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A l"tf l V, h: (From Saturday's dally.) was n day of suicide Yl:STEUDAY one; mnn killing at Knlllil and the body of another unfortunate being found In the Manoa Vulli'y. Despondent nnd worried over money matters nnd unequnl to tho task of providing for the wants of his large fhinlly. A. At. Hewitt, a kamualna well known as ti sugnr checker or tally clerk m the water front, shot himself fatally yesterday afternoon about 2 tii lock at his home in Kallhl. Mr. Hewitt was a man about CG years oT a EC, an Englishman by birth, nnd a resident nf Honolulu for more than a quarter of a century. He was at one employed on the Ooknla plantation, later with the Hawaiian News Company, but of recent years he rias Attended to the checking of sugar o the wharves. Mews of the suicide peached jhe station about 2150, nnd shortly after 3 a coroner's Jury went to the homo of the deceased, in charge of Deputy Sheriff Chllllngworth. The body was found stretched out upon the floor of the front bedroom, where It had fallen. 1'ools of blood lay here and thera around the remains. The head was propped up with a pillow, the wife having placed It there when she endeavored to succor the wounded man. In the house were the seven young children of the couple, the youngest only n month old, who were being comforted by neighbors. From the stories told by Mrs. Hewitt and others, Hewitt had been drinking lecently and brooded over his lack of money. He came home yesterday about noon with a package ot meat and asked his wife to cook the same. While doing so J. It. Holt enma to the house with some books of accounts, which he and Mr. Hewitt went over. Mr. Holt remained about an hour and then took his departure. A few minutes after he had gone, Mr. Hewitt said he was going to kill himself. His wife told him to eat his lunch, as it was getting cold. He, however, took a revolver from the bureau. Mrs. Jlewltt begged him not to do anything rnh, nnd asked hlrrr children'.1) .sake to desist. He answered roughly that he didn't care what became of the children. She attempted to wrest ths weapon from his hands, but he struck tier a vicious blow with his free fist upon her upper jaw. She fell back. Tan to the window and called for help. While doing this she heard a shot and turned about just in time to see her husband fall, blood gushing from his mouth nnd from a wound in the back of the head where the bullet had emerged. He did not speak and It was evident he hnd been Instantly killed. In her testimony before the jury Mrs. Hewitt tearfully told the sad story. She said she was MrdT Pauline Hewitt. She thought her husband was out of his head during the past few weejts, and he seemed to have had some trouble down town about money. He was often drunk. He formerly worked with Brewer & Co., but had no steady work of late. He complained ,of having trouble with everybody. He seemed to be angry but would not tell her why. j I tried to get the revolver away from him," said Mrs. Hewitt, "but he hit i me In the face with Tsrn.tarid he would kill me. too, If I didn't let mm aione. i rusnea to the window nnJ then I heard the shot. He was standing In front of the bureau when lie did It. I prayed to him to think about his children, 'but he said ail,, did 1 not care anything about them." The body was removed to H. H. Wll- V CPT BURGER ND HI5 6AND RECEIVE A HrND i JH? jt yv frit TENNIS IS ON . state definitely the nationality of deceased. By IiIb side lay an uxe and several articles of clothing, evidently taken off before the fatal shot was fired. The clothes were brand new and had the appearance of never hnving been worn. They consisted of a black coat and vest, a white silk shirt, u white straw hat with blue band and a. clean celluloid collar, all bearing the trademark of a Japanese merchant. Nothing wns found In the pockets but a piece of pencil and there was absolutely no clue as to the Identity of the . l. Ml. on III T m.uy. Jie vuner was u -ca iiuer " "" " " ba?reV The body was Interred on the spot by two trusties, who dug a rude grave oy me glimmer or a lantern and then the party turned their backs upon the scene of the tragedy and returned to town to assemble again nt noon on be Sunday for the purpose of holding an Inquest. uUl, oiwim V.HHM ,Kwurui is qi me opinion that the body Is that of a Japn nose who committed suicide. He inclines to the opinion that the dead man Is none other than Muranakn whom the police have been searching for for the post two weeks. Ka got into a variety ot trouble. While under bonds to appear nt the Circuit Court to answer a charge of assault town rnttSmFuSTt King hL "5 Kamollllll by at h , revolver. The shot fired nt close range and the ball grazed Fugll's face. . A hue and cry was immediately raised ' and a price set upon Muranaka's head. The dead man was evidently familiar a with the place where he met his death K?AtajrB.,iria!.,!tJ! " ranaka, who resided not far from the scene of the shooting. He probably contemplated taking a boat to Japan and wltn thin end in view purchased a new out,lt of wearing apparel. Find- ,.'V lnal escape was flilllA M lal Itfrind tn Vitn klJInn lna. In the h ,7 ended his life. '""'"B ": Two facts stand out somewhat strangely. First, that there was Ing whatever found upon the body and second, that he disrobed when he must have contemplated shooting himself In tne Had he Intended shooting himself in the heart he would have re- ,,movPl nl clothes to ensure the barral ? Lffi Zi & ever, have lain down to sleep and so undressed himself, firing the fatal shot when he awoke. An Inquest was held yesterday on the body found last Friday In a shed up In Manoa Valley. The only witness was J. Bolander. the man who made the gruesome find. I tim ..a '","..' .....J to the effect that deceased, whose name , and nationality are unknown, enme to " Hams undertaking establishment and funeral will take place today. The Jury returned a verdict ln accordance with the facts given them, asserting that he came to his death by shooting self-inflicted. I Tke widow and her lario famllv smaV SSZ, Mi InTaTpM . by ika death t the husband and father amd are practically without means. THE MANOA TRAGEDY. Coroner Chllllngworth and jury had hardly left the residence of the lata A. M. Hewitt yesterday afternoon before they were 'met on the road by a from the police station who Informed the coroner that a dead man had Just been found In a shed In valley with the top of his head blown off, and a revolver lying beside lilm. The party proceeded at once to the police station, where J. Bolander, the mail who found the body, waa detained pending the arrival of the deputy sheriff. Uolander stated that he came across the body while exploring the country nrounu me Manoa end of the Itapld Tranrlt line and wrapping the revolver up In his handkerchief. brought It to the police station to confirm his story. With Bolander as guide, the coroner and a Jury net out to view the remains, which were found ln an old shed about a half a mile from the end of the car lino and In Iho dlronllnn of Vamollllll The spot was a deserted one, situated t his death from a cunshnt wnnnri nnll ,"":' "ii""jri itoicu uu belnSelScrt S 8u.day la8t at 2 p' ,n' This allowed the1 .... .uc," B-" "1HU.U.U, Wlin water to turn from Its natural course cldal Intent. Every effort has been made by the police to have the clothing of the dead man Identified, but to no effect. Sev- eral Japanese who were acquainted with Murnnaka, the Japanese fugitive irom justice, have Inspected the clothing found In the shed, but canot say definitely If It belonged to Muranaka or not. So, for the time being, at least, the identity or the suicide must remain "hrouded in mystery. in ino miust oi a tnicket oi algarobal alJrLIaUU.na' vt ,. . .. . . T1'e steamer Kauai arrived from Tha body, wh ah from its condition Punnluu at 2 p. m. on Saturday. She had probably lain In the shed nine or brought 6015 bags of sugar and two of ten days, was huddled In a corner of the Inter-Island which were Mv.8? J""? Pre?ented a Khastly , washed ashore while the Kanal was sight, the features belns quite . working at Punaluu, and badly Indeed, it was Impossible to ed. OUT wmtttt a , VOL. XXXVII, No, re IIONOU l.f. II T, TPKHDAY , Say 13. tiiOL' HKMI Wi:i:UM Wllol.K Ni. sirs. B FROM LIFE TOJJEATH Coroner Called to Investigate Suicides. PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WEEK CATHOLICS ' , TO PROTEST Vf l '' ... Jr i AN ARTICLE. OF THI5 DESCRIPTION 13 AT jn THE: VICINITY OF MANOA. VAUUEV. 15 IT A "v. TOURNAMENT HARD TO FIND PLACE Q O many difficulties have been en- fc countered in finding a break in the '- encircling? reefs through which tho , . IHH krtt.lA ... o n mt,.,V.l n. tl n '" i... v u.Uublll lu Wn" that betoV& any llcc'Blon fts to the' r,rPcr landing place Is reached by Manager S. S. Dickenson it may be necessarv for him to return to ban Francisco and ascertain just what will the draught of the cable ship, and other mechanical points which will en- ter into the laying of the cable close Inshore. Surveyor Wall and Mr. Dickenson concluded their investigation of the shore lino east of Honolulu Saturday, Tnc' wont out aB fllr as Honomu bay, inspecting the closer waters on their way. xne proposed sites were not pleasing to Mr. Dickenson, and he suld that the coral was too sharp to expect .iV H Cab,U ,ald ncr83 U ln add,t,on t,,e Bhore" ot ont""u too steep Tor the landing of the llnu tnBrL Today will see the Investigators turn- l"g their attention to the west, whera close Investigation will be made of Kallhl lav. Thorn in n irnrvt " m. s u L'"?"?1 !." ?IT,,?Ze " """ ..v.4.v. i....- ,",", cttble be lnl1 lnto those waters. The l,resent outlook Is that a break will llave t0 ue made through some of the ngnier coral so mat the cable may be kAiinL t. l.n. ...lil...l .... u,uu6"1 lu inure wiinuut imy uanger. vjiai may aeiay ior a snort time tne bcicuuuii ui me mnuing piace is me presence or snoal water Just where WAHIAWA DITCH T 15 TO MAVC A 1 WATER.,.. SY.Te.tN. ttyj m &ANDERL0G? & '. lK GOV. pOLE ON ALL. AMID COLONISTS' CHEERS MID the' cheers of the people of the Wahlawa Colony who had gathered at the headwaters of tho Knnlinnnhnn irAim In the Koolau . , mountains, mauka of the Wahlawa I " "' '" msniing fV' '1:uuK"lB, . . ' VT com'"eleu ln? waniawn. down the canon into the artificial one leading through a series of tunnels up-, on the lands of the colony. The trail leading to the headgate of the ditch is a long one, since It lows around the numerous spurs and canons of the mountains, until the water In the stream Is intersected. This trail gives an opportunity ot seeing a most wonderful piece of natural scene- ry. A party which Included several people from Honolulu Interested In the scheme were abt to make the trip on horseback with the exception of the last mlle or so. It was evident that the trail had been a big expense to the work, since it led through a, country trails, qne upon tho top of the back-otherwise Impassable and up tb that bone or ridge of the mountain In order time practically unexplored. to get In to the headwaters of the Just before lifting the levers that stream. This was completed In- July, i m LANQING FOR THE CABLE there Is any opening through the reef's. The .cable ships draw from thirty to feet, and this renders It lm- IIIIHHI Mil". Tnf Tlintll I rt rtnn n nun Irt "" - "" .- .v shore, where the conditions nre such as o"'n off Walklkl, for Instance, The method of landing a cable under these conditions Is that of hauling It from tho ." ' ,' ,,le""H OI " miwser iixeu throUBh a 8nntch ulock fnstoned ashore, 'he usual distance is n half mile, while nt some points which have been under consideration here there Is shoal water for three-quarters of a mile oft shore. Tho Hhln nnv. nut th 1mm. f o. ble which is needed to reach the shore, buoying lt,ns It is dropped, fo that the buoys lluat It. The end of the iili. l nttached to the line nnd the ship's winch then hauls In the line, thus drawing the cable ashore When the line Is tnut, the end safely landed the buoys are floated directly over the' bod L'hn '"the cable and the" aro cut nd the cable sinks Into place, Mr. Dlckensen will leave for San Francisco by the Sierra, sailing May lllst. He will not be nwav lonir. lint will return perhaps In the Alameda for the purpose of concluding his work, i, i, .. .i.,., i. ,,, ,. .. .nP to ? , ". v aZr. l.", J""1 "hat business could be mull:u i.Jr me iwuer cauio nom tnat point, and will stop nnd Interview Maul people as well. That trip probably will decide whether or not there will be Euch .. n line laid, and it it Is decided upon arrangements may be completed so tnnt the shorter length may be snippen out to tins point and laid when the cable ship is here. I H 4 M M IS OPENED opened the gate, Mr. L. G. Kellogg, manager of the Wahlawa Water Com pany, and to whom a great deal of credit belongs for the final success In the construction of the ditch, made a few remarks. He said In part: "In the 'f"'". J" wuier suppiy me '"m ",,u v'1 ."' ,l w" "le settlement ..".... ..-.,...- icjaiu uii: wnershp of the water and water rights by an agreement with the Wnl. ala Agricultural Company, Ltd., and others. "Second, by obtaining a license from the Government to go upon the Gov- eminent lands mauka of Wahlawa and bring out the waters upon the land of the colony. The last Important point was ascertaining by survey whether or not the said water could be brought by gravity to the higher lands of the nny. "The preliminary survey and levels were commenced June 1st, 1900, nnd trails constructed In order to be en- abled to make the surveys accurately, It wns necessary to construct two t I' lb endor: SIDES., 1000. Tho contour trail was then be gun by ascertaining the point tit which it was desired to discharge the water upon the colony lauds to the point at which the witler could bu taken from the stream. The contour surveys ami check levels were then run over this ti till, by which the course ami extent of the proposed ditch were ascertained niul platteO, showing tho number and length of the tunnels. The tunnels uru thirty-seven In number, The longest one is lb.r.s feet In length: five others nre over 1000 feet In length. The ditch from the hendguto to the mouth of tin- last tunnel Is threu and three-quarter miles In length. In this whole dlstnnce there Is only 1500 feet of open ditch Mr. Kellogg, An closing, said that great credit ns duo tho men who had ehnrgo of the engineering und construction of the ditch since the dense forest and frequent rains made the work slow and illllleult. The cost of the construction of the ditch Is nbout $80,000. The earth en countered in the excavations of the ditch and tunnels was of three classes. earth, soft rock or shnle, and hard bluo lava rock. The amount of nut terlttl removed was 7000 cubic yards of enrin, 4uuu cubic yards of hard rock, 35,000 cubic yards of soft rock or shale. The exeuvatlnn of all the tunnels was done by contract by A. A. Wilson, of ANiiliiIun. The work was commenced In September, 1800, nnd completed In uecemner, isoi. H. Clay Kellogg, of Santa Ana, Cnl was tho chief engineer. Ho was ably lusisteu by Eugene A'aljenn, of Ami- helm, C'ul., who,' towards the last, had tho entire supervision of carrying out uiu plans. Mr. Vnljean completed the work in a very elllcient manner under unusual difficulties. The contour tiall la twelve und one-half miles In leiiKth nnd n great portion Is on the face of almost perpendicular bluffs. B' gaining a continuous supply of wnter one of the greatest utyl no doubt the greatest problem facing the colonists at Wahlawa has been solved. A farmer can adapt his crop to the climate, he can amend his soil If It Is poor, but n water supply must be present to Insure success. DECORATIONMY, Tha special committee of the Graliil Army of the. Itepubllc which has In charge the celebration Si Decoration Day will meet Monday evening nnd then arrange plans for the various details of that event. Tho committee consists of Chair man C. H. Dickey, Comrades Tuirell, Katon, Deltz and Cooke. Their plana nro not for any alterations n tj)0 Kcuerul scheme for tho day but they will have to select an orator, to arranmt for a narailn und the participation In the event of tint various organizations. The plan In general will be tho naraile to tho Nuuanu cemetery, the oiatlou there, with iierhaps other patriotic na tures, such as readings, anil then the firing of the salute to the dead. The special service for the. dead of tho army will bo held at St. Andrew's Cathedral, on the evening of tho Sunday preceding Decoration Day, May Kth, when the sermon will be preached by tho Itcv. Alcvander Mackintosh. This will be tho first time that the service of the Qrand Army has been held at tho Cathedral. as heretofore the church has been Angli can. Tlio invitation was extended by Bishop Nichols and accented beforo bis departure. i - Bough weather Is reported on the weather side of Kauai. Want Governor to Intercede for Wendelin. ATllOI.lC opinion is running so high over the order to Father Wendelin to leave the loper Settlement by June 10 that steps inuy be taken today to consult legal authorities an to the power of the Board of Health over the priest. In addition there will be petitions sent through the city and u mass meeting held for the purpose of entering a protest against the use of the boaid's power, nnd requesting the Governor to Interfere, Thin action wns taken at a meeting of mcmbeis of the Cnthedrul purlsh last evening in the moms of the Catholic Club, at which were present more than n score of men, hastily gathered from the congregation. The bishop of huh present, as the men In the meeting untiled his counsel in the before them. Throughout there hah the utmost harmony, and each speech made showed the feeling which animated those present. The meeting was organized by the election of Clem Qutun as chairman. Bishop Gulstan was first asked to explain the status of the Father Wendelin matter. He said that hu had received n letter from Father Wendelin, enclosing one from the, Bou.rd of Heulth, which dlierted the priest to depart from tho settlement by June 10th, Father Wendelin also thanked the bishop ail the priests of tho mission for tliulr efforts In his behalf, and further snld that he thought there should be nothing further done by them olllclitlly. This met with the approval of the bishop, us hu said to go t greater lengths would result in loss of prestige on tho part of the church. Jqlin Wlrtz wns recognized and mad an Impassioned address He snld that all lovers of Justice, Irrespective of tlielr lullglou, were opposed to the notion of the Board of Health In that they felt that to remove the priest now WOflW' place him under a cloud for all time, lie declared tlmt a hero of Moloknl must have tho protection of tho met of his religion, and that thctc must b no delay In making u strong tight for whnl he called Justice. He ailvoeateil making u legal fight by the securing of nn Injunction, petitioning the Governor to Interfere, and u muss meeting for protest. There was plenty of pplntlsfc during the address and the audience was wrought up to u high pitch of excitement, Chairmnn Qulnn snld that In his opinion then) wns two-thirds of the legal talent of the city with the priest und would array themselves on his side. It was now time, he said, for the public to be Invited to enter their objection, nnd without doubt If there wns held n mass meeting there would be entered a protest which would be felt. W, F. Ervlng usked If such a move as was proposed, u mass meeting with petitions to tho Governor, would have the UHsciit of the bishop. He thought , the course most primer was the holding of a mass meeting, the sending about or petitions for signature addressed to the governor, and praying for relief by the setting nslde of the order of the board. In reply Bishop Gulstan said that the bishop nnd the fathers had done all that they could do without detracting finn their standing with the people. Father Wendulln hud expressed Ills satisfaction with tho proceeding of the mission. As for the meeting, It could do whntever was deemed to bo wlthls their rights In the premises. Ervlng then moved that u commlttrc of flvo be appointed for the purpose of cliculatlug petitions to the Governor against the lemoval of Father Wen delin, and to prepare for n great mass meeting of citizens nt which time and puice mere should bo addresses on the subject nnd resolutions giving effect to the petitions passed. The motion was passed nfter there had been received an nmendment which fixed the number of the committee at nine. Another resolution of thanks to the bishop for his Information wns passed. There was some discussion as to the naming of the committee, but the chairman sld that hu would have to have time for the selection of the membership, onlng to the fact that there would be a of members on It, perhaps a majority, who Catholics, and who would give Jhelr time to work for thf ends to be attained. The question of legal advice was brought up and the committee was asked to look Into this phase or the matter. One man offered $100 for the purpose of retaining legal advice, If It was thought advisable. The bishop ot I'anopolls said after the meeting that he had lefuscd the request of tho Board of Health to withdraw Father Wendelin from his appointment at Molokal, and that the board had theiefore Issued the order. He hud thought there would not be such hasty action, and In fact did not consider the nmttcr entirely closed. As to the action of the board, If It had the right to take the action which It had taken, he looked upon it as an abuse of power rnther than the use of It. He said he had received a letter from the board, but theie was no specific charge Jl (Continued on page 3.) it i i i : ?l Mi