The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-19
A WILLING
WITNESS
Causes Some Misplaced
Mirth-.-The Puma
Sale, Etc.
"They both got hair. -

This reply of Julius Caesar Freitas
to a cross-question by Attorney Gen
eral Andrews, in the Naone murder
trial, caused an explosion of hilarity
which only the extreme provocation
saved from the character of blasphemy
on such a solemn occasion.
Julius caesar was showing himself
to be what is called, in legal parlanee,
ga willing Witness in such degree
as led the Attorney General to ask him
if he had been subpoenaed. He did not
know that big word and further aues-
tioning brought out the information
that, when he heard that the defend
ant was in trouble, he talked about
Naone as he remembered him when
they went to school together.
ono, it was not the time the woman
was killed; L had nothing to do with
the killing of the woman" the wit
ness almost shrieked.
cit was about four days ago. he
went on TO say. ''He told me to come
to the court - Witness pointed his
finger at the row of four attorneys
Messrs. Andrews. Cathcart, Thompson
and Dunno. in that order from the
stand.
Was it the attorney with the white
hair or the one with the dark hair?'
Mr.. Andrews asked.
They both got hair,' was the re-
ply shot back. Mr.. Thompson in
stinctively felt his auburn locks. and
Mr.. Dunno his thinning jet tresses
Then Mr.. Thompson gently placed his
hand upon the shiny pate of Mr. Cath
cart. This last act put upon the an
swer of the witness the inferential
construction that his invitation had
come from one of the gentlemen sit
ting beyond the associate counsel for
the prosecution.
Even the court smiled as its knuckles
anticipated the corrective thud of the
bailiff's gavel
The witness is a bandboy and he in
dignantly repudiated the suggestion
that defendants father got him his
place in the band. HIS story was to
the effect that Naone in school was a
sickly fellow. He looked miserable
and wan then. HIS appearance, as he
sat there in court, was much better
than when he went to school.
'fHe don It look very healthy, to tell
you the truth, was the expert opin-
ion ventured by Julius Caesar, refer
3 l.:
Mrs. Naone, mother Of defendant,
was cross-examined in the morning.
Her voluntary evidence that she, as
ject to epileptical fits was stricken out
on motion of the prosecution, as hav-
ing not been brought out in her direct
Mrs. E. X. Rathburn, sister of de-
PENDANT, testified to sieges of fever
Naone had undergone from childhood
AS to one particular attack she was
unable to state the exact age of the
boy at the time. 1t was good many
years ago and the late DR.. Brodie was
the attending physician.
THE PUMA SALE.
Judge De Bolt has set Monday morn
ing for hearing a motion of the Puma
Sugar Co. and it's bondholders to post
pone the sale of the company's prop
erty, now advertised for tomorrow. B.
F.. Dillingham; makes affidavit that he
owns and represents $448000 out of the
$500, 900 of the bonds. He relates the
efforts to effect a disposition of the
without ruinous sacrifice and
says that a postponement of at least
seven days from May 20 is requisite.
COURT NOTES
A mandate of the Supreme Court of
The United States has been filed, af-
irming the decision of the Supreme
Court Of Hawaii which denied a writ
If prohibition against Judge Gear in
he Parker guardianship case 1t or
iers that Judge Gear and ]. S. Low
'ecover against Alfred w. Carter $50
,osts
w. R. Sims. o. L. Sorenson and
Jason Andrade appraisers. declare the
state of the late Manuel Thomas to
De of the value of S250O.
w. r. Sims, master, finds the ac-
counts of l.. All Leong. administrator |
If the estate of Chung zee Seong, cor
ect except for an overcharge of SOAPS |
n commissions. He therefore recon- |
nends surcharge of that sum and |
amendment of amount to be allowed |
rom S147S7 to $123.59 The adminfn- |
rator charged himself with s4S5.70.
satisfaction of judgment on the part |
f the garnishee, for the sum of Sis
.. is filed by Jos. P. Mendonca in his |
uit against Samuel Nowlein and E.
= Doyle with Jas. f. Morgan gar
lishee. The judgment is for $685. %
damages and s1975 COSTS
Judge Lindsay granted a decree in
ivorce to David Espinda against his
wife Naval Espinda. Libellant was
epresented by w H. Heen. but libel
ee made default of appearance
Sophia Gaspar has been appointed
-uardian of her five minor children
nder $3.50 bond, by Judge Lindsay
c. c. Biting has filed a bill of ex-
options to the conviction of I4au Gin
or possession of a lottery ticket be