The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-20

. Wednesday by the prosecution, was
! due on the stand at the opening Of
court for the completion of his cross
examination, but he was not present
and an officer was sent to look him
I'D. He came in nineteen minutes late
and. in answer to the court said his
duty of getting the ships mail delay
ed him 1t looked blue for him a min
ute. but when he stated he had tried
| to be on time the court let the matter
drop.
| Meantime another witness had been
called. whose examination was con-
Guided before Kennard resumed the
stand. Cross examined about his
| statement that Geneau was the author
OF all his troubles he admitted that he
had been confined for three days on
| the ship Independence for an offense
| and that Geneau was not on the indie
pendence.
| Mr. Andrews, in redirect examina-
ton. offered Kennards honorable dis
| charge from the army, but the court
ruled it out on objection that the de-
| Tense had not attacked the presump-
ton of witnesses good character. All
that had been said in that regard was
by the witness himself
a POLICEMAN'S EVIDENCE.
Policeman John Kaaua testified re-
garding the street fracas before the
tragedy in the saloon. When matters
had been quoted on the corner, wit
ness advised the bluejackets TO so in
to a saloon and enjoy themselves. As
Harris and Kennard walked off to-
gether, Geneau shook his fist at them.
This was between and of the fatal
evening. Mr.. Watson, cross-eXamin-
ing, referred to a record of testimony
at the preliminary examination in
the District Court, but could not
get the witness to admit that he testi-
fed then that Harris shook his fist
at Geneau.
Tome Nagai, a Japanese assistant
behind the bar at the Pantheon, did
not see the shooting but heard the shot
and saw Harris going out the back
way with his hand pressed upon his
abdomen.
Fred Patterson Kiley, a Pantheon
bartender, told of the commotion after
the shooting. He did not see the
shooting itself.
THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS.
Theodore A Simpson manager of
the Pantheon, was the principal wit
ness for the prosecution. He described
how Geneau came into the saloon,
glanced along the row of sailors at the
bar and, advancing in front of Harris,
swung a revolver down from the
shoulder to point blank aim and fired.
AS he proceeded from the entrance to
where he did the shooting, his right
hand was in the breast of his blouse.
A sailor grasped Geneau's arm after
he had fired and someone wresteG the
pistol from him. Geneau was held by
sailors until Captain Parker entered
and arrested him. In the meantime
Harris retreated by the rear, saying,
''They have got me- 1t all happened
within two minutes
Robert Parker, captain of police, and
Frank j. Dillon, who was an eyew:t- |
ness of the tragedy, We're the remain |
ing witnesses for the prosecution.
NEWSPAPERS TABUED.
At the close of yesterdays proceed
ings in the Geneau trial, Attorney |
General Andrews requested the court |
to rescind its order of the previous |
day. which allowed the baiIiff to fur |
iAl9i lilS July With Tie tAcil1N pdpG'S /
without excfsion of the reports of the |
trial. He alleged that the papers gave |
distorted reports of the trial. which |
it was improper the jury should |
peruse
Mr.. Douthitt objected to the request
ed order unless the jury We're inform
ed that the counsel for the defense did
not join in the request. For their part,
they had no objection to having the
jury read all the papers in the islands.
He mentioned that the previous Or
der was made with the consent of tine
Mr. Andrews said that, as the Ter
ritory had no appeal, it was impor
tant that it should have a thoroughly |
fair trial.
Judge De Bolt recalled Bailiff Hop
kins into court and dictated to the
an order against giving
papers with reports of the trial to the
jury. At the same time he complied /
with Mr.. Douthitt's request by con-
veying, through the bailiff, a state
ment of the attitude of -counse1 for the
defense.
COURT NOTES.
H. Hackfeld & Co. Ltd, VS.. c. @.
zee Hop, assumpsit for $780, is dis
continued.
Execution for $2S1.1O in the suit of
c. BOlte VS.. H. w. s. Edmunds. has
been returned by High Sheriff Henry
as fully satisfied. A balance of $2475
is transferred to a second execution for
$230.75, which is accordingly returned
as partly satisfied.
The divorce suit of Fusa Hirota VS..
Bunzuchi Hirota is discontinued.
Kate Braymer has filed a bond in
$780, with r. w. Single as surety, on
her appeal from the verdict for $3.50
in favor of Cecil Brown and against
her
Lewis & Co Ltd VS. c. O wee Hon |