The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-01
AT TER THE
TRAGEDY
Mrs. Parmenter's
Funeral
Held.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah
Parmenter was from the house in XII
nau street to Central Union church.
where services were conducted by Rev.
w. M. kincaid, and thence to Nuu-
anu cemetery. Mr.. Kincaid read the
23rd Psalm, THE Lord is my
| shepherd" and members of the choir
sang appropriate hymns. There was
| large attendance and the contribu-
tions of flowers were in great number
with much variety of symbolic pieces.
Nephews of the murdered woman were
the pall-bearers. Among the chief
mourners the younger children OF Mr..
and Mrs. Colburn walked in the pno-
ceesion.
ATTACHMENT THIS MORNING.
Attorney General Andrews stated
yesterday afternoon that edward NJ
Jones would probably be arraigned this
morning in the Honolulu District Court
for the murder of Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Parmenter.
PIXLEY'S BOND REDUCED.
Manager c. G. Ballentyne of the
Rapid Transit Co. was allowed to plead
before Judge De Bolt yesterday morn
ing for the release of Conductor Pix
i'y oii OWll IeCOSHlZdnCe as q VIII
ness in the Jones murder case His
efforts only succeeded to the extent Of
having Pixleys bond reduced from
two thousand to one thousand dollars.
Attorney General Andrews and High
Sheriff Brown appeared to oppose the
application.
Mr.. Ballentyne, while admitting the
Importance of serving the ends of JUS
tice, contended that there was no evi-
dence of any intention on the part Of
Pixley to desert the jurisdiction of the
court. Since the murders he had let
three chances of leaving the Territory
slip. He had no interest in running
away, there being ample proof that he
was a witness only by accident 1t
would be a great hardship to keep a
man in confinement and out of his
employment for, probably, three
months.
Mr.. Pixley, on his own behalf, in
formed the court that he had come
here with other electric car men from
San Francisco and had no intention
of leaving the islands at present.
Mr.. Andrews disclaimed knowledge
of any intention of Pixley to leave
the country, but he was such an i'm
portant witness that it became neces-
sary to ensure his staying. He refer
red to the trouble given to his depart
ment through it's leniency in allowing
three soldiers under Indictment for
burglary to leave the Territory. PiXley
saw Jones with n pistol I'm hand, saw
him graphing with Mrs. Parmenter |
and heard shots, therefore was an abb
necessary witness in the Par !
menter case. The Attorney General
also expressed a hope that the triak
would be held within three weeks in
stead of months.
SAD HOMECOMING.
Marcus Parmenter, son of the mur-
dered Mrs. Parmenter, did not know |
his mother was dead until the steam
er Mauna Loa was approaching her
dock from Hawaii shortly after five
O'Clock yesterday morning.
Captain Simerson and officers of the
steamer, in which Parmenter is gaso-
line launch engineer, heard of the
killing of Mrs. Jones and the serious !
wounding of her mother at Punaluu on
Tuesday, the news having been sent
by wireless telegraph as already re-
ported in the Advertiser. They thought !
best to keep the tidings from Parment-
er, but when he went ashore at Napoo-
poo tne awful story was piurteu out
to him by boys at the landing.
He collapsed at the revelation, fall
ing to the ground. The best consola-
tion the officers could give the grief
stricken young man, when he was
brought aboard the steamer after be-
ing helped into the launch was that
his mother was not dead. While the
boat was working into her berth here,
Parmenter, who had got ready to go
ashore as speedily as possible. learn
ed the worst from some one standing
on the wharf.