The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-13
WARMING
UNHEEDED
Kinoshita Was Shot On
Advancing.
DIDN'T THINK THEY'D FIRE
Japanese Testifss That Spencer Told
laborers To Keep off the
Platform.


shita. one of the Laysan Island Jap
anese. the third witness in the Spencer
case. the above warning was given by
Captain Joseph Spencer just before the
shooting occurred on the evening or
Saturday, August IL. Then Kinoshita
went on 70 say that after this warning
had been given ne, Kinoshita. advanc-
ed further onto the platform. II didn't
think they would shoot" he said. He
was mistaken, evidently, for when he
advanced the shooting commenced and
he fell with a ball through his side.
At half past one o'clock yesterday af
ternoon the preliminary examination in
the Laysan Island killing affair was re-
sumed in the Police Court before Judge
Wilcox. Okamu, the second witness,
who was still on the stand when court
adjourned on Tuesday, went in the wit
ness box when the examination was
continued yesterday.
THE RICE MIDDLE.
Yesterday you swore that the rice
was obtained in the morning one week
and in the evening the next week. Is
that so?' asked attorney Kinney.
, and in the evening the next week"
Then you got it at noon for the
whole of one week and in the evening
/ for the whole of the next?"
Yes" II will be remembered that
Okamu was the cook on Laysan Island
Did 1t sometimes happen that you
got your rice at noon every day for two
consecutive weeks?"
Il usually got II at noon but If
couldn't get It then / got it at night
generally"
Sometimes in the same week, then
you would go for rice at noon, or maybe
two o'clock or perhaps at night?"
IF you bring some rice 1 will ex
plain it."
Cant you answer the question as L
whether the time OF the getting Of thu
rice sometimes alternated during ont
week."
The time changes on Sunday. w
get four meals on Sunday. We hav
crackers In the morning on Sunday an,
then three meals of rice"
How long have you been cook oil
Laysan Island?"
Three months"
Did the boss keep a memorandum
Of the rice? Didn't Spinner keep
book2"
Yes"
"He wrote it down each day whe
you got the rice?"
Yes"
Did Spencer write it down when 70
got rice?"
Il don't know about Spencer"
O.,
Of crackers?"
, Yes"
Il am asking Of the Sunday prior /
the fight"
Il don't remember about that sur
2 day."
: The week previous TO the troubl
I were you getting rice at noon or afte
support"
4 II can't say for sure"
I Tell us about the week Of the trol
BILE. At what time did you get yot
= rations?"
y AT noon"
Then the week previous you got
at night?"
AT noon the week previous we g
8 our rice"
Did you ever receive four meals {
sunday?"
we can't get crackers any 9th
day"
When you got crackers on Sunds
you got three meals Of rice. too?"
Yes"
so you recollect what day you 9
four meals?"
7 I'VE got crackers and three 9th
10 meals on Sunday"
Prior to that week did you ever &
four meals at one time, either fro
r Spinner or anybody else?"
m Yes, before Spencer came down
" "when?"
Il know I got them but don't remer
~ Der when. I can't say the hour or Z
day"
'h The case went on in this way (
some time, the testimony Civ
amounting to the following. The CO
,e was In the habit OF drawing the rati
L. OF rice for all hands about noon for o
week and just before supper the ne
week. The regular ration Of rice W
a. two pounds for each man. When I
cook procured the ration II was enou
TO last for three meals. The witness
= came somewhat excited while givi
his testimony concerning the rice.
SAID II was all plain enough" and e
IDENTIFY wondered what the cross-exal
liner was driving at. Kinney stuck
questions about the rice until the Cot
M manifested some impotence. Inasmu
"A as the japanese was not guilty of q
swering any question without a gre
deal OF conversation on the subject, I
examination called for patience fr'
z everybody concerned. Attorney kim
BE- was evidently trying TO show Il
when the japanese complained of hi
ing no rice on Saturday, August II.
- day Of the shooting. they had no ril
to ask for II. having already recei'
DC enough the day before to last tn
through Saturday. After following {
line Of questioning almost TO defn
he point. Kinney dropped II and inqui
a. concerning what rice was given on
Sunday following the shooting and
Monday. This matter occupied but
n tie time and then the attorney went
his man in another way.
KNEW NOTHING OF y sTRIKl
Did you hear anything Of ST.