The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-16
LIFE LEADING TO
MURDEROUS DEEDS


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Take the case of native of these
ISLANDS. about II years of age. When
a boy he lived with his parents upon
another island of this group; and while
there, when about 6 or years of age
De became very ill., AT the COM
mencement of this Illness, he was ait
a place where expert medical attention
could not easily be had, and where the
only treatment available was that af-
forded by such remedies as happened
to De i'm the house. At this place. he
was Ill for 4 or 5 months: during a por-
ton of this time, he was confined to
his bed; he suffered very greatly from
meningitis, or brain fever; he became
weak and emoCiated, mere skin ana
bones; his mind wandered: he was out
of his head. he mumbled to himself
like one in a dream-mumbled i'm a sntv
way about all sorts of things; and this
condition of his was particularly mark
ed during The latter portion of this
period of 4 or months. During this
attack, Jumps appeared upon his head;
they began to appear when the attack
commenced, ana they gradually en-
larged; there were four of these
Jumps the largest of them was situated
on the top of his head, and the others
We're close by; and although politics.
were applied to them, yet the politics.
did no good. Finally, he was re-
moved to am adjacent town for fur
Their treatment Here he was at
tended by a physician, now deceased;
his high fever continued; the Jumps
still remained upon his head; he was
often in a stupor; and only repeated
calls could elicit any attention.
After time, he apparently recover
ed so far as to come to Honolulu to
school His school life was a failure;
he was stupid, forgetful and solitary
not like the other boys. He could not
study; he was always behind; he al
ways failed to learn or remember his
lessons; and he made no progress in
his studies. His failure of memory
brought him many whippings. He was
usually alone; he did not usually play
with the other boys; he would often
disappear, and on being searched for
would be found alone in a box that
containined sand intended for chickens
and upon being questioned, would mot
answer, but would humble to himself
This mumblng to himself was of fire.
quent recurrence in situations other
than the sand box; he often sat down
alone and muttered and talked to him
self land this mumbling occurred at
During this school life he was af
ficted by a twitching in the face, eye,
cheek and mouth, accompanied by a
twisting of the neck, a sort of pull in
the face and neck: and this popularity
was frequently observable. When adj
dressed by the school master, he would
stare. Physically he was weak, but
although many games were played by
the boys which called for the exercise
of no great physical strength. still he
did not toin in those games and the
only other boy in the school who, like
himself did not usually join in the
would be whipped and yet while the
other boys usually cried during the
whipping, .'et he did not cry at the
whipping, but Gid afterwards, when it
was all over Sometimes, his school
mates would tease him; and when they
did so, he would get excited and wild,
and would pursue them. and when his
pursuit did not result in his catching
them, would burst into tears and go
into a mad fit. and would remain mad
all day and sometimes the next day.
AS student, he was surpassed by his
younger brother-twO years younger
he never was able to recite his Sunday
school lessons; and whippings for for
getfulness We're daily occurrences; but
Notwithstanding his punishment, yet
he continued in the same Offense-he
paid no attention to the punishment.
He never obtained any prize; he never
obtained any promotions; and when
spoken to was slow to answer.
This school life continued for about
years; and when he left the school
he went to work on a ranch upon an
other island: and there he remained,
= Of
was about 10 years old During this
period. for about a year, he got some
instructions from a lady who happened
to be there: but he never got beyond
the second or third reader He had
no other instruction; his mental train
ing never get beyond that; he follow
ed no intellectual pursuit or independ-
ent study; he made no attempt TO de-
velop his intellectual faculties and so
far as we are advised, the sum total
of such instruction as he ever did get,
was limited to the above mentioned 2
years in Honolulu, and the year Of in
struction upon the ranch.
When he was about 10 years of age,
he married; his married life with his
first wife was a happy one; they had
four children; they got along all l1Sht,
and lived happily without any trouble
A portion of his first married life was
spent upon another Island, and a por-
ton here in Honolulu; his occupation
was largely that of ranch hand as IL
had been before, except that ne ana
some work for the railroad, and pos
sibly on other roads; but he made no
attempt of which we are advised TO
develop his mind or exercise his Ia
cuities
Ever since he was a boy, he was
afflicted with pains in his head; and
although these pains were not per-
mantnt or steady yet they REQUIRED
from time to time and in verifying
situations and under varying circum-
stances During this period of his
first marriage. these pains continued to
affict him: and while he was staying
at Kona for period of six months, be-
tween the years 1890 and 1892, his wife
and children being there, he complain
ed several times of the recurrnce Of
these pains in the head. When he
complained of these pains, he did pecu-