The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-30
Manuel Gomez, Ex-Convict, Chief
Figure In Bloody Double
Domestic Tragedy
USES POCKET KNIFE TO
SLASH W0MAN'S THROAT
Butchers Screaming Spouse, In
Presence OF Her Sister and
Little Nephew

IuGamod by drink. and wild with
jealousy Manuel Comes, portu.u, " TX
convict. killed Is wife by ,la>hng her
throat with a pocket Knife. Mt the
home of Mrs. Margaret 5 Nmdgadc. his
sister-in.lnw. in HustacC lane. yesterday
morning.
Stepping over his wi'r's hoIy. h."
plunged the knife into his own throat
and fell to the floor beside the woman
who had died instantly Comes died
in the city ambulance Nnrlc en- route t.
The Queen s Hospital
Mrs. AndradP, who Witnessed tho
murder, escaped possible death at the
hands Of the man, by rushing frantic.
ally from the house after he had thrCut
rned her. Her eight.yPar-old son was
also in the room when the murder was
committed but escaped attnrk by crawl
ing under the bed.
Served Prison Term
Comes, was released from the Oahu
prison January 30, 1919. after serving
one year and six months Imprisonment
for shooting woman at Kingshury.
Maui. Following his release he had
been employed by the Pioneer Mill
Company Of l.ahaina, whrr" his wife
left him about a month ago, following
a domestic quarrel.
Arriving in Honolulu Saturday morn.
ing, on the Inter-Island steamer Claud.
inc, Comes called upon Captain Of De.
tectivcs McDuttie, in u druuk,.u cundi.
ton, and com planned that his wife had
IaftT him and refused to return. Me.
DuftiN explained that the police could
take no action in the matter, and Comes
left.
Mrs Andra de's Story
Mrs. Andrade with her agrd father
and son, told a straight forward story of
the murder to Deputy Sheriff Asrn in
his Office yesterday afternoon. Her
sister had been living with her. sand
Mrs Andrade. Monday morning Comes,
after II conversation with his wife, Dor
rowcd money from her, saving that he
sailing that night. His wife kissed him
goodhy, and the family believed that
he had gone 20 Matt Mrs. Comes
LETT the home yesterday morning t,n' n
walk, but shortly after her departure
came running back shrieking. her has
band in pursuit.
stopping on the vernnda the husbn nj
aud wife started n heated argument.
After denOuncing him as common
drunkard, says her SISTER. Mrs. inm"s
ran into the house and locked the
door. Comes, hurting curses ut his
wife, smashed through the glass on the
door, and affected an entrance.
Running straight to the room IN
which his wife, sister in.law. and small
son were hiding, he seized his wife 10y
the throat. As she pleaded for mercy
he drew n pocket knife threw her t"
the floor, and with several slashps of
the small knife nearly severed her
head from her body. She died in Il few
moments.
Threatens Mrs. Andrade
ri get you too, yelled Comes, rs
he started for Mrs Audrade who was
pleading for her sisters life She fled
and Comes after CHANGING at his wife,
'nd"d his own career.
According to MuI~hal j. J. Smidly
Comes visited the federal court Mon.
day and requested the arrest. Of his
wife, alleging that she was living in II
local hotel with IL street ear conductor
Comes promised t. return to the Mar
shall = office yesterday morning and re-
veal the name of the man.
Mrs. Comes is tMrntr-siX years old, a
native Of Maui aud is survived by a
baby boy and yrnI old girl who is
living with relatives on Maui. Her
father aud mother, Mr. and Mrs. George
KaIIikunr, Jr., and Mrs. Margatpr
Andrade, her sister, also survive her.
Comes has relatives ON Maui.