The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-19

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Then, with Mr.. Bode lying half IN
conscious, with blood oozing from his
terrible wounds, the women were afraid
to move lest the fellow carry out his
threat to kill them They remained
shut up in the room, watching and lis
tening, afraid to leave the house to
get aid or to telephone from q neigh,
Dor house for doctor and the police
until daylight came Then they went
to Montague Cooke s house and sent
for assistance. DR.. Collins responded
and dressed the injured man s wounds,
and during the forenoon Mr.. Bode was
removed in the police patrol to the
Queen s Hospital where about noon an
| operation was performed.
Dr. Collins found on close examina-
ton that Mr. Bode had sustained a
/ compound fracture of the skull and had
two severe scalp wounds, all being a
little above and back of the ear. The
operation was successful and during the
afternoon Mr.. Bode appeared to be raj
lying from the combined effects of the
wounds, shock and opiates, and was re.
ported last evening to be getting along
very well, and there is hope extended
for an early recovery.
As to the Japanese servants the Bodies
state that they have had no trouble
with either of them. The one who was
with them at the Tarleton bungalow
was dismissed several days ago, but
there was no trouble of a serious ma
| ture. The new one is a good-looking
Japanese. He was at the house until
70 p. m. Saturday, or at least was re-
quested by the Bodies to remain until
that hour He was to report for duty
at s clock yesterday morning and
arrived there about 1880, apparently
not having occupied his room in the
servant s quarters Saturday night
Later on in the forenoon Chief of
Detectives Kalakiela, who is investigat-
ing the case, decided to take the servant
to the station house for investigation.
An inspection of the premises by an
Advertiser man developed the method
by which the marauder made his en-
try At the rear of the house there is
framework apart from the house, con-
sisting of an upright post about ten
feet high, with plank lying horizon
tally across the top and nailed to the
end of the house. This top board is
about three and half feet from the
sIoping roof over the rear lanai. above
mentioned. A long ladder rested on
this top plank, the lower end being
about fourteen feet distant mauka. This
afforded an easy gradient to the top
of the plank. Standing upright on
this plank one could easily mount this
irst-story roof which leads to the sec
ond-story window previously mentioned.
The roof is newly stained green. At the
edge are two dusty footmarks, as if
made with stockinged feet. On the sill
of the window. on which dust has accu-
mulated over the new paint is clean
ed off space, as if some one had passed
into the house thereby and brushed off
the dust with a trousers leg.
On the theory that the assailant left
by the same route, the spade which
was found on top of some lumber just
beneath the horizontal plank on which
the ladder rests, may have been the
weapon used TO fracture Mr.. Bode 3
skull. The visitor no doubt retained
his hold on the weapon until he was
clear of the house and only dropped il
when it was no longer needed by him
as a weapon Of defense in ease he was
attacked while making his escape. On
one side is a thin stain, looking like
blood. although it may have been made
by contact with the red paint used on
the house. It has not been used re-
Gently for earth digging as the blade
is rusty. There was a streak also OF
white on the wooden handle.
The paar Of underdrawers found by
Detective Lake, Just after ne and the
reporter made d dual investigation. are
of the size worn by the JaPaues; in
custody. They are old and covered with
paint stains. some green some red. They
were wet and had the appearance OF
having been washed quite recently and
then cbuckei under the bushes. The
ground was not wet nearby 10 indicate
that the drawers were wet by rain.
Had they been washed on Saturday the
action Of the wind and sun would have
made them almost dry by the time
they were found They were, however, /
quite damp. and may have been wash /
"a in the forenoon or. early morning.
There j. a rent in the left knee. A
the painters and other workers have
rot been near the place recently and +.
the japanese Is the only one on the !
premises, and being underwear, the T.