The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-11
A JURY SECURED
E. ". Jordan the Man Who
Made Up the Dozen.
4 NIGHT SESSION HELD
First Witness - 1t VIII Be Long
and Tedious Trial A Tales
man Fined

A jury for the trial of the five Japa-
nese charged with the commission of
murder in the first degree during the
progress of the Kahuku plantation
riot of March 26th last, was secured at
4: 40 o'clock yesterday afternoon
f. w. Jordan, the Fort street mer-
chant, was the twelfth man. The other
eleven for the siege are: ]. w. Treg-
loan, w. r. Sims, Theo Wolfe, John
Efinger, Henry Roth, T. E Krouse, J.
J. Sullivan, A. w. Howe, Fred w. Nc
Chesney, c. B. Huston and Charles II.
Atherton.
Mr.. Jordan was about the one hum
dredth man who went into the box. He
told that he was slightly deaf. This
trouble did not seem to be bad enough
to interfere with the performance of
his duty as juror, and as he was 9th
erwise qualified, he was sworn in with
the dozen. II was after Mr.. Jordan
had developed to be satisfactory that
Judge Robertson, counsel for the de-
Tense, remarked that he did not Gale
to use any more peremptory chai-
lenges. Attorney General Cooper said
for the State for the fifteenth time,
about, that the jury was all that the
people desired.
Judge Perry administered tlDe o5Itn'es
the elect twice, having the first time
omitted the names of four of the de-
PENDANTS, simply saying so and so and
others" The jurors were carefully in
structed by His Honor, as were the
bailiffs. The time for this trial will
be quite close to three weeks. A host
of Chinese and Japanese and few
haOles and natives will testify. With
the interpreters and the involving ma
ture of the transaction the work Of
bringing out the facts will be slow.
When everything was ready for the
opening of the case, Attorney-General
Cooper said that the State was quite
prepared to proceed, but would prefer
to start Gin the morning" Most of
the jurors expressed Willingness to
work day and night. w. o. Smith
thought it best to have proceedings
only when attorneys and jurors were
fresh. A couple of the jurors declared
they were quite fresh, and Judge Perry
decided that the start should be made
at z: 80 in the evening.
At night the lights were bad, but It
was TO business at once. The opening
statements were made briefly, and cne
first witness, a Pake, was called. This
man was on the stand till nearly 10
o'clock, when adjournment was taken
to this morning. The Chinaman tastl-
fed that he had been stabbed by one
Of the defendants, and he told of the
part he believed some of the prisoners
had taken in the wholesale numbering
on that bloody Sunday afternoon at
Kahuzu.
The gentlemen of the jury have close
quarters in the Snow cottage, on the
grounds of the Hawaiian Hotel, and
will be boarders at the hotel. They
were cautioned not to talk to any one
about the case or to let any one talk
to them about it. The baiIiffs were
told to permit no tOllh CIStt ION DEtNSSA
jurors and outsiders concerning the
Kahuku affair. 1t is presumed that the
jury will be given permission to attend
church on Sundays. and if they so in
in body it will be a new experience
for some of them.
Robert ShingIe was called for the
jury yesterday. He had not taken the
oath to support the Republic and smil-
tngIy resisted the Establishments of W.
0. Smith when the ex-Attorney-Gen-
era1 suggested that the present was a
good time to declare fealty and posi-
bly, serve the nation for a few weeks
at 50 day
William Savidga was ION the list"
but was not rounded up, as the search
Of the police did not extend to health
seekers at Waialua. James Gordon
Spencer was excused because he is a
member of the Board of immigration.