Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-17
SHOOTS DOWN wife
WITH REvolV YER
George keieikini Wreaks Horrible
Vengeance on Spouse Who Re.
fused to Return.

Murder IL written against the
name of George Kaleikini as the re-
suit of a coroner's inquest held yes
terday afternoon over the remains of
his wife. Mrs. Emily Piihana Kalei-
KIM, who met death between 1 and 2
o'clock yesterday morning by three
shots fired from a revolver in the
hands of the husband. at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Kaai, Kapiolani tract,
Kalihi.
Charlie Achi has undertaken the
mans defense and demanded a hear
ing In Police Court.
While the defenseless woman
screamed and ran from him, he fired
at her point-blank, and when she had
stumbled and fallen to the floor after
the second shot, he followed her up.
and sent the third bullet through her
heart.
| Miss Puaoi, sister of the murdered
woman, was present ut the time. As
soon as the fell deed was accomplish
ed, the murderer drove away onlook-
ers, who would have come in to stop
him. with the revolver and made his
escape. He was found later in the
morning at his house in Peterson
lane, Palama.
The motive for the deed appears to
have been vengeance caused by the
resort of Mrs. Kaleikini to the courts
Tor release from the marriage bonds
which held her to the man. He was
sruel and failed to support her. and
al opportunities for her to return to
him fell on deaf ears.
Last night he returned to the
Kaai home, where the wife was stay
ing. and renewed his requests. After
two hours OF fruitless talk. when he
had seen her holding their sleeping
,hild In her arms, he shot her down.
The inquest was held at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sher-
n Jarret at the police station. Miss
Mabel Puaoi, the murdered woman's
sister. Bernard Kelekolio, and Mrs.
Kaai being the principal witnesses.
Miss Puaoi said that during the
,vening while she and her sister
we're home, several young men called,
,mong them being Bernard Keleko-
10, Peter Bright. and Charles Kekoa,
Who had attended a social at a dane
ng club. Most of them had been at
he house earlier In the evening, and
I'll decided to return to the Kaai
ZONE. as It was after trolley-car time.
They went on the veranda. At this
line the witness saw George Kalei-
iini. who came into the house from
rear door. This was about half
last IL. He called to Mrs. Kaleikini
o come inside the parlor, as he want
ID to talk with her. She refused. but
when her baby feel asleep in her lap
he arose and went inside and then
poke to her husband. He asked her
o return to his home and she refused.
they fused around and he took hold
'eturned to the veranda, and he call
ID out that he was still her husband
md had the power to make her re-
urn with him. The wife said he was
10 longer supporting her. This sort
If talk went on for couple of hours.
when most of the young men, with
he exception Of Bernard, started
lone. At that time Mrs. Kaleikini
md her sister went into the yard to
small house and on their return the
husband met them and again demand.
ID that the wife accompany him
Then he took her by the sleeve and
,rm 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 o.
the two women, and suddenly re
yolver was fred, directly behind Mis-
Puaoi's head, the shot whizzing pas
her ear. She broke away and raI
lust as she saw Kalelkini point tn,
revolver toward his wife and FIR,
again. She stumbled, but got up, ant
third shot was fired, when the wo
man fell In heap and lay there limp
with George bending over her. revol
yer in hand. Miss Puaoi ran int,
the house and called out for help. ant
then yelled, Haul in! Haul In" Tn,
people in the house came out an,
into the yard. and the young men VIII,
had started away came running back
Threatened More Murder
The people told George to stop hi
work, whereupon he turned on tn
crowd and told them to keep away. o
he would shoot them. Miss Puao
said. Don't you dare" at which Ka
leikini moved toward her with tn
revolver In his hand, whereupon sh
| fled into the hO,iRa fOllOwed nv ner