The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-08
It WAS
AN ACCIDENT
Continued from page one.)

The examination of Otto, the
cook was continued yesterday at
ternoon, the witness getting tangled
pretty badly under attorney Breckons
persistent questioning. Following the
mornings examination, OTTO gave out
the following alleged Information as
TO the happening of the crime.
The examination or the cook was con-
tinued at the afternoon session and was
drought directly to the morning OF the
killing. The handouts meanwhile had
been removed from Tanbara when ne
ate his noon meal and were not re-
placed.
After the cabin boy mad taken coffee
to the watchman. ran the testimony,
he ate lis own breakfast and took cot
fee and toast to the captain, being
absent some six or seven minutes. This
was at o'clock On returning to the
galley he went into his bunk to bed al
ter ten minutes after six. He brought
back the coffee pot. Otto was then cook
ing. Tie captain came into The galley
from tho donkey engine room, which
is aft. His testimony, conceded with
his evidence as gwen in the log book
where the captain said, Good morning
steward and instructed him how to
prepare certain food. The captain later
from on deck, the roof of the galley
cried, Steward 90 you know where
Tom it"' OtO answered that the boy
was in his bunk asleep, anG the captain
told him to send him to his cabin ,IghL
away
The boy put on his trousers and went
out, being met at the steps leading up
from the donkey room to the deck by
the captain, The cook was mixing
bread ldcng the torecastle. The captain
showed the boy, pushing him backward
and saying hurry up, hurry up Il
saw" saiu Oto, the captain kicking
the defendant, hit him with his fist,
striking him three times and kicking
MIN an equal number. l was mixing
bread all the time
And your face to the fO'csle?' said
the District Attorney.
This somewhat upset OTTO, who has
tened to explain that it was only when
he was mixing bread that he was look
ing foc'sle way. He turned and looked
when his attention was called and saw
the captain strike the defendant six
times. The boy said nothing and went
with the captain to the cabin, returning
in six minutes alone. H." went on Oto,
was boiling potatoes and asked the de-
PENDANT what had happened, He said
the captain wanted him to get up at
o'clock every morning. Then the de-
PENDANT sat on a bench in the bunk
room, which is a partitioned-off portion
of the galley. There he remained for a
few minutes. The captain came again
to the galley and said: Come on Tom,
looking into the bunk room. The de-
PENDANT sat there and the captain went
into the bunk closet and pulled Tan
bara up from his seat made of an
orange box, taking Tanbara's left hand
| with his right saying again, Come on,
and pulling him toward him. The de-
| PENDANT followed him silently and fol-
| lowed him to the entrance between the
galley and donkeyroom.
Then l heard the captain cry" con-
/ tinued OTTO, Meyer! Meyer. Meyer. the
name of the first mate. l kept the
| knives some where near the pumping
| engine and near the bunk. l was at
the table looking forward, When the
| captain cried Meyer Meyer! Meyer!
! turned and saw the captain and the de-
| PENDANT grabbing each others hands.
ran up TO them, l could not see his
| right hand, his left hand grasped the
| captains right hand. ! just looked
around and turned back to my work
| cleaned my hands and left the room
The boy said nothing. / went out t
tell the second mate and then the first
mate and then the wife, to tell them
that the captain and the boy were
lighting. l told the second mate tC
come very quick. / woke the mate,
told the captains wife and said, Cap
tain and boy trouble She cried out"
Breckons: Which one was 1t you
told that the boy had stabbed the cap
tain?"