Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-27
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MURDER SUICIDE
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showed that 1t had never been used
until employed in its deadly mission
this morning. -
Information gathered from num-
er of Japanese residing In the neigh
borhood, the police officers suuceede1
IN piecing together story 10 the eff
feet that ShimaZa, who follows the
trade of gardener, mas not been living
With his wife for some weeks He Is
said to have treated her very cruelty
and frequently Was proven ed IRON
leating her. The man is said to have
come in from Kaimuki this morning
and, entering the house, began To
2tuse the woman, who once or twict,
endeavored to leave the house.
Six Shots Are Fired.
Shimaza then locked the door to
prevent the escape of the woman VIM
was then seeking a divorce. Perhaps
4 half hour was spent in loud anu
s.ngry words, when the neighborhooa
was startled by the rapid firing OF
tho gun. ....@s..
Some minutes later Mounted Patroi-
man Kramer, in passing along tie
y aialae road, was attracted to the
scene through the excited actions ,ol
the people and broke open the .Goor
leading into the main room of the
dwelling. .. =. ...a>F
Lying on the mat covered floor with
III three feet of each other were the
lu&n and the woman. The crying and
thoroughly frightened child, wita
marks of hlackened powder on its
face and body, was removed, and
Kramer sent in q call for the police.
Four sho,s were fired at the wom-
en-, all taking effect. An examination
showed one shot entering the bod..
over the right breast, one in the mid
Gle of the back, anorher in the right
shoulder and the fourth piercing the
left lung. The revolver had been held
SO close to the body that the flames
CT exploding powder had scorched
large patches on the kimono worn by
the woman. --s..-. >... -.
Turning the gun upon himself, Sni-
maza fired one shot taking effect IN
the stomach and bowels and the Sec
end and last just over the heart. the
/. tier doubtless causing instant death.
Coroner Charles Rose was no liel
and appeared on the scene to take
charge OF the remains and secure
witnesses to the traged..
The interior OF the premises bore
unmistakable evidence of struggle.
I.edding was scattered about one OF
The rooms in the widest confusion.
| The police are inclined to the theory
that the men came upon the woman
IT a time when she was nursing hef
LADY. the position Of the dead mother
aad her uninjured infant irdlca,>.S
that such may have been the case.
Gin Reloaded Before Suicice.
The gun used in the killing c. the
| woman had Leen reloaded by . "
! ma before he us I'd the weapon VII 4
deadly effect upon himself. In an al
| ;tinjne room was found five Shells
three having been exploded. In th2
gun picked up on the floor within
! few inches OF tic dead mans riSht
hand were found three empty cdEt
ridges. ....
a.. In going through the pockets o.
| Sbimaza the police found dozen u
more loaded brass cartridges, re
,eipt from Lightfoot & Lightfoot, al
torneys, acknowledging payment OF
SIS for services. rendered which, IN
! this particular instance, was zee iot
| instituting divorce proceedings ID "a
territorial courts. *..@:..
| A certificate of registry for the re
! yulyer was also recovered. -.