Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

might have borrowed the 5000 or
$500 to make up the deficiency in
cash. | had been working very hard,
and my head was very tired, and had
been so for a long time. What |
have just testified with regard to Mr..
Walker, | first made known to the
authorities, before Mr.. Walkers ar
rest. borrowed the $500 from Mrs.
Walker on the I3th. | had been to
the house only once, the 18th, about
the borrowing OF $500. 1t was Mrs.
Walkers money. The note was
made out to her She told me itwasher
money | knew there was suspicion
of my being implicated in the matter
before told anything Of Mr. Walkers
connection with the matter. / first
gave the information to the Attorney
General alone, at my own house. was
not charged by him on that occasion
with being connected with the affair.
No promises whatever were made to
me, of anything for telling all knew
about the matter My conversation
with Walker, when he said, 81 have
thousand dollars for you when you
want it" was l think about Tuesday
or Wednesday. had had my beer
when Walker asked me to drink wine.
1t was only one occasion he asked
me to drink wine. saw him have
wine. He had his glass on the bar
| declined the wine and went away.
In answer to the Court l let Walker
in the side door, on Bethel
street. "a skeleton key was shown
witness) Q. Did you ever see this
key2 A. did not until ! saw it on
Sunday morning in the Post-office
Jury was allowed a recess Of ten
minutes)
The testimony of the following
persons was then taken, which is
crowded out, but will appear in to-
morrow's issue of the PRESS: Mr.
Whitney, Postmaster General; Mr..
Sullivan, Mrs. Jackson, Geo. Dunn,
Mr. N. Doyle, R. S. Scrimgeour,
Thos B. Walker, the defendant, and
Mrs. Thos. B. Walker, wife of defend
ant
At six O'Clock the defense rested,
and a recess of an hour and quarter
was taken.
The Court resumed at 7;I5 O'Clock,
when Mr. Hatch addressed the jury
for the defense, his main point being
that the evidence of Peterson, being
that OF an accomplice, required cor
roborative support which the other
testimony had not afforded.
The Acknowledgement addressed
the jury on behalf Of the Crown. He
argued that there was strong corrobo-
rative evidence of Peterson's testi-
mony, even by the defendant himself,
who gave an identical story up to a
certain point, and contradicted him
self on cross examination. Mr.. Neu-
mann commented strongly on the
strange circumstance of Walker re-
naming in his house all that Sunday
forenoon, while the whole town was
excited over the robbery and he was
one of the few persons who could
throw any light on it.
Judge Preston charged the jury
rather against the prisoner, holding
that several witnesses had corrobora-
ted Peterson's evidence His Honor
commented severely on Walkers self
contradiction on the stand, and
brought out in striking relief suspi-
cious circumstances against Walker.
The jury retired at about o:4o, and
at 1920 sent in message that they
could not agree. Being called into
Court, they were, after short colo
guy with the Judge, recommended by
His Honor to try once more. They
returned at II;4a and reported dis
agreement still, and were discharged.
His Honor then fixed defendants
bail at $1,000, with two sureties in
$4,000, additional, each.