The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-07-28
PRESSES Low
RATHER HARD.
ORION Wednesdays Advertiser.)

IFrom Wednesdays Advertiser)
1t was one more rather squally day
for Eben Low in his cross-examina-
ton by Attorney Kinney in the Park
er ranch case yesterday. In fact, the
witness for the case Of the people who
want to throw out Carter as guardian
of the minor, Annie T. X. Parker, was
running under pretty close-reafed top
sails by the time court was ready to
adjourn for the day. In the early
morning, leading the witness to talk
about cattle drives on the ranch, the
attorney had asked him If medicine
was taken along on these drives, in
case of bruises or sprains or broken
bones. Low said that he had seen
medicine of some kind taken along.
"Was that alif" asked Kinney.
"Do you expect me to tell you that
they took an ambulance alongf' said
Low tartly.
oI would not be much surprised at
anything you might tell me-" came
back Kinney.
Low admitted, in answer to a ques-
ton, that the herds of cattle on the
Parker ranch were remarkably free
from tuberculosis, considering their
size. There are 10000 head of cattle,
and they range over large extent of
country. He insisted, however, that
there should have been hospital pad
docks for the treatment of animals
hurt or diseased. He gave as an in
stance some bulls which he said APP
peared to be tuberculous, but which
were left to mingle with the rest. He
also said that he had seen several inn
ported Hereford bulls lying dead.
eff Carter knows anything about
CATTLE said Low, che knows that
tuberculous bulls should be kept sep
arate."
"Suppose, as matter of fact, that
he knows no more about the thing than
you do, and that he knew at the time
that those bulls did not have tuber-
.culoss, and knows it now?' asked
Kinney.
81 am very glad to hear that" said
Low.
And then Kinney asked if there
were not medicine boxes at the various
paddocks, and if medicine was not
taken along on drives, and then came
the retort about the ambulance. But
there was little broadside before that,
for when Kinney asked his question
about the medicine boxes at the pad
docks the only answer from the wit
ness was significant smile.
81 am willing that the stenographer
should put that smile on the record"
said Kinney, "if 1T is desired"
owed better have camera, and
get your face, too," said Low.
Gin the meantime, answer the ques-
ton, Numbered the lawyer. And Low
told about the medicine boxes, indicat-
ing that there contents were not such
as they should be. But he had not
been able to observe them all.
After the noon recess, the point at
issue was the breeding of stock, Low
having testified on direct examination
that if Carter was going to regulate
that at all he should have begun by
using preventive measures among the
wild and not the tame cattle. On
cross-examination, however, he admit
ted that he did not near this as a
criticism of Carter s methods. indeed
he did not seem to be quite clear as
to what he did mean, showing some
tendency to quipole. Attorney Magoon
tried to save him by an objection to
the questions, but was overruled, and
finally Low said that he meant what he
had said on direct examination.
"What better answer do you want
than tnat2" he asked, snappishly.
"But what does the answer meanP'
insisted Kinney.
at means what it says" replied
Magoon.
'fThe witness has said once that it
does not. And if it does not, what
does it meant" said Kinney, still in
;sistent.
And that was all that came out of
it. Kinney later led the examina-
ton to the point of the value of GER
tain lands owned by the minor, An
ME II. X. Parker which Low had testi-
fed was necessary to the ranch, striv-
ing to get the witness to admit that,
if these lands were essential, then the
minor would be able to sell them for
"a good fat price. But Low wouldn t.
He said that that would depend up
on who bought the land. A man buy
ing the ranch, might>sa to the minor,
if she would not come to terms, that
she must fence her lands and develop
them herself, and pay for half the
fences.
"And besioes,'' said Low, "there is
the ivy on that land, noxious plant. y
"Still," insisted Kinney, those
lands are essential to the ranchW
eyes"
i'Then the minor would be protect
ed as to the sale of them, would she
notf' F
"That would depend upon who
bought them"
'fColonel Parker is well protected as
TO the lands he owns that are neces
,sary to the ranch, is he notf'
"TThe conditions are different as to
his lands,'' answered Low.
'"'tBut you still say that the minors
lands are necessary"
eyes"
"Then could she not get fat price
for themf"
"That would depend upon the cir
cumstances under which they wer'
sold"
"Then," said Kinney, "you contend
that the lands were valuable, and were
not valuable.
(From Thursdays Advertiser)
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