The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-11
INSANITY
is PLEADED
Defense of Jones
Announced in
Court.

Insanity is the defense of Edward
NJ. Jones to the charge OF murder
This was an ounced by A. G. NJ. Rob.
ertson In his opening address TO the
jury after the prosecution had rested
yesterday afternoon.
The first evidence put I'm for the do.
PENDANT was the deposition OF Mrs
Jane Reed, taken by commission al
iiilo. This was to the effect that
Jones was very sick thlrty-six years
ago. resulting in mental weakness.
There was no witness on hand for
the defense when Mrs. Reeds testi-
mony was read and the court ad-
journed until $3.50 this morning.
DYING STATEMENT REJECTED.
Before the prosecution rested Judge
Gear gave his ruling on the admissi-
bility of the dying declaration of Mrs.
Sarah Parmenter on which evidence
and argument were heard in the alb
sence Of the Jury the previous day. He
ruled that the declaration could not be
admitted.
In the forenoon yesterday Deputy
Sheriff Chillingworth was called by the
prosecution to prove the statement al
legged to have been made by Jones at
the police station when he surrendered.
N int, tt,, CT
Mr.. Robertson read the statement SEN
tence by sentence and at each period
asked the witness IL 1t was correct.
The answers were monotonously in the
affirmative.
CLEAR BUT BEwILDERING.
II. w. Kinney, Bulletin reporter.
testified to his being present when
Jones made the statement From
memory he repeated its substance. He
said that Jones was perfectly clear in
his recital, telling n connected story
throughout except when the Deputy
Sheriff interrupted the narrative with
a question. Mr.. Robertson, the wit
ness having testified he wrote the Bull
letin account OF the statement. asked
him what he meant by saying in his
report that Jones spoke In sort of
bewildered fashion" when answering
the De- uty Sheriff. The witness hes
itated a good deal but ultimately he
explained that Jones at times went Off
on side issues in a manner that ito
say the least, was rather bewildering."
EVIDENCE OF ASSAULT.
Mrs. Albert Lucas was called. an
objection being overruled. to prove
threats made by Jones some time be-
fore that he would kill herself and sis
ter, Mrs. Jones, and their mother.
District Magistrate Dickey had pre-
viously testified. objections by the de-
Tense being overruled to having sem
fenced Jones, for assault and battery
upon Mrs. Jones, to be imprisoned 20
days.
AN ATTORNEY RETIRES.
Henry Loo Kong VS.. Lai Sal was
called for trial before Judge De Bolt
yesterday morning. l.. M. Watson
appeared for plaintiff and T.. A.
Douthitt for defendant. A continu-
ance was asked for by Mr.. Douthitt,
who said the defendant was uncon-
scious and in a dying state, to prove
which he called So Young as a witness.
Mr.. Watson objected to So Young's
testifying in the regard mentioned, al
SO to continuing the case. The court
sustained the objection and ordered the
trial to proceed, and the clerk to draw
a jury.
Mr.. Douthitt then withdrew from
the case.
After three jurymen were called, Mr..
Watson waived trial by jury and ask
ed that the two cases between the
same parties be consolidated and tried ,
together. This request was granted /
and plaintiff pat in his evidence.
The first case was an appeal by de-
PENDANT from judgment of District
Dlckey against him for
s27961, and the second case defend
ants appeal from judgment for i$170.23
against him In the same court.
Judge De Bolt gave judgment for
plaintiff in both cases.
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