The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-11
NAONE SHOOTS
DOWN HIS
WIFE
Murderous Affair
In KaWaiahaO
Lane.
,From Sundays AdvertlseD

tFrom Sundays Advertser)
Last night at about Gas o'clock Philip
Naone ended the chapter of family
troubles that has been filling the Police
Court records for some weeks past by
shooting his wife, Lizzie Naone, at their
home, corner South street and Hawai-
ahao lane. Five shots from a revolver
were fired into her body while she was
attempting TO escape Four letters were
left by Naone but they are not a suf-
fcient evidence of the reasons for the
deed. The letters all state that Ma
one intends to take his own life. After
the shooting the murderer walked out
of the house and went to the home OF
his sister. He there announced his in
tention to go to the Police Station and
surrender. He then went outside and
disappeared.
The story of the shooting shows that
the affair was one of the most atrocious
and cold -blooded crimes that has been
committed in the Territory for some
time. 1t was carefully planned and
seems to have been utterly without pro-
vocation. Naone has quarreled with
his wife continually and the neighbors
shamefully. Yesterday morning the two
had quarrel in the room occupied by
Naone's brother. Mrs. Naone left the
room and went to the home OF Mrs
Larson, near the Oahu ice factory. In
the afternoon Philip asked his mother,
who lives with them and has always
taken the girls part, where his wife
was. on being told that she had gone
to Mrs Larson's, he set off after her.
They met on the way and quarrel
took place in the street. The two re-
turned to the house at about five
O'Clock.
THE TRAGEDY.
After returning to the house Philip
Naone left again and his mother went
out to get some meat. She soon re-
turned and was engaged in helping the
younger Mrs. Naone put the children 10
bed when Naone returned at about
quarter of seven. Mrs. Naone was In
the large living room on the Hawai-
ahao lane side of the house when Ma
one entered, revolver in hand. Lizzie,
I'm going to kill you" he said and
raised the gun. The wife ran into a
little room on the makai side of the
ing. "Oh mother, Philip is going to kill
me-
Naone followed and fired. The bullet
took effect in the left shoulder. So
close was the gun when the shot was
fired that the woman's holoku was
burned in a hole about two inches in
diameter. AT the first shot Naone's vic
tim fell to the floor while he fired two
more bullets into the body. The elder
Mrs. Naone recovered her senses at this
time and screamed for help, at the same
time graphing with the murderer in
order to prevent his firing again. She
was not successful, however, for Ma
one fired two more shots.
After the fifth shot had been fired
Joseph A. Lawelawe, who is employed
as warehouseman for Il. O. Hall & son
and who occupies the next house ma
kai, entered the room, having been
aroused by Mrs. Naone's cries. He
found Naone and his mother struggling
and wrenched the revolver out of the
murderer's hand. Naone then rushed
out of the house and went to that or
his sister. Mrs. r.. *. Rathburn, at 9lS
Punchbowl street. Both Mrs. Rathburn
and her husband, who is clerk in VIII
der K Companys, We're at home and
Naone told them that he was in trou-
BILE and had killed his wife and asked
Mr. Rathburn TO help him, Rathburn
told him that the only thing for him to
do was to go at once and surrender to
the Sheriff Naone said that he would
do so and left the house. Before go-
ing he handed Mrs. Rathburn four let
CHI that "A.
were properly mailed. Two We're ad-
dressed TO his wife's sister, a student
at Kamehameha school. and willed her
all his personal property one was ad-
dressed to Hon NJ. p. Robinson and re-
ferred to some land which was mort
gagged TO him. The fourth letter was
To Rev. II. n. Parker Of kawaiahao
church and was IN the nature Of fare
well besides designating the form Of
funeral service that Naone desired,
POLICE ON THE TRAIL.
Within few minutes after the fata'
shots were fired the news Of the tragedy
Was telephoned 90 the Police station
Captain Naipo, who was on duty rush-
ed a. the scene in the patrol wagon,
being followed by captain Parker ANA
a squad ~ officers Detectives Reuenr
and McDunio aud High sheriff Brown
were telrphourd Tor ana Immediately
went 60 work oH the case. Nithiu a
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