The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-19
LEON STRAUSS answers
SAYS KNOWS NOT OF WITNESSES
IN ANDRADE CASE.
Makes Affidavit of Innocence to charges
of Attorney McClanahan and Asks to
Produse Witnesses.

In the contempt matter of Leon NJ.
Strauss, preferred by E. b. McClana-
han, the respondent this morning filed
an affidavit in answer in which he dis
claimed anything to do with the divorce
matter of Andrade VS.. Andrade except
to collect the allowance of alimony al
lowed by the court in the absence and
Illness of Charles Creighton and his alb
sence, at his request. AS to the wit
nesses for libellant in the suit the res
pondent processes profound ignorance
Mr. Strauss alleges that his connection
with the case was simply to oblige Mr..
Creighton and prays that he may be
allowed to produce witnesses in open
court to that effect.
Charles Downing, the man who stab
bed thre natives in Puunui last spring,
killing one of them and so badly in
juring the others that they were laid
up for several weeks, is free. He has
been at liberty since last Thursday, but
two charges of assault with danger
Gus weapon were hanging over him.
This morning the government an
nounced a nolle prosequi, and the ac-
cused was discharged.
The case is the first of the kind in
| this country Downing went out to
native gathering for time" He
had with him some money and a knife.
The entire party got drunk, from all
accounts. After the midnight hour
a woman warned him that he was to
| be robbed. Soon after he was set
upon for some reason, and the slash
ing occurred. Three natives were
taken to the hospital. One worked for
| Hyman Bros, one for Lewis & Co., and
one was a visitor from Waialua. The
| first mentioned and the others had a
hard time of it. Downing had two
trials. The first was under the laws
of the Reupblic of Hawaii, which re
quires only nine jurymen to convict.
He made a plea of elf-defense, and
strongly defended that plea. The re-
suit was a hung jury of seven to five,
perfected a true bill, and the matter
came before this term. With time the
! evidence of the prosecution was weak
ened and the plea of self-defens was
unanimously sustained by the jury.
The charge upon which the hearing
was had was murder in the second de-
| gree, This referred to the man that
died. The other charges were de-
pendent thereon, the evidence being
Identical A failure of the first fore
shadowed a failure of the others, and
the government consequently decided
to drop the other charges.
Judge Humphreys is today hearing
testimony i'm the divorce libel of Mrs
Miner against DR.. f. l.. Miner. The
petitioners side had the floor all OF
this morning. Taking of evidence fol-
lowed the sanction of a motion to quast
amended answer to the original bill
There are still a number Of witnesses
to be heard from. j. a. Magoon and
Cecil Brown represent DR.. Miner
Hatch & Siliman appear for Mrs
Miner.
In the matter Of the estate Of tht
late William II. Cummings, who died
] i1 4f
notice of his appearance as attorney
for the two male heirs
William Mccarthy. the sailors ship.
ping master was before the court this
morning ON appeal from q fine of 81
for assault on r, j. Turk. As boil
Turk and Lewis have departed the pro
secutlon entered a nolle prosequi,