Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-21
CRESSAIY DEAD;
TOOK POISON,
AUTOPSY SHOWS
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had touched the mouth of Cressaty.
1t was only the presence of it in the
room, particularly in the tumbler, that
promoted in their minds the theory
of suicide. Even if the acid were
diluted with wine, Dr. Herbert pointed
out, it would leave marks on the
tongue, mouth and throat; the patient
would suffer acutely before his death.
The position Of the man in his bed,
carefully covered, his body stretched
at length, his hands crossed above
his breast, his face upturned. calm
and easy expression on it, go to indi.
cate, the physician said, that death
had come to him unaccompanied by
pain, which would not have been the
case had he used the acid.
Cressaty gave up his real estate Of
flee at IS Merchant street the first
of the year. He gave i'll health as the
treason. but Mrs Dupont c.lds to this
that ali has not gone we'll with him
commercially. Lack of business as
we'll as business complications have
been suffered by him, though she says
he did not discuss in detail his af-
fairs with her. AS far as she knows,
he owns no property here or else
where. Mrs. Cressaty. on the other
hand, owns considerable. in Honolulu
and Pasadena, California She is
there now conducting a small yet
what is reported TO be a profitable
importing business. Mr.. Cressaty
lived there with his wife before he
IN IJAnAIYyl,Y he
here several times for periods vary
ing in length, but has always retained
her business connections at Pasadena.
A cable was sent to her this morning
by Mrs. Dun1ont, stating that Mr..
Cressaty was dead. s4:-
An autopsy will be held this after
noon by DR.. A. N. Sinclair, which
should END the question of whether
his death occurred from natural
causes or not The Loyal Order of
Moose has undertaken to conduct his
and place of which will be made
later. The Moose were notified soon
after the: death was discovered. They
acted quickly and directed the body
TO be sent to Williams Undertaking
parlors. ~. 49, - 49,
The last Mrs. Dumont saw OF Mr.
Cressaty was last night at 8 o'clock.
He complained to her, as we'll as to
other -cottagers at 'Cressaty's," that
he was feeling ILL., He went to his
room about g o'clock and was not
seen until $50 o'clock this morning.
At that time one of the Japanese ser.
wants saw him leave his; cottage, pick
up the morning paper at the steps,
and return, An hour later he was
found dead =.
The tumbler in which a few drops
of carbolic acid and wine were found
was covered over with a piece of pa
per. The wine bottle was half empty;
there were dregs of wine at the bot
tom Of the wine glass, and the car
bolic acid vial was empty.
Several reasons for the presence of
the acid have been advanced 1t might
have been diluted anil applied to cuts,
or to kill insects, etc, it was argued.
A few drops of wine might have acct
dentally gotten into the tumbler with
the acid q
1t was reported this morning that
Mrs. Cressaty, who has been practi-
cally separated from her husband for
a long time, had intended to return ON
the Wilhelmina last night, but did not
arrive aE'l that her husband was de-
spondeRt over this
Mr. Cressaty was 43 or "A years of
age and was said to be of Syrian birth.