The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-03
JURY FOUND THAT
HERMAN LUBBOCK
WAS MURDERED

the rig to a boy whom he told to go
to the stables and return with II at 3
a. m. Mrs. Lubbock walked home.
When she got home her husband was
crying. He said that Lewis had play
ed dirty trick on him and had shaken
his fist in his face and threatened to
do him up. He remarked that ii was
a Matchmaking game. There was no
one at the house on Friday night ex-
cept Mr.. eastman and Mrs. Eber-
line. Mr.. Lubbock had been out of work
for three weeks. He was ships
Waterman. Lewis had never been in
the house prior to Monday night. On
Wednesday or Thursday he acted very
queerly and told Mrs. Lubbock that
man had met him on the street and
told him that he would do him up.
Later on he said that If anything hap
pened to him IT would be LEWIS whS
1 had done II.
DUKE McNICHOL.
Duke" McNichol said that one night
! at the beginning of last week Rooney
and Lubbock drove up to the rear Of
the Criterion saloon in n hack with a
double team Rooney ordered three
glasses of beer. and told witness to tell
! Lubbock that he had received a tele-
phone message summonng Lubbock to
Brewers wharf. McNichol delivered
the beer to the occupants OF the hack
and told Lubbock that a telephone mes
sage had come for him to hurry up and
get down to the wharf He thought the
message business was JOSH
HICKMAN ROONEY.
II. w. Rooney stated that on Mon
day evening he had a double team out
and that oscar Lewis was riding with
| him. They drove up to Lubecks
house. Lewis told Rooney that he ex-
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, sailors. He asked Rooney if he knew
of any one who wanted a job. Rooney
said that Lubbock wanted job. They
went to the house and Rooney was in
vited to have a drink of gin. He re-
| fused, and Rooney said that If they
! liked he would drive them down and
| buy them some beer. Lewis got mad
and would not go in the hack. He
acted as if he didn't like the company.
Rooney drove to the Criterion saloon
and told McNichol to say that Lewis
! had sent telephone message that Lu-
beck was to hurry up. They then drove
to Fort and Queen streets. where Luz
beck got off the hack. He asked where
| the ship was and Rooney told him to
go ahead and see. After Lubbock got
off the hack Mrs. Lubbock told Rooney
| that she would like to take a drive.
; They went to Hackstand 319, where a
| boy from the club Stables was picked
up. and from thence to the Stock
Yard Stables. From there Rooney
drove to the Wela ka Hao saloon and
| bought two bottles of beer Witness
then drove to his house at Kewalo and
went in. Mrs. Lubbock followed and
sat down and drank some of the beer.
, She had been to Rooneys house often
before, ard had frequently drank beer
there. Next morning Rooney met Lu-
beck in the Criterion saloon and he
accused Rooney of having abused his
wife. Rooney denied this, and wanted
to go face to face with Mrs. Lubbock
| They went to Lubeck's house, and
Rooney asked her If he had abused her.
She answered in the negative. and said
| that Rooney had treated her like a
gentleman Some other man had
abused her. Lubbock asked his wife
why she had lied to him in the morn
| ing and said that she was a - old
tlackmailer. Mr.. and Mrs. Lubbock
then began squahbling, and the latter
| remarked that her husband was no
good to her and that she had good
| mind to get room and live with her
two sons, who would support her bet
ter than her husband did. After a
while Lubbock shook hands with Room
ey and said that his wife was Il black
mailer Rooney sent out for drink.
They had drink together. and Mrs.
| Lubbock called him to one side and
asked him for money to buy beer with.
He did not give Der any. This was the
last Rooney saw of Lubbock.
OSCAR LEWIS.
Oscar Lewis testified that he had
! known Lubbock for about two months.
on Monday night he had been driving
about with Rooney, and during the
evening Rooney drove up to Lubbock 5
house. Witness did not go in the house.
Rooney invited Mr.. and Mrs. Lubbock
J to go for ride. and they got into the
hack. Lewis did not want to go, as he
had to attend to some business, so he
said good night and walked away.
| Witness did not promise Lubbock a job
on ship on Friday night. He told
him when he next wanted Waterman
he would give him the job. Lewis did
not know why Rooney drove to Lu-
| becks house. He did not see Lubbock
again that night. Next day Lewis saw
Lubbock. who spoke to him of dirty
trick that had been played on his
wife the night before. Witness told
Lubbock that he knew nothing about it
and had not been with his wife. He
did not telephone to Duke" McNichol
> at the Criterion saloon. Lewis did not
leave his home at all on Friday night
he was entertaining friends. A man
named Peterson and his chum had
come to him on Saturday and asked
FOR chance to ship away. He was not
sure as TO who they We're.
FRANK TURK.
Frank Turk testified that he was Mr..
Lewis partner. He said that on Fri
day night he went to the postofiice
and then home. He did not see Luz
beck on Friday night. on Saturday
morning two men came to him and
wanted chance to ship away Turk
told them to come around on Monday
and see the captain. They appeared
to be a little intoxicated They spoke
to Turk between 10 and IL a. m. One
of the men was Peterson. Witness
said that he was on the best of terms
with Lubbock, and had had no trouble
whatsoever with him.
WILLIE LUBBOCK.
Willie Lubbock stated that he saw his
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