The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-01-19
WAIALUA SHOOTING CASE.
THE JURY RETURN VERDICT or
GUILTY AGAINST ROBERTSON.
The Court resumed at | O'Clock.

The Court resumed at o'c clock.
John Rennic, sworn: | worked /.
for Robertson about ll9 months.
Was there on October Is. Know
Magoney. He was OH the ranch.
He got there about $3.50, or 4
O'Clock. Robertson got there at
$3.50. A. Campbell and Kealoha
were there. Had supper little af-
ter six. All five ate supper. Mago-
ney and Robertson had words. Ma
goney said Robertson did not give
him good description of the horses.
Robertson got up and told him TO
get out of the house. Both arose.
Next saw Robertson under the stove.
/ got Magoney, pushed him out and
shut the door. Campbell began to
cut the shirt off Robertson to dress
his wounds. Robertson told me to
get brandy and -four, and also dry
shirt. When l came back l heard
Robertson cry out, "You keep away
or [ will shoot" heard this twice.
Then l heard a shot. opened the
door and on looking out saw Mago-
goney walk around the yard. l
turned back and then went out and
began to talk to Magoney. He said
"Iou are fine man to let Robert
son shoot me-" | went around
house and got shingles and we
bound up his arm. Saw his arm
hanging loose. Robertson called
the Chinaman to light lamp, and
sent the native after horse. Ma
goney walked inside the dining-room
and sat down. Saw he was going
to faint and threw water on his face.
He came to Magoney said he might
as well have shot him in the heart
and be done with it. Tied his arm
up as well as we could Put horse
in cart; when L came back bandage
was loose, tied it up again and
brought him 10 town, to DR.. Trous-
seau's then to the hospital. Did
not see gun in Robertson's hands.
Gun is usually kept behind the door
in Robertson's bedroom. After the
affair / found one barrel foul and
other clean.
oss-examined: Magoney had
been drinking, and was quarrelsomc.
Robertson was cut on head by the
trouble in the stove corner. | put
Magoney out of door to vcrandah
and shut the door. Robertson ask
ed me if he had gone, and | said,
yes. l knew by the sound of his
voice that Robertson was coming
nearer me when he spoke the second
time saying, ''stay away or I'll
shoot" This brace is from rack
/ used to hang my saddle on. 1t
was in its place in the stoop to one
sleeping room. At 80 l hung my
saddle on it. 1t was IN kitchen
when | went to Honolulu. There
were no lights lit when we sat down
to supper, it was just getting dusk.
Lights were lighted when we
brought Magoney in. 1t was moon
light. Gun belonged TO the house
hold. | use it, so do the others.
1t habituallv stands behind Robert
sons door. Magoney said 81 will
cut the liver out of you, you $
of B." He said this as he was
leaving when put out of the house.
He said this to Robertson. The
| Chinese were in from work. Their
sorghum knives are heavy butcher
knives. The shot was after Robert
son called and the second time.
| Only one shot was fired. Remember
when Col. Ashford was there.
Things were the same then as when
the shooting took place, nothing had
been changed.
Angus Campbell, sworn: Work
for Robertson. Had supper that
night shortly after 6 O'Clock. All
sat down together. During supper
some discussion arose about horses
at Gays. Robertson told Magoney
to mind his own business. They
got up and Robertson was not pro.
perly up when Magoney pushed hin
over on the stove. | cut open shirt
Of Robertson, and John went for /;
dry shirt. Robertson asked if Ma,
goney was gone and John said yes
Saw Robertson get gun, he got il
after he cried out. Robertson back.
ed inside and grabbed gun, he was
just inside the door. Magoney wat
with one foot on the veranda. Ma
goney said 81 am shot" Nativ,
and | went for horse, did not motto,
where native was during the shoot
ing.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Pau
Neumann Robertson was standin:
at the bedroom door. Rennle was
inside getting shirt, and brough
it out. The door that Rennie pu
Magoney out of was that of til,
kitchen opening on the veranda
Magoney was well liked on tho
ranch. When | went in on verandi
bedroom door was open. Robertson
had not n gun when | went in.
saw Robertson take the gun from
the corner behind the door. III,
told Magoney to 90 away or h,
would shoot him. Robertson backeC
into the room, when he saw Mago
ney coming. (ro the Court / wen
into the room after Robertson. III,
warned Magoney n second time be
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