The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-30
SOME EXPLOSIONS.

dSA tnSI my exceptions De noted
on the record in case may have to go
farther"
SOME EXPLOSIONS.
In the course of the morning session.
Mr.. Davis caused laughter several
times by personalities on the side.
The Attorney General himself was
tickled with this reference to the trap
ping of bribers in his Office:
There are more remarkable things
| than the cabinet sees. Mr.. Attorney
| General"
While wrestling for straightforward
| answers from Wyllie Davis. the re-
spondent pleaded:
BE fair to me, for I got $4,000 for
you, which you deposited in the First
National Bank"
This warm one came in a wrangle
| over evidence:
MIR. Andrews knows my opinion of
him, which is one of absolute detesta-
| ton, but we have to submerge our feel
ings here"
John K. Summers examination was
resumed at 100 p. m.
CONDITIONAL FEE.
Was not to pay Mr.. Davis $4,000 if
he did not get the money for him;
Davis was not his attorney in Ropert-
Sumner case.
Question of who was his attorney in
that case objected to by respondent.
Attorney General Andrews said it
was absurd to object to evidence re-
garding a document the validity of
which was questioned. That was the
the essence of the charge, that the
respondent obtained money under false
pretences.
i o TD.sa
his attorneys and Mr.. Davis moved to
strike out the evidence He said the
prosecution was making the witness
perjure himself by contradicting the
documentary evidence he had acknowl-
edged.
MAJORITY RULING.
Chief Justice Frear announced that
a majority of the Court overruled the
objection.
Witness was asked to tell about when
he and Wyllie Davis went to Magoon's
house about the fees, but he objected
to telling and the question was with
drawn. Told Geo. A. Davis he would
pay him $500 without any knowledge
of what 1t was for, but said to Wyllie
he supposed Magoon had hired him.
Davis said IL he didn't pay he would
garnishee the money. Witness an
swered that it was too much. Thought
within himself it was best to pay the
money and avoid litigation and paid
him $4,000.
DOCUMENT NOT UNDERSTOOD.
Cross-examination Identified his |
signature to power of attorney given /
to respondent at Kalihi; it was read /
to him but not explained to him; Wyl- |
lie explained it to him but did not |
witness; made no agreement with the
respondent other than to hold that
money for him; did not employ re-
spondent in Ropert VS.. Sumner; never
employed him at all.
MOTION DENIED.
Mr.. Davis moved that the evidence
about his not having been employed
be stricken out, as witness was estop-
ped from denying his own deed.
The motion was denied.
DISOWNS RESPONDENT.
Witness-Never had anything to do
with you: signed a check for $1,000 to
YOU in presence of Judge De Bolt; you
we're not at the bank with me; Wyllie
Davis was there: don't remember
whether you were there or not; may
be Mr. Cooper at the First National
Bank did give me a deposit receipt for
;4o. 900; forget if you advised me TO
Keep money in bank at interest; Mr.
Cooper may have destroyed the de-
,osit receipt for $4,000.
Redirect by Mr.. Andrews-This paper
power of attorney was only for Mr.
Davis to get the money.
Mr.. Davis objected as before to going
rehind the document, also that the
was incompetent on redirect
xamination.
The Court repeated it's former ruling.
o which Mr.. Davis noted exceptions.
Mr.. Davis then said the Attorney
ieneraI might put in any evidence he
leased.
MAGOON'S ENGAGEMENT.
J. Lightfoot, attorney. sworn: Had
flee with ]. Alfred MagoOn in Ma
Don building. Related conversa-
on with Geo. A Davis in the court
Jerks Office. in the course Of which
avis asked him to tell Mr.. Magoon
nat he wished him or his firm TO as
st him in the Sumner case; came up
, courtroom with Magoon and they
ltered: Davis arose and asked Judge
Crimson, presiding. to allow Mr.. Ma
BON 10 be entered of counsel; Magoon -
.ayed by Davis that afternoon and
ext morning regularly entered the
,se as counsel.
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL.
J. a. Magoon being called, the re-
,ondent offered to admit that he
ould testify to the same things as
T. Lightfoot had. Witness was ques-
oned however, and went on to say
lat he was leading counsel IN the J =