Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-10
A CORPSE IN A SHED
WHAT STRANGER FOUND
UP IN MAN0A VALLEY
No Question About Suicide and No
Glue to Identity Deep
Mystery Surrounds
Death.

A gruesome find was made yesterday
afternoon on the Waikiki side of the
new Manoa lots in a place known as
Wailele, mauka about a half mile or
so from the quarries in Hamoiliili. The
discovery was made by Swede, Bo-
lander by name who was walking in
the vicinity for pleasure, he having ar
rived in the city recently and having
gone out for a walk in order to see a
little OF the city and its suburbs. Upon
the return of the Coroner's jury from
the scene of the Hewitt tragedy at
about o'clock, this other horror was
awaiting them. Deputy Sheriff Chill
ing worth had some important business
to attend to and so the jury with the
special officers and TRUSTEES Of the police
station did not start up the valley until
after $50 o'clock
Bolander explained that he had been
walking up the road near an old barn
and detected very bad odor as he was
approaching II. He went over into the
Clump OF alEerOba trees where the old
barn was standing and there, lying in a
corner of what was the hay and grain
room. was a sight that made him al
most turn sick. II was the corpse OF a
man who. from the appearance of the
body. must have been lying there for
at least couple Of weeks. A pile OF
clothes was close by his side and near
the right hand was a revolver. He
suspected suicide at once and did not
stop further than to pick up the re-
volvcr. He then made tracks for the
electric railway where he took car for
the city and went Immediately to the
police station.
When the jury arrived on the scene
it was almost dark and matches had to
be used to get a good view of the body.
The pockets OF the black coat and vest
were searched carefully but there was
nothing that could give the police the
slightest clue of the identity Of the
man. A small stub of a lead pencil
was the only thing found. The coat
was an old one but the vest was new
A fine silk shirt such as Is used by ia
panese, was lying with the pile OF
clothes. Attached TO the collar band
was a celluloId collar but there were
no marks Of Identification upon 1t. A
new hat with the mark Of the Murata
store on Hotel street was also found hui
there was nothing about this that could
possibly be used as clue.
The nolice and the iurv next turned
its closest attention to the body De.
composition had progressed so far tina,
the features were uurecognizable bu,
the complexion was swartbv and Tho
arms seemed 10 have still indication,
of someone with great muscular mower
The head and hands seemed To he thos,
of a Cbinaman and vet other distinc,
tive features seemed to incline som,
present TO the belief that the man was I
Jananese
Among these WAS Denutv Sheriff
CbilIinewortb who seemed IN tbinL
that the bodv was that of Nuranako
the Jananese who shot at country
man n, his some weeks 400 after no had
been committed IN tho Circuit Cour,
for trial nm tho charge nj rohbarv In this
first deeree and had beep released ON
bail in the sum of $3.50 Mr. Chilling.
worth said that the fellow lived no,
more than n half mile away and tina,
the place where the bodv was found
was a likely one for n man runnins
away from the poIIce, From the fact