Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-18

open from elgnt Until ten o CLOCK.
to San Francisco issued by the Gee
anic Steamship Company. one dollar
and fifty cents in change. and a briof
note which reads as follows:
'1f | meet with an accident,
wire MIR. Eli Cope, S45 North Or
ange Grove Avenue, Pasadena,
Calf"
From the foregoing, II Is inferred
that Miss Van Kirk had a premonition
that at some time her addiction might
assume a serious aspect and s. would
be placed in position where she
would need immediate help,
ulletin Cables.
The d lletin Immediately sent a
cable message to the address of Ell
/ Cope at Pasadena, giving details OF
the woman's incarceration.
Purser Smith of the Alameda dc.
clares that Miss Van Kirk boarded the
vessel at San Francisco at an early
hour on the day of sailing. Her &C
lions during the trip down from the
coast are said TO have been In no way
strange or out of the ordinary save
that her affliction caused a peculiar
contraction of the facial and bodily
muscles.
Miss Van Kirk occupied scat at
the purser's table and was present at
practically all meals served untik the
'second day out from Honolulu when
she complained of illness and her
meals we're brought to tie stateroom.
The ships officers state positively
that they saw no evidences OF insan.
lily. At no time did the woman act ir.
rational she made no attempts at
lself-destruC ton or to mutilate prop
,erty.
She haa f'scdom of the ship as did
the 9th myers. To her ship
mates times appeared to acl
pec~ larry, they attributed such &C
tio.s to h lffliction.
Before leaving the Alameda. Miss
Van Kirk called at Purser Smiths OF
flee and made inquiries concerning the
hotels and boarding houses. The wo
man also appeared anxious to forward
a letter to the coast and was told By
the purser that she hal plenty Of tim,
to mail a letter by the steamer Mon
golia, which would not sail before
noon
Miss Van Kirk then asked permits
sion to write a note, which was grant
cd. but for some reason or other the
letter was not mailed. This commun
ication was intended for Frank Moore
800 North Fairbanks Avenue, Pasa
dena. Calf. The letter bears every
semblance of having been written by {
person of sane mind In il she speak
of the kindness accorded her on tho
! trip down by the officers of the ship
and also states that she has arrived
at Honolulu in fair health.
Or. Mackall's Statement.
IL was called to the Hawaiian hote
this morning by Manager Brown" de
clared DR.. Bruce McV. Mackall cit.
and county physician, in giving hi
side of the Incidents which led to Tho
arrest of Miss Van Kirk.
Brown telephoned me that there
, was n woman hanging around the hote
buildings and grounds who was act
ing In very strange manner. ! wen
to the Hawaiian hotel and there fount
Miss Van Kirk, who I believed from
her actions, was suffering from Sain
Vitas Dance. The woman acted a
one insane. She was going about Thu
grounds mumbling to herself and he
personal appearance denoted menta
arrangement.
81 called to her and asked her L
come with me, when without word o
warning she grappled with me, an
fought like mad. II required the ei
forts of an officer as well as mysel
to hold her and keep her from dom
bodily harm. In my opinion the We
man was crazy"