The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-04-12
The MakaWa0 Murder Trial.
THE KING W. kappa.

Ctarzsf NTH .fIpr5sr IN tie first ae-~ee. ia liUir-
Hmm BiEhs~. az -ulsrrI0, E1s. MN. On
t.s 7l-ht o. Dsczm5sr 5Ist.
Prisoner pleaded no, guilty.
Three brothers we're indicted for This murder. but
the District Attorney being required TO give them
separate trials. e,e:iei 70 proceed first with Kappa.
The f5..o~;ag jurors were drawn, and 10 objections
being taken, sworn TO try the case w IA. d. Lima,
Kake. P Naone. hauhga, kahollo, Makaiyalu. Kl-
lawaia. K.msbau, Elemak4,e, Kahauavai and NaaL
THe case vas opened 10 the Court and Jury in
English and native. in both which languages all
proeeeitng- through the trial, e1ceF, the law a-gu-
men;s. were conducted.
allan HtU sworn, s.ii-I live q, Nakavao E:
vas acquainted with Mr.. Bi-ham las; saw him alive
Friday. the 3Jth December, at his own house then
borrowed money Of him 1 found hz body on sunday
morning, January lst. That morning went to pay
him q visit; found no ole at houe, everything in
the house in = very d~isorierel state his bed was
Turned upside down, some soap lying about, aud
everything in confusion hunted for him In the house.
caiei ont, went 10 his pasture, aud back to search
the house found a newspaper on the threshold @:
the door at down and real it went outside again
to se Il he was in his buIock-pen. singing out for
him now and then, and vas returning to the house
when. rs was about five yards from tie straw which
had been pulled out Of the stack, saw something a.t-
teriug in the wiuI, which proved 10 Be- a paucsloon-
pocket discovered the body Of a man under the
straw shook 1t and called cut who are you, and no
one answering, / Li,ei some straw and saw the head
Of 3 man, not knowing who It was, It was So much
~disdgarel my hear, Immediately started right 10
my mouth on locking a, the vest I saw the buttons
I had sewn on for him the Sunday before, AMI knew
j, was bigham saw a native II a distance. hailed
him to come took him right 70 the hriy and showed
him II, and told him not to leave IT till I ran to N-.
Nceiham'-. Witness reused the neighbgrhoei. aud
the Magistrate wa called. Mr.. Bigham's face was
all beaten 70 q mummy. from the nose 70 left eve
smashed in. There was bar--oap scattered about tile
house the body was cold and stiE when I found ir :
there vas some meat On the table, with a knife and
fork ready for supper, and potatoes IL the saucepan.
with the water poured IF Mr.. 3 supper-hour was
between 8 aud :, and sometimes a. late a. : T. VI.
I borrowed 80 cents Of Mr. Bghpm on the Friday
previous he took j.; GU, Of small leather purse that
Turned over on the end and bu;tonei l borrowed
money twice, and he took IF o1t = the purse 10th
times think | could swear 70 the purse fit was pro-
d1cei before me I believe the purse now produced
Is the one that belonged to NJ. B. swear TO It 70
the best Of my knowledge and belief
Du-glI cDou-aH sworn, said hal ATTENDED
N Mr. Big CHAM as a physician for optha,mia about a
month before his death my attention had been
directed TO the purse on the 81 December he came
to my house, I asked him to l, me look n bis eyes
he took his s-ec-acles IF, and took from his pocket
what I thought a spcctaciecaSe, into which he pa,
them I particularly Observed this case had no con-
ver=atiou with him in regard 10 ii I have never
]; since to my kuovieige think could now
recognize It : was q dark-brown leather case the
NV produced j.. I think, the one I saw in Mr..
3 'zlam's possesSion-the article 7 have been refer
70. an q Prlctcing physician was called 10
10 examine the body Z NJ, Bfghan On the l., Of
January last, at MakaTao, and reduced my ol>erya-
to writing Witness produced and read a par
ocular description Of the wounds upon VI. b body; .
.vo had been inflicted by some sharp instrument, the ,
,eDa.uIer by 4 club. ami were sufficient q. cause death. =
largest Of the three clubs here produced j. COM r
5eteu; instrument in the hands of a strong man % d
inflicted the wounds think I discovered iuI;- q
atoms Of a struggle his right arm WIS laying ID
cross MS body, and his right hand indicated "a grasp G.
his death struggle +.
Cross Eramiasf- did not notice anything At IS
,chei to the purse I lid not no,ice p cut in it :