Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-07
A REVOLVING DEATH.
DEAD WOMAN'S REMAINS
SHOW AWFUL NEGLECT
coRoNER's JURY FINDS THAT
AGED WOMAN DIES uNAT.
TENDED AND IN TER.
RlBLE STATE.

Mrs. Kahananui Kuikahi, an aged
woman who lived on School street near
the river died last Saturday afternoon
at 80 o'clock under such revolving
that Coroner's inquest
had to be held last Saturday night, de-
spite the fact that the woman died
from the effect OF disease from winch .
she had for a long time been a suffer ,
err.
The death of Mrs. Kuikahi took /
place at $3.50 in the afternoon last Sat /
urday. Fred. Weed, the undertaken,
was called to take charge of the inter ,
ment of the remains. He found, how
ever. that the woman had died unat.
tended, and consequently notified the
Board of Health. DR.. Pratt, executive
officer of the Board, In making the post
norton of the deceased on Saturday
afternoon. found that despite the fact
that the woman had only died few
hours previously. her body was already
H. a terrible state of decomposition.
These circumstances appeared so
suspicious to DR.. Pratt that he called
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth to view
the remains. The Deputy Sheriff, on
seeing the revolving state of the body,
Immediately called a coroner's jury,
which he picked from the audience
present at the Orpheum that night.
The jury. while 1t did not find that
any criminal action had caused the
death OF the deceased, was shocked to-
find what fearful neglect the poor aged
woman had been suffering from during
her long prostration from an incurable
disease.
DIR. Mcdonald, who testified before
the jury, stated that while the woman
undoubtedly died from chronic nephri.
It's, still her death was FASTENED by the
fearful neglect OF those around her.
Chas. Kuikahi testified that the de.
ceased was his wife. She had been
sick for nearly two years. She had
been bedridden for about a year. She
was native of Puma and over seventy
years Of age. She had had no medical
attendance for about one year. Dr.
Mitamura attended to her prior to that
time. Witness gave the deceased a
bath about a week ago, but did not no.
tice anything the matter with her with
the exception of bed sores. Kekoa
took care of the woman while the
witness was at Waikiki. He had been
separated from the deceased for about
twenty years. He would stay for a
week at time with the deceased and
I... ,.Att IA ta fA n.
left the deceased Monday and went 10
Waikiki. -
Edward Kekoa ssidsHt the deceased
was his sister. She had been bathed
wednesday for the last time in her
life. Nothing out of the way was no.
ticed then.
The jury returned a verdict that
Mrs. Kahananui Kuikahi came TO her
death in Honolulu on April 4, 1903,
from chronic nephritis and stepatitis,
The members of the jury were: J. II.
Wise, J. S. Fox, X. b. Porter, J. F.
Doyle, +. X. Maxine and G. L. Smith.
les.
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ment. Mr., Chillingworln appealed 10
the members TO protect the watersheds
from the ravages which would come
from the passage OF the bill. Mr.. Ay.
lett moved the passage of the bill in
second reading. Vice Speaker Knud.
sen caned Mr. Jaeger to the chair and
spoke against the bill, saying that un.
der the old law the MALE and ferns
were destroyed. BY the law at pres.
ent on the statute books and which II
was being sought to repeal. an oppor.
tunity had been given for the mountain
plants TO grow up again. BY passing
the Act before the House, there would
be destruction again. Mr.. Pail made
the walls of the legislative hall re.
sound with his oratorcal flights in ia
Vor OF the bill, saying that 1t was fool
ish to contend that the water supply
would be contaminated.
The bill finally passed second read.
ing by an overwhelming vote, and at
1910 O'Clock a recess was taken until
p. m.