The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-27
HANGED HIMSELF
BECAUSE OUT OF WORK
OLD SWEDE FOUND DEAD IN HIS
ROOM THIS MORNING-HE HAD
SLOWLY STRANGLED HIMSELF.

Albert Oldberg an old sailor, commit
ted suicide some time last night by
hanging himself in his room in the
Pacific Hotel ON Union street. His
body was found this morning, shortly
before 10 o'clock. The body was stir
and cold, death evidently having re-
suited some hours before the remains
were discovered hanging from the bed
post. Oldberg had taken heroic method
to end his life. He slowly strangled
himself to death.
The old man evidently took his life
because of dependency over inability
to secure work. People living near
him say that he had been drinking
heavily for some days past but other
people say that such was not the case.
In any event, tie man appears to have
gone to his room some time last night
and taking what seemed to be a win
dow sash cord, made a slip knot and
placed the moose about his neck. The
other end of the rope he fastened to
the top of the bed post, about five feet
in height. He then dropped his weight
on the rope and slowly strangled to
death: ;.
All Wo the room boy employed at
the hotel, discovered the man upon
opening the door this morning. Wo
notified John NJ. Desch the manager of
the hotel of the discovery. Desch cut
the rope only to find life extinct the
arms and body being rigid. The rope
had cut deeply into the neck without
breaking the skin but there was no
evidence of any struggle on the part
of the dying man. The police were
notified and Deputy Sheriff ]. S. Fala-
kiela swore in a coroner's jury and
took charge of the case.
The deceased left no note to explain
the cause for desiring to end his exist
ence, at least nothing of the kind was
found about the room this morning. A
probable explanation for the mans act
is to be found in a statement he had
made to Desch several days ago. ooh,
exclaimed Oldberg II am old and out
of work and they won't have me.
can't get work"
He was in arrears to the extent of
1874 so to the Pacific Hotel for board
and lodging for the past month and a
half, but Desch had assured Oldberg
that the latter need not worry about
the account but to pay it when he
could. Evidently his poverty preyed
upon the mind of Oldberg and he took
his life.
The deceased had worked for the
Rapid Transit Company i'm some capa-
city as a day laborer and also for the
Hawaiian Electric Company it is said
He appears to have been out of en-
ployment for a month or so. The de-
ceased had lived i'm Honolulu for at
least a year. He was GA years of age
and a native of Sweden. From pa
pers found in his room, he appeared to
have been a marine fireman on a num-
Der of vessels since 1891. He was al
ways given an excellent character in
| his discharge papers. He acted as
water tender on a Japanese torpedo
destroyer on a voyage from London to
Yokohama in 1899. The deceased evil
IDENTIFY had some relatives or friends.
An Eva Lindquist who lived in Stock
hahn, Sweden wrote him a letter re-
Gently. Postal receipts for registered
matter sent by him TO Mrs. A. Oldberg
evidently his wife, at Stockholm in
1902 were also found. The deceased
belonged to the Shipping Federation
Ltd in London. The cOroner's in
quest will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 1880 o'clock ait the police station.
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