Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-17

BR00DiNG OVER ILLNESS OF
MOTHER, BELIEVED BY
FRIENDS TO HAVE
CAUSED ACT


chief accountant I'm the firm Of Castle
4 Cooke, killed his invalid mother last
night and ended the tragedy by turn.
ing the pistol upon himself. This
morning their bodies were found In
their little home af eS7 Prospect ave.
nue.. Both had been dead for a NUM-
ber Of hours.
Con Yick and G. Kubotani, servants
who worked for the PYornanns, aiding
I'm the care OF the aged invalid, diseoE-
cred the tragedy this morning when
they went 10 prepare breakfast. Their
knocks upon the door being unanswer-
ed, and haIf-dlslning that things were
amaiss I'm the home, the two Orlentals
broke Into the house through q rear
window and found themselves In the
presence of the cead.
The woman lay, as If asleep, on her
bed. hand coiled under her pillow.
By her side stood little invalid table
on which a tray Of tea things rested.
The death-bullet entered her temple.
1t seemed clear to the coroner's jury
which viewed the scene this morning
that the woman was asleep when the
son carried out his resolve to kill her
and end his own life, and so quietly
did he slip into the room, aim the pis-
stal AT the temple Of his mother than
he did not disturb her sleep and the
bullet brought her instant death.
II was In the next room that the
young man committed suicide. II was
his bedroom. His body was found
lying on the floor by his bed, cold and
lifeiess, bullet piercing the brain.
He was clad in a nightgown. The bed
was disorderly, as II he had rolled and
tossed through the hours OF the night,
as the plan revolved in his mind, be
fore rising to kill his mother and end
his life.
There near the foot Of the bed lay
,ho pistoi. Undischarged cartridges
uere about 1t. Otherwise the rooin
.sas an perfect order, clothing neatly
mt awav.s books in their regular place.
officers searched through the. rooms
for a note from the matriclde' but
none was found Only the evidence Oh
the bodies was left TO tell the story oil
the tragedy.
News Shocks k.aHy Friends.
Workmen had been about the little
horne during the day engaged In max
ing several improvements in the pulid,
inc They had seen Pyormann anu
4houoh he had not been in good health
for some time, an Illness from worry
and melancholia affecting him, ne
seemed. il is said, in good spirits ana
went to his work with a quick step
Those who have worked with MN
an the Offices of Castle & Cooke speak
highly in his praise, and 4he news VI
the tragedy came as great snock ~
them. Many had known him TOT lne
entire time he has been on the lsiahus
twelve years land though they rear
ized he was enduring a nervous trou'
ble. 1t was not believed serious.
He has lived with his mother, since
they came here twelve years ago, III
their little home, overlooking the sea,
on prospect avenue. She had never
,baen well. or strong or able to care
for herself. but in their life together
required the constant attention of heI
.on Often. to make her more com
fortable. he remained away from the
ONCE. keeping himself busy looking
after his mother He had built
large glass-coyered lanai with a place
for an invalid's chair that the woman
might sit in the sun while he played
for her.
Was Devoted to Mother.
His whole life, say his friends, was
devoted TO the care of his mother
Her interest was his first thought. H'
seldom went out, seldom left he
alone in the home of an evening. Th'
close confinement he has undergone
and exacting duties met in caring 10
his mother is given as the cause
last nights tragedy. That he becam'
depressed, overcome with melancho
liza. with death ahead of him as th'
only alluring light, is the statemen
made by his friends in searching 10
4he reason of his act.
The officers of Castle & Cooke df
clared his books were in best OF snap
and that financial reasons of any KIN IN
NouId not have had play in the deatf