The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-23
Mans Mad Love Of Woman
Leads to the Death Of Both

/ 90 ~. ~ =" ~ .fAN"ttHB tlit 7tHalut
Hotel at seven O'Clock ON the night Of
january 81, 1914.
This, in brief, is tho record Of th,
eoroncfis Investigation held to deter.
mine tho cause Of the sad tragedy that
was enacted ut the wdknd beach last
Wednesday night The investigation
was completed az FIVE o clock Yesterday
| afternoon ugdcf the direction OF Core,
ner Rose and after number Of MD.
ncsscs had been examined.
TINS will be the ollieial end Of n ri.
angular tragedy Of love that has sent
two foiis into eternity made an orphan
Of . thrcc-year-old innocent child and
a widowcr Of a man who left his bride
within an hour after claiming her as
his wife. N
The body Of Wagner is now al the
morguc. " will be interfod at the OK.
pense Of tho county. Tho remains Of
dia. Stewart are at the Williams I'M.
icrtaking parlqrs pending funeral az
rangcmcnis which IL Is expected will
be completed upon the arrival from
milo OF Charles A. Stewart who il TX
'pectci here TOMORROW morning.
80 Tar as known no one in Honolulu
knows the whereabouts OF any OF the
relatives Of the man and woman whose
lives paid the penalty Of what the eyi.
denee shows was an Illicit love.
=. A. GuliclS was the first Witness
called yesterday He told Of driving
Mrs. StewartNand Wagner to different
points Of interest around Honolulu
Wednesday aud their final arrival az
the Seaside Hotel at six thirty o'clock
"Wednesday evening.
Gulick's Story.
''Thcy left the automobile and went
to Mrs, Stewart 5 room, said Gulick.
They were gone about a half hour
when they returned, Wagner holding
The woman by the arm. He did not
appear excited. Mrs. Stewart said TO
wagner, Give that gun to the driver;
remember our child. With that he
pulled his reYplYer and shot. I imp
cd out Of the auto to 90 to the aid Of
the woman and as approached WaQ-
ner shot at ms i sought shelter be.
hind the car. Wagner then fred two
more shots at Mrs. stewart and she
Iell. Then he shot her again. He look
"a at her moment when he placed
The revolver to his head, shot and fell |
'vcr nearly across her body.
4 Gulick brought out sinister point
p his testimony. lie told Of driving
he couple TO Waikiki Inn. where they
rad two drinks together. While tho
couple fwgrgrthere, said GuIick, Mrs.
jtewart asked Wagner
Do yon remember what happened 1
N the Moana pier eighteen months
,,goS ,Sa59liek, aia not hear the mnf-
Honolalans viii recall a mysterious
itow1ihg that occurred on Moahd bier /
bout eighteen months ago. The police 1
re now Investigating the conditions
that tragedy Whether il I
lad amy conneetion with Mrs. Stewart's
illusion Of course Is not known, but the
was remarked by members
4 the police department yesterday.
After tho tragedy said Gnlictl
urther, Baron Lc GRAY anproaehed
ne, saying, why in hell didn't you
reveut thisi''
Baron Le Gay, who with his wife and
'thers Of his party, were closely assd-
lated with Mrs. Stewart during her
tay at the Seaside, was the next wit
less. ~
Baron lie Gay On Stand.
The baron, who until few days ago
iad been walking around with the aid
4 canes, told Of how he was near the
Gene and ran to aid Mrs. Stewart as
he lay dying on the ground. lie un-
oOsencd her clothing and raised her
cad, be said. He testifed that Mrs.
tewart was only a chance acquaint-
nee and that he only knew her since
er arrival here He explained how
iWself and the Baroness lie Cav had
cted as best man and bridesmaid re-
peetively at the early-morning mar
iage Of Mrs. Phyper and Stewart last
The baron was very much
One Of the Jurors ask "a
4 the baron what part his ten.year. old
On had taken III the tragedy and Il
neither the little fellow was present
hen tho shooting took place:
j. 4 do not know who Interviewed my
title SON nor how il was given pub
city this afternoon, but there is abso-
iteely no truth in it, = said the baron,
nilingly. i,
Andrews Describes Tragedy.
Lorrin Andrews, the attorney, who
as around the corner and within a
w feet of the scer5 when the shoot.
lg Etarted, was the next witness. lie
I'D Of how tho couple passed him and !
Is wife and Of how q Bubbles" the
lfec-year-old daughter Of the couple
and asked Mr.. and Mrs.
ndrews FOR permission 10 take their
og with them in the waiting auto.
pdrows argued the little one out Of
e notion and the couple passed on. !
he little one thou began crying for /
papa and mamma, and the next :
omept The shooting started. IL
ssIntuitiyely it came 70 me, = said r
ndrcws, that Wagner was shooting
his wife, and Irushed toward the y
enc. reaching the spot in time to wit |
IS Wagner Ia the, darkness, his head y
raised. Prom his position took IL I
at he drinking from bottle Tho ii
xt moment theetruth was learned, y
zen the report Of the pistol and the y
sh told me that he had sent shott'
TO his own brain. aud rolled over b
Ing on the body Of the woman, whom y
had fnrinisea might hpve been his 4
rmer wife. 7
Police Ineficiency.