The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-17
SHOT TO KILL
PROSTATE
WOMAN
KaIeikini Puts Bullet
Through Wife's
Heart.

Three revolver shots fred with
homicidal intent by George Kaleikini
ended the life of his wife, Emily PHI
hama Kaleikini, between one and two
O'Clock yesterday morning at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Kaai, Kapiolani
Tract, Kalihi The husband is confined
at the police station, and the results
of the coroner S, inquest, held at three
o clock yesterday afternoon at the po-
lice station by Deputy Sheriff Jarrett,
charge Kaleikini with murder.
Cold blooded murder sums up the en-
tire tragedy, for the woman was abso-
Iutely defenseless, the only reason that
she became a victim being her refusal
to accompany Kaleikini back to his
home, from which she had gone two or
three months ago because of his cruelty
and non support to seek separation in
the divorce court. Incensed at her
continued refusals, and in the presence
of the woman IS sister, the husband
fred at the woman, and when she ran
from him, it was only to draw Sec
ond shot, and when she stumbled and
arose the murderer followed her and
fred a third time, this one taking
mortal effect and causing her death
almost instantaneously, for it plough
ed its way through her heart. His
work finished, the man fled into the
night and was free until about six
o clock yesterday morning, when the
police found him in his house in Pc
terson lane, Palama. The revolver was
not found on his person, nor at the
house The prisoner is noncommittal,
and makes no statement of his reasons
for committing murder.
INQUEST YESTERDAY.
At the inquest yesterday afternoon,
the main witness to prove that Kalei-
kini was a murderer was Miss Mabel
Puaoi, the dead woman's sister; Ber
nard Kelekolio, the "Boy Orator. and
Mrs. Kaai.
Miss Puaoi said that during the
evening while she and her sister were
home, several young men called, among
them being Bernard Kelekolio, Peter
Bright and Charles Kekoa, who had at
tended a social at a dancing club. Most
of them had been at the house earlier
in the evening, and all decided to re-
turn to the Kaai home, as it was after
frolley-car time. They went on the
veranda. At this time the witness saw
George Kaleikini, who came into the
house from a rear door This was about
half past eleven. He called to Mrs. Ka-
leikini to come inside the parlor, as
he wanted to talk with her. She re-
fused, but when her baby fell asleep
in her lap she arose and went inside
and then she spoke to her husband. HE
asked her to return to his home and
she refused. They fused around and
he took hold of her arm, but she broke
away. She returned to the veranda,
and he called out that he was still her
husband and had the power to make
her return with him. The wife said
he was no longer supporting her. This
sort of talk went on for a couple of
hours, when most of the young men,
with the exception of Bernard, started
home. At that time Mrs. Kaleikini and
her sister went into the yard TO
small house and on their return the
husband met them and again demanded
that the wife accompany him. Then
he took her by the sleeve and arm and
commenced to drag her. The sister
then intervened and said, George,
don t handle my sister like that. :"
FIRED THREE TIMES.
Kaleikini at this time was back of
the two women, and suddenly a re-
volver was fired, directly behind Miss
Poaoi's head, the shot whizzing past
her ear. She broke away and ran just
as she saw Kaleikini point the revolver
toward his wife and fire again. She
stumbled, but got up, and third shot
was fred, when the woman fell in a
heap and lay there limp, with George
bending over her, revolver In hand.
Miss Poaoi ran into the house and call
ed out for help, and then yelled, Haul
in, Haul in!' The people in the
house came out and into the yard, and
the young men who had started away
came running back.
THREATENED MORE MURDER
The people told George to stop his
work, whereupon he turned on the
crowd and told them to keep away or
he would shoot them. Miss Poaol sand,
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