The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-01-12
TRIAL OF MRS. KING.
She Preserves Her Gay and Festive
Demeanor.

Court this morning W. {. Pond, +.
l.. kcan and II. Dobson were brought
before the bench for drunkenness.
The three pleaded guilty and were
sentenced to pay fines Of 81 each.
Ah Lam, for assault and battery
ON Mon War on Jan. III. in front of
the Police Station. was sentenced to
paw fine OF s..
The trials Of Pico Miranda for as
sault, and All You. the Chinese lad
who stabbed a native yesterday with
a sheath knife, were put of until
the 18th.
Mrs. Nina King. the colored lass
who pickaxed Geo. Washington, her
lover. ON New Years day in a house
un Queen street, was next put GU
trial. The woman appeared in a
neat tight fitting gown and greeted
Washington, who was in the court
room, with smile. DIR. Wood, for
the prosecution, testified that he
saw Washington on Jan. 1st; he had
a fresh wound near his left temple
about inch long, which was bleed
ing a little. Blood was coming from
both his nose and mouth. Although
he was in great pain. the witness
could not find that there was any
injury to the brain. The flow from
the mouth and nose must have come
from some internal injury. The
wound was not probed, and the
bleeding subsidized after twenty-four
hours. Evidence was found OF au
accumulation Of blood over the soft
palate.
Geo. Washington. after being
sworn, stated that he had lived with
Mrs. King for about two months
and a half, at a place on Queen
street. He came home on the morn
ing OF Jan. |, at one o'clock. bring
ing two friends with him. Defend.
ant was alone. Powell and Lam
caster arrived later. Beer was open
ed and the party enjoyed themselves.
Finally he Washington became
angered. not jealous, at certain con-
versation going on between defend.
ant and Powell, and he slapped her
face. The party left shortly after
ward and the woman went out in
the yard, where she tainted. The
witness brought her in and gave her
camphor. He left the house aud
returned later to find she had gone.
Then he went TO sleep. When he
awokc he saw lot OF blood around,
and pick on the floor with blood
on il. He got up and blood started
to flow again. 4 man answered to
his cry for help and went and got q
policeman. Witness did not know
who struck the blow, and did not
see defendant until she came in with
a doctor. She then asked him how
he felt, but being weak from loss OF
blood he did not answer her. Pre-
vious to sleeping he had a revolver
in his hip pocket which defendant
took, but on his hearing the click Of
the hammer he had taken IL away
from her.
Marshal Hitchcock deposed that
defendant was taken in his Office on
Jan. !, at ! y. M. for examination.
She was told that her answers would
be taken down and used in Court,
and that she had the option OF ans
wering for her benefit or otherwise.
Deputy Marshal Brown was present.
Defendant in answer to queries had
told witness that Washington was
jealous Of Powell at the time OF the
trouble, and that Washington struck
her about the face with his hand.
She was afraid Of her life and
George going outside, she availed
herself Of tho opportunity and ran
away to a native woman's house.
She came back and looking through
the window saw George asleep on
the bed. She went out in the yard,
found n pickaxe and standing ON the
doorstep drove the pick with both
hands into his head. lie threw up
his hands and she ran away. Re
turning lator she peered through
the window and saw the man wash
ing tho blood from his face. He
saw her and said he did not think she
would do that To him. He asked her
10 20 for assistance and she went tu
the Hotel and got Dr. Howard. On
their return she was arrested. That
was the gisi Of Mrs. Kings state.
ment Ia witness, who describes her
as being cool and collected when
she madU the confession.
Deputy Marshal Brown corrobo.
rated tho Marsha'ls evidence.
The ease was continued till 2:3O
o'clock, II, request OF j. l.. Kaulukou,
who appears FOR Mrs. King.
After argument by counsel this
afternoon, Mrs. Vina King was conn
mitted Ia the Circuit Court for trial.
kaulukou offered no defense.