The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-11
'OF WHAT DID
KANE DIE?
Was Kepiki Science to
Blame for
Il?

Did s. Is. Kane, the we'll known Ha-
waiian lawyer and a member OF the
Board OF Health die as a result Of his
belief in Rev. ]. Kekipi and his So
called Christian Science doctrine? Ma
tive friends of the well known Hawai-
ian are saying that Kane would still
be living had not he put too much re-
lance upon the praying women
been reported to President Cooper OF
the Board of Health, and he may ask
Attorney General Andrews to investi-
gate it.
Mr.. Kane died last Saturday morn
ing, and his death was due to blood
poisoning. Septic infection abcess'
was the cause of death given in the
burial certificate, which was signed by
DR.. C. B. Wood. former president Of the
Board of Health.
DR.. Wood does not believe that Ka-
mes death was the result of "kahuna-
ism" although he said that relatives OF
the deceased man had Informed him
that praying women" had been both
ering his patient. DIR. Wood said that
he had been called to attend Mr.. Kane,
the first of November and found his
patient suffering with an abcess on the
arm. Mr.. Kane was then able to be
about and he had made an engagement
to come to the physicians office on the
following afternoon to have the abcess
lanced. Mr.. Kane failed to appear
and it was two weeks later before DR..
Wood was again called in. From that
time up to the date of his death, DIR.
Wood had treated Mr.. Kane regu-
larly. He said that he asked to have
Mr.. Kane moved to the hospital and
the patient had consented, but after
wards changed his mind under what
seemed to be some strong outside in
fiuence. AS far as DR.. Wood knew his
patient had taken the medicines pre-
scribed for him.
DR.. c. b. Cooper, president of the
Board of Health, said that the manner
of Mr.. Ka-ne's death had been called
to his attention by Judge Kaulukou.
TRYING TO STOP PRACTICE.
at seems to me from what he said
that Mr. Ka-ne's death resulted from
Christian Science or the Kekipi treat
ment," said DR.. Cooper. Il believe that
the Kekipi belief is increasing all over
the islands and / will probably consult
with the Attorney General regarding
the matter. The statute prohibits any
thing of this kind but we find it almost
impossible to break up the practice in
the city. / have given orders not to
issue burial certificates, If there is the
slightest suspicious circumstance UNI
less there is "a certificate from regular
physician. Where the cause of death
is not known post-mortems will be
held and no burials will be permitted
until it has been fully determined.
At the Kane home on School street,
Mrs. Kane, sister in law of the de-
ceased. who had nursed Mr.. Kane in
his medicines regularly while she was
there, although she had heard that ke-
kipi was trying his treatment before
she came. Mrs. Kane said that the
widow did not desire to have her nus
band taken to the hospital for fear of
the influences under which he might be
brought She said also that Mr.. Kane |
was for a long time member of kau-
church, but had joined ke-
kipi's church some time before his
death, in order to be cleansed of his
sins. Kekipi had called during his i'll
ness several times and also officiated
at the funeral,