The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-07

an examination of the stomach ana
found in it about grain of morphine.
A bottle containing morphine had been
found under the body or the woman.
AS the woman had died some time De-
tore he was given the stomach, he
thought that the poison had permeated
other parts of the system, SO that it
was probable a good deal more had
been taken by the woman. He could
not state. however that this had caus-
ed her death.
DR.. Mitamura testified to having
been called to see the woman, and had
supposed that she died of brain trou-
Bile. He called the deputy's attention
to the fact that Tono had fallen from
a veranda in December last and hurt
herself on the head The deputy and
members remembered the circum-
stances. He thought this might have
some connection with the death. DR..
Haida had seen the woman after her
death, and at the request of the family
had attem oted artificial ros-iratio1.
and had given her an injection of
strychnine. He thought from all he
could ascertain that something had
happened to her brain, because OF her
injuries last year.
MatSuogi, the husband, was a star
witness. He said he did not know the
names of the streets near which he
lived because he was stranger, al
though he had lived there since last
November. He was an eVaSiVe man,
and when pushed to a corner always
answered that his senses had left him.
He said he saw Nakamura enter the
outer room. He was in the next room
reading book Heard IL noise and
went to the outer room in time to see
Tono fall to the floor.
You remember talking to me?" ask
ed the deputy.
No, l cannot identify you replied
Matsuogi. Il lost my senses there"
Don't you recolIect telling that your
son and Nakamura and his wife were
in that next room when your wife stag
gered and fell there?"
II don't know what 1 said yester-
day"
do you remember showing me
where your wife and Nakamura
stood?"
No"
DO you remember my counting Off
about seven feet from where NaKa-
mura stod apart from your wife?"
We'll. l cannot identify you'll don't
think / saw you yesterday"
do you mean to say you did NOT see
me and told me all about this matter
yesterday"
No, I don't know that"
Inc deputy SlSTlll DeCdHle eAdSPeT-
ated with the evasive answers and in
timated strongly that the witness had
been tempered with and was giving
testimony under instructions. Wher-
ever the police department had been
concerned in the matter, MatsuoSi
appeared to have lost all memory. OF
all other circumstances his mind the
day before had been perfectly clear.
He did remember Tanaka, an eX-police
-in oil rot i0ar n
the deceased, having been at his house.
Matsuogi professed ignorance on every
point bearing upon the presence OF
Nakamura in his house. Tanaka tes-
titled to having had some trouble with
Nakamura in the Japanese theater
some months since, when Nakamura
struck him. He said Nakamura was
once convicted of murder and had serv-
ed time in the prison. Said he was
a quarrelsome man, and when angry
wanted to strike.
Haidio, TonOs son, was the most
important witness, and if his testi-
mony is to be taken without reserve,
Nakamura is branded murderer.
t "Nakamura and other people came
up to my mothers ROOM" he said. II
was there then, and father was in the
next room. AS soon as my mother fell
down my father came in
d What made your mother fall
DOWN." inquired the deputy sheriff.
"Nakamura struck her on the mead
with his fist, like this Indicating with
his hand to the top of his head, and
she fell down.
Why didn't you tell me this yes
terday?"
Because 1 couldn't understand Eng
lish''
The examination up to this time had
been conducted through an interpre-
ter. The deputy suddenly leaned over
the boy and asked in English, How
old are you?" Ten years. was the
prompt response in English. And the
jury wondered.
His remembrance of the entrance OF
Nakamura was that some words were
said, Nakamura applying a vile cpl
tibet to Tono, and then striking heI
three times. He said he had not been
visited by any one except Chester
Doyle. The boys evidence was COM
plete surprise, and opens up new In
vestigation.
The case was continued until
o'clock this afternoon. when severa
witnesses will be examined.