The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-04
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(From Saturdays Advertiser.)

(From Saturdays Advertiser.)
Sudden disappearance are Of COM
mon occurrence in great mainland cities
and, as a rule, do not attract any re-
markable measure OF attention. There
are so many ways in which a man or
a woman may drop out of the ken OF
those who know and love them, that
hope dies hard and there is always a
more than even chance that the miss
ing one may some day again return
to the circle OF those among whom he
or she was wont to move.
In Honolulu however, things are vast
ly different. 1t would seem to be i'm
possible that person could vanish
from the town without leaving some
trace behind. The place is so small
and every channel OF egress submitted
10 such close scrutiny. that the names
of those who go and those who come,
And yet woman has apparently
dropped out OF existence here and a
devoted husband is on the verge of
insanity with his grief
Mrs. W. /. Goodwin, formerly resid-
ing at 1928 Emma street. kissed her
husband goodbye early last Tuesday
morning, ostensibly to go to work, and
since that time has not again been
seen or heard of.
Whether she had been kidnapped,
whether she left on steamer bound
for the Orient or the Golden Gate, or
whether she has taken leave of her
troubles by her own hand, are matters
which only the revealing future may
decide.
The Goodwins arrived here from San
Francisco on September 81. They had
passed through the horrors of earth
quake and fire and the generous climate
of Hawaii appealing to them, they
took passage by the s. 8. Siberia.
Goodwin has done many things and
holds credentials for excellence of
character from many people of import
in the States. He was a guard dur
ing the Worlds Fair in Chicago. serv-
ed in the Seventh Cavalry at home and
abroad and helped keep the peace Of
Canada as a member of the Northwest
Mounted Police. He has the appear
ance and manner of a gentleman.
Mrs. Goodwin Is a refined woman
with a knowledge of painting and liter
ature.
She is prepossessing and striking
looking woman, thirty-two years of age
and weighing about 166 pounds. Her
height Is five feet and three inches.
Her eyes are large and light brown in
color. Her hair is light brown. Her
complexion is white rather than rud-
dy. person passing her on the street
would turn round to look at her again
The Goodwins landed here with some
seventy dollars in their possession and
Immediately sought for employment
In this quest, however, they were for
long time unsuccessful. Finally,
through the Associated Charities, Mrs.
Goodwin secured position with Mrs.
l.. G. Kellogg as a sempstress.
For a week and two days she did
sewing for Mrs. Kellogg but on Tues
day she failed to put in an appearance.
On Tuesday morning Goodwin saw
his wife for the last time and did not
know that she was not at the Kel-
loggs' place until along In the after
noon when he had occasion to telephone
her and was informed that she had not
been there all day.
The husband Immediately returned to
the house on Emma street and discov-
cred that his wife had taken practical
ly nothing with her but a hat, an Elton
Jacket, a marriage certificate and the
ashes OF long dead child. They have
been married thirteen years and their
only child died when quite young and
was cremated.
Since Tuesday the husband has
sought all over town for his wife and
grief has driven him nearly crazy. The
couple were devoted to each other and
according to the man, had never had
a serious quarrel during the whole OF
their married existence.
Goodwin, interviewed by an Adver-
tiser man yesterday. had the following
to say:
We've been married for thirteen
years and have never had any trouble.
This is the first time that my wife has
ever given me any uneasiness. She
had no vices and does not drink ana
I'm willing to stake my life that there's
no man in the case. l know she loved |
me and she knew that l loved her. |
One thing makes me sure that she |
went away on her own accord; she |
took the baby's ashes and her mar
riage certificate, also an extra hat and |
a gray Elton jacket with silk lining. |
Strangely enough, she left her best |
clothes and shoes behind her. At 1920
a. m on Tuesday she went over to the
Chinaman's store to get me bottle !
Of ginger beer. on coming back she
made n cup of coffee and then kissed |
me goodbye, supposedly to go to the
place where she was dressmaking. 1t
Is the terrible uncertainty that worries
me. II / knew that she had left me
cold or committed suicide / would try
and forget 1t, knowing that the past
was past.
"A party has since informed me that
she told someone recently that she
was tired of things and that there
would be a change soon. She also
remarked that she wasn't broke but
mad a little money. She may have
gone as assistant steward on the Ko-
'ea or have left for the Coast by the
Shibata Maru which got away for
Portland the day she left me. The
Rosecrans has also left for the Coast
'ince Tuesday.
IF she didn't take a steamer / think
hat she must have gone suddenly in
n Il. |