Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-15

arrived at the house, Joe Rosa was in
| his room. Mrs. Rosa was In bed. He
noticed that there we're blood stains
on the pillow under Joe ROsa's head.
The man was in a stupor and could not
be cntirG'y aroused His limbs seemed
TO be stiffening, the smell of liquor was
very strong. It seemed to be a case Of
poisoning by alcohol. There was no
flow of blood from the wound over the
temple.
The man was naked except for the
bedding. His body was scratched in
many places but the marks were super.
fetal. The wound over the temple ap-
peared to be NOTHING but a scratch.
The blood on the wound was dried a
little He asked George Rosa how the
wounds had come about and the reply
was that Joe had become very violent,
making 1t necessary to hold him down.
He afterwards admitted thI tIcro had
been fight. An injection Of strych.
nine was administered and the doctor
went home.
As to the Certificate.
The witness went on to say that
early the next morning George came 10
his house and said that his brother was
dead, and asked for a death certificate
Witness said that he must first report
the case to the president of the Board
of Health. He did so. and later on is.
sued the certificate. He went to Dr..
Sloggett and told him of the case ask
ing him what was best to be done un.
der the circumstances. Dr. SlOggott
said that fights and rows were com.
mon in the district in which the death
had occurred. but that II there were
any indications Of there having been
foul play the death certificate should
be withheld.
After this interview, he went to the
Rosa house and examined the body.
He saw nothing that would lead him
to believe that death had been caused
by any wound. He only looked at the
wound on the forehead but did no;
probe II.
keawe Saw Blood.
Willie Keawe testified that last Sun.
day morning he went to call at Rosa 5
house. and while there asked George
how he had scratched his head. George
replied that he had had a fight with
Joe. He said that Joe was lying on the
ued apparently asleep. and that Their
were blood spins on the pillow case
He stayed in the house until he had
some words with George about Mrs
| Rosa and then went away. He thought
' questions about the blood on the pill
low case. On Monday morning d
friend of his. stephen Mahalu, told hin
4 that Rosa was dead.
Son Tells His Story.
Louis Richard Rosa aged Il, testified
that deceased was his father. He state,
that last Saturday night his father an
George Rosa had trouble and that Jo
struck George. His mother told hin
that his father had threatened to bea
her. He ran away when the blow wa
struck because he was scared. His "a
ther was drunk and his uncle had beel
drinking. He did not know what tn
cause of the trouble was. nor did h
see George strike Joe. When he cam
back the next day his father was 1
bed. He thought he was either drum
: or sleeping. On Monday morning hi
mother told him that his father wa
dead. Witness said that his father an
uncle used to get drunk nearly ever
Saturday night and on these occasion
generally had a fight Once he ha
heard his father say to George Ross
"lll fix you"
Widows Story.
Mrs. Joseph Rosa told of trouble bC
tween the brothers on Saturday nigh
; George knocked Joe down on the lana
The trouble was over herself Joe rusl
ed out and cried haul in" viii
I George went into the house and locke
the door. Finally the latter was a
! lowed to enter on the promise that
would make no trouble. The tu
talked and drank together and aft
while her husband made an attend
D TO strike her. She ran out and hid
| O neighbours. At I o'clock Sundt
A morning, she returned to find Georl
{ sitting on the steps with his IA
O scratched. Joe was in bed with h