The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-22
PAL AMA'S
BLOODY
SHOOTING
Terrible Domestic
Tragedy in AaIa
Lane.
WILLIAM MEYER
KILLS HIMSELF
After a Determined Attempt to
Shoot His Wife Takes His
Own Life.

! MMY husband has shot at me twice
| IVE and tried to kill me, and 1 want
AVE- to have him arrested"
Such were the words uttered by a ma
tive woman who drove UP to the police
station in a hack about o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
The woman did not seem to be at all
agitated, in fact, so calmly did she tell
her story that those whom she address
ed at the police station were inclined
to think that she was suffering from
delusion. Nevertheless officer Robert
Parker Jr. was dispatched to the wO-
mans home in Aala lane to investigate.
Meanwhile the woman sat in the Dep
uty Sheriff's office and waited, immo-
bile and fearless.
About forty minutes later the officer
returned and calling Clerk Mossman
aside spoke a few words to him, after
which Mossman told the woman that
her husband had shot himself and was
dead Then her pent-up feelings got
the best of her, and she wept bitterly.
The story of the tragedy is the old ia
miliar one of domestic infelicity, drink
and one rash act to end it all, and it
was only the superb nerve Of the lit
tie woman that saved her from lying
stiff and cold beside her husband to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Meyer resided in
Aala lane. Palama. She is a slim Ha
waiian girl and her husband, William
Meyer. was a haoIe and a well-borer
by trade. Their married life has been
an unhappy one. for the husband
drank inmoderately aud when under
the influence of liquor beat his wife,
who has frequently complained about
her ill-treatment at the police station.
Some time ago he was fined $25 for as
sault and battery on his wife.
on Thursday night Meyer and his
wife had trouble and ne said that he
was going to shoot her. Yesterday af-
ternoon about $3.50 O'Clock ne met his
wife walking N Aala lane with another
woman. He walked uD to her and
drawing a revolver from his hip pOck-
ct. said. 4 am going to do what l told
you last night"
Then he raised his gun to take aim.
but Mrs Meyer quick as a flash, seized
his arm and the bullet went wide Of
its mark. AS he fired the woman drop
ned to the ground and clung to her
husbands knees. After the first shot
tie woman arose and Meyer again took
aim and again the woman, almost mir
acul0usly. diverted the course Of the
leaden messenger by forcing the weap-
On upward with her arm in the nick
of time. 1t was a close call, however.
and the powder burned great hole il
the sleeve of her holoku. The second
shot dazed Mrs. Meyer and she again
fell to the ground. whereupon her hus-
band thinking that he had effected his
purpose. raised the gun to his head and
fred. His hand shook. however, and
the ball pierced his neck.
When Mrs. Meyer opened her eyes she
looked up and seeing her husband
standing over her with blood runnine
down his shirt front. said. Pau. pau.
To which Meyer made answer, All
right if yOu'u come home with me
Mrs. Meyer consented to this ana
they started toward their house togeth-
g. but as soon as the woman sa" =
chance she ran away and jumping ''i
. hack drove 20 the police stAu"i'
Nev-r then proceeded 20 the h'17
and on arrival blew out his brains.
\ coruner-s jury was INN
empanelad and after Viewing the re-
~, f-r,-Ias- was held at which the
- [ra-a Mrs. william Meyer
,1-frrfs-, Han and a. REGARD.
NJ. - lrever testified that she had had
e-a9tent trouble with her husband ana
Nat she had had him aFersted Tor a.
esurt some time last year. she staten
t1at she had NOT lived with ner h,'f
, - rrr a month and had been tryins