The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-30
PHYSICIANS
IN REBU.TTAI
Witnesses to
Sanity of
Naone.
Cooper Opens Argu-
ment on Behalf of
County Act.
Cummins Trust Deed Ruling.
Probate and Divorce
Matters.

DR.. VIM. L. Moore, physician to Oahu
prison, and DR.. L. E. Cofer, chief quar-
antine officer in the U. S. Hospital
Marine Service here, both gave strong
rebuttal evidence to the defense of in
sanity in the trial of Philip II. Naone
for the murder of his wife before Judge
De Bolt yesterday afternoon.
Naone had been regularly examined
by DR.. Moore in prison, without any
thing unusual in either his physical or
mental condition being observed. An
ATTACK of indigestion was about the
ed any sign of epilepsy or fits there
from. Objections to questions regard
ing DR.. w. a. Hammond's retirement
from the U. S. Navy were sustained,
after DR.. Moore had been allowed to
testify that Hammond was considered
an authority in the University of Mich
igan. To the hypothetical question of
the prosecution the doctor testified he
regarded Naone as sane.
Juror Douglas asked DR.. Moore if he
was paid to testify. He replied he was
not. Attorney General Andrews re-
marked that the law did not allow
Government witnesses to be paid.
You are a Government employee,
are you not?" Mr.. Dunno inquired.
Yes the witness answered. Then,
after pause, he added coldly:
Il do not buy and sell myself
DR.. Golfer told of Naone's employ
ment as messenger in the quarantine
office about Is months in 10000, clos
ing with the month prior to the killing
of Mrs: Naone. His duties We're to run
errands and keep the office tidy. be-
sides which he did clerical work such
as copying and making entries. Naone
was regular in attendance and did his
work satisfactorily. Nothing in his ap-
of insanity. He considered the defend
ant sane.
Former schoolmates of Naone and
prison guards We're examined in rapid
order, no cross-examination being Of
fered to their uniformly negative evil
dence as to symptoms of insanity or
of epilepsy in the defendant having
been observed.
Rev. Alex. Macintosh. principal of
the Royal school. spoke of Naone While
a pupil at that institution as "a bright.
intelligent fellow Meeting him sub
sequent to school days he had observed
no change for the worse in his physical
or mental condition.
3. H. Wright, who is serving as dis
penser of medicines in the prison, told
of a conversation there with Naone in
which the latter. discussing his trial,
said the way things looked he thought
he had a good chance.
Otto Bierbach, of the Chambers
drugstore. testified that two days be-
fore the murder Naone had spoken to
him about employment and seemed per
fectly rational. ]. Tarn McGrew gave
evidence showing that, contrary to the
testimony of the defense, his late
brother, DR.. Henri McGrew. could not
have attended Naone at the time stat
ed. being then in Paris.
COUNTY ACT CASE.
Mr.. Highton concluded his opening
speech against the County Act in the
Supreme Court early yesterday after
noon. Henry E. Cooper began the
opening for the respondent and had not
concluded when the court adjourned at
4 p. m.
The court refused to hear Mr.. High /,
ton on the proposition that. under the
recent amendment to the Organic Act
a county law could not be passed by
the Legislature over the Governors !
veto. Mr.. Cooper had objected because
the point was not raised in the COM |
plant.
ESTATE DISTRIBUTED.
Judge Lindsay approved the accounts
and granted the discharge of Manuel
administrator with the will /
annexed of the estate of Marie Faustina
BY the distribution Fer
himself receives Spool and inter
est COWS. Il horse and wagon. Il
chickens and household furniture;
Marie Olsen. $13S2.21, a Ieasehold of
premises on Punchbowl expiring in
August 1912, one sewing machine and
IS chickens. and the three minor chill
dren of Marie Olsen $500 each, their
mother being appointed their guardian
under $500 to take care of their lega-
rieS.
PUBLIC LAND SUIT.
Territory of Hawaii by Worth a.
Aiken. sub-agent of public lands for
The 4th land district, has brought suit
against John Miguel for $274 and inter
est on account of $ent of $50 acres of
land in KUla. Maui. under'a lease made
April -. 1887, for - years at $3.50 a
year.
CUAIMINS TRUST DEED.
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