Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-10
No APOLOGY 70 MAKE
HUMPHREYS CONCLUDES
his ABLE ARGUMENT
cArncARr REVIEWS TESTIMONY
AND PRGsGNTs AUTHORITIES.
THOMPSON ASKS ONLY
JUSTICE.

Humphreys finished his argument In
the dlHbnrmcnl proceedings In tho Sh-
promo Court about . o'clock yesterday
afternoon, II was n lengthy aud most
able presentation NJ his case, delivered
In n con ylnClng manner ana III u way
which deeply impressed oil wlthln
roach " tho ringing words ~ the brll'
liant advocate, battling for the lntcg
fliy " his good name,
Altogether about -four hours wero
occupied by the respondent, who nskod
that ho be- considered IN tilo principal
IN tho case and who forClbly dlaclnlmed
amy intention or desire to shil' the
burden ~ responsibility, In delivering
10 the court his answer 20 The nccusa.
ll0nA brought against him.
Attorney General Andrews 'as not
present In court during the afternoon
session Assistant Attorney General
Weaver was on hand and took notes
~ various authorities quoted.
Tho EllIses occupied the lobby most
~ the afternoon, deeply interested IN
tho outcome " the case, Judge stan
10y watched the proceedings. Many
others, attorneys and lnymen, chlony
friends of respondent Judging by the
cOngfntulnt0ry remarks addressed 10
Humphreys outside tho court room
after hs had finished his argument,
we're On hand 10 honr and see MI that
tfnnBplfod.
Charge by charge, witness by Wit
moss, statement by statement, Hum
phroys reviewed the trial, lie pointed
Out how II had been shown, clearly IA
his mind, that Henry ". lIlghton had
COntonded that tho sumner Will anu
deed NJ trust was n compound lnstrI'
moht, ana that II was Irroy0cnblc.
A. tho Hawaiian Hotel Interview
IllghtOn had declared a. the ElllBou
that they we're the beBeDcl1rlos.
"ThfOUgb the gfaco Of God, NJ The
eleventh hour" said Humphreys, I'VE
we're rescued from having 10 rest Only
on the testimony ~ the Elllseg," III
referred 10 what the ElIlsos had tostl
Ned ~ In regard 10 lIlghton's relations
In the matter. He maintained tina
Henry n, Illght0n's evidence was NJ
sOlutely cOBtradlCted by that Of Judg'
Stanley aHd Attorney T. MCCantl
Stewart given on wednesday after
noon.
Humphreys referred % the lolto
written by lngllon, In evidence, show
Ing how n was well understood tina
the employment OF Humphreys
Thompson " Watson should impl
more particularly 10 the EllIses;
statement on the face ~ The letter
"fhis letter carries with II lis 0wI
destruction" declared The speaker
"lnghlOn, on the stand, testified ~ N
same thing, that he understood "
should more particularly represent IN
Interests 0f the Elllses.
"JhofD has been some remark on m
cOmmont In regard % IllghiOns df0I
ping u deed In cunha's BARRON
lilgblOH wanted 10 show me The dee
spenkl1g Of H. being IfreyOCablG, whe
b6 discovered be- did not have H. II
said h6 had dropped H. Judge Bianlf
tOld me- Inst liiRblOn had told hi
that ha dropped II In Cunhn's ba
room II II lmmatorlal whore !
dropped n ana I cast no reflection 4
" lliRbt0n whom spoke 0f the bar-r0or
n enter u bnrrO0m myself sometime
4 "The prosecution bhs evidently a
i sired ~ show that I had some come
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