.. Fair was
suffering from bronchial catarrh lie
the road ana our
ing the fits of coughing his face was much
congested evidently producing sllSht olz-
illness. He had just been coughing when
/ noticed that the tire of one OF the hihu
wheels was Debated l realized the uah-
ger and Jumped to my feet and leaning
forward / shouted in Mr. Fairs ear IN
English: Stop quick! Tire no good MT
Fair glanced back, but did not reply
Apparently he tried to stop. but IN DONG
so he must have made the wrong steering
movement as the machine swerved across
the road and went in a stright line Tor
a tree Mrs. Fair. as she saw the dlrec-
ton the automobile was taking, claspeo
her husbands shoulders with her arms
and turned her face back towards me wltn
n look which said plainly We are lost
The next moment came the crash and L
was thrown into a field beside the road
and stunned. When 1 recovered, Whlch
did uickly. / limped to the size OF my
master and mistress and with the help
Of the chateau gate-keeper = W.
Gated the bodies from the wreck
Asked if either then showed signs OF
life. Brety replied: =
Both seemed to be dead, pul was III
such a dazed condition from shock ana 50
affected by the CHASTITY spectacle present
ed by the wounds on the heads OF pom
victims that I did not notice whether
either moved or not. The gate-keepei
wife said afterwards that Mr.. Far InoN
ed his foot and that his wife moved her
hand as they lay on the ground, but l