The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-09-30

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Nlih hitinr No NmHllri on The mlhi
1f October o.. iWi Inflicted mortal
wound with a knife 1B ihr person Of
.amHc Edward Damon whereof De- died
nn ht amc night ihefehy htlnq guilty
WI iht crime ~ muuief in ihe first De.
gree Ihr indictment was signed hy
Joshua " Tucker. foreman ~ the grand
Jury and coumcfs'unrd by Lotrin An
drewt Atiofncy General
Judge Gear. when the indictment had
been interpreted throughout ~ Miranda
informed the prisoner that the Cnnsiiiu-
ton of the United States entitled him to
the services 81 professional counsel he
fore he pleaded to the indictment The
Judge asked him II he had counsel cm-
nloycd
Miranda answered that he had none
and that he had no money 10 employ
counsel
LAWYERS BEG OFF.
Wade Warren Thayer, having been
asked by the court II he would appear
for the defense. replied
II cannot think OF IT, have repre-
scntcd Mr.. Damon too lcngthily to ap-
pear IN this case
Sidney NJ. Ballou was asked il he
would take the place. He answered that
he had not taken part IN criminal case
for some years. Besides he had repre-
scnted Mr.. Damon in civil matters. 1t
would scarcely be fair to the prisoner for
him to he his counsel.
Mr. Cathcart was the next attorney
suggested. but he said he should be the
last one called He had criminal case
from which he would probably receive
nothing. 1t was necessary for him to
earn his living. A whole week OF ser
vices free, for the sake of justice, ought
to be enough exaction of his time. There
was Mr. Dunno, able counsel, in the
room.
]. J. Dunno, at mention of his name
exclaimed:
Il would not defend that man. My
sympathies are all the other way. | was
friend of MIR. Damon. would not
defend that man under any circum-
stances.
Samuel +. Chilingworth, on being
spoken to, said he had defended a man
who was sentenced only that morning.
| He depended on his profession for liv-
ing and could hardly be expected to take
one free case after another.
Judge Gear sent the bailiff out of the
room to look for lawyers and ]. NJ Mon-
sarrat was brought in.
Mr.. NIonsarrat. on coming forward
pleaded that he had not been practicing
criminal law for some time. There were
others who should be called on before
him, as he could hardly be expected to
| do justice to the case.
| The court then continued the defend
ants plea until 10 o'clock this (Ihurs-
day. morning.
PRISONER WAS BOLD.
Miranda at the bar stood erect in the
attitude of pugilist awaiting the
referees gong. With head elevated he
revealed an open and not repulsive coun-
tenance, out Of which a pair of bright
eyes calmly took the range of the court
room without resting anywhere in par
ticular A diagonally meshed net under
shirt with short sleeves heightened the
effect of an athletic frame and we'll
developed muscles. He might fairly be
called fine specimen of the half-breed
Spaniard of the Antilles yet his bold de-
meanor under the awful circumstances
| in which he stood denoted him dan
gerous man of thoroughbred type.