The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-17
KILLS,
WIFE
EARLY SUNDAY TRAGEDY-RE-
FUSED TO GO HOME TO
CRUELTY.


hama, is dead by a bullet through her
heart sent on it's tragic mission from
revolver held in the hand of her
husband in the early morning of Sun
day in the yard of the Kapiolani tract
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Kaai.
Because she refused to go home to
bad treatment and non-support is the
alleged reason.
Kaleikini is in cell at the police
station, sober, not hugely disturbed,
thoughtful and perhaps thinking of the
deed and the dead.
This morning in police court the
wife-killer appeared before District
Magistrate Frank Andrade to answer
to the charge of murder in the first de-
gree. Attorney Charles Achi appear
ed to defend him. County Attorney
Cathcart was present to prosecute.
The woman-slayer was present, OF
course, not noticeably affected, no oc-
casion for him to speak. The police
court hearing was put over, on Achis
request, till Thursday morning when
examination will probably be waived
and the alleged murderer will be held
for the circuit codrt and transferred
to Oahu prison.
Coroner Deputy Sheriff William Jar
rett yesterday afternoon at o'clock
held an inquest. The defendant was
not present. The verdict was that
the deceased came to her death by
shock and hemorrhage caused BY a
gunshot wound inflicted by a bullet
discharged from a revolver held in the
hand of George Kaleiltini."
The jury leaves it to trial as to whe-
Their the wound was intentional or ac-
cidental.
How much of sorrow there is back
of the deadly climax is at present not
altogether clear. The immediate mo-
tive for the killing appears to be the
wife's refusal to go home with her
husband, from whom SHE was consid-
ering obtaining a divorce for non-sup-
port and cruelty. She left her hus-
bands house two or three months ago
because of cruelty.
In the presence of several at the
Kaai place the man fired three times
at the woman, the third shot taking
effect. She had no means of escape.
The man took to flight and was cap
tured at his home in Peterson lane at
6 O'Clock yesterday morning, by the
police. little over four hours after
the shooting.
There was no weapon on him. He
would make no statement as to the
reason for taking his wife's life.
The dead woman's sister, Mabel Pua-
OF. Mrs. Kaai, Bernard Kelekolio, Pc
ter Bright and Charles Kekoa were
at the Kaai place besides the victim
and her husband
Mabel Puaoi states that Saturday
evening, she and her sister being
home, Bernard Kelekolio, Peter
Bright and Charles Kekoa called.
They were all seated on the veranda.
Kaleikini entered the house from the
rear about 1880. He called his wife,
to talk to her. She refused to go to
him in the parlor, but, when her baby
fell asleep in her lap she went inside
She refused his oft repeated request OF
demand to go home with him. lie
grabbed her arm and she shook him
off. She told him he was no longer
supporting her. The visitors, except
Kelekolio then started home.
Then Mrs. Kaleikini ant. Mabel Pua.
OF had occasion to go out into the
yard
The husband followed and agar
grabbed his wifes arm. He was be
hind the women.
Without warning a short rang out
Mabel Puaoi ran, seeing the MAJ
= pointing the gun at his wife and fir
ing again. A third shot was fred ant
Mrs. Kaleikini fell her husband bend
ing over her. The household turned
| out at Mabel's cries and the boy
who had left, hearing the call for thu
, police, returned.
: Kaleikini threatened to shoot any
, body who interfered
} All fed into the house at this threa
and the next they knew Kaleikini haC
hAoci plNeAANh anu Mo NAAE lttg AAANl
dead.
Bernard at the first sign of troubl,
hid on the veranda. When the muir
derer had gone the notice were tele
phoned from the Kalini poi factory
DR.. Macdonald states that but on
bullet struck the woman and that en-
tered the back, inward end upward
penetrating the intestines scrapin
the liver. boring the diaphragm I'm
,, passing through the right of the heart
through the wall Of the chest AMI loie
b ing behind the skin of the breast
Death was instantaneous, in tn
doctors opinion.
Emily Piihana Kaleikini was 2S an
E born on Kauai. Her husband is
painter and has not before nOtoriousl
! figured In trouble.
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