The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-11

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brother; knew him for about one
month, was not engaged to him, had
not great deal of affection for
him; heard Lamca say If Akoni
turned up next day it would be all
right, but if not we would get into
trouble that was on schooner but
aftcrward in boat going ashore Palu
cautioned me against talking; do
not know how far apart men were
when Ak .ni fell overheard; did
say one or two feet apart.
His Honor told the jury he was
sorry they could not go home that
night, bnt accommodation would
be provided for them. The Court
then, at O'Clock, adjourned Till 10
O'Clock Friday morning.
FRIDAY FORENOON.
Alapai, sworn: / am Deputy
Sheriff for District of Eva; knew
Akoni in October last saw him
alive last week before the 10Th;
saw him dead after the 10th, ailoat
on the edge Of the water, inside
Manana point; face was hard TO
recognize identified body by clothes
and knife attached to the neck with
u string; it was taken out of water
and next day an inquest was held by
Coroner Hopkins; n week ago to.
day went to grave with Mr.. Hop
kins; opened grave, got the skull,
and took it TO Honolulu.
Cross-examined-Did not know ii
was Akoni's body BY the face knew
by the trousers and undershirt no.
thing different from other clothes
of same kind, but i know he was
dressed that way; the knife was in
a pocket; was present at inquest.
Mr.. Creighton objects to question
il witness heard girl say at inquest
that the knife was open. Mr.. Rosa
replies and the Court sustains the
objection.
The body did not have on shoes !;
the knife was buried with the body ;
it was a small knife: have every
reason to suppose the skull taken
out was the same as buried did
not say anything to either girl or
boy about knife being found in the
clothes.
Chas. l.. Hopkins, sworn: l am
Deputy Marshal; remember finding
Of the body; saw the body; knew =
man named Akoni but did not know
till told afterward that he was q
sailor; the point where body Wa
found faces Axis place; the body
was buried abont 100 feet from
where it was found; when looked
at body the head was swollen, the
eyes protruding, body dark as NJ.
coat; round the neck was strins
that ran to the pocket; didn't OK
anime what was in pocket or see
knife; have acted as coroner TO
some years and seen many deat
bodies: this body had been deat
some time; was present when bod.
was buried; from time of tindin.
to burial the body was not knocked
about much; it was wrapped il
q blanket and carried to the grave
body was identified at the inques
as that of Akoni know the place Q
burial; was there week ago TO
day; Alapai, Starr kapu, two pc
licemen and two men, who opened th
grave, were there (; (witness describe
opening of grave and recovery
the skull); it was Same grave wheI
Akoni's body was buried; brougl
skull to Honolulu; kept it in
closet in Deputy Marshal's Office
till day before yesterday, when
was handed to DR.. Rodgers and ID
Kimball have one key to close
you (Mr. Creighton) have the other
skull was handled very carefully ii
handed to the doctors nobody b,
myself has had access to the sku
from the time it was dug up.
Cross-examined--Cloth was M
as rotten as expected it would be
could tell what kind Of cloth it was
skull is now in the hands Of Il
doctors.
Gardner X. Wilder, sworn: | n
Deputy Marshal. Witness testitit
to custody Of duplicate key to clos
referred to by previous witness.
, c. L. Rodgers, sworn: ! am
Q physician and surgeon, licensed
4 practise !; received a skull from NJ
> Hopkins, who asked me to procu
services Of another physician; SIX,
' has been in joint possession Of u
9 Kimball and myself, or in my ov
a individual possession ever since;
; has been handled carefully while
e our possession (witness produc
skull to demonstrate its conditio
t and shows where it was sawed dOv
4 and across, removing section,
a the right side); we found this ma
C of the injury on the left side.
Z; Mr.. Rosa objects to witness ties
: flying of an injury that had not be
n proved.
n Witness was allowed to procec
n but combining himself to u desert
d ton of the condition of the sku
c without using the terms to viii
:, objection was made. lie showed
+; fracture an inch and quarter 10
6 on the inner table Of the skull, G.
q responding in position to a depr