The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-03
Defendants Shoes
Produced In
Court.
McDuffie Gives Evidence
In Jones Murder
Trial.
Pacific Heights Railway Case to
Supreme Court-Testa
Libel Case.

Substantial progress was made in
the Jones murder trial yesterday, max
ing it appear less like an endless per-
Torrance than before. After a short
redirect examination of Mrs. Marcus
Parmenter by the prosecution, that
witness was released. 1t was the fifth
day of her appearance on the stand.
Being that of an eyewitness of the
killing of Mrs Jones, the evidence of
Mrs. Parmenter was treated by both
sides as of highest Importance.
Arthur McDuffie, who was a police
officer at the time of the tragedy, was
on the stand the larger portion of the
day but not testifying all the time
There was a fight over the question of
proving by him threats made by Jones
on his arrest for assauIting his wife,
before Mrs. Jones obtained a divorce,
| against her and the motorman of whom
alton between husband and wife III
the meantime was considered, and the
court ruled the proposed evidence to
| be too remote as to the time of the
threats and immaterial as to the
threatening of the motorman. Witness
indicated on the map where the body
of Mrs Jones lay after she was shot.
McDuffie testified uncertainty about
pair of shoes introduced, regarding the
day on which Jones in prison acknowl-
edged the shoes We're his property. He
August That he was ordered by the
High Sheriff to try the shoes on Jones
in jail was struck out as hearsay on
objection by Mr.. Robertson. As Jones
was not III custody until the 26th, II
was evident the witness was mistaken
in the date of his errand to the Jail.
On ross-examination McDuffie said
he was now working for a salary in
the Attorney Generals department,
helping to prepare cases in which he
was concerned.
High Sheriff VIM. Henry, called IN
the afternoon, corroborated McDuthe's
testimony in it's material aspect. He
was jailor at the time McDuffie went TO
the Jail with the shoes.
Willie Vida who was on the police
force at the time of the shooting, testi-
fed about the finding of the shoes,
etc.
DR.. Emerson was called to testify to
the death of Mrs. Jones and was on
the stand when the court adjourned.
TESLA LIBEL CASE SET.
The case of F. ]. Tesla, indicted for
criminal libel, in which a mistrial was
recorded on Tuesday owing to Disagree
ment of the jury, has been set for trial
before Judge De Bolt on Monday next.
It is expected that T. McCants Stewart,
for the defendant, will make a fight
against a retriaI of the case by Judge
De Bolt, on the ground that the latter
ruled against the defendant on material
points in the first trial.
Judge De Bolt was not going to I'M
dertaI1e any more criminal trials this
term because of the length of his civil
calendar, but a number of civil cases
having been continued or settled he
will give next week TO the criminal
calendar.
SENTENCE FOR GROSS CHEAT.
Naone Iakua pleaded guilty to one
of two indictments for gross cheat and
was fined $50 and costs by Judge Rob
inson He was released from the 9TH
er Indictment under a nolle prosequi.
Iakua was charged with collecting
money at Waianae under the false pre-
tence that he was sent to do so by
Lizzie X Puahi, the agent of Tam
Pong.
FORECLOSURE APPEAL.
The Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land
Co. has brought writ of error on the
foreclosure proceedings against the
Pacific Heights Electric Railway Co.
had before Judge Robinson. Defend
ants in error are w. O. Smith. trustee
for the bondholders and petitioner; the
p. Fl. E r. Co, August Dreier and
Sister Albertina, respondents. A bond
in $1,000 is filed by plaintiff in error to
cover any judgment that may be rend-
cred against it in case it fail to sus-
tain its writ of error
The foreclosure sale under the decree
of Judge Robinson is advertised for
noon tomorrow.
THE LAND COURT.
Lyle A. Dickey. examiner. has filed
report containing IS sheets on land in
Iwilei. a registered title for which is
petitioned for by Wilder & Co. in the
Court of Land Registration. The re-
port is favorable.
w. L. Howard has entered on his
duties as Registrar of the Court of
Land Registration.
COURT NOTES.
On withdrawal of appeal by defend I
ant in the case of Woods & Sheldon !
US. F. X Maxine. Judge De Bolt re- 9
handed the case to the District Court c
IF Honolulu for further proceedings.
Judgment was given in that court for I
plaintiff for $685. .
L, schweitzer expended more money c