The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-10
T RIAL OF
JACKSON

The defense in the case Nigel E. Jackson charged with
the first degree will be alibi jury secured
after this morning and opening
made by both sides A. l. c. Atkinson for the defense
acson whereabouts and doing up the time OF the fire I'D
be shown.
After the first satisfactory twelve drors had been
George A. Davis asked the in the box il any of them had
conscientious scpe against the death penalty reading the
utes which provides death or life Imprisonment for in the
first degree in the discretion of the Judge Juror Prescott stated
that he had objections the death penalty which would probably
deter him from bringing in verdict OF guilty and he was
cused.
In his opening Davis said that the would be
lengthy and the evidence circumstana The crime of
is usually committed in darkness and secrecy he said and
shall be able show the actual lighting of the match by
the perpetrator Of this dasardy deed But we shall show that
the defendant the premises late hour without the
vaon of the occupants We shall prove that he had
made frequent threats against of the occupants OF the
dwelling and that the morning of the fire. when he returned
to his Jackson remained for time, moving about
the place and that when the fire began he told others that
the Fre place We shall also show that before the coroners
jury the defendant told conflicting stories about this state
ment"
Atkinson stated that the defense admitted the destruction of the
building and the burning death of three occupants but would
prove that Jackson had left the Fre long before
and would for moment of his time until he
sleep and Weakened by the fire 1--WE shall also show that
Jackson frequent visitor the rc home he sad and
that though there divorce proceedings pending
intimate terms with his wife"
B. Watson the occupants of the Fre home the
first witness He testified seeing the defendant the Frel
place evening October 20 Watson retired be-
half past and eleven and awakened about
October 80 by the fire. When he first
the kitchen wall near the window Watson said that before re-
firing he had looked in the and that there it,
According Mrs Watson the fire started
kitchen wall and preceded by another effort burn the
dwelling. She testified having found burnt COM
partment inside the house.
Mrs Watson testified hearing Jackson wife out to
the front porch month before the fatal fire Jackson ask
ed for glass of and Mrs Jackson took to him. 81
heard Mrs Jackson say you shall not do that my fathers
porch said the witness and the glass dashed down
broken"
Judge De Bolt ntmated important ruling regarding tes-
to threats alleged have been made by the defendant
The court stated that the only threats that could be placed before
the jury threats of and this ruling will shut
evidence which the prosecution try produce Mrs
Watson allowed tell OF quarrel between Jackson and
wife two years before the fire, the ruling that
distant
A. T. Taylor the last called this morning and legal
objections occupied the the stand Judge
De Bolt ordered the jurors kept together murder Case
and they taken to the Grill for luncheon The Jurors are:
Herman Meek, A. E. Lloyd James Steiner f. A. Ross n Pc
erson, McKeague, d. NJ Ross, E. r. Adams Vincent Fer
nandez, NJ, w. Parkhurst D. l. Austin, f. O. White,