Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-25
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INTERESTING DOCUMENT
USED IN NAONE TRIAL
GIVES FULL RESUME &c FACTS
REGARDING DEFENDANTS
sANITY-BRoUGHT OUT
AT TRIAL.

The great hypothetical question
which Attorney ]. ]. Dunno, for the de-
PENDANT. has worked out In the Naone
case, presents many interesting fea.
lures and is valuable for the mastery
manner in which the tangled threads
of the multitudinous evidence has
been assembled to form one logical,
even whole.
| The entire document is far too vou.
minous to be quoted as a whole, but
certain extracts are of especial inter.
est. On the subject of fits, on which
much testimony was given, the fol.
lowing is said
Ever since the subject of this ques.
ton was a child Of between three and
five years Of age, he has been subject
/ to fits similar In commencement,
progress and termination to those
which affected his maternal great
grandfather. From their commence.
ment until the afternoon Immediately
prior to the occurrence here being in.
vestigated, these fits required at fire.
quent intervals. They would commence
with a species Of cry. and a fall wher.
ever the subject Of this question hap.
pened to be: quick convulsive move.
ments of the body and limbs would
then ensue; froth would appear upon
his lips. and at times would be tinted
and streaked with blood; his eyes
would stare: the hue of his face would
be pale his face would be distorted,
and his mouth would be drawn awry.
The seizure would continue for few
moments only on each occasion, and
would be followed by drowsy or
often lie down and sleep, sometimes for
an hour or more. During his school
life, these fits continued at intervals
from time to time, and as already
pointed out, their recurrence ipterfor.
ed with the regularity Of his school
life. During his married life. and up
to the occurrence which Is the subject
required from time to time. They were
generally and usually similar in char.
acter, presenting similar symptoms,
and exhibiting similar progress.
An interesting incident throwing a
strong light on the mental condition of
the defendant is related at the end of
the document as follows:
The subject Of this question was ar
rested on Sunday, October ., 1904, the
day following the shooting as above
mentioned, and was arrested and in
generated in the Oahu Jail on the day
! following, Monday. At the time of
the Incarceration he was stupid. but
did not otherwise appear abnormal.
For about week subsequent to his
incarceration the testimony is silent as
TO his actions and manner. Within
that week however, an employe at the
prison in making his official rounds OBJ
served the subject Of this question
standing with his face to the prison
wall opposite the corridor and en-
trance to the cell. The wall he was
facing was bare. He stopped at the
cell and closely observing the inmate,
saw that he was staring at the blank
wall, muttering in tones at times audi
BILE and at times inaudibe. He heard
the subject of this question say, Il
wish the doctor would bring me my
uniform, and my mother bring me my
shirt collar and undershirt so I could
go to drill" The prison employe
watched him in silence for about five
minutes during which time he mutter.
ed and repeated substantially the above
referred to matter. At the end Of about
five minutes and within six feet of the
subject of this question the emDloye