The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-16
A DRAMATIC INTERRUPTION.
The Gallagher Case On in the Cir.
emit Cour. Yesterday.


The Gallagher may hem trial Was
interrupted in dramatic manner
yesterday, Shortly after o'clook.
while {. +, Wilson was giving his
testimony for the defense, mes
senger asked 70 speak 70 Judge
Cooper. The judge then called
Mr.. Carl Meta one Of the jurors,
ont Of the COURTROOM, and AFTER
short conversation, returned, and
announced that the news Of the
death OF Mr.. Mett'S child had been
received. and that he had been ex-
cused from jury duty. As il after
wards transpired, the child was
not dead then, although il died
later In the day.
The prosecution occupied the en-
tire morning and = small part of
the AFTERNOON session. There was
not much new evidence given, the
witnesses being the same that APP
peared III the District Court Sew
eral witnesses positively swore that
they SAW Gallagher with Peter
sons ear in his mouth.
When the defense closed. Judge
Cooper asked Cecil Brown, one of
Gallagher'a attorneys, what his
line of defense was TO be. Mr..
Brown said that the only defense
be had, was that Gallagher did
not bite Petersou's ear st sill. The
fret witness called was Fred Har,
gison. He said he was present
during the whole fight, and told
how IL commenced, claiming that
Peterson was the aggresSor- He
said that the latter had called Gal
Isgher q dirty royalist," and had
struck him on the shoulder. He
also claimed that no biting had
taken place, and that ne would
have been sure 20 have seen IL had
there been amy, as he was close
ID the comb2tants during the
whole fight His testimony was
substantially the same SIS that
given az the trial o. Wilson and
Brown few days ago. and print
ed IN the ADVERTISER st that time.
On cross-examination lie said he
had gone TO the hotel about s
o'clock that evening with Gala
gner, Rawlins and Love; and that
Gzllsgher was slightly intoxicated
st that time. He did not see
Peterson until just before the fight
commenced. HIS party played sew
eraI games OF pool, and were drink
ing after each game and sometimes
during the game He said he was
drunk, bat knew exactly what was
hsppeuing. All those who were
with him were drinking as much
as ne was. He knew absolutely
nothing CT any ear-biting until the
policeman, Gus COrdes, came to
arrest Gallagher. W A Kinney,
the attorney for the prosecution,
had Harrison On the stand for
over an hour, and made him tell
tie story Of the fight III its minut-
est detaiIs-
T. w. RaHIins told his YER
sion OF The fight In the same
way that Harrison did, with the ex-
cepsion Of saying that be knew
nothing OF any ear-biting until he
read the ADyEgTIsEE the next
morning, although ne was with
Harrison until she latter went
home. Ho created z laugh In the
court room, when asked how much
IL had drank during the evening.
by saying he rad had about a half
bucket OF beer.
G. 3. .WIlsonr the next witness
for the defense, had only been On
the stand for few minutes when
the news Of the death Of 5ir. Mett's
IIttIe girl was received, and Judge
Cooper said that the only way the
Trial could proceed wss by both
sIdes conserving that the remain
ing eleven jurors should hear the
case. Mr., Kinney o. j~cted 20 this,
and moved a poetponsnent until
Friday morning which gas