The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-15

Mr.. Davidson considers /, desir-
able to elicit all the facts without
the formality Of disclarging the wit
ness and calling him again.
Mr.. Neumann says the prosecu-
ton has no desire TO suppress facts,
hut counsel has no right TO compel
the prosecution to change its man.
ner of presenting the case.
Mr.. Davidson further argues and
Mr.. Neumann replies.
Mr.. Hatch thought counsel having
gone into matter OF the mode Of pro.
curing arrest, and that topic having
been introduced the defense has
right to cross. examine thereon and
elicit as many new facts as it may.
1t was not necessary to make wit
ness theirs and thus deprive them
OF the right of contradicting him,
which was the point that opposite
counsel was trying to gain.
The Court said 1t was usual TO
allow the Whole matter TO be ex-
hausted, but as the ruling was asked
for il seemed to be proper to grant
it.
Mr.. Davidson noted an exception
to the ruling. He wanted to ask
about Richmond, whose name was
certainly introduced.
Mr.. Neumann said witness had
not said anything abont Richmond.
Mr.. Davidson SAID Richmond was
introduced in Watson's statement.
. The Court ruled that the ruling
just made applied equally to the
case of Richmond.
Mr.. Davidson claimed that wit
ness should not 9arble his note OF
interviews, and witness rendered
counsel the manuscript which he ac.
cepted.
Witness Either Steele or Over
end told me Richmond WAS low
character not tit to be believed; il
was partly on statement OF Steele
that l caused his arrest.
Q.--l1ad you any information
prior to the statement which helped
TO induce his arrest:
Mr.. Neumann objects and objec.
ton sustained.
Witness-Am sure word "planta,
ton" was used in interview, think
both at first nn,i second talk with
Mills: have no memorandum OF
statements bv Mills; it is more
vividiy impressed on my mind than
interviews with other defendants /;
| Mills manner was very vehement ;
no one else was present at second
it was in Office; remained at Homo
kaa little over three weeks. per-
haps four; was engaged in this IN
vestigatlon all the time; reason why
l remember Mills statement about
rope was that thought it strange
when he was searching all over town
for rope; did not know that he was
acting under direction of Lyman;
am sure Mills said that act was done
By nobody but white men; one in
tervicw was partially in his office,
Mills kindly invited me to take a
iid in his bedroom, ! drank cock
tail and it was u good one, cocktails
don't generally interfere with my
memory; think Steele was first ar.
rested, next Blabon, forget whcthe,
Watson or Mills was arrested next
new remember Mills was arrested
before Watson, since. you mention
! circumstance evidence was salts
factory to me and l caused the ar.
| rest OF these men.
To Mr.. Hatch-My object in TAX
ing statements of these men was To
find ont who committed that mur-
der; ! had no trail except o. report
that the mans hands were tied and
he couldn't have hung himself and
popular opinion that deed was done
by white men; in reference Ia
Steele. object was TO get evidence
against himself, as To Watson l had
no idea he had anything to do will
it; reason l didn't take q statement
from Mills was that he had horne ar
nnsavory character in years past.
Mr.. Davidson objected that wit
ness had no right to attack any
body's character there.
The Court said the evidence was
not right, but counsel mad pressed
for al answer.
Re-direct-Different position O.
Mills from others was that he helt
special commission rs policeman
in that district. .
At 4;45 the Court adjourned I'll!
2 o'clock tomorrow morning. I'M
souRrH DAY. CNN
FRIDAY, April 0.
UGESAKA. sworn, (Mr. &. o. Ma
cayama lnterpreting)-I work OF
Overend's plantation, Honokaa
knew GOto, the japanese store
keeper; he is head, was hung to .
telephone post; saw him the night
of Oct. 2Stb, night before he wa,
found hung. Witness describes
houses, etc., on plan. was at O
meeting OF japanese laborers in tn,
house OF lot No. IL Goto was there
the meeting was about fine thai
Overend asked japanese to pay fol
damages for setting fire TO cane
that he blamed the japanese with