The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-24
THE SUICIDE OF
THOMAS {, KROUSE
YESTERDAY NORM Nc
Continued from Page So

| turning told her he had no letter. Ed
ma no send me letter." as the japanese
woman expressed his statement to her.
Wife no good; all pau
Then he cry" continued KIM He
| cry many times. [ say to him, No
| pilikia. Me have son in Japan. Me no
| get letter, me no pilikia? Me no cry
| Then he go Postoffice once more and
| come back he tell me, No good, no get
| letter from wife, TO letter from Edna.
Then he cry and say all pau. He send
me to Postoffice about 10 o'clock. L
find no letter and 1 come back and tell
him no letter. He sit in dining room,
| and write, write, write, and say, All
paul All paul Many time, plenty
time, he tell me long time before, he all
pau, he make. go out of room and
go fix other rooms when 1 hear boong!
boong. yes, two time, lille time be-
tween. / run down to room and I'M
lock door with my key. l go inside; I
see him on floor and l run out and call
for doctor. Long time ago 1 take knife
away from him when he say, All
paul
To a reporter kimi later stated that
Mr.. Krouse had told her goodbye sew
eral times, and that he would make, !"
using the Hawaiian word for die. She
had told this to DR.. Boyle just a few
minutes before the shots were fired, hut
DR.. Boyle had smiled when she said it.
never believing for a moment that Mr..
Krouse would put his threat into exc
cution DR.. Boyle stated that he was
seated on the front verandah when the
japanese girl came to him saying, 'Mr.
Krouse all time he cry and tell me he
go make.
Il saw him in the morning III the
hallway" said DR.. Boyle, land said,
Colonel, how are you feeling?' oh, just
fair he replied, that was all. Just af-
ter the Japanese girl left me in the
verandah 1 heard two shots and knew
at once what had happened I went
into the room with Mr.. Page, and
found Mr.. Krouse lying on the floor,
blood coming out of his mouth, and
thought he was dead. The authorities
were notified. Then ne began grooming
and was conscious when taken to the
patrol wagon on a stretcher."
Marshal Brown states that Mr..
Krouse made a statement just before
dying. When he recovered conscious
ness and seemed to rally, he spoke to-
Dr. Wood. I asked Tom, who shot
your He answered, I shot myself
What did you do it for? l inquired
He replied L will tell you by and by.
l tried to get him to tell me right then,
but he did not wish to do so, l re-
Trained from pressing him for an an
Swer''
1t is understood that MIR. Krouse was
negotiating for the purchase of Wal
<ilIi Inn, and that he was probably
soon to give up the lease on the Ar
lington Hotel. He was in some finan-
fg..l al -.
his estrangement from his wife and
daughter, preyed upon him. He had
been i'll lately with heart trouble, but
yesterday was feeling fairly Well He
did not eat any breakfast. a bowl of
bread and milk on the kitchen table
being evidence that even of this sim
pie repast he had not partaken.
Mr.. krouse was a native of England. !
and about - years Of age. and has been
Il resident Of the Hawaiian Islnds for
about twenty-five years. He was once !
proprietor of the Eagle house on Nuu- |
anu street, then conducted >, small res :
taurant on Fort street and later man ,
aged the old Arlington hotel on King .
street. once the residence of Princess
PaUahi Bishop. He has been employed !
lately in the Fashion saloon. He was
n member Of Hawaii Lodge Of the Ma
sonic order Years ago he was barten-
der Tor the saloon connected with
Booths theater in New York
The jury rendered the following YER
dict:
That Inc laid Thomas L Krouse came ]
his death at Honolulu. Island of Oahu,
1n the 13r1 day Of January. \. d. 1902.
n" result Of Il bullet wound from a IS
.alirre revolver, fired by himself with
.ufeiJal intent said bullet entering the
abdominal cavity. causing hemorrhage
;nd shock. Dependency, so this jury
believes. being the cause OF this act.
w. II. COMFY,
ALLAN DUNN
THOS. R LUCAS,
+. SMITH.
r. N. DUNCAN,
c. a. GRAHAM.