The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-04
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revolver was produced, and this Yate
Identified as the one which Barney ha
used. Yates testified that he gave tn
revolver subsequently to Master Me
chanic Murray. The witness was ex
cuse6 with but little cross-examinatior
lentirely as to the relative strength o
Lorbeer and Barney.
Thomas Murray. the master mechani
of the roau. said he did not reach tn
scene until after the shooting, when h
found Lorbeer lying on the ground, an
Barney standing near by with crow
about him. He obtained the revolve
which Barned had used, and afterward
gave it over to the care Of the police
He, also, Identified the revolver.
Did you hear Lorbeer say anything
after you arrived" asked Mr.. Cath
cart.
He said something, but in such
low tone of voice that ! could MT on
derstand him."
WHAT BARNEY SAID.
Lester Petrie, an engineer on TIL
oahu railroad, was standing in from
of the depot when Hughes shouted Il
him to come down, for Lorbeer wa!
shot.
what was the state of affairs wher
you reached the scene?" asked Mr.
Cathcart.
"Lorbeer was half lying on the
ground" said Petrie, and Barney
stood near by. / saw Yates with "A re-
volver, and I asked what had been
done. Yates said, Barney shot Lor-
beer Then / turned to Barney and
asked him why he did this, and he said
i told him to keep away from me- |
sat down beside Lorbeer then and took
his head in my lap to keep 1t out of the
clnders. / asked him what had hap
pened, and Lorbeer said very low and
thick, for he was very weak Barney
shot me-"
Petrie went on to tell of the removal
of Barney and Lorbeer from the scene.
and the arrest of Barney. He was sub
jected to little cross-eXamination.
Jacinto Jose, an engineer on the Oahu
railroad, saw Barney and Young Cabral
in the cab of his engine at the water
tank.
II heard Barney say to Cabral," said
Jose. why didn't you get out of the
way?' and Cabral replied, I have moth
ing to do with you"
This testimony was vigorously OBJ
jected to by Mr.. Andrews, and as Jose
knew nothing further of the case, he
was excused.
Louis Brown testified that he was
fireman employed by the railroad.
SAID HE'D FIX HIM"
uISt IIltt pdIitJ nuIlHS pidS
times" said he, land we were both en-
ployed at the Puuloa camp. Afterwards
We both became employees of the rail-
road company"
Did you have any conversation with
Barney about Lorbeer before the shoot
ing?" asked Cathcart.
Yes, he told me oneSday, Friday, /
think before the shooting, that he had
some trouble with Johnnie. / asked
i'm hot 10 hnt II nph
said he did not know anything about
and he had railroaded
In the States, and II Lorbeer said any
thing like that to him again he'd fix
him.
"A few evenings before that was out
with a man named Toms, and we saw
Barney ana ne was pretty drunk. We
took him home and put him in the car
where he slept. l saw his revolver that
evening. and asked him what he was
going to do with 1t. He said he had it
for his own use."
The only time you We're in Barneys
car was after you took him homer"
asked Mr.. Andrews, cross-examining.
That was the only time"
Did you have any difficulty about
getting him homer"
None at ALL"
He came willingly?"
"Oh. yes"
What We're your movements after
you left the saloon where you met
hm?"
We got into hack with two others
and went out to Iwilei, first"
"Oh, you went first to Iwilei, did you,
on your way home with Barney?"
I'VE did,
Were your companions drunk"
No; not at all, except Barney; he
was"
so drunk that you thought you'd
better take him home?"
I'VE thought he'd get into trouble
with the company If we left him there"
Now, about this Wednesday conver-
sation, that was simple casual con-
versation when he saiu he'd fix Lor-
beer?"
Yes; I'd forgotten about 1t until II
heard of the shooting, but I remem-
bered 1t then right away"
DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
Fred Toms heard the Wednesday
conversation in which Barney
spoke of Lorbeer.
Relate that conversation" directed
Mr.. Cathcart.
II was In the yard Of the railroad
when Barney came along and said he'd
lad row with Johnnie and he was 60
ng to fix him."
Did you think he was going to kill
-orbeer?" asked Mr.. andrews.
No; / thought he meant he was go-
ng to have fight with Lorbeer."
And you wouldn't have thought of II
'gain unless this matter had come up?"
No. probably not"
Yin Sal, a Chinese known as All Kai,
cook on the railroad car where Bar
ley had lived. told of seeing Barney's
'eVolver a>couple OF times. Barney had
t as he lay in bed. and was playing
With the trigger.
THE last time l saw him with II was
Sunday morning, August 12th," said he
through the interpreter. He was
pressing the trigger as though to try
Where did he keep It," asked Mr..
Andrews, on cross-examination.
Il don't know"
HoLI ARRESTED BARNEY.
Capt. Holi Thornton OF the police de-
partment told OF arresting the defen-
iant and receiving the revolver from
him. There were three loaded shells