Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-22

lis now believed, in the light OF the
/ tragedy last evening, that Wagner
was the man Of whom she spoke.
j. The baron and baroness and Mrs.
Lorrin Andrews had acted in the capa-
| city of witnesses at the marriage
ceremony, and the baron said this
morning that they had felt, being wit
ness and having had her left by Stew
art for them to Took out for" that
they had right TO- be taken into her
! confidence regarding this other man.
But the information she offered, the
| baron said, was conflicting and with
out the hue of truth. Other informa-
ton she gave them, of her birthplace,
her former husband, the destination
Of her voyage, was open to the same
objections.
She had told them she was, on her
way to Australia to visit her brother,
that she lived in England until IS
months ago, that her husband was
dead. She gave her age as 26 when
| the marriage license was issued. 1t
is now known that she is SO or 81
years. of age:
! Neither parents nor relatives of the
man or woman have been located by
the police. Wagper's last place of
residence was San Francisco. He liv-
ed at the Cornelia apartments and
was an automobile salesman. Before
! this he lived in Oakland-that was
before the divorce, it is said.
He came here with large amount
'of baggage including a shotgun, 500
/ rounds of ammunition, and a pistol
He was 80 or 33 years of age and
well dressed. He is known to, have
drunk some while in the city, but not
! to excess. Gulick, the auto driver
3, who. was with him almost the entire
day yesterday, said he only took three
or four drinks in that time, and that
he was perfectly sober when the shoot
ing occurred.
Guliek was engaged by Wagner In
the morning, and about 10 O'Clock
the latter drove Wagner to the Sea-
side, where the woman and little
Bubbles entered the machine. He
drove them to the Majestic, and later
in the afternoon to Waikiki Inn, where
they remained for half an hour or so,
, and a little after o'clock he brought
them to the Seaside again. Before
this he had heard the woman COM
plain of Wagner carrying a pistol: she
had asked him to turn it over to the
chauffeur. :. The latter urged him. to,
but Wagner refused. 80
Pm not crazy" he said. ITS all
right" ~. ~
The next seen OF the pistol was
when they stopped at the hotel: The
woman saw. him, draw il, from his
pocket: her Try attracted Gulick. He
got out of the machine and. started
to Wagner to take it from him. When
within eight feet of the latter a bull
let whizzed by him. -
j Guliek attempted to circle around
the machine, to wrench the weapon
from Wagner from behind. He was
too late The fatal shots we're being
! fired at the woman as he rushed to
her rescue. Then. still behind the
frnachine, he saw Wagner raise the
! gun to. his temple.
i Stewart is 26 years of age. His
marriage VS.: a surprise to his friends
: in the firm. Meeting. the woman on
the steamer; he is said to have fallen
instantly in love with her. BY her
statements made to. friends. he press
ed her to marry him. even before she
landed here. Their eourtship was fast
and uninterrupted. -; r.. >
/ Baron lie Gay says she often ex-
! pressed uncertainty of, whether or not
she loved Stewart. or wished to marry
him. Even on the day of the cere.
{ naony, he said,' she seemed to be in a
doubtful frame of mind. The other
man" seemed to disturb her ease and
assurance of mind ....'
! An odd and perhaps a significant
thing was found last night-a letter
written by the woman to Stewart. the
letter in Wagner's possession. It is
argued on this that when he first came
here he did not know Of the marriage
= though they met often, were seen to
Lgether at various places, mainly the
Majestic. but discovered it through
. this letter which he took from her
This say some could have touched
the match to the. fuse of his jealousy
and brought on the tragedy.
1 Captain of Detectives Nc Duffie has
ns'le q search of the papers found CT
the person AND in the room of Waener
and some of these papers throw
a doubt over his re3orted divorce frctr
the woman. She is known tc have de-
, Clared herself to he his wife VIE.
questioned at Tho Majestic. aid there
she allowed him 10 register her as
Mrs. A. Woodward.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Rose alst
learned today that upon arrival herr
Mrs. Wagner forwarded cable tc
Wagner, then OH the coast. urging his
Immediate presence at Honolulu.
A fellow passenger with the ws7nar
On the Sierra stated this morning thai
throughout the voyage Mrs. Wagner
and her little daughter kept prett,
we'll to themselves It was with some
reluctance that she mo- the frjend1,
cvertures OF other travellers 1t was
through the friendly relations ostab
Iished by the child Thu: as the voyage
neared its end MIS-. Wagner rwas
drawn into some Ct the social activi
nS.1