The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-24
HAUNTS GRAVE OF
MURDERED WIFI Fl
EDDIE JONES, THE WIFE MURDERER, SAID TO BE HOV
ERING IN VICINITY OF THE NUUANU CEMETERY -
POLICE RECEIVE REPORTS FROM MANY FLACES
ABOUT MURDERER HAVING BEEN SEEN.

Eddie Jones the wife murderer still large 1890 o'clock
this afternoon All morning the police department has been
reports Jones having sections of the island
Thus far however of his having been noticed the wind
side the island have reached the authorities but such
will probably begin to come in unless the man is captured
According of the first stories reported the police Jones
O'clock several hours after the commission of the Customs in
pector Ods the who said to have Jones' A. that
time Ods did not know ANYTHING OF the commission Of the
did Jones' Subsequently denied that Jones had been
seen in the vicinity of the water front
W. Carey employe of the electric light company another man
who reported have Jones' According the story told
Cav he the murderer time after the crime the Of
Bereana and Victoria streets Other reports received by the police go
indicate that lowered in that vicinity for time after the
commission of the crime native boy who helps drive ice
reported have Jones Alexander street near Punahou The
bov whose Naauao acquainted with ones and positive
that the he the murderer AT that time Jones was gog
According and reports has
vicinity of the Nuuanu Cemetery Love for his dead given
the capture hoverng
about the grave the woman Several have been by
the police regarding the presence ones up Nquanu Valley
The tangible of these offered by G. Lee and LawoH
who the coachman and keeper respectively Give Davies Nu
residence The that about o'clock evening"
they aroused by hearing noise the mauka side of tine yard
general appearance resembed description
Of the murderer But what impressed the the about the
fellow was the fact that he acted in very strange and irrational man
He demented He violent but
incoherency in his conversation and general which
betokened person of his mind.
The strange evidently seemed know where
ed the leave him. He said that he old mpoye
OF Dawes and had worked or him nunber OF years but trouble
e murderer at time in the employ OF Davies Company
The stood talking with the
the fence and started toward the Lee
the opinion to the police that the the murderer and max
For Lee and his companion failed notify the authC
ties the appearance the strange the premise,
try normaton which would lead asceanng whet
e the visitor had been Jones' The indications that a
been the murderer
report received by the police shortly before
murderer had been entering the cemetery about O'clock
But Nuuanu valley only locality from where report
regarding the of the murderer have been received
another section where the murderer has reported
ephoned police stating that
nese walking down the road toward Eva aoou
o'clock this morning The did have hat The rather
degree with the OF Officers guarding the section
of purpose ntercepng murderer
to escape in that direction
Jones has great nany relatives He has family living
Pauoa Waiaua and Waiau thought possible
that he may be making for of these sections the hopes
ing aid from his relatives Whether they will their
and aid him unknown are watching
those particular in the fear that he might aid
his people Two Honolulu officers in the vicinity Eva assisted
by the regular Eva police AT Waa Deputy Sheriff posse
searching for the murderer report teephoned
station today that the murderer had been caught Kano
out nothing was known OF the matter at that time at the police station
-Four officers under command Of Lieutenant
watching places where thought possible the murderer might
refuge -Four officers doing duty Pauoa and Manoa dis
tricts while four Paoo valley.
The police inclined theory Jones become
unbalanced When he committed the crime he perfectly
cep far iauor had affected him. The police think that Jones ha
planned for time commit the crime and that he nerved himself
do the deed by drinking quantity liquor Officer Alfred Kane
who discovered Jones apparently asleep IN the hammock on the Porch
shortly before the crime that Jones then smeed strongly of qor
In fact Mrs Parmener told the officer that Jones was very drunk ON
the porch
kedhs wife Whether he intended to take his life matter OF
The police inclined the belief today that the
still alive irving elud capture 1t possible that
become desperate confronted and threatened with
capture and make bold fight against the officers 1t has bee
suggested that will suicide if indeed he
already done when he finds that further attempts to eude the
med suicide theory being that he the habor took
There is excellent reason for believing that the murderer is hiding
None of the reports that have reached the
OF his having been regarded especially conclusive e
murderer disappeared completely
while number OF about him have been received very
positive information regarding the mans whereabouts has reached
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