The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

THE SHOOTING CASE.
Evidence for the Prosecution Case
Continued Till Tomorrow.

Continued Till Tomorrow.
The trial of Arthur White for as
sault on George Wood. the ex-
pitcher Of the Crescent baseball
niue, took place in the District
Court this morning. The courtroom
was pretty we'll filed with an inter
ssted audience who expected an air.
ing Of the baseball scandal. George
Wood, the Injured pitcher, was the
first " illness on the stand. He limp
ed as he took the stand. The bullet
still remains in his right leg, having
fallen somewhat lower aud toward
his knee from his thigh. His evi.
dence was confederation Of the
report given IN the BULLETIN on
Friday last, the day after the a.
sault al Waikiki. Arthur Whit.
and Willie Wilder had .nticed him,
not without force, to Waikiki. On
the way he was told to tell the
truth" about bis being bought In
the baseball game Of the previous
Saturday. To escape being shot he
had said that . man at Moanslua
had promised TO pay him S25 II he
threw over the game. This he adj
mitted In Court was not true. White
held his arm all the way, aud chang.
ed places with Wilder once. In try.
ing 10 make bis escape near the
Lemon premises at Waikiki on the
bridge, he was shot in the right
lex. He was taken into q room aud
Wilder lii the lamp, White telling
him to do 80. White laid the pistol
on the table aud cowhitled Wood for
nearly half an hour, resting at utter
walls. After cowhiding him White
said he felt sorry for licking him.
Wood then asked him to please lend
him ten c.nts with which TO pay his
way home IN the car. White gave
him fifty csu's. He managed to
reach the car, jumped Of the car 81
Alakea street and with the assist.
ance Of u Portuguese reached his
home.
Wilder, sworn, stated--He was ~,
quainted with both complainant and
defendant. He met defendant Ia
Whites billiard saloon about
o'clock IN the evening. White asked
him II he knew whore he could fnd
Wood. Witness said he'd try
White secured u buggy aud botl
went to Woods place on Emm,
street, and enquired Of native boy,
whore Wood was. They said he wa
not home. They drove down To tn,
paper chase aud returned later. Tn,
complainant not being home yet thu
two drove down aud saw Woo,
standing At the corner Of B.retsni
and Emma streets. Wilder aske,
Wood u get IN aud latter REFUSED
White got out Of the buggy III,
shortly after Wood and White cam
from the rear, aud a. Wood rs get
ting in witness heard him say, al
right, Mr.. White" Saw nothing q
revolver IN defendants hand. Th
patty reached Waikiki aud witnes
took the horse and buggy aud tie
til. animal. He then went To tn
door Of the house, aud found
locked. While he was there h
heard something like q shot. II
walked out and saw White al
Wood approaching, The door wa
finally unfastened and the thre
went inside; Wood was limpini
Witness saw White put a revolvs
ou the table aud also q cowhide. II
sat in q chair with his back to III
two, and heard White cowhidin
Wood, for about two seconds. Whit
WAS in his shirt sleeves. He saw
few strokes Of the lash. This w
At $40 o'clock. After the assau
Wood limped tn the door aud aske
witness TO help him (Wood) To u
car terminus, but witness took 4
notice. Witness was sober.
The tramcar driver and Port
guess conductor testified to Wood
getting on the car and his iin,pin
The case was continued until vi
o'clock to- morrow morning,