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

and Mears were on the stand as experts on
insanity, and the testimony OF all three
was substantially the same. They agreed Z
that the immediate effects of a conclusion
OF the brain might not be mere than q
mere dazinR or general giddiness, while
months afterward Inflammation might set
in ard cause serious results, the attending
physician being the best Judge of the con-
nection between the injury and after ILL
ness, either mental or physical. The re-
newing of the insane activity after the In
Jury had outwardly healed would prob
ably depend upon the exciting causes
They defined impulsive insanity as an ire
sistible impulse to do q particular act.
with, at the same time, a perfect knoWl-
edge in the mind of the nature snd quality
OF the act. The diseased brain should be
a specification 10 complete this definition.
1t 10 hard matter to distinguish between
frenzy and impulsiVe insanity.
The questions asked the three witnesses
during the session were precisely the same
as those propopnded during the morning,
and the answers varied ODky in the manner
OF expression "a 4ue - w, B.
Davenport, general passenger agent
Of the Oceanic Steamship Company.
whose testimony was simply cuuu-
lstive of the evidence Of the effect pre-
duced upon the defendAntby the Chronicle
articles. Mr.. Davenport saw the defend
ant daily. and often discussed the attacks
on his father published In the Chronicle.
The article of the 10th of November had a
particularly depressing effect on the de-
PENDANT, who Was moody to such an extonsl
as to DO untitled for business for two or
three days. He was abrupt and lacked
continuity. and his general demeanor was
such that the witness refrained from dis.
cussing with him business affairs that
needed attention.
Ralph G. Harrison testified that he and
his partner were the attorneys for the Ha-
waiian Commercial and Sugar Company In
1888 4, and all of Claus Spreckels' acts
were under their advice. When the com
pany was organized Mr.. Spreckels had
leases OF Hawaiian lands which he desired
TO turn over to the company, but on the
statement Of the witness rhatthe Hawaiian
law prevented a foreign corporation hold.
ing real estate he retained the title, and
gave the company declaration of trust.
The difficulty was afterward removed and
Mr.. Spreckels made an assignment OF the
title. The company held an equitable title
and Mr.. Spreckels would have been liable
for every dollar of loss.
Odd the stockholders generally I'M.
derstand thisl Al think they did.
Q.-Were you present at O meeting OF
the company on the 10th Of November LAST
A.-Yes, sir.
Odd you hear any angry words from
stock holders on that occasion2 A.-No.
Pa Wv SS~N-OA 0AA AADL iASI OkGf L{lAL an
hour.
.Q.-Did Mr.. Spreckels decline to be re-.
elected Directors A.-Yes. sir. A state.
ment OF the affairs of the company was
made, but nothing was sid, that / heard.
OF the tense of lands in the islands
Q.-Did Mr.. Spreckels say that he would
certainly get his money back; and did a
stockholder reply, . You won't get a cent
Out OF US & A.-Nothing of the kind oc.
Cured
ANOTHER HYPoTHETICAL QUESTION.
Cross examination brought out nothing
new, and Court adjourned until 2 O'clock.
on Mr. McAliisters announcement 4hat
The defense rested.
On resuming at o'clock, the proseou.
ton called DR.. Henry NJ Fiske in rebut.
TAI. Mr.. Campbell conducted the exan1fn.
alton, ana opened by asking the Witneas =
hypothetical question, as follows:
surprising that a person on seeing i,
newspaper proprietor against whom ia
nad q grievance going down The street
IoHoWed him until he entered mis- ofIico.
that ne there overlook him, and upon call.
ing MN by name the newspaper RAJ,
turned and made a rapid nooaon
toward his hip pocket with 'i bis
NAna; thai the Person In ousstion