The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-23

This prosecution in the SpTeckels case re.
sumed its medical testimony in re5uttal
Thursday morning with DR.. James Muir.
ply on the stand. The long suppositioui
case made out to all he previous witnesses
was submitted TO him, and tho Doctor in
his answer lated that under such circum-
stances he should bs inclined to consider
the patient sane. An effort was made to
prove by him that when he reached Mr..
De Young. soon after the shooting, ths
latter had no revolver in his possession.
The defense OBJ eCted on the ground that it
was new matter, and not proper rebuttaL
Mr.. Lloyd insisted that he had right to
show that Mr.. De Young had no weapon.
as the matter had been touched on during
the direct examination.
Mr.. McAllister said that the witness was
not present at the time of the shooting,
and before his arrival Mr.. De Young had a
thousand opportunities OF making away
with his revolver. Mr.. De Young might
have been left alone long enough to put his
revolver in his desk, and any number of
witnesses seeing him ten minutes later
without Il would not be able TO prove that
he was without a weapon at the time OF the
The Court sustained the OBJ.
lection. and DIR. Murphy was
surrendered by the defense for cross-eX'
hypothetical question. and the doctor ad-
mifted that such an accident as betell the
defendant was a s rIou5 matter and might
have q tendency TO bring on insanity lie
thought a man Injured as Mr.. reckels
had been might be unbalanced mentally
by strong pgOvocation so as to be ire
sponsible for his acts.
Raphael WE'LL OF the White HoU C was
called to show that the defendant was
cheerful and sociable just previous to the
shooting, instead OF mo O. and taclturn,
as had been claimed. After a long argu-
nent the evidence WAS admitted, ana MT
Well swore that q short time before the
shooting he and the defendant had social
drink together in a kearny-Street saloon
and that no noticed nothing unusual III
the laJter's conduct.
DIR. Francis Kane was the next witness.
He stated, in answer to Mr.. LlOyds hypO
thetical question. that he would pronounce
the defendant sane, and reversed his cpln
ion when Mr.. TaylOr's question was put or
eXaminatl9 n. a question as 10 Whai
the witness knew OF Dr. Mance ley writ
ings On insanity evoked an objection ana 9
long argument that lasted through
the remainder of the morning session. The
objection was sustained sitter lunch, and
the witness was retired to make way foI
+. w. Townsend, Chronicle reporter
he testified that he interviewed the de
PENDANT soon after the shooting. and was
then asked il Mr.. Spfeckels manner was
rational at that time. The defense inter
posed a strenuous OBJ ecuOn to the que5
ticn, claiming that 1t was res CESAR anC
not rebutta.. The prosecution he'd that 1
was general rebuttal of the insanity plea
and a long argument ensucd. At 3 clock
seeing no prospect OF 4 termination OF thu
dispute, Judge IoOhy excused the jury
and Witnesses until TINS morning. Coun
sci argued the point Unlll CLOCK, ant
being still unfiuishcd at that hour, COuT
ad ourned for the daT.
The testimony of DIR. }. III. Stailard
which was inadvertently omit ed from
Yesterdays report OF the proc edi0gs, wa
similar to that of DR.. LOryea. but more
emphatically in favor OF the prosecu ion
He stated that he had been physician
since 1873 ana was formerly a member o
the London Lancet staff. one Of his held
of study had been the treatment or the IL
sane in English poorhouces. lie answered
Mr. Lloyd's Hypothetical question o.
saying that he would consider such pa
tient sane. and this opinion was unshakel
by Mr.. Taylor'S severe croSs-eXainlnailon
The witness denied basing his opinions OF
the theories of others, but founded theu
40 personal experience
Friday Morning June 18th. At tn
opening of Court Han McAIIister state,
that he desired TO present a matter to TIT
attention of Ills Honor. He said FIND
that ths Chronicle, a paper that is pub
Hshed by the prosecuting witness, is in
dplginy in comments upon this trial anC
publishing garbl d accounts of the testi
mony. and also publishing charges tina
+bis gentleman whom VIC are defending i
a n6rfierer. has been guilty OF attempting
to murder the editor Of the ChTOnfcic anC
40 forth. [ viii simply read few
lines from The issue of this morning
THE Herald says Claus SpTeCkels tn
california sugar mDnopoli5t and Jo5ber
vrflos., son recently attempted to murder
San Franei co editor FOR telling the truti
about his luudcring The people.
This nv be trIc. but IL does not Prov
thai Claus Spreckel5 is ga unln ured lnno
cent by any means or tnaI NJ
~ faa
- IL a very mean and dirty and iiiega
Tav of seeking to influence this jury, con
finued counsel publishing IN the pape
81 ,,s--r- fa-.s txa ara seeking here to try-