Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-10

w. J. HARVEY.
Such is the verdict Of the coroners
Jury In the mysterious Stanford case.
This verdict precludes any theory Of
10 or accident and places the mat !
ter squarely In the hands OF tn, r....cs
for solution.
The last sitting Of the jury was set
for 1880 last evening at the Moana !
hotel, In the private dining room where
previous sessions Of the investigation
have been conducted by Coroner W. T.
Rawlins and the members Of the jury. |
II was ten minutes past eight o'clock,
however, before the Coroner opened the
last Of the sittings.
There were present in the room at
this time. besides representatives OF
the press and members of the jury and
the Coroner, High Sheriff Henry, who
has been devoting all his energies to
the matter In hand; DR.. Humphris.
who first attended Mrs. Stanford when
medical aid was called in on the night
OF the tragedy; DR.. Murray. Chemists
Shorey and Duncan, Judge and Mrs.
Highton. friends Of the Stanfords for
great many years; W. G. Peacock.
Col. J. w. Jones, stenographer; Geo.
Sea, Of the police department; DIR. j.
8. b. Pratt, Of the Board Of Health,
and Judge Stanley. legal representative
OF the Stanford estate.
Those who had testified previously
before the jury listened to the reading
over Of their written testimony, cert.
fed as to its correctness and affixed
their signatures thereto. Mrs. Judge
Highton was for some fifteen minutes
occupied in this manner. She occa.
sionally glanced toward the press ia.
BILE and once she sent over to request
that no sketch be made Of herself.
After calling the roll and finding all
the Jurors present Coroner Rawlins
announced that he wished to call Miss
Bertha Berner, the secretary to Mrs.
Stanford, again. II just want to ask
her q question" he said, by way OF ex.
PLANTATION. Rawlins asked Geo. Sea to
take down what Miss Berner should
say In longhand that she might sign
It when complete. Some ten minutes
were spent In waiting for Miss Berner
and when this lady arrived she was
accompanied by the maid, Miss Hunt.
Miss Berner was sworn. An apologize
smile was on the face Of the Coroner.
Observers wondered what there wos
that was funny about SO serious mat
ter.
Question by the coroner: Miss Der
ner. do you recall the afternoon Of Sun
day. February 26, 1905?
Answer by Miss Berner: l do with
smphasis).
@. Do you recall what occurred
that day on the end Of the pier at tbs
Moana hotel?
| A. I do.
Q. viii you relate to the jury
just what occurred? Who was pres
ent?
A. Miss Hunt was present and Mrs
Stanford and myself and man un
known to me.
Q. Do you recall any distinguishing
mark by which you could describe thii
man?
A. Yes, he was lame and he walked
with crutch.
Q. Do you recall Miss Hunts leav
ing the end Of the pier with para
sol?
. A. | do.
Q. Do you recall putting anythin
into the folds of that parasol?
A. Yes, | remember putting some
thing into the parasol.
Q. VIII you please tell us about 1t
A. Mrs. Stanford and left the HI
tel about 8 o'clock In the afternoo
with the intention Of taking a Ion
walk along the Waikiki road. W
walked briskly down the road for abor
half an hour. Then, turning back, NJ
walking quite as fast on our return
we reached the hotel at about quartz
past 6 o'clock. Mrs. Stanford said
I'm very warm and tired and sha
walk down the pier and shall sit dow
and rest and cool Off" When "
reached the end Of the pier we four
Miss Hunt there, We all walked I'M
the little structure at the end Of Il
lpier, where Mrs. Stanford sat dow
4 making the remark: 1T Is so pleasal
here. shall sit here and rest until