The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-02-03
SOME SPEED
Being MADE
Defendants Shoes
Produced In
Court.

oupStdntidi proBress was nudue IL
the Jones murder trial yesterday, max
ing 1t 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 assaulting his wife,
against her and the motorman of whom
he was Jealous. The fact of reconcile
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 were his property. He
thought it was the Oath or 25th Of
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 in custody until the goth, II
was evident the witness was mistaken
in the date of his errand to the Jail.
On cross-examination McDuffie said
he was now working for salary in
the Attorney Generals department,
helping to prepare cases in which he
was concerned,
High Sheriff VIM. Henry, called In
the afternoon, corroborated McDutties
testimony in its 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 mistrial was
recorded on Tuesday owing to disagree-
ment of the jury, has been set for trial
before Judge De Bolt on Monday next.
1t is expected that T. McCants Stewart,
for the defendant, will make a fight
against retrial 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 un-
dertake any more criminal trials this
term because of the length of his civil
calendar, but 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 $40 and costs by Judge Rob-
inson. He was released from the 9TH
err indictment under a nolle prosequi.
1akua 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 a writ of error on the
foreclosure proceedings against the
Pacific Heights Electric Railway Co.