The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-04
NEWMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
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This morning He
his trunks that in hallway close his and took
trunk 90 cabe revolver He gave his wife no nmaon of
any intention his life
usual He had all OF his clothes his He into the
bath placed the revolver his right temple and pulled the
The ball passed through the brain and lodged in the left side
Mrs Newman
body topped against the waSnd the floor Other people red
ing nearby heard the the pistol thought first that
the had been due explosion he oil Mr. Cuman
the first reach the side OF the wounded Newman still
breathing DR. Herbert was summoned but Newman was beyond all
human aid Newman had inflicted mortal wound The surprising
feature of the fact that death had been New
man died at 5 just 50 minutes after he had shot himself
Mrs Newman and others living the house naturally
by the unexpected death OF Mr. Newman Civ
his widow and she and the children removed another house
by the women OF the nghborhood The police notified OF the
Brown visited the premises and investigated the OF
mans death. An inquest called for today.
Friends OF Newman declare he victim OF
This law passed the last session OF the legislature The section
which claimed affected Newman that which required that every
the Territory years Immediately proceeding the establishment
of the Newman directly affected by this He had
returned to the mainland His recent residence dated from only five
months would have been therefore for him have
taken the examination.
Newman said by his friends by
bank which had agreed back him in his enterprise According
their statements he able succeeded
enStng the assistance OF the local banks The bank agreed
to allow him draw in order that he could pay his
drugs His ordered OF it His
hmen had been fitted and much OF the goods displayed the
Shelves preparatory opening business His friends claim that
acting influence the bank suddenly notified Newman that
would withdraw its The impression seemed to be that this al
legged withdrawal of financial support that he could open
business any there hitch
for the opening the had been postponed Other druggists
cd that they understood that the ordered by
had payable sigh draft He unable the obiga
tons however The OF the bank is not known
Evidently Newman considered that runaion him the
His prospective business apparently tied and he have
prospect of settling satisfactorily The circumstances
nected with the suicide indicate that his life taken
result OF the sudden impulse than through deliberate
long standing One circumstance that indicates this the fact that
far known he left farewell letter explain his
for shooting himself The circumstances of the especially
sad because is understood that he left his family in destitute
stances. Newman 80 OF age.
In the drug trade is known that he
looking for opening the drug trade He tried get
old where he had first been business for himself He
able do that and long the
Hotel and Fort from L. b. Kerr He his
goods and they the the general understanding
he then found he had quite sufficient funds business
applied This
the OF the market and before he
ed his credit The shock chagn OF this together with
that his wife who arrived the Siberia in i'll health
since her arrival here requiring his attention and night
thought have led his suicide perhaps while his
porariy deranged