The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-01

did you think he was going to kill
Lorbeer?" asked Mr.. andrews.
mo; I thought he meant he was go
ing to have fight with Lorbeer."
And you wouldn't have thought Of IL
again unless this matter had come up?"
mo, probably not
Yin Sal, a Chinese known as All Kai.
a cook on the railroad car where Bar
ney had lived told of seeing Barney's
revolver a couple of times. Barney had
/ IL as he lay In bed, and was playing
with the trigger.
The last time I saw him with IL was
sunday morning. August 12th," said he
through the interpreter. He was
pressing the trigger as though to try
Where cid he keep it," asked Mr..
andrews. on cross-examination-
II don't know"
HOLI ARRESTED BARNEY.
Capt. HoIi Thornton Of the police de-
7 partment told of arresting the defen-
dant and receiving the revolver from
him. There were three loaded shells
and two unloaded ones In IL. The re-
volver and shells were received in evi-
dence.
when Barney was searched at the
police station We found the setting of a
ring IN his shirt pocket" he said under
cross-examination.
Mr.. Barney tells me that there was
no pocket in his shirt" said Mr.. An
drews.
We'll. Il came from his shirt, any
way. ! don't know for certain about
the pocket He told me that that was
not his. bit Il belonged to the other
fellow
This ring had been referred to tenta-
lively by Mr.. Andrews on several prior
occasions. The materiality OF the mat
ter had not appeared before. several
Witnesses having been asked whether
Lorbeer had been in the habit Of wear
ing a seal ring. None of them had re-
.nembered seeing one.
DIR. Wood described the appearance OF
Lorbeer. and the operation following
his reception OF Lorbeer at the hospital.
He stated that he had stitched up a
large number OF holes In the large in
testines. The intestines were cut very
badly. and found hole into the kidney
which was stopped. Lorbeer was so
weak by this time that he could not
stand much more. and the abdominal
cavity was Immediately closed and
stitched up. Lorbeer lived but fifteen
minutes longer. Dr. Wood also describ-
ed the finding OF the fatal bullet dur
ing the post-mortem examination.
Were either OF the wounds you
found on Lorbeer's body necessarily
fataIT'' asked Mr. Cathcart.
i found two more wounds in the in
testines. two in the stomach. and the
kidney was very badly lacerated and
torn. Judging from my examination i
can s,-ts -Aat death was due 10 these
wounds Inc wounds in the stomach
anf F'Aney : consider mortal wounds
On3,.4' AIRY coas'ition-"
From the appearance OF the wounds
would you say that the revolver was
held close 10 the bOdy?" asked Mr.. An
drews.
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that the pistol was held close. say at
arms length or less"
With DIR. Woods testimony the pros
ecution rested
DEFENSE'S STATEMENT.
Attorney Thompson gave the state
ment for the defense. He told Of the
controversy with Cabral on the engine
in the progress OF which Cabral used an
opprobious epithet. After that he went
To the car where he lived and break
tasted with a man named DOdds. Bar
ney invited Dodds to go TO the picnic
with him. and together they examined
Barneys revolver, and suggested that
at the picnic they might do some shoot
ing al a mark. Afterwards Barney
Went out and met Cabral: he struck
him and the boy ran TO Lorbeer. Lor-
beer asked Barney what he had done
to the boy and then struck Barney. lie
struck him not only once. but many
times, dazing him and nearly knocking
him over. Barney felt n sharp pain in
the breast and thought he was stabbed
Lorbeer kept on striking him. and in
defense of his life ne drew his revolver
and shot.
George Dodds. timekceper at Kahuku
plantation. told Of his visit to Barney
early on the morning Of the shooting:
that he breakfasted with Barney. and
was Invited TO go to the picnic with
him.
Did you see Barney's pistoI?'' asked
Mr.. Andrews.
Yes. we examined IL. as il was a new
kind. but / don't remember that any
thing was said about any use To which
IL was 20 be put that day"
Did you go oct with Mr.. Barney
afterwards"
Yes"
TEL what you saw"
LoRBEER STRUCK BARNEY.
There was a Portuguese standing
out by the rOundhouse and Barney
went up to him and struck him. The
Portuguese ran across the tracks and
train which was backing down came
between them. a man was standing on
the rear end and he reached down and
struck him"
"on the body OF the face?~
In the face"
His fist was closed. Then ths inan
jumped of and followed Barney. strfk-
ing him once or twice in the face. Bar
ney was backing away from him. and
the other man. Lorbeer IL was. followed
him Then I saw Barney reach for his
gun and shoot. LOrbeer jumped on
him. there was a second shot. and that
was all / saw
You have no interest or bias i'm this
case; you came simply because you
were subpOenaed?''
Il did"
Did you hear either one say any
thing after Lorbeer. as-you say. struck
Barney asked Mr.. Cathcart. cross
examining.
II heard someone say. You will. viii
your but could not say which IL was
that spoke.
Was Barney standing on the track
so tnat the car would have struck him
" ne had remained there asked Juror
Templeton.
couldn't say. but I think not
carr"
don't know about that"
HANRAHAN SAW MARKS.