The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-08
SISTER lLsERTIHl VS.. EAPI0LLM
JUDGE GEAR AND ALL COURT
EMPLOYEES WORKING
VERY HARD.
His Honor. at the Service Of After
neys. cbe~s Gum and FOrgsts
the Time For Neais-NOses Of
tire Courts

Il even vent to winam and pleaded
with him with tears in my eyes not
10 give any more money 10 ny hus-I
band testified the former Mrs. VIII
lie A. Han. in rebu,tal. in the case Of
While A. Hail ~. c. winam, bin to
cancel lease. in Judge Gears court
Yesterday afternoon. 4 told him that
be had been the cause Of all the IN
happiness between my husband and
myself and that II be had not con
tinualiy given my husband money for
drink and fast living We might yet be
living happy together.
There we're tears in the eyes Of the
little woman as she spoke and a sus-
picious choke in her voice. Her for
mer husband. sitting beside his attor-
ney. within foot or two Of the Wit
ness stand. permitted his eyes to
blink once or twice. but whether il
was on account Of tender thoughts
Of shat might have been or whether
it was simply because his mistakes
we're being aired in court is impossi-
bic to say.
The Hail vs.. winam case continued
before Judge Gear yesterday after
noon shortly after 4 o'clock.
Attorney McClanahaR resumed his
cross-examlnation OF winam and a
hard time he had Of il. too. winam
proved himself to be no ordinary wit
ness. He Is keen and evidently
weighs everything be is about to say
before he gives it speech.
m some instances he takes so long
70 make an answer to even the most
simple questions that II has been
suggested that the clever Chinese.
who speaks English very wen. expe-
riences difficulty in thinking in the
English language. Il is thought that
after being questioned he translates
the English words into Chinese and
then ponders on the question as it ap-
pears to him in the Chinese language,
thereby being sure as to the import
and purport of the question.
Certain it is that Mechanism has
not had so hard nut to crack in the
way Of witness for a long time.
Every question the attorney would
put to winam would have to be franz
ed in at least half a dozen ways. As
a rule winam satisfied himself by an
swering in monosyTables. He would
say yes" or mo" Il don't know"
or maybe" or sometimes
However. after MeClanahan had
proved himself one OF the most long
wlnded members Of the profession. he
managed 70 get something out OF him.
winam swore that the former Mrs.
Han had never told him that he was
to blame for the unhappiness between
herself and her husband. This was
directly eontradicted by the lady in
rebuttal
winam also stated that he had
made many calls at the Hall home
stead and that he had been received
socially. He had called on Mr.. Han
ana ali his family. winam testified
that he had never used any undue
influence IA securing leases from the
plaintiff. OF words 10 that effect.
Jndge Gear has been very hard
worked Of late. He has stated from
the bench that ae is there to hear
cases aad that his time is altogether
al the service Of the attorneys II
they are DESTROYS Of continuing s case
on into the small hours a the morn
lag the Judge, Is risht with them aud
Is willing 70 see case to the finish
at one sitting. He can stand Il IS
long as the lawyers can and Is evi-
IDENTIFY determined 10 keep up the
pace indefinitely IN view Of the fset
shat the August term Is an exceedingly
busy one there being = host Of eazes
on the calendar
L is perhaps hardest q all on the
ssenographers who are kept going At
railroad speed from zine ia the morn
ink until six or seven in the evening.
sometimes even later
on Monday evening court vas IN
session until about O'clock. o. Tues.
day evening It was almost as late.
LAST Night therefore. when there
we're signs og the Hall ~. winam
case proceeding into the night shades
q despondency began 70 spread over
The faces of the ooars sfenorraphsr