The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-13

case would not influence me.
Mr.. Davidson. at I:l0 p. M, ex-
pressed the satisfaction OF the de-
Tense with the jury as it stood.
Mr.. Creighton moved for an adj
jOurnment--in answcrtO a question
saving "bcforc the jury are sworn"
Mcssrs. Davidson and Hatch OBJ
iectcd to the jury going out before
being sworn.
Mr.. Peterson said their point
was that they were not ready to ac-
ccpt the jury without opportunity
for some investigation.
Slr. Davidson thought this was
unhcard OF, that the prosecution
should bring in a panel and then
ask Tor time TO discredit it.
Mr.. Peterson did not know if this
had any weight. There were many
things that counsel never heard of.
The matter was that il the jury was
sworn and charges were then
brought home against any juror the
whole panel would have to he dis
charged.
The Court suggested n recess of
two hours III which the prosecution
could make its Investigations.
Counsel for the prosecution said
this would not be sufficient time for
investigation, and Mr.. Creighton
withdrew his motion.
The following jury was then
sworn TO try the case: a. W. lleydt-
mann, j. Purvis, &. T.. Cobb, +. j.
Weight, John Bohcnberg, {. Me-
Lehman JAS. Dcvcrcaux, John SHEER.
man, Chas. Lehman, +. B!aisdcll,
John Nicholas, W. Il. McCubhin.
The Court adjourned Till Thurs
day morning ut . O'Clock.
THIRD DAY.
THURSDAY, May 3.
The Court opened NJ O'Clock.
prclminarics took up twenty min
| utcs.
Mr.. A. =. Peterson opened the
case to the jury. He remarked on
the law-abiding character of the peo-
| pie of this country. tptill the 18th of
last October no case of lynching was
known in this country. On that
morning the dead body of kaisu
Goto, a japanese storekceper at llo-
nokaa, was found hanging to Il telc
phone post---the legs and arms tied
and the neck broken. The prose
cution would show that GOto was
not killed while hanging to the tele.
phone post, but when he was way.
laid and dragged from his horse
and was only hung to the post rs an
act of bravado, within sight anC
almost within sound of the temple
of justice. This was the most sc.
rious case ever brought before the
Court, four white men of intelli.
gencc and position charged witt
murder. If the prosecution sue.
cecded in proving these men con
nected with the crime beyonC
u reasonable doubt it would be thu
duty of the jury to find them guilt,
regardless of any sympathy they
had with them as white men.
TIE PROSECUTION.
CuAs. Jos. STEVENS, sworn: An
Deputy Sheriff; visited IlonOkaa
was sent by Sheriff TO take photo
graphs. (Mr. Peterson submit
photographs, which by the Court
direction are marked with mum
bcrs); photo No. is of what wa
pointed out to me as place wher
Goto was dragged off his hors
(witness further describes place
photographedD; No. , was pointed
out as post to which Goto was hung
No. 3 is of position where Richmond
was when he saw certain thing, i
is where his bed was; No. 4 is o
gate leading up to Overend's plant
alton; No. is of makal road, TAX
ing in japanese quarters, whcr
Goto was last seen alive; No. 6 i
of place where Goto was tied up
No. is of schoolhouse and telc
phone post, a hat marks wher
somebody was when he said, "Oh
my God, he's dead" No. 8 is 0
Mr.. Mills store, showing whcr
Richmond stood when certain con
versation took place; No. 8 is @
lIonokaa billiard saloon, kept b
Mr.. Miller.
No examination.
II. a. LYMAN, Deputy Sheriff
sworn: Is shown and identifies
plan of ground at Honoliaa, whc
he had verified by actual survey.
No discrimination.
v II. M. OvEEEND, sworn: Live Q
llonokaa, occupation sugar planter
did last October and do emplo
Japanese labor, had 60 or 20 then
Thomas Steele, head luna and book
: keeper, VIM. Watson, luna, Ere
! Gutenberg, cultivating man, Gee
Tietjen, luna, w. Richmond
/ teamster, Charles Oleson, team
4 ster, were foreigners employed !
me in Oct. had some trouble wit
: Japanese in Sept. and Oct. it wa
, because they would not get to wor
in time to make up their ten houl
, of contract time; their work wa
I two miles from headquarters; the
loss of time was due both to lat,
e ness in starting and lettering on Il
u way, they were the laughing stock
|. thr plarp. know (,otO nprhaDS for