The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-15


mate friends here. Never heard Of Mr..
Patten before his marriage. Saw him first
on Sept. 2sth. Did not speak to him then.
From that to Nov. LIST saw him only twice.
Net him on Nov. I'd. He had asked my wife
to go to n funeral with him, and she told
me that ne vas Infatuated because she de-
clined. He came to my house in Dowsett's
Lane, Palams, and wanted to see my wife
on business. Had couple Of papers in Hs-
wsiiau he wanted TO show her.
Witness then went on to say that his wife
had told Aim that Pattsn had said that be
(ths defendant) would not leave this beach
alive. Aud again, that Mrs. Horn had told
his wife that he (P4ttenI had said he did
not care for his own life, but they Tor he)
should not live. He was put in bodily feag
Of P&tten, aud believed he was following
him about. Had followed me into Lyons
& Lsvey's store, but did not say anything to
lowed me into Lycan's store. Did not make
any purchase.
The night of Nov. 18th, my wife and self
were sitting on the balcony of Horns house
when we saw him crouchipg down under
the fence. He remained there five minutes,
and We left and went into the house. His
threats were all made before the 18th Of
Nov. I was afraid of him, and tried to
avoid him by going down Nuuanu street,
when 1 went down town. put my pistol
in my pocket on Monday. on Wednesday
(the day of shooting) I remained in the
house until about o'clock. then went
down Nuuanu street to Lyons & Leveys and
returned home again. Went down town
through Nuuanu street that afternoon
afterwards and returned afterwards through
Fort street. AS I was passing W,lkinson's
millinery store, received blow first on the
side of the face then on the side of the tenn
pie, from what 1 suppose must have been a
stick. l was in dazed condition and started
to run-and had gone about 10 or IL feet
when some one grabbed me by the shoulder,
and when 1 turned and saw Patten whose
CHASTITY white face frightened me so much
that was mortally afraid of my life. He
said you g. of q D. I've you now.
In my fright drew and fired my pis toll once
and 1 supposed l fred second time and
his grasp on me ceasing, | run as fast as
could passing every thing in my fright, un-
til I had reached the last room on the pre-
misses of Mr. Horn. placed the pistol on
a barrel in the rear room.
Cross examined. am going on so years
of age. lost my first wife on May goth,
1884. l arrived here July II, and became
engaged to Miss Horn on the Gath July, we
got married on the oath day of August.
never heard a rumor of any kind against
the character of my wife before l married
her. A person whose name do not know
then told me that my wife had been init
mated to Mr.. Patten before our marriage
that was about the 18th Nov. I then told
him I was in a position In which 1 could
leave the country. l said then so far as I
was concerned 1 believed her faithful. 1
never said any thing to Patten about it, but
think did to my wife abont the latter end
of October. 1 think told her that people
about town were talking about her and
Patten. There were several persons.
do not know their names. She
said there was no truth in it
first gave me information respecting the al
legged intimacy, at the Y. N. C. A. Hall. 1t
! was about month after received the in
! formation before 1 told my wife what had
heard. We moved in to house on the
Plains the afternoon of the marriage day.
rented it of native whore name / do not
know. The furniture was procured for me
| by friend who keeps hotel on the corner
of Nuuanu and Botel streets. had seen
the furniture some time before and gave
him the money to pay for it. 1 do not
recUilect his name. l remained in that
house month and twenty-five days, when"I
moved to u furnished house belonging to
Mr.. J, z. Wiseman. The reasons for the
removal was that Wisem MS place was q
better and healthier location for the child
rem. When l rented the furnished house
from Mr.. Wiseman sold my own furniture
at auction. Ny wife came to me and told
me Patten had furnished house which q
would let US have for $50 month. Pa ten
paid the first months rent. l found out
about the middle of October that Patteu
had given the furniture to my wife Short
" after the unknown man had told me Of
my wife's inhdelity heard of her accepting
en6 present VI GHS furniture lEOm 9abben
The inference drew from the informa tior
given me by the young man at the Y. N. C.
A rooms was that had placed myself in al
awkward position. From letter received
imagined that some intimacy existed be
tween Patten and my wife. Ny suspicious
were not aroused until a month after tn,
receipt of the anonymous letter. The furn
iture after 1 left WiSeman's house 1 sold az
forwards in Lyons & Leveys auction room
Part of the furniture a DOwsett Lane VS.:
sold at auction, and the other part we re
moved. I never wrote to Patten and neve
!, heard from him. Patten came to show my
wife some rent receipts on the End Nov. Sh
could read native. / could not l receives
a note on the LIST inst. saying Patten ha
paid the rent in advance for November, anC
if 1 did not repay it within three days
must vacate the house within ten days. L
my interview with Patten regarding tn
rent was in bodily fear of him, thinking h
! had come prepared to aggravate and thel
infict injury on me or shoot me
Patten told my wife thdt he would kill he
if she had any child by me, her husband
, Ny wife told me that Patten had told be
he would hire men to horsewhip nae. Thi
was sometime in October. 1 found that til
letter was from Patten from the fact tina