The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-31
He Is Charged With
the Murder of Yard
master Lorbeer.
JURY VIEW SCENE or HOMICIDE
FIREMAN WHO SOUGHT SAFE
TY ON TOP OF AN
ENGINE.
Brakeman Kapple Gives His Yer
sion of How Lorbeer Met His
End On Sunday, Aug
ust 18th.

samuel Barney is a mild-manneret
appearing man. To look at him b
could not be accused OF heedlessly
stepping on worm. that is, without
strong corrOboratiye evidence. He /.
small OF stature, slight OF build anC
displaying in his physiognomy no indi-
cations OF an ossified heart OF a minc
bent on criminal intent On the con
traEy, he seems TO be a hard-workine
man. Flooding through the world, ac-
ccpung conditions as he finds them
bearing his yoke without murmur and
meeting the end without manifesto
lions OF sadness or joy. Barney yes
terday was attired in blue serge suit
Only the collar Of his shirt front was
revealed. The collar was checked.
Now. this small, ordinary appearing
man is charged with murder in the
first degree. IL is alleged that on
Sunday morning, August 18th, between
the hours OF 80 and o'clock, with
generalization and malice aforethought,
he took the life of John w. Lorbeer,
yardmaster OF the Oahu Railway COM
pany.
The case is being heard by Judge
Silliman. Nearly ali OF yesterday
morning was taken up in securing jur-
ors. The following jurors were sworn
TO decide Barneys fate: John Water
house, E. Oscar White, L. p. Sulli-
van, IL. +. Armstrong, w. NJ. Temple
ton. Il. W. Green, c. NJ. Lawelawe, NJ.
X Heohokaloie, G. w Hayselden, Sam
W. Spencer, \. Fernandez and w. l..
Grieve.
The jurors. after being sworn, went
TO the railroad yard TO view the scene
Of the alleged homicide.
Yesterday afternoon the first wit
ness called by the prosecution was
Gabriel Cabral
Cabral, while small in stature, is
much stouter than the defendant
Since the killing Of Lorbeer he has
been promoted from fireman to engin
eer. He was willing witness on di-
rect examination, but on cross-examin-
alton his knowledge of the ARRAY was
meager. He testified that or the
morning OF the shooting he was fire
man ON the switch engine in the yard.
While, with lubricating can in hand,
he was reducing the friction of GER
tain points of the locomotive, defend
ant came TO the engine and asked
him why he didn't back down (mean-
ing the engine).
4 will have nothing TO do with you.
said the witness. Go and see the en-
gineer." He said that he had seen
the engineer and didn't want anything
10 do with him.
Did you have any trouble before
that morning when the defendant ap-
preached you about backing DOWN."
asked Deputy Attorney General Cath
cart pointing at the diagram of the
railroad yard suspended from a huge
easel.
Lorrin Andrews. counsel for the de-
PENDANT, quickly objected. What
trouble" said Mr.. Andrews, If any.
the defendant had with this witness
has no bearing here"
The court sustained the objection.
The witness. continuing, said that
when the defendant jumped from the
engine he remarked: Il will break
your head. ! will fix you"
The witness, with blase manner, then
narrated what subsequently took
place. When he was of the engine
the defendant approached him and
struck him on the jaw. The witness.
gesticulaing emphatically. told how
il happened: When the defendant
rushed up TO me he said: You have
got = hell Of gall and struck me on
the jaw"
Did you feel it," asked Catheart
fafs 81
there was a litter in the court room.
What did you do them"
a train was backing down on
track No. s. l started TO run fol-
ward. saw John Lorbeer on the
platform OF the rear car. Did you
see that man strike me for nothing.'
/ asked"
The witness said that he had mad
no trouble with the defendant prior to
August 18th. yet strong efforts were
made on the part OF the prosecution
10 show that belligerent feeling ex-
listed between them before that time.
Andrews was very alert and that line
of testimony was no; allowed by the
court.
The witness said that defendant was
conductor OF the work train.
The witness then told about hearing
the two shots Thinking" said be,
that the shots were directed az me,
ran up and got on top OF the engine
that was ahead OF the train
The spectators and jurors burst into
laughter and even the Judge couldn't
resist smiling
Cabral was then turned over to Mr.
Andrews.
Didn't defendant strike af you be-
cause you answered him impertinert-
ly?" was asked.
u don't know anything about that.
You don't2"
mo, sir"
Didn't You have any trouble with
him."
No"
You treasure no ili-seeling against
him?"
None"
You forgive your enemies then."
Yes" And there was laughter.
William A. Kapple was the next wit