The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-14

duction of the evidence in the
cases of the Queen VS.. Z. +. Carey
examination for libel, and the
Queen VS.. DR.. Chas. Harrison
common nuisance. The evidence
is an exact transcript from the
Judges notes.
REGINA VS. E. E. CAREY.
Libel in the first degree, in Honolulu, on
November B, 1892, by causing the
publication, in the Liberal news
paper, OF articles libeling George E.
Harrison.
Creighton and Peterson for prosecu-
ton; Hartwell for defendant.
K. w. Wilcox sworn: The newspaper
called the Liberal is published at the
GAZETTE office in Honolulu; [ am inter
ested in it and am editor of the Hawaiian
part of it, as stated in the paper; | am
Hawaiian editor and manager; on No
vember 5th, 1892, no one was regularly
employed as editor OF the English part !;
since Huntsman gave up the position
several persons were employed to write
for the English part defendant was paid
TO write for English part: he was SO en-
ployed on November 5th, and is still so
employed since HuDtsman left the fore
man sometimes reads English proof; de-
PENDANT has read some, and so have :;
have not seen the last two papers; l do
not know who wrote the two articles
specified in the charge in this case; on
November 9Th nobody but defendant was
paid for writing English part, so far as
know.
Cross Defendant is report
er, not editor; [ DO not pay employees :;
I do not know certainly that defendant
wrote all the English portion on the 9Th !;
sometimes we have voluntary c0ntribu-
tors; don't know if We had any in that
issue.
Theresa Cartwright sworn: Defendant
is reporter on the Liberal; l don't
know whether he is paid; l don't know
who pays the employees; know he is
reporter because see him coming to
our Office; | am secretary and cashier,
and have an interest in the paper; have
nothing to do with DEFENDANTS pay; we
have had no reporter besides defendant
Huntsman used to be editor; since he
left don't know of anyone but defend
lish part; nobody has taken Huntsman's
place as editor.
J. 81. Soper sworn: am newsdealer
in Honolulu; sell the Liberal; sold it
last Saturday; the papers are sent from
the Liberal office; 1 sold a number of
copies, can say how many.
III. n. Castle sworn: | am editor of
the ADVERTISER, published at GAZETTE
office; 1 don't know who runs the Lib
eral; Wilcox is connected with it; don't
know of defendants connection with it !;
defendant has been in GAZETTE office !;
don't know on what business; | talked
with defendant before the article ap-
peared about the merits of the Harrisons !;
had heard the Liberal was to have an
article, and I talked with defendant sup
posing he was the editor, though did
not know it; I think defendant was in
my office when DIR. Harrison was there !;
don't remember the conversation.
Cross-examined: l had heard before
my talk with defendant something about
the matter referred to in articles now in
question DIR. Harrison had spoken to me
about it; don't think anybody else had.
81. M. Whitney sworn: 1 am mana
ger of HAWAIIAN GAZETTE Co.. we print
the Liberal but don't publish it. type is
set and paper printed in our office; we
are paid so much a week; think the ar
rangement was made with Mrs. Theresa
Cartwright; on November5, 1892, sup
posed defendant was acting as English
editor, don't know supposed so be-
cause he was in and out of the office; I
did not see him do any business in con-
nection with it; he transacted all bust
ness with the foreman; do not know
rrt,r - \. -
A. II. Mossman sworn: 1 arranged
with K. W. Wilcox for selling the Lib
eral by Hawaiian News Co.; We mad 40
copies OF last SATURDAYS issue and sold
many of them
J.J. LennoX sworn: | am foreman
OF GAZETTE Co.; we print the Liberal;
supervise the compositors and | usually
receive the copy for English part; | got
ali the English copy for the issue of No
vember 5th from an envelope on nv
desk; don't know who wrote it defend
ant has been in and out OF the office in
connection with Bureau of Information
ne has never given me any instructions
about the Liberal; he never told me he
was editor; l get my Instructions from
MIR. Whitney; Huntsmah used to give
ms own Instructions; stree he lett Mr..
Whitney has given them.
u. L. Harrison sworn: | came to Ho-
noiuiu on last trip of Alameda with my
wife; last Saturday I saw the Liberal
read it first at the Hotel saw the two
articles now complained of; know of
no other Geo. E. Harrison on the ISL
ands; the article about Running a
Bluff referred to me; the other article
referred to me also, there can be no
doubt about it; did talk to Captain
Houdlette; part of the report of the in
tervlew IS true, part Of it is false; did
not try to bluff the captain; our inter-
view was pleasant aud he shook me by
tue hand when We parted, saying he re-
gretted the ship's doctor had been SO
Ioollsh; L have no legal wife in San
francisco and did not leave San Fran
cisco with any $4,000 of another woman
mad some money Of Mrs. Longshore's
the female companion | had with me
was my wife; was married to May I.
oartweH before; have been divorced
nom her; she never had any money ex-
cept What gave her; she has now all
ire property | ever had l had two chill
9ren; when L left my former wife I
needed to the children one-half of the
property deed exhibited, recorded San
Diego, CAL, Book I63 Deeds, page CO. ;
! wa, vas married to present wife June ),
1857 certificate produced) she was the
t9haie companion | was travelling with
sne and came alone: nv mother and
hrs' Potts, my brother and another man
tie mere later; l talked with defend