The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-10
Man With His Head
Smashed Found
in Harbor.
A WARREN WAITER
TELLS A STORY
A Suspicious Occurrence on Coal
Barge at Midnight-A Trail
of Blood.

Following closely upon the heels of
the Lubbock mystery comes another
mystery of a startlingiy similar nature
and one which promises to be equally
hard for the police to unravel.
The scene of the present sensation
as in the case of the dark tragedy of
Herman Lubbock, lies along the Waikiki
end of the waterfront, and hardly
stones throw from the spot where on
December 1 of last year, the body of
the German watchman was found float
ing near the piles of the Channel
wharf.
Yesterday about noon native nam
ed Moe Kane noticed a dead body
floating near the stern of the trans
pert Warren, which is lying alongside
Naval wharf No. 2. He procured boat
and attaching a rope to the body. tow
ed it to Brewers wharf. where it was
taken out of the water, Meanwhile
the police were notified and Deputy
Sheriff Chillingworth was speedily on
hand. The body was then taken to
the morgue and a coroner's jury en-
panelled, consisting of Sam Chilling
worth, William Smith. P. Flynn, D.
Ranear. II. Gumpfer, II. NJ. Ayres.
After the jury had viewed the re-
mains they were dismissed until
o'clock tonight, when an inquest will
be held.
The dead man was medium height
and of stout build and was q haole,
though decomposition had turned the
face almost black. The hands were
white enough, however, to show that
ne was neither a native nor colored
man. His hair was brown and stub
by red mustache was upon his upper
lip.
The dead man wore dark suit. with
a small check, heavy, well worn shoes,
a belt that might have done duty as
black tie. The coat was tightly butt
toned over the chest, as was the coat
found on the body of Herman Lubbock.
On the back of the right hand was
large star tattooed in in black and red.
On the third finger of the left hand
was a cheap gold ring in which was
set a single amethyst.
Marks of violence were found upon
the body There was an incised wound
on the third finger of the left hand and
a terrible wound near the left temple,
which looked as if it might have been
inflicted with some heavy. blunt instru-
ment- The general appearance OF the
body was that of a seafaring man, and
his clothes were the kind usually worn
by sailors in port. The body had prob
ably been in the water three OF. four
days.
The police got quilkly to work on the
case. for it so closely resembIed that
IF Herman Lubbock as to excite suspi-
zion that the parties responsible for
one knew something about the other.
All day long the local detectives head
I'd by David Kaapa, pursued their in
vestigation and Deputy Sheriff Chill
ngworth himself was engaged on the
,ase until late last night. Up to mid
night, however the police were prac-
ically where they started, and SEEM
ngly baffled on account of being unable
o discover the identity of the dead
nan.
During the afternoon an Advertiser
eporter who was dispatched TO the
cene of the finding of the body, ana
vent over to the transport Warren 10
zee some friends, and while on ooafd
usually asked If they had heard OF
he body being found. They said they
,a5 and one of them remarked that
few days ago one of The walters nam
a Perry had mentioned that he had
deserved something suspicious on Navy
yharf No. /. early last Thursday morn
ng when he saw three men dump
,netrine, heavy into the water.
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