Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-08

wish the Bulletin would say that
the act was that merely of an over
wrought boy"
Mr.. Paxson told the Bulletin
this morning that some two months
ago he had urged Barton not to make
his attentions to the girl so persist
ent, as his suit was probably hope.
less, but the young chap took no heed.
Benson. Smith & Co., his employers,
say that Barton was a good employe.
HE was employed in the stock-room
and was considered faithful. consci.
cntious employee said Mr.. Geo. w,
Smith this morning I'VE are all
shocked beyond expression at the af.
fair"
Barton had been with the company
for eighteen months. Miss Huse has
been in Honolulu some six months
and with the Singer people about four
months. She came here with Miss
Newkirk Miss Huse's home has
been in Boston, but she Is an orphan
now, without home and had some
thought of going around the world.
This morning Miss Newkirk and
Miss lluse were booked on the Sierra
to the Coast.
81 couldn't stay here" said Miss
Huse this morning, the tears starting
to her eyes,
Miss Newkirk confirmed what Miss
lluse says Of Barton's extremely
| jealous disposition.
Around the city this morning the
! cooked.up story Of Miss Huse's disap-
| pearance created much comment, but
the Bulletin's story from Miss
! ltuse should explain all the essential
| facts.
Just what poison Barton took has
not yet been discovered. An induost
! Will be held tonight at the police sta.
| ton.
J. r. T. Barton. brother of the dead
man. is an cmploye of the medical
department of the local naval station.
This morning he obtained Rve.day
leave Of absence and took over the
| task of strengthening out his brothers
affairs, and making arrangements for
the funeral.
Miss Huse Is in no way to blame
| for this" said Bob" Barton this
morning, his voice breaking with grief
| over his brothers death, Jim had
| heart-trouble terribly, and | know It
was partly this that caused him 10
/ do what he did. | have seen him fall
over and sometimes II has taken IF.
teen minutes for him TO be revived by
artificial respiration"
Barton was a Texan, born In Over.
ton, and was twenty-five or twenty-siX
years of age. He had been in the drug
business some five years.
The funeral of young Barton will be
held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from
the Williams undertaking parlors. and
the body given interment in Nuuanu
! cemetery.
Rose Indignant.
Deputy Sheriff Chas. II. Rose was
indignant this morning when told that
he did not - or, rather could not -
locate Miss Charlotte Husc last Sat
urday night. Rose said this morning
that he could find Miss Huse at any
time but preferred to wait until he
had called cOrOner's inquest tonight
in the police station.
ut Is not true that | could not find
Miss lIuse," said Rose this morning.
81 will have her at the Coroner's in
quest tonight at the police station.
and, until then, feel that it Is unucc.
essary for me to subpoena her"
Blanchard To Investigate.
That the poison which Barton Is be.
lieved to have taken will be investi.
gated by Food Commissioner T.. b.
Blachard was the statement made by
| Deputy Sheriff Rose this morning. Tn.
til the contents of the stomach of the
deceased have been analysed by
Blanchard no evidence could be intro
duced as to the character of the poi.
son taken by Barton. 1t is the inten.
| tion of Rose to have the drop of wills.
| ky found in the little bottle analyZed
for traces of poison.
| Rose stated this forenoon that he
would have Miss Huse at the inquest
tonight, together with the other wit
nesses whom he has subpoenaed. 1t
Is expected that representative from
the County Attorneys Office will be
present at the inquest. -
!