The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-02-11
JONES
WAS INSANE


him with their attendance In court ev-
cry day, were also vlsibly affected.
The letter ran thus:
Honolulu, July o. 1903
My Dear wife Linda.
Aloha nui loa. ! now write you a
few lines. ] see that you are sueing
for "A divorce from me which Of course
will never i'm this world agree to, il
is contrary to the laws of your maker
oh Linda, you well know the cause Of
our trouble, you also know that you
have not treated me fair You say 1
am jealous, why shouldn't l be? GOD
gave you to me to be mine until death
alone shall separate us. It is because
He also gave me the love which l have
for you which no power on earth can
take away from me no matter what
you may do. 1t is there to remain as
long as life lasts. Oh Linda dear, you
well know that 1 love you with my
| whole heart. l have tried to be good
to you, tried hard to let drink alone,
and 1 am truly sorry that your actions
caused me to lose my presence of mind
and to do things that l did not want
to do, for which 1 beg your forgiveness.
! The fortunes that / have gone through
since last we met fill me with horror.
Oh Linda, have mercy on me, 1 love
you so dearly. You once had a heart
but it seems to have turned to stone.
How could you blame me for getting
angry when I saw that ring with a
yellow stone on that mans hand which
/ know was once yours? Think Linda
dear, what I must have gone through.
! 4
effect on me, but 1 do, and cannot for
get you. Still with all your faults I
forgive you with my whole heart and
ask you to do the same for me and
hope some day to prove that I am still
worthy of your love and your whole
confidence. Think the matter over in
the right way and with Gods help you
will see that what God has brought to-
gether no power on earth must separ-
ate. I still and always will claim you
as mine until death alone shall part us
and the love which I have for you en-
dureth until death.
Your loving husband,
EDDIE.
The letter having been filed as the
first exhibit for the defence asked the
witness Cross what was his impression
as to the mental condition of Jones at
the time he discussed the question of
his wife's attempt to get divorce from
him
Peters at once objected on the ground
that the witness was present to state
facts and not impressions, but the de-
fence had thoroughly prepared Itself
for the objection.
Attorney Dunno quoted from III L.
S. Supreme Court, Connecticut Life In
surance Company against Lathrop
where two men, a bar tender and an
attorney who happeneG to be i'm the bar
both testified to their Impressions as to
the mental condition of a man who en-
tered and conversed with them prior to
the commission of a certain act. The
testimony was held good and a mum
Der of cases were cited I'm which the
precedent was followed.
Judge Robinson overruled the objec-
ton of the prosecution whereupon
Cross stated that he thought that Jones
was out of his mind at the time.
1t was decided point for the de-
fence and the examination ceased
AT the time that Jones spoke to you
about his wife's trying to obtain a di-
Yorce from him. what was your impress
sion as to his ability to distinguish
right from wrong?" was the first ques-
ton i'm cross-eXamination asked by
Deputy Attorney General Peters.
Attorney Dunno objected, reading a
; carefully prepared protest along the
line that the conclusion as to the abl-
ity Of defendant 10 distinguish riAt
from wrong was for the jury to form
that testimony on the point by a wit
ness was an invasion of the province
of the jury. A recess was taken while
counsel looked up authorities.
Counsel argued the point at great
. length and Judge Robinson had moi
given his decision when the court rose
> for luncheon and adjourned until Mon
day