The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-06
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EVIL CAREER
GEORGE REESE COMMIT
TED SUICIDE LAST NIGHT AT
Iw1LEI BY SHOOTING HIMSELF.

George Reese, a boatswain's mate at
tached to the U. s. S. Iroquois, COM
mitted suicide last night in a small
house at Iwiei, lie blew his brains
out with shotgun, the scene of the
tragedy being very CHASTITY for the top
of the mans head was shattered by
the charge of shot. Reese was quite
bold i'm his act. He killed himself with
woman within a few feet of him.
Marie Riviera was her name. Des-
pondency due to drinking and the
threat by his wife that she would leave
him evidently led Reese to take his
life.
He had threatened to number of
people recently that he would kill him
self Inasmuch as he was generally
under the influence of liquor when he
made the threats no particular atten-
ton was paid to his talk. Last night
he carried his threat into execution.
| Reese tied a piece of string to the
! trigged Of the gun and this piece of
string he fastened to his foot Then
holding the gun i'm both hands to his
mouth, he kicked with his foot and dis
charged the weapon. Death resulted
instantly. The woman who was i'm the
room at the time did not, she says, re-
alize that a tragedy was about to be
enacted before her. She says that she
saw the man apparently STOPPING over
but she did not look a second time at
him and started to get dress that
was hanging on the wall. She heard
the report and turned in time to see
the mans lifeless body topple over on
the floor.
Reese had been married to another
Porto Rican woman named Adella Ro-
salia. They were married about a year
ago. The man appeared to be madly
infatuated with her, for although she
was prostitute, the sailor man mar
ried her. The couple were originally
arrested by the police and charged with
fornihcation about year ago. The
prosecution was dropped upon the ran
Iagreeing to marry the woman. They
lived unhappily. He drank heavily and
is said by the police to have forced her
to continue her former career as a wo-
man of the town in order that she
could provide him with money.
This charge is denied by his asso-
ciates at the Naval Station. The wo-
man had been in the habit of frequent
ing the water front and visiting him
for the purpose of securing money. She
would frequently be arrested and he
would always deposit bail to secure her
release. He is thought to have tried
to reform her but without success.
About three weeks ago Captain Nib
lack Of the IrOquois was forced to take
cOgnizance of the mans relations with
g, the woman, for they were becoming
scandalous Reese was warned tina
; he would have to mend his ways Of
, else take the consequences. This warn
4, ing from his superiors evidently wor
ried him.
Reese was a native of England anC
: was born in March, 1870. He was there
fore SO years of age. The man wal
+ originally a deep water sailor and wa'
! capable in his business. He has a gooC
record at the Naval Station. He came
here on a sailing vessel and enlisted
in the Navy about three years ago
, The funeral will be held at 10 o'clocl
tomorrow morning from H. H. viii
liams' undertaking parlors. Reese will
be given a military funeral The III
, termenf will be in Nuuanu cemetery
, The coroner's inquest will be held a
, 1:5O p. m. tomorrow.