Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-13

"vell, Mister Williams he shpeak
nit me dot his wife she told him to
get ouipt, und he say vat tink about
it. and | say spose mine wife she told
me TO get Quit. go, you bet. | Won
day pass by NIT der shtore und Mrs.
Williams she shpeak me to come in und
by und by told her Wy she shpeak her
husband to get Quit, und she say she
vas shust angry, like dot"
There was something evidently un-
told that counsel wanted TO bring out
for Mr.. Magoon tried the same ques-
ton another way around.
Il shust told you vonCe" replied the
witness. "und dots sufficient answer
proper s'pose you ask me proper"
Greater depths were reached when
the witness was questioned on the
drinking proposition:
Did you ever see Mr. Williams
drunk"
mo, nefer."
Did you ever take a drink with
him."
Yes. I take Won. two drinks maybe"
and an appreciative smile spread over
the genial countenance moment ago
wreathed in unaccustomed frowns.
Did you ever see Mr. Williams
under the influence Of liquor?"
well. vot you mean by der influ.
ence?" Attorney Strauss here objected
and said, by way Of illustration, that
as soon as man had taken one drink
he was under its influence. more or
less, as a matter of necessity.
Il nefer see Mister Williams SO he
can't attend to his business all right"
said the witness.
DO you know what a drunkard is?"
asked Magoon.
Yes. know vat is a drunkard-A
drunkard is a man whose business is
to get drunk"
Continually"
Yes. all der time"
when. in your opinion, Mr.. Wag-
ner. Is a man drunk"
Ven he shtaggers und can't walk
straight und by und by falls down"
Magoon wanted to know II witness
ever got that way or # he ever saw
Williams stagger.
I'm fifty-von years old. already"
shouted the witness, "und defy you or
anybody else to say was efer drunk"
He never saw Williams stagger.
That's very nice. indeed" said Ma
goon.'
Mrs. williams. again on the stand.
said she never told her husband to get
out" She said he called at the Office
one morning and asked for money for
breakfast.
Il told him." said the witness, that
she (referring to the other woman"
his breakfast before he came away. He
threatened to leave me. He often made
such threats. He paid attentions TO
this other woman ever since the first
year of our marriage He has been
drinking ever since we were married
business and wanted him to get It
out of debt. didn't know what I'd
do II he left me. | was even willing 10
forget about this other woman IL he'd
stick to business and pull 1t out of
debt"
Mrs. Williams Indignantly denied.
In answer to Magoon's question. o
statement made by her husband on the
stand in the morning which had casued
confusion among the ladies present in
court. She explained that her hus-
band had no excuse for such an asser-
ton except that he was intoxicated at
the time OF the alleged incident
We lived at that time back of the
undertaking parlors," said Mrs. Will
liams.
In among the coffins?" was asked.
Yes. In among the collins. | did
this to save money to pay our debts.
Mr. Williams and that woman passed
me once in the street and sneered. !
remarked: There goes my ex-hus-
band. do not remember II ! put my
fingers up to my nose. would not be
likely to do that on the street. It is
not like me to do that kind of thing"
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