The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 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.
The object of the deputy in recalling
these witnesses was to bring out the
facts regarding the poisoned parasol"
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
diabolically placed a bunch of deadly
kid gloves in her parasol. Her state
ment was as follows:
Il recall being on the end of the
pier with Mrs. Stanford on Sunday
the Goth of February. Miss Hunt and
a man unknown to me were present.
He was lame and used a crutch. Miss
Hunt left the end of the pier with a
parasol. Mrs. Stanford and 1 left the
hotel that afternoon at about five
o'clock with the intention of taking a
long walk, choosing the Waikiki road.
We walked briskly down the road for
half an hour then turned back, not
walking quite as fast on our return,
reaching the hotel at about a quarter
after six. Mrs. Stanford said, I am
very warm and tired and shall walk
down the pier and sit down and cool
off, When we reached the end of the
pier 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,
1t is so pleasant here, that l shall sit
down and rest until 1t 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 my little white shawl and fan
and leave them with the manager of
| the dining ROOM As we were not to
| go to our rooms before going to din
ner l asked Miss Hunt to please take
my parasol up with her and taking off
my gloves I rolled them up and drop
ped them into my parasol and Miss
, Hunt took It with her."
Miss Hunt was next called and made
the following statement:
81 remember carrying the parasol up.
/ saw Miss Berner drop her gloves in.
didn't notice whether she rolled them
up or not. 1 am positive that there
was nothing else in the parasol."
WAS PURE STRYCHNINE.
Chemist Shorey was next called and
asked to testify concerning the differ
ent forms of strychnine and in what
form 1t was found in the bicarbonate
of soda. He stated that there were
three common forms, the simple al
kaloid and its sulphide and chloride.
| The alkaloid is fun strength, the 9TH
ers containing about seventy-five per
cent pure strychnine. 1t was the pure
alkaloid that was found in the soda,
THE VERDICT.
| After Mr.. Shorey had completed hi!
testimony there was another short re
cess while more testimony was ac
knowledged and signed. Then all tn,
witnesses and newspaper men wer'
excluded from the room and the doc