The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-02-06

from up stairs and was Under the influence Of liq-
1or but not staggering. The prison regulations
are strict. Witness was not relieved from duty
/ until O'Clock; he saw the clock.
| WAIALoA, the lamp boy of the Jail; saw deceas-
when he came in, it was past 4 O'Clock, came in
alone. Deceased spoke to Paahana, guard, and
then went up stairs. Heard noise after o'clock;
sounded like glass breaking; Malaihi told witness
| and Pahaana that his window was broken. Found
| glass on the floor of Malaihi's room. Panama
went outside to see who broke the window.
by Mr.. Davids0n-) Malaihi was not dressed.
/ had no pants nor drawers on. Saw deceased 60 up
stairs he was not staggering but appeared to have
| been drinking. Witness called Charles Clark
| when he heard the alarm and that Mr.. Buckle was
dead
KEAHI. A guard on duty at the gate from 5 toe
am. Saw deceased when he came in on the morn
ing OF the 2Ith. 1t was past O'Clock. Deceased
/ said he had been enjo-ing Chinese New Year and
had Just returned. Th,t was the last time witness
saw him alive. heard a noise after O'Clock. The
/ inner guard Paahane was the first who asked me
/ If heard 1t. He then went in and came out with
lantern and went outside the jail. He came back
and said deceased was lying outside. did not
leave the gate. Malaihi gave the alarm by ringing
| the bell
(By Mr.. Davidson.) Deceased did not stagger
when he came in. He had on a coat and pants.
Police CAFTAIS j. A. MKHKTENs who seemed to
| have examined the body more carefully than the
two medical experts stated that he washed and
dressed the deceased at the house. Saw two cuts
on the left side of the head Jagged scratch
the left cheek, the left ear badly tom, the flesh
the second and third fingers of the right hand were
cut into the bone and the second finger was broken.
The little finger on the left hand was also broken.
| CHARLES CLARK. (Son-In-law of deceased and
who was sleeping in the jail the morning of the
occurrence Was called by Paahana at 3.l5 a. m.
On the 9th; dressed and let out two stewards, a
| lamp boy, and prisoner named Andreas. Took
in the meat. Was told by the guard that Malaihi
had left orders to let his out. Went and ask
ed Malaihi and then let the men out. Then went
to bed and slept until the alarm was given on the
| finding of the body of deceased. l went to the
body, took deceased watch from his pocket there
was blood on the watch. Witness acknowledged
being very much excited. Malaihi brought bier
on which the body was placed and taken into the
prison, and afterwards took the body to the fam
| lily residence. Met DR.. Brodie between the bridge
| and the prison and told him to 60 to the house.
| Witness wife had telephoned for the doctor.
(To Mr.. Davidson.) Have heard dispute bet
ween Malaihi and deceased. Can't say whether
| they we're good terms or bad terms. Have
\ known Paahana to answer deceased impudently.
| Heard no noise before the alarm. There were
quite number of coral stones where the body lay.
| The doctor probed the wounds and said that the
| skull was not fractured.
MARY kAIIHENEwA, prisoner, under a life
| sentence for murder. Heard 4 noise at broad day
| light. Was in my cell at the time Heard that
| Mr.. Buckle was dead After my cell door was
| opened went into Malaihis room and found two
| panes of glass in the window broken and one
cracked and the glass all over the floor. The sash
| of the window was broken. All the pieces were
| inside. There blood on the lower corner of
| the sill. Witness washed 1t of.
10 Mr.. Davidson.) My cell door is locked every
| night. Malaihi opened the cell doors that morn
| ing. Told Portuguese woman "a foreigner) that
Mr.. Buckle was dead. Prisoners in the hall told
witness. The turnkey told her. Witness did not
| see the body brought in; only heard of it.
| MARIA RosE, a female prisoner, confined for
| theft Was awake at the hour of the occurrence,
| had baby in arms which kept her awake Heard
the noise of the breaking of the window and then
the falling Of the body. Before hearing the noise
of the window heard noises on the roof. Heard
some one moving about after the fall Of the body.
| 1t was about $50 am. Saw Malaihi about ten
minutes after, he had on black pants and had on a
shirt l saw him after the bell rang.
| (By Mr.. Davidson.) Heard the voices of persons
on the roof Think it was $50. Recognized de-
| ceased's voice. Heard a struggle on the roof be-
fore l heard the glass breaking or the fall. Am
sure that the struggle noise not in Malaihis
| room. Saw Mary cleaning away the blood and
dirt from Nlalalhi's room and window. Maaihi
sent man to see what was the matter before he
opened the door. Saw the lamp-boy (WaiOla) sit
ting near the place he keeps his lamps. Did not
see Maaihi 90 out Of his room. Mary was the only
one l saw go in. Saw Paahana down stairs
ANNE tanother female prisoner.} Was in the
Jail that morning. Heard footsteps overhead be-
fore the crash. Afterwards heard footsteps
i turning to the dining room. Malhi told me after
wards that his window was broken. Heard him
speak or call out, few moments after the crash.
| (By Mr.. Davidson. Heard no commotion on the
roof before the fall. Heard no struggling. First
heard steps going out the roof, then the crash,
then the footsteps coming back.
| MR. Denny, operator in the telephone Office tes-
titles to receiving message from the jail at $50
| O'Clock on the morning Of the 9th. Received
only one call from there.
| HooKAIRA, an engine driver, said that he was
coming from his house DidkGi of the prison at a.
| m; saw Andreas prisoner with a lantern stand
ing about where the deceased was lying. Andreas
walked toward the upper end of the prison. witness
kept on towards King street. Saw Malaihi come
out; heard MIalaihl ask Andreas is he dead,
| sure ?" (yiake I0G) Was only a short distance
ALL
tinctly; saw something lying on the footpath.
| ANDREW CAsiACHEs, n prisoner serving sentence
| for murder, stated, Clark let me out in tho morn
ing about $50 O'Clock went to the stable. and did
| work there Malaihi came for q board and told
me Buckle was dead" l had q lantern and
looked around for board. Got and then
| went with 1t to where deceased was lying.
| (By Mr. Davidsonl [ passed the place when l
first came out at 4.3O. Deceased was not there
then. There was lot Of blood, and, after the body
was removed witness and another prisoner washed
| it away by order of Malaihi.
| KAUHANE, was at the IHdH and came hOmeward
with deceased his last return TO the jail. Parted
with deceased some distance this side of the maui
| Ia entrance. Deceased was not then drunk.
| HENRY KAAIA. at whose house the IRdH was held.
stated that the deceased came there at two differ
ent times only saw him take one drink deceased
left with Kauhane after o'clock; deceased had
liquor in him but was not drunk.
| MALAIHI was recalled and testified that there
was no ill-feeling between deceased and himself.
COUNSEL DAvIDsoS's REMARKS.
Mr.. Davidson at the close of the taking of the
testimony addressed the jury as follows Gentle
men OF the jury: This has been an unusually
protracted trial. No one was suspected to an eI-
tent that would require their being brought before
You to testify to their guilt but the law requires
and makes it the duty of the Coroner that when a
sudden death occurs there should be an inquiry to
ascertain If any foul means have been adopted.
Mr.. Buckle was well known, and in perfect health
on Saturday. He was well enough to go to a
friends entertainment, and went again because
he could not rest ut home from the noise of the
Chinese New Year. He was highly esteemed, and
it is not known that he had any enemies. The
fact of finding the body being reported to the
Coroner, he has summoned you six gentlemen to
inquire into the case. Much time would have
been saved by not moving the body or its sur
roundings until jury had inspected them. As
nobody is accused of using violence, it does not
become me to comment upon the testimony.
came on behalf of the family TO assist the Coro-
ner in having a full and thorough investigation.
1t now behooyes you to return verdict, upon the
facts before you, according to your best reason and
judgment"
At pm on the 10Th, the jury retired to make
their verdict, having patiently heard the testimony
taken through the two prOtracted sittings, the
first sitting commencing at pm. on the 18th and
closing at . am. on the 9th and the second sit
teng commencing at 100 pm. and ending at 60
pm. on the 29th. After three hours of delibera-
ton, lover an hour of which spent i'll end
eavoring to obtain native words that would convey
their idea of unknown causen) the following
verdict, subscribed TO by all, was returned, viz.
THAT the said William Buckle came to his death
from injuries received by a fall from the top of
the wall of the jail, said fall occurring by some
cause unknown to the jury"
The verdict thus rendered has added to, instead
Of diminishing the feeling existing amongst great
many persons that there had been foul play and a
GAZETTE representative specially detailed to
work up the various rumors aioat After forty
eight hours hard work during which fourteen peo-
pie, whose names do not appear in the list of wit
nesses questioned, including five prisoners in
the JAIL personal examination of Malaihi for
signs of leprosy, and personal trial of the pos
sibility of the window being reached from the
parapet, the following opinion is reported, that,
the deceased arrived at the Jail at 445 that he
under the influence of liquor, that he first
went to his room and then to the roof,
(probably) walked on the roof, eRd of the
platform which leads direct to a turret, and fell
through one of the openings. Dead men tell no
tale" an earlier inquiry would have pro-
badly resulted more satisfactorily TO tue family
and friends Of the deceased and the general public.
Ancient Roads on Maui.
EDITOR GAZETTE:-I do not intend to enter into
Il newspaper controversy but statement made
by 'Yia'' in the 4drsTfissr of the 18th ult., viz
that the plantations west of Maliko GuIch, have