Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-28
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SOLDIERS WIFE
ENDS IN MURDER
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Nuuanu street and started to walk to
the station, where he arrived just in
time to see the last train for the night
pulling out.
Looked for Automobile.
He knew, however, that there were
many men from the 18th who often
came into town in automobiles, and
he commenced to scour the town to
find someone would would take him
out He could not find an automobile.
but he discovered the driver of the
eanteen truck.
i The driver told him that he would
be glad to take him out but that he
did not leave until O'Clock in the
morning. Buchanan decided to make
the trip out with him, but went back
to his home to spend the intervening
time.
The house was dark when he APP
preached it and when he shook the
door and called to his wife to let him
in there was moment of dead
silence.
First he heard subdued voice and
then scurrying feet. He called again,
and then his wife answered him, say
ing, "Wait a minute"
| At the same time he heard door
from the dining room to the bathroom
open, and looking through the window
(which looked in from the porch, he
saw Palmer, member of Company F,
t25th Infantry. standing at the door.
Left Carrying His Clothes.
Buchanan then ran to the back OF
the house and saw Palmer making a
hurried exit carrying part of his
clothes in his hand and with only a
few articles of apparel on his back.
Il didn't want to take after him
then" said Buchanan, because he is
twice my size and / had no gun with
Ime."
He went back to the front of the
house and the door was then opened
/ by his wife.
Slapped Wife Across Face.
They had an argument, and she was
not able to give any explanation OF
why the other man was in the house,
the argument finally reaching climax
when Buchanan slapped his wife VIC
lently across the face. She screamed,
and in a moment Palmer came run
ming back into the house. He raised
hand bearing what appeared to Blu
charan pair of brass knuckles.
Get out Of this housei" shouted
Palmer. What business have you
here?'
This is my house," exclaimed Blu
chanan, and then, realizing that he
had no chance against such man
as Palmer, he shouted for help to
Watson, the man who occupied the
other half of the same cottage.
Watson appeared at the door of the
room but refused to enter and when
Palmer saw him he ran hastily out OF
the house.
Mrs. Buchanan then went to bed
after further argument. The husband
in the meantime started to search
the bureau. intending to take a re-
yolver which he knew was kept there.
Il wanted to. get that man Palmer
with gun If I couldn't do it with my
hands" said Buchanan.
Saw Revolver Under Pillow.
He failed to find the gun, which
was 38-caliber Iyers johnson, but
when he turned towards his wife she
stirred in bed and he saw the butt of
the revolver protrude from lnGer the
pillow.
AS he reached over TO take the gun
she turned silently and commenced to
struggle with him for the possession
of the weapon. IN the struggle the
gun went off.
II don't know whether or not the
bullet struck her. said Buchanan in
wild excitement, giving his story to
the police. Il only know that as
heard the report Of the gun went
half mad. I know that ] fired the
gun several times after that, but
cant say whether or not any of the
bullets struck my wife"
Then he took the revolver, from
which five bullets had been fired. and
walked clear down to the police sta
tion In his stocking feet to give him.
self up. He did not know how serious
ly his wife had been injured and when
he was told early this morning that
she was dead he wept pitifu11y.
The dead woman was Of fine appear.
ance, and Buchanan, Is an intelligent
looking mulatto. Sho had been mar.
ried once before and the daughter of
her. first husband, a girl of IL, was
sleeping in the room next to that in |
which the. tragedy occurred.
The child was so confused this |
morning that she could not make any
connected statement about the affair. |
All she knew was that there was fir
ing and a violent quarrel. She also |
was sure that Palmer was in the house |
before her step-father returned The |
girl, will be placed in the Lanakila |
Home. She was placed in the custo-
dy of Miss Lucy e, Ward of the AS.
ISOLATED Charities this morning.