Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
G. NJ. George of SchofieId,
EraiI Old Man, Found Lying
on Lawn With Skull Crushed
in, and WeII-FiIIed Pocket
Book Missing
HUMAN HAIR ON POKER
ONLY CLUE YET FOUND
Was Seen Alive Only Is Min
utes Before PROSTATE Body
Was Discovered; Many COL
IectionS Since Pay Day

Less than half an hour after he was
found lying face down on the lawn
near No. 2 corral. Schofleld Barracks.
unconscious and with the back OF his
skull crushed In from blow with
some heavy implement, G.. NJ. George,
a civilian employe of the quartermas-
ter's department, died on the operat-
ing table at the post hospital.
George. who was a money ien6er,
was last seen alive about 1870, walk
ing toward his home Fifteen minutes
later his PROSTATE body was found ly-
ing in the grass about 20 yards from
his own door, and soon after being
taken to the hospital he died.
That a brutal murder was commit
ted, with robbery as the motive, is
the conviction of authorities at the
military post-a conviction strength
ened by the finding in a nearby bath
house of heavy fire poker, smeared
with grease and dirt, to which mum:
Der of human hairs are adhered.
George, who had been for many
years in the employ OF the quarter
masters department, was small,
frail old man more than 60 years of
age. He lived alone In little house
in the rear of the barracks of the ma
chine gun troop, 4th Cavalry.
A man named Duke, also q quarter
master employe. was the last person
to see George alive. Dpke, who cleans
the bathhouses, passed George alive.
Duke, who cleans the bathhouses,
passed George about 1880, and quar-
ter of an hour later, when returning
from the bath houses, found him lying
on his face, unconscious and groan-
ing.
George, who made practise of
loaning money to the soldiers, is
known to have made large collections
since payday last Monday. One sol
dier has volunteered the information
that only last evening he paid George
$50, which the dead man put into
leather pocket book. Neither the
money nor the purse was found on
the dead man, though his watch and
keys had not been taken.
The nearest living relative of the
dead man is said to be Mary Whit
Ter, address unknown. Acareful in
vestigation of the affair is being made
by lieut.. col G. G. Bailey. Quarter
master Corps, and Capt w. B. Renzie-
hansen, 4th Cavalry. The heavy storm
of last night obliterated any traces
which Georges assailant might have
left on the soft ground nearby.
Vaughan to Investigate.
u. S. District Attorney Horace w
Vaughan has begun an investigation
into the death of George.
The sheriff's office, claiming it has
no jurisdiction as the affair occurred
on a military reservation, turned the
case over TO the district attorneys Of
fee. Mr. Vaughan was to get in touch
with the judge advocate generals of
fee and other military authorities to
ascertain the cause of the mans
death.
"If there is evidence of murder" Mr.
Vaughan says, "the federal officials |
will take charge of the case. IL the |
evidence points to manslaughter only, |
the military authorities will be asked |
to take charge"
Deputy Sheriff Plemer of Waialua |
was to hold an inquest over the re. |
mains today, it was reported.