The record-union., 1898-04-09
IDENTIFIED BY HIS VICTIM.
HONDA, THE JAP, SAYS LEROY
ROBBED HIM.
The Trial Has Been Continued Un-
til Monday Morning
Next.

1t was fully 3 o'clock yesterday before
jury in the Leroy robbery case was
secured, and it was composed of K.
Bayer, S. J. Attama, Eli Baker, H. c.
Megerle Carleton Munger, A. MaZzin
nj, E. G. Cutter, ]. D. Coyle, A. B. Ca
sey, Peter Newman, j. 0. Frazier and
NJ. J. Bannon.
District Attorney Ryan then made
his opening address to the jury. He
stated that the prosecution intended to
prove that early on the morning Of
Saturday, March 10Th, Leroy entered
the sleeping apartments of Japanese
boarding house in the alley between
Second and Third, K and L streets, and
attempted to pull a pair of trousers
containing $33 in money from under
the pillows of l. Honda and X. Ker-
atchema, two Japanese farm hands
sleeping there; that the occupants of
the bed were thereby awakened, and
that Leroy then struck Honda, the
owner of the garment and the coin,
blow on the top of the head with an
iron bar; that, there being a lighted
lamp in the room, both the Japs saw
the robber plainly and had since then
identified him as the assailant of
Honda
The first witness for the prosecution
vas Honda
The District Attorney called T. +
! Tomedo, a Japanese newspaper man,
who had acted as interpreter at the
preliminary examination, to act in a
similar capacity in examining the wit
nesses.
A vigorous objection was made by
Lawyers Clarken, McCabe and Swee-
ny, counsel for the defense, on the
ground of actual bias on the part of
the Japanese journalist.
Judge Hart then had a subpoena is
sued for Harry Bush a white inter
prefer.
Honda testified as had been outlined
by the District Attorney, and when
asked by Mr.. Ryan if he saw the man
in the courtroom who had robbed him
and then struck him over the head, the
Jap's glittering eyes wandered over
the crowd and when they lit on the
features of Leroy they assumed an ex-
preston which spoke louder than
words. Through Interpreter Bush he
stated that his assailant was present.
!. Leroy affected to act in a nonchalant
/
everything around him, but when
Honda was requested to leave the wit
ness stand and place his hands on the
man whom he recognized as the rob
| Der, the muscles of Leroy's jaws
| twitched nervously and noticeably, as
! the Jap stepped up behind his chair
! and placed his right hand on the shoHl-
! der of the accused.
| AS the Jap was moving toward Le-
roy a deep silence pervaded the crowd
! ed courtroom.
Honda further testified that a lamp
on a small table near his bed was
! burning brightly at the time Of the
assault and that there was sufficient
! light in the room to enable him to
identify Leroy beyond all doubt as the
man who had robbed him.
He was asked to point out to the
jury where the blow on his head was
received, and. STOPPING down, he ex-
hibited an ugly looking cut about
three inches in length on the top Of the
skull. The witness said that after be-
ing struck he jumped out of bed, and.
running after the man, struck him.
but being weakened by the blow he
soon gave up the chase.
He was then turned over to the de-
Tense. and Attorney Sweeney took the
witness in hand and consumed abou-
an hour in ross-examining him, but
was unable to shake his testimony in
any material points.
The defense then asked for and was
granted a continuance until Monday at
| 9 o'clock. when the case will be re-
! s1lned