The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-07-10

man. In the afternoon / worked on
the roof of the Linden Hotel"
Friday night Jones told Carroll that
he had worked all the afternoon with
Hansen. The latter denies that state
ment He says he met Jones in a sa-
loon about 3:45, that he had seen him
before. and that the two were together
until about $50. 1t is the theory of
the prosecution that Mrs. Brandrup
was slain between noon and 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. The officials believe
Jones. whom Mrs. Brandrup knew as a
friend. met her and asked her to share
glass of beer with him. Their the
DRY is that the two, with possibly Coff-
land, went to the halfbreed's apart
ment. There. so they claim, an attempt
was made to injure her. and when she
fought for her honor she lost her life.
| This theory is corroborated by the fact
that In the room were found several
full bottles of beer while in the store
room where the body was hidden the
officers found three empty bottles.
Among Jones effects was a case
knife, sharp as razor, and six inches
from the tip of the blade to the handle.
Jones is known to have been in his
room shortly after O'clock At that
hour Miss Elise Vandenboss knocked
at his door and asked permission to
make the bed. Jones opened the door
slightly and refused to admit the
woman. She saw over his shoulder
what appeared to her to be a body on
the bed, and reported the matter to her
sister-in-law, who owns the hotel. Miss
Vandenboss and the two Mcdonnell
girls passed the door OF Jones' room
several times in the next hour They
declare they heard no unusual sound.
my work took me upstairs several
times in the afternoon" said Mass Liz
zie Mcdonnell, ''and / went to and fro
along the hall as usual. After dark /
went up the back stairs, past the
storeroom door. 1t was closed, as
usual. | have passed 1t hundreds of
times before, and have never thought
of opening It, Last night could not
pass. Something told me must open
that door. fought the idea. 1t SEEM
ed foolish.
Then heard my mother calling me.
I opened the door 1t stuck. pushed.
| saw my mothers feet. She was lying
on the floor Her face was covered
with cloth / did not touch her, for
somehow / knew she was dead and
that she had been murdered. I got
downstairs and told Mrs. Vandenboss
and my sister Mary"
Mrs Vandenboss said: II do not
think they will hold Cortland. He was
here all Friday afternoon. In and out
of the place. and l am sure he did not
go upstairs ] know he was In Jones /
room some time In the morning. but
think that was quite early | never
knew Mrs. Brandrup was on friendly
terms with either Jones or Coffland."
Mrs. Brandrup was popular among
her neighbors.
"She was one Of the best women
ever knew" said Martin Roeb. "She
Was always willing 20 help my wife,
ana whenever we wanted 10 go 20 town
We got Mrs, Brandrup 10 look after
the children Hanging Is too good for
her murderer"
ON Wednesday next az 10 a. m the
Coroner VIII hold an Inquest at Baden,
Meanwhile Cortland and the dark, pow
erful kanaka who carries the big
fheathknife win be- ss-questloned
behind the bars of the Redwood jail. IA
The can ~ June ~ says
The Inquest held yesterday into the
death ~ Mrs Elizabeth Rrandrup
who was assaulted and siranglod anl
nsr body thrown Into saualld siore-
Nom ai tho back of the llndon Hotel
IN south ran Francisco on juna u has
served 10 dsepsn the mystery surround.
Ins tho murder The rproneTs jury
nakrs nn hfpusailnn agalRsl any psrr
BON, stating Only that Mrs nrandnlp
eas shoAsi "a death ~ an unknoVn
person possessed " Efsal strength