The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-11-03
WAS CALLED
TO ACCOUNT
(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)

(From Wednesdays Advertiser.)
Assistant Unned States District At
torney Dunno and Attorney A q. M
Robertson, respectively counsel for the
| government and Bolton. the soldier
who is accused OF uItering counterfeit
money, had a clash yesterday after
noon, in which the former calied upon
the court TO take cognizance of an al
legged insinuation made by Mr.. Robert
son against United States District At
! torney Breckons.
The incident took place at the aft
| ernoon session, when soldier Jackson,
| the Russian, who is alleged to have
| received counterfeit money from Boil
ton, was on the stand testifying for
| the government. jackson speaks in
| distinctly and the court, jury, stenog-
rapher and attorneys have extreme
difficulty in following him, and each
in turn frequently has to have the
witness repeat his words.
Mr.. Robertson questioned the witness
closely on what Jackson is alleged to
have stated with reference to Bolton
at the preliminary examination. and
also what conversation took place be-
tween him (Jacksou) and Mr. Breck-
ons at a subsequent date. Mr.. Rob-
ertson was endeavoring to show to
| the court that jackson had not stated
at the preliminary examination where
Jackson and Bolton had met down
town, but that during his conversation
with Breckons this identification of
the place, cigar store on Fort street,
had been brought out. Then Mr. Rob-
| ertson asked:
DO you remember saying to Mr..
| Breckons that you did not remember
meeting Bolton, and Breckons told you
| you had better fix a meeting placer"
Mr.. Dunno was on his feet instantly,
and extending his right hand toward
the witness with the injunction not to.
make reply, he faced Mr. Robertson
| and under suppressed excitement ask
| ed with cold emphasis:
do you make the claim that Mr..
Breckons did anything like that? Do
| you mean to say that Mr. Breckons.
| said anything like that? If you do
will call upon you to prove it, 1
/ want to know If the claim is to be
| made, or the imputation cast, that.
Mr.. Breckons did anything of the
| kind?"
| There was a hushed expectancy in
the courtroom during which the court,
| jury, witnesses officers and spectators
WdlClleu the CelitTdl DBuItS Will dSCP
| interest.
81 ask that the court stop this meth
cd of questioning" added Mr.. Dunne,.
| as Mr.. Robertson made no instant re-
ply.
II will stop when the court stops
| me-" replied Mr. Robertson
"Well, don't cast any imputations of
that character them said Mr.. Dunno.
II will conduct the examination as
1 deem fit" was Mr.. Robertson's re-
ply.
There was a pause and then Judge
Dole asked the stenographer to read.
the question. Nothing more was said
and Mr.. Robertson then asked the
| witness:
did you testify at the preliminary
examination that you and Bolton met
at the cigar store?
II don't remember"
That closed the incident.
The witness then testified that he
took Mr.. Breckons to the store. The
location Of the store, he said, he had
learned from Bolton. He stated that
he was not sure of the location at the
time he is alleged to have visited it
with Bolton one Saturday night, as ne
had been drinking.
| SdiiSi III NiAS
ed under cross-examination by Mr..
Robertson that Bolton had given him
the counterfeit money which he had
found in his clothes, and that on a
Sunday afternoon at $50 he had a con-
yersation with Bolton In which the
proposition was made by the latter
that he (Jackson) keep the money, pass
it off, and they would divide the pro-
ceeds Jackson said that at the pre-
liminary examination he made this
same statement with the exception
that he did not state on what day it
had occurred. He did so at a subse-
Quent date
E. l. Spalding, cashier of the Claus
Spreckels bank was called to the stand.
Mr.. Dunno handed him several coins
and asked him II they were counter
felt. Mr.. Spalding replied in the al
frmative Mr.. Robertson objected to
this testimony on the ground that the
coins had not been offered yet In evil
dence. Mr.. Dunno promised to intro
duce them as evidence at the proper
time, by several witnesses. Mr.. Spald-
ing took coin weighing and measur-
ing machine from his pocket and
made the usual bankers tests.
He said there were three essentials
for gold coins to be true-thick
ness, diameter and weight. The coins
offered had the right diameter ana
thickness, but lacked the proper
weight. Also they were not good
in appearance. the gliding hav-
ing been worn off. The milling was
excellent Individual coins would not
pass him, but II deposited among hum
dreds Of others. they might, temperate
ly. escape detection as being spurious.
Marshal Hendry told how the coins
came into his possession. Jackson had
led him to a tree in which they were
concealed. He had taken them out In
the presence of witnesses, and the
coins on exhibition in the court were
the same ones.
The case was adjourned until II
o'clock this morning.