Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-27
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
The PICKERING CASE

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thev were comporatiyely newcomers
tho pickerinps vere we'll regarded
They came from BOSTON and were ia |
pll anpearances we'll bred cultivated
and fairly well.todo. He was WORKING
for a salary and as they lived pretty
We'll and kent their two children i'm.
naculateN dressed. suppose they
were always hard messed for money
at seems that Mrs. pickerine's
mother was in the habit of having
them long visits at frequent intervals
and the daughter made no secret of
the expectations she had of financial
help from her mothers estate. How.
ever at supper one evening old Mrs.
Pickering was suddenly taken i'll. The
doctor who was called detected SWIM.
tens of poisoning, and frankly stated
his belief that she had been killed with
arsenic or some kindred poison. lnves.
tigation quickly disclosed the fact that
the arsenic had been administered in
/ the tea which the old lady had taken at
= supper, and in spite of their protesta.
tons and their previous good standing
II. the community, both Pickering and
his wife were arrested and accused oil
the crime.
The vial. containing nearly half an
ounce of arsenic, was found corked
and duly labeled on a shelf in the bath.
room. The druggist, who was con.
fronted with his own trademark
promptly admitted having sold the
. I
o note from her husband, saying that
lie wanted 1t Tor the purpose Of killing
the rats which INFESTED his chicken
house. The druggist said that he had
SOLD the drug without hesitation be-
cause ne mad known the chickering's Tor
nearly year ana believed them TO be
eDoVe suspicion or reproach'
MIS- fickerihs' wnen Questioned de-
hIeu WIN Visor ana lhsis'ence mat she
rad bought the poison, and even when
the order, written and signed by her
|. husband, was shown 10 her, she refus'
! 'u 10 ADMIT the damaging accusation,
OF ahosa'lon OF the druggist. She said
| lhat IL was not her husbands writing;
uhat neither ne nor she mad ever need
Gu asked Tor or bought any arsenic,
, ana that the druggist was simply mis-
'u".h' VI COURSE 'nat me OF aclion
va 'ie par. Vi Mrs' fickerihg only IN
'he prosecution oeiiel .hat
sun! WIN n.r nus
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hin ny the Assessor Mr.: Porter was
on MS feet In minute with proof that
.hiS was not So lie had just come
from the Assessors once and had been
told he would have to I'll out Schedule
ioT me Porter Furniture CO., CO.
par ,hership'
!, MI "akeheid wanted TO Know II the
assessor had the option on whether he
shoulu leVy taxes with reference TO
.ahhiDie assets OF enterprise Tor profit.
MI Maclarlahe answered that he would
PTopaoiy Welsh one win the other In
making MS estimate.
Aiter more discussion II was voted
, I'll "iotioh Oh W. W. Dlinond that each
members OF the association he allowed
, 10 use MS own dlscretlon IN the matter
vi ming out Schedule u and that the
minutes Oh the special meeting be laid
, 'he heslsiature'
speaking OF the legal opinions OBJ
'aineu by the committee Mr.. King
saiu' were rlght where we started.
enc attorney says we must and the
o.Her says we must not NIL out sched-
uIe lheh followed some remarks
NOT ehlireiy complimentary TO attor-
heys IN general
ne lolloWihs resoiution on the death
OF Faul lsenDerB was read and adopt
ca,
whereas IL hath pleased AlmightT
Gou 10 terminate the earthly career OF
our esteemed Fellow citizen and asso-
Giate member the Honorable Paul
lsehHerE' therefore, be IL
Resolved 10y the members OF tho
MorChahls' Association OF Honolulu, in
hpecldl meeting assembled that they