The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-18
TO KILL
PROSTATE
WOMAN
tFrom Mondays Advertiser,

nree revolver SnotS nreu 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 pc.
lice station by Deputy Sheriff Jarrett,
charge Kaleikini with murder.
Cold-blooded murder sums up the en-.
tire tragedy, for the woman was abso-
lutely defenseless, the only reason that
she became 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's sister, the husband
fred at the woman, and when she ran
from him, it was only to draw a sec
ond shot, and when she stumbled and
arose the murderer followed her and
fred 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
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
KIM was 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 social at 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
trolley-car time. They went on the
veranda. At this time the witness saw
George Kaleikini, who came into tho
house from 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 couple of
hours, when most of the young men,
with the exception of Bernard, started
her sister went into the yard to q
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 interviewed 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 re-
volver was fred, 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
was fired, 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 tho
crowd and told them to keep away or
he would shoot them. Miss Poaoi said,
"Don't you dare" at which Kaleikini
moved toward her with the revolver in
his hand, whereupon she fed into the
house, followed by Bernard and the
Others. When they looked out again,
Kaleikini had disappeared. They found
Mrs Kaleikini dead.