The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-01
TRIES To
KILL. HIS
EMPLOYERS
japanese Cook in
Rage Uses a
Knife.
E. E. HARTMAN CUT,
HIS WIFE BURNED
Without Known Reason Servant
Runs Amuck and is Shot
Before He Desists.

Insane with rage, springing from an
unknown cause, Mori, the Japanese
cook for E. E. Hartman, yesterday
morning made an effort to murder
both the master and mistress of the
house. Mrs. Hartman is now suffering
from scalds exte lding from her head
to her waist and Mr.. Hartman has
seven cuts about the head and arms,
one cash in the throat coming close to
the jugular vein. The Japanese is now
lying in the hospital with wound in
the left shoulder, where the bullet of
Hartman pierced his body.
&rhe attack upon Mr.. and Mrs. Hart
rnAn comes from a desire for revenge for
some fancied wrong, which both of the
injured ones are unable to understand.
The man has been the cook for the
young couple since their marriage and
the setting up of their household goods
in the School street residence where
the attempt to kill them took place. He
has UCCA WCt. kihSO Oy lAlSs ldh1liy, WlliStA
includes beside the young people a
mutual friend, Fred West, Yesterday
morning the cook was out of humor.
During breakfast he seemed to be an
noyed and was chided gently by the
master Of the house for making noises
which seemed unnecessary. There was
no break in the harmony which might
be construed as indicative of the final
outcome however.
Mr.. West left the house for down
town shortly after nine o'clock. Mr..
Hartman has been very i'll for the past
ten days and was just getting about
again. He determined to sprinkle the
lawn. and soon after breakfast took the
hose and began to attend to the flowers.
While engaged in this occupation Mrs.
Hartman went into the kitchen and
found that the cook was keeping UP
roaring fire having three pots of wa
ter boiling. She said to Mori that as
dinner would be several hours later,
that the fire was unnecessary and sug-
Rested that he permit it to die out. The
Japanese answered gruf1y and as she
turned to leave threw the contents of
one of the pots of water upon her. The
boiling water flowed over the back of
her head and down her back, and
screaming with the pain she rushed out
of the house by side door, and threw
herself on the ground by the hose
where the cold water would flow over
the serious burns which she had re-
ceived.
With the first shrek Mr.. Hartman
dropped the hose, started for the front
of the house and saw the Japanese in
the doorway with another pot of boil
ing water, ready TO drench him. He
put up his hands and cried Pau, Mori
no pilikia," advancing all the while
Weakened with suffering he knew he
was no match for the enraged Jap
anese, and was going for his revolver
The Japanese seemed to reconsider
his intention and carrying the pot with
him went back to the kitchen. Hart
man got the gun and ran to the aid OF
his wife who was still crying for help
AS Hartman came around the corner
of the house he saw bending over his
wife with a butcher knife, raised ready
Eto strike, the insane cook. Yelling
Hartman tried to shoot, but owing tc
the fact that there were only two shells
in the revolver the trigger simply snap
ped on an empty chamber. The cook
seeing what was to be expected left the
PROSTATE woman anu made a rush fol
Hartman. Before the revolver coult
be g'ot around to the loaded shells there