The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-22

ana was afflicted with the same pecu-
mar blindness which was a prominent
symptom In the three subsequent
victims.
Al this stage of the mans testimony
Deputy Sheriff Chillingworth sharply
asked the witness why he had not told
TINS to DR.. Pratt, Consul Canavarro or
10 himself when questioned as to the
old mans Illness. He replied that he
did not know why.
laid down on "A chair and sudden
~ felt the bed shaking against my
chair. L got up and went to the old
man. He just looked at me and lifted
MS arm. Then found ne was gone.
TN the table In the room there was a
gin bottle In which was some liquid stuff.
buring the night the old man had vomit-
I'd discolored stuff. At o'clock the
sick man told me he was blind and
couldn't see "A thing"
Did you tell anv one Of this-about
died?''
on. yes; I told everybody who was
there that day"
just as you have testified today? Did
you tell Consul Canavarro he was blind?''
Yes, l think ! did"
tohsul Canavarro shook his head in a
negative manner and the coroner looked
the witness Sharply I'm the face.
Did you tell me the old man could
not see the lights?"
mo. sir"
well. why didn you? Why didn't you
tell me about the lights?''
II don't know. You didn't ask me
about them"
why didn't you tell me about them
"a leu al Inc wit n
me about this csse7''
II don't know
Has any one else been talking 10 you
about this case since you talked with me
this morning."
No. SIR"
ON Sunday before snva's death xavier
was with him but did not drink a prof
fcred glass Of liquor. Xavier's wife and
mother-in-law went TO Silva's house and
the mother-in-law had about three
fourths OF "A glassful Of hquor.i His wifi,
took about a spoonful. The mother-in-lav
said IL made her sick and she yomited. or
Tuesday the witness testified that when
Joe Silva and others were drinking IN the
dead mans house, his mother-in-law
went In and seeing them drinking tbs
peculiar-colored liquor. took Policeman
Silva to one side and told him that II
he didn't want to get sick he should not
drink OF II. She is reported TO have saio
on this occasion, IF you know what tina
stuff II. you will not drink IL. did ant
I almost died. and believe that Is wha
he (the old man Silva) died Of"
when did you hear that these othe
people who died were blind before tlel
diedP" asked the coroner.
Mrs. Medeiros told me about her hus
band and when I heard that I said L
myself. That is how the old man died.
why didn't you tell Dr. Pratt abou
this?'
"He didn't ask me about that toll
him Silva had been sick long time an,
had had the rheumatism. / did not know
anything then about the liquor. I be
lieve I told him that Silva had vomited.
Did you tell him he could not seer
b mo, sir"
. 'WelI. now I want you TO recollec
whether or not you told Dr. Pratt wheth
er Silva could not see before he died?
asked the coroner sternly.
Witness went into brown study an
1 emerged shortly after with the word:
. mo. sir; don't think So"
did you find any liquor there?'
Yes In the kitchen"
Did you tell Mr.. Canavarro about IL?
"Oh, yes; I think So
P After Mr.. Canavarro went away o
D Tuesday morning Hotel Joe took bot
> tie OF the tea-colored liquid and hid Il
This was the bottle he drank from. II
: had never bought any wine from old ST
- w. Inc lhtteI gave IL 10 MIN as n IL
Vor," although he got the old man to TAX
y 3 as n favor" also.
THE blacksmith at the Oahu depot TO
me that Silva had bought some stuff c
Friday and made the liquor on Satu
day"
a How did the blacksmith know it?"
a SILVA told him. He told me the o
man and he had a couple OF drinks la
week Sunday and that the old man hS
n but one bottle of the stuff then. The OF
or people who drank the stun said tn
10 which came out of the first bottle th'
!, got hold Of was all right but the secoi
was rough. although IL was the same &C
u or"
Antoine Joaquin testified TO havi
l. drank some OF the deadly liquor with
:. Silva. Medelros and Cabral. He testi
also that he had been at the old ms
" house week before his death. The
l. ter called him i'm TO have a drink and
,e took drink and half" Did not
40 any effects from the stuff.
ON the second occasion Hotel joe
. asked him to drink out of the bottle
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