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

! and saw two men struggling, one Of whom
1 recognized as Patten. They were then a
little off the sidewalk, opposite the Ten
Cent store. I recognized Mr.. Patten. and
| thought the other was Mr.. Bridges. At the
| time the shot was fired the two were face to
| face. There was then change in their pO-
| sition when the second shot was fired. Pat
ten did not move his feet, but turned his
| BODY around. saw the man who fred run
up the street. Mr. Gibson requested me to
drive up TO Horns, where he got out and I
then drove to the Ststion-house, where
| found Officer Marcos, and reported to him
what had happened. I then drove back to
| Horns store.
Cross-ezamined. 1t was less than n =
ute from the time I saw Patten in front Of
| Warehouses; to the time the shot was
fred. The second shot followed. almost i'm
mediately after the first; too short. In my
| opinion. to be from weapon that had to
| be cooked.
n. Armitage sworn: Knew Patton and
| knows Bridges. Saw them the day the
| shooting took place. They we're nearly OPP
| posite me as stood in front of Williams
photograph gallery. Did not pay any at
tention to them until heard pistol fired.
| After the first shot. saw Patten strike the
other man and break the stick. After the
| second shot saw the man who fired run up
! the street and ran after him. Followed
| him through Hotel street to Horns bakery.
Vas about 80 feet from him when he
| entered the front door of the bakery. When
got to the same door met Mr.. Horn and
| woman, whom don't know. Horn said
could not come in. COLLECTION was made
at this point by defendants counsel to the
bringing in of testimony as to what Horn said
but as the Attorney General explained that
the Grown expected to show that Horn
knew OF the shooting before Bridges could
have told him. the Judge overruled the OBJ
| jectiOn)
| Witness resumed: 1 told policeman
who was with me that there was a gate
! where we could get in. I was in the shop
very short time.
Cross-examined: Think the two men were
| facing each other. Did not see any stick
until after the first shot. Then Pat
| ten struck Bridges across the head, I
think. A very short time between the two
|
| quarrel.
E. W. Jordan, sworn, stated: Patten
| worked in Warehouses; store, No. 10 Fort
| street. A little past o'clock, Starkey,
Patten and myself were talking at the door
| of the store. We were just about to close
up. Patten suddenly left US and went in
| and me back with stick in his hand like
the one exhibited before the jury. 1t is
| used to roll American oil cloth. I said
"What is up now?'' or something like that.
! He made no reply, but ran across the road
and up the sidewalk until he overlook
short man, whom he struck several blows.
Then they struggled. They got off the side
walk into the street at that instant and I,
| not wishing to be witness in an assault
and battery suit, turned to go into the store
and heard report as of pistol-shot, and
| whilst again turning heard second re-
port and saw smoke blowing down the
street. The two men then parted. the
shorter one running up the street, and Pat
ten walking down the sidewalk. A. moment
| afterwards saw man take hold of Patten
and he tPatten) fell. saw nothing in
| Patterns hand except the stick.
| Observation-Disclosures. Olu NOV
notice Patterns face when he came out of
the store. 1t was less than minute before
I heard the first shot. Did not have time
to get into the store before l heard the
shot.
T. N. Starkey, sworn, stated: work in
Warehouses; lower store. / called on my
way to No, 10 to dinner about o'clock.
spoke to Patten about some goods, and Pat
ten said he had not got them. Subsequently
Jordan came up, and had conversation
with him. Patten went in the store and
came out with a stick like this. (Stick pro-
duced). saw him go across the street and
strike a short man over the neck or
. shoulder. then turned ingide the store.
/ saw one blow and heard two shots fired.
then saw Patten being helped after he WAS
shot. In answer to q question by a juror,
witness said that both msn were going in
the same direction when the first blow was
struck.
Mr.. Gainsburg. sworn, stated: Am clerk
in Fishers store. Can see from my place
down Fort street Heard shot; looked up
and saw Patten and Bridges. Saw the
second shot fired. Bridges ran up the
| StTeeV Atm yEhSe aIteF nltH removed tncn
into Horns. Horn and woman stopped
US. Horn said: Served him right; he
ought to have been shot long ago. Re-
peated this several times. 1 folio cd
Bridges because 1 saw him trying to put a
revolver into his hip pocket as he ran.
From the time the second shot was fired I'M
til Bridges reached the corner of Hotel
street he had not finished trying to get his
pistol into his pocket.
At the conclusion Of this witness. evidence
for the prosecution rested. Mr.. Juo. Austin,
, for the defense, then stated that the defense
, would notsttempt to deny that the accused
had shot and killed Patten, or that he was
armed, but would show the jury that he
had fired in self-defense, and that such WAS
I the fear that he had of the deceased, from
the threats he had made. that he was iusti
q fed in going armed. de was in fear of his
: life, and took special pains to keep out Of
2 Patterns way. He was attacked unex
e pectedly from behind. The defense would
' show that Patten was trying to break VI
: | the defendants family. The counsel con
: tender that if man crept up behind an
, | other and attacked him with a club, hE