Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-12

Wireless Company's plant at koko
Head and Kahuku Guertler had been
known favorably in the islands and
had host OF friends here.
I Physically there was some contrast
between the two. GuertIer was big
and powerful Of frame, a huge Apollo,
jovial, handsome and popular. He
was married, and his death left wife
and a small boy, Cecil Mrs. Guert-
ler's family home is at Clifton Forge,
Va, whittier she accompanied her hus-
bands body for burial -#
Marshall is smaller in stature. How
ever, at the time of the tragedy he
was quick and powerful. Well bred,
highly educated, he is, his friends say,
CT highly nervous temperament The
day after the affray A. A. Wilson said
in discussing him:
Everything he did seemed to be
under white-hot mental pressure. He
was of high-strung. nervous nature.
In my opinion he was insane when he
shot Guertler" He apparently is af-
flieted with eye-trouble which. since
the murder seems to have been accen-
, tuated, and he now wears a style of
spectacle having powerful lenses, Civ
I ing his eyes a peculiar, prominent ap-
lpe1rance.
With Guertler at Madam Puahi's
that night we're w. r. Dick, cashier
of the J. G. White Engineering COM
pany; George Frank, an engineer in
/ its employ, and Edward Miller, one of
!, the company's foremen.
Marshall May Have Had Companion.
Whether Marshall was unaccompa-
MED In his visit to the hula house has
not yet been definitely established 1t
has been stated that he was with his
roommate, C. r. Drew, a civil engineer,
but this has not been brought out def
nitely Drew left the islands some
time after the affair. and a report
came back from San Francisco on De
cember 4 that he had disappeared, his
clothes having been found washed
ashore near Inverness, together with
a beat in which he had gone rowing.
The boat was overturned and it was
presumed he had drowned
In his statement CT the subject OF
the murder as published august IL,
Nv r. Dick said he, Guertler. Frank
and Miller had attended prize fight
at the Bijou theater that evening, la.
ter going to Madam Puahfs to see a
hula dance. Shortly after their ar.
rival Marshall came in. apparently un.
der the influence of liquor and in a
Guarrelsome mood He challenged
| Dick, said the latter, to a friendly
| fistic bout and removed his coat and
shirt, but was seized by Miller, and
Dick with difficulty separated them,
/ finally inducing Marshall to leave the
room Dick said he was not gone
mere than Is minutes before he re-
turned and renewed his trouble-mak-
ing remarks. Again he was advised
to go, and to stay away while the
party was in the house. But he re-
turned half an hour later.
Il understand that he went to his
room and took pistol from the trunk
CT a man named DreY. with whom he
rcomed," said Dick Anyway, after
he came into the room where we were.
be pulled 3S caliber pistol from
his pocket, deliberately aimed it at
Guertler and fired
AS for the reason Marshall picked
cut Guertler as his victim and not
attempting to injure any Of the others,
| believe he was angered at Guertler
because the latter had not given him
employment" ra
Madam Puahi's Story. .... >.
Madam Puahi's story was to the eff
feet that Marshall came to her place
about II o'clock that Saturday night,
the other party arriving about $3.50
or Pas a. m. While arranging for a
hula dance some member of the Guert-
Ter party noticed the extra machine
outside. asked who had come in it
and was told that it was awaiting
Marshall. They then demanded his
whereabouts, were told he was asleep
in a rear room and went in and drag
ged him out to the dance hail.
She said a series of rows ensued,
in which Guertler, however, took no