The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-05-20
JURY SETS
WORTH FREE
Joyful End to His
Wife's Anxious
Waiting.
(From Wednesdays Advertiser)

Chiian ship Othelo, on his second tria
the present term for assault with a
dangerous weapon. The case went to
the jury at seven minutes past four yes
terdav afternoon. Judge De Bolt, on
hearing the verdict, Immediately ordered
the defendant discharged.
Mrs. Worth, who had been watching
the trial all day from the space for
spectators, received the glad words with
tears OF JOY, and all the police officers
waited until the fond wife had well
coined her spouse back TO liberty until
they offered him each the glad hand.
The distressed woman could not re-
press her interest in the trial while it
was going on. When Captain Flint's
absence was being discussed she warmly
used words to this effect:
Il saw him pass along Queen street
at half-past nine this morning and he
ought to be here when he is wanted
Remarks are not necessary Judge
De Bolt said in mild suppression of the
breach OF court dccorum.
Again, when Japanese undertook
~ SodNll lllC prosecuting dlloiiNy
cross-cxamining q witness for the de-
fense, Mrs Worth audibly told the man
TO mind his own business.
THE TRIAL
Henry c. Worth was put on trial for
a second time this term before Judge
De Bolt yesterday morning, under in
dictment for assault and battery with
weapon dangerous to life The act al
legged was the shooting of Japanese
seaman in the neck, on board the Chilan
ship Othello on the evening of Sunday,
March 20 last, while the defendant was
chief mate OF that vessel and the vessel
was lying off the mouth of Pearl Har-
Dor within sight OF Honolulu. At the
first trial the jury disagreed and was
dismissed. Defendant on that occasion
said in his evidence that he wanted a
speedy trial. knowing that several eye
witnesses of the shooting were out of
the Territory, because he wanted to get
away.
w. S. Fleming, Deputy Attorney
General, again appeared for the Terri
tory, and Samuel +. Chillingworth for
the defendant. The following jurors
as drawn were declared a satisfactory
panel by both sides: J. r. Gait II. c.
Austin Jessin Andrade, Chas. +. Mer-
rifeld, W. NJ. Campbell, Albert Lucas,
Edmund Norrie, Jos. J. Dias, r. W..
Davis, F. O. X. East, Z. II. Wode-
house and o. II. Berrey.
Yasuda Otojiro, the man who was
shot, was the first witness. Next was
Franklin c. Sawyer and then Hadoista
Katokich, a massivelv built Japanese,
who testified to having been directly be
hind Otojiro during the trouble. The
evidence further was that Worth knock
ed Otojiro down with blow on the
side, and when the man got up
shot him in the neck. Otojiro went over
the side of the vessel afterward without
assistance, holding the wound with his
hand In the launch the wounded man
did not Join in a conversation taking
place among the other occupants OF the
boat He was dull-appcaring until some
one gave him drink of gin, when he
became quite animated, The witness
said he came from Molokai twice to at
tend court On crosS-eXamination he
said the four foreigners" aboard the
vessel stood behind Japanese who
stood behind himself upon the deck.
Captain Harry w. Flint, of the harbor
police. failed to answer as witness for
the prosecution when called at so
a. m, and a bench warrant issued at
the instance of Mr.. Fleming failed TO
bring him in when the court resumed
at p. m. after recess, The prosecution
then rested.
Mr.. Chillingworth called the defend,
ant, also Torres, the Chilan steward of
the Othello at the time the shooting
happened
Worth told pretty much the same
story as he had done at the hrst trial
On cross-examnation he said that IN
stead OF the seven Jaanese put aboard
the vessel as sailors, he found there were
thirteen. The surplus he took to be
stowaways, but admitted that two OF
them might have paid their passages.
OF the recruits he considered two as
good men. The others were not good
sailors, they could not go aloft. De
fendant as before testified that when
he struck the Japanese on the chm and
the pistol went off the fellow was cont
ing at him with knife and he shot
NOT thinking whether 10 kill or not, be
cause he felt his life was IN danger. as
10 the alleged attempt 10 bribc the officer
arresting him, he said he was willing
10 pay $50 IN settlement OF damages
for the injury
TALESMFN CALLED IN
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