Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-05
ALLEGED THREAT
TO FIX WATS( N
CONTINUED from rage ~

ease of manner and grace OF expires.
sion at once rivet ID the attention Of
Ill in the court room. He testified in
chief to Deputy Attorney General Cath
arts questioning Ilat he was in com
pany with Ferris within eight days Of
the killing of Watson. Ferris on that
occasion pointed out Watson, who was
standing a thousand feet away, and
made the remark, IF ever see that
-- - - ---- will fix him yet" Wit
ness saw defendant ON the night OF
April IL between and 9: 80 in the
yard where they lived. lie was stand.
ing on the veranda OF the house oppo.
site TO where Ferris was. He had been
in his room and heard loud talking.
There seemed to lie a sCufile and he
ran out of his room. He saw Ferris
spring back from Watson and Watson
tall with blood squirting from his
breast. Witness allied to Meyers not
to let Ferris get )ut OF the yard.
Mr. Peters objected to question by
Mr. Cathcart and when asked why
said the Deputy Attorney Genrcal
should state what he intended To
prove. Mr.. Reynolds came into the
argument and in It's course objected
to allowing Mr.. Caihcart to state what
he intended to prove.
Judge Gear pointed out that defend.
ants counsel were ON different taCks
and said Il will give defendants cOun-
sci five minutes % decide which one
Of them shall conduct the case"
Does your Honor mean Tor the en-.
tire trial?" asked Mr.. Reynolds.
AT least as to this witness" re.
turned the court
We'll, with the consent Of my asso-
ciate | will conduct the examination, -
said Mr.. Reynolds.
Under REORGANIZATION, witness
gave information drout himself. He
was steam engineer in the employ
of Rennie 4 Watson. He came to fio-
nolulu as a sailor In the bark Carolina,
prior to which he was a quartermaster
in the Iealandia. which was year
ago last June when that steamer was
running between San Francisco and
Honolulu. The captain was Dowdell.
the purser McCombe. Previous to that
he was quartermaster OF the steamer
hatteawan. since lost.
lie had not been working for the
police; had not .alked with anyone
about the case until the present OCCa.
sion. lie had some words with Deputy
Sheriff Chillingworth about the iden.
tity Of Ferris, but made no statement
10 him. Formerly he had worn
glasses, but not Tor two years past. An
objection to the question OF why he
had abandoned spe"tacles was sustain
ed. Witness had never been in an
asylum; never discharged from any
vessel on account o. nearsightedness.
The conversation in which Ferris
threatened to fix Watson took place
man pointed out rs watson was stand.
ing 1000 feet away Witness by re.
quest went to window OF the court
room and indicated new electric line
pole as being what lie judged 1000 feet
distant. He had seen Watson pre-.
viously but was not very well acquaint.
ed with him. 1t was light. just about
sunset, when Ferris pointed out Wat.
son. Witness repeated the threaten.
ing expression by Ferris.
The jury trying Ferris consists of
Fred. West, John Hills. Harry Juen,.
David Hoapili leo. Roenitz, S. A.
Walker. Thos. Lloyd. Thos. r. Lucas,
ed. Towse, Geo. II. Paris, Chas. Bon
and +. T.. Richardson.