The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-10
THE INQUEST.

The jury met in the private dining
room at $40 and after the roll had been
called several minutes were occupied
in the signing and acknowledging of
the transcripts of testimony by wit
nesses
Deputy Sheriff Rawlins then an
nounced that he wished to recall Miss
Berner. She appeared accompanied by
Miss Hunt AS the two ladies entered
the entire company rose.
PARASOL GOES UP.
fhe object of the deputy in recalling
these witnesses was to bring out the
facts regarding the poisoned parasor'
statements of the mysterious witness
which has been set forth in glaring
headlines by an evening paper. 1t was
evident that the jury considered the
story in the light of a good joke and
they had no questions to ask after the
testimony had been given. Miss Ber-
ner also saw the humor of the situa-
ton and smile played on her face
while she told the story of how she
diaboIicaIly placed a bunch OF deadly
kid gloves in her parasol. Her state
ment was as follows:
II recall being on the end of the
pier with Mrs Stanford on Sunday
the 18th of February. Miss Hunt ana
a man unknown to me were present.
He was lame and used crutch. Miss
sHuut left the end of the pier with
parasol. Mrs. stanford and l left the
hotel that afternoon at about hNe
o'clock with the intention of taking
long walk, choosing the Waikiki roao.
We walked briskly down the road Tor
half an hour, then turned back, not
walking quite as fast on our RETURN
reaching the hotel at about quarter
after six. Mrs. Stanford said, L am
very warm and tired and shall walk
down the pier and sit down ana cooi
off When we reached the emu Oh INC
nier we found Miss Hunt there. we
all walked into the little structure at
the end of the pier where Mrs. STAN
ford sat down, making the remark
i 1T is so pleasant here, that snail SIT
down and rest until it is time TO go
to dinner, and not go up to the room
first Mrs. Stanford turned TO MISS
Hunt and said I wish you would bring
down nv little white shawl and fan
and leave them with the manager OIL
the dining room AS we were not 10
90 tn our rooms before going TO dlii-
ner I asked Miss Hunt to please take
NV narasol I'D with her and taking OH
nv gloves 1 rolled them up and drop
ned them into my parasol and MISS
Hunt took it with her"
Miss Hunt was next called ana nlaue
the following statement:
IT remember carrying the parasol up
I saw Miss Berner drop her gloves III
I didn't notice whether she rolled theiii
I'D or not. I am positive that there
Azas nothing else in the parasol
WAS PURE STRYCHNINE.
Chemist Shorey was next called and
asked to testify concerning the differ
emit forms of strychnine and in what
form it was found in the bicarbonate
of soda. He stated that there were
three common forms, the simple al
kaloid and it's sulphide and chloride.
The alkaloid is full strength, the 9TH
ers containing about seventy-five per
cent pure strychnine- 1t was the pure
alkaIofd that was found in the soda.
THE VERDICT.
After Mr.. Shorey had completed his
testimony there was another short re-
cess while more testimony was ac-
knowledged and signed. Then all the
witnesses and newspaper men were
excluded from the room and the door
locked leaving the jury alone Within
two minutes there was a knock The
doors were thrown open and the little
group of newspaper men and others
who were waiting outside entered the
room.
Gentlemen. have you arrived at
verdict" asked Deputy Sheriff Raw
Inns. W.
I'VE have responded several voices.