The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-17
PURDY I'm a
HE STAND.

The Parker ranch case moved along
another notch yesterday. when the ex-
animation OF Willie Spencer was con-
cluded and that OF Sam Purdy reach
ed the stage OF cross-examinatlon.
Spencer was put through a long quiz
as to hauling out certain koele posts
which It was charged had been cut
and left to rot in the grass. 1t turned
out that they were safe at Waimea.
and that the order to haul them down
had been given by Carter, though most
of the work had been done In the Re-
ceiver's time. Since pillng them at
Waimea the only use the witness had
made of them was TO sit on them when
he talked with the boys on Sunday.
On redirect Magoon asked You
testified that Ikua and Johnnie Lind
say are the same: now which is more
strict with the boys?"
Kinney objected that this was not
proper redirect. that Magoon was try
ing to get the witness TO contradict
his previous statements, not to ex-
plain them, and intimated that the
witnesses Monday view of things might
be different from his Saturday view.
Magoon resented the insinuaton that
the witness had been talked to in the
interval. The court finally sustained
the objection.
Before the next witness was sworn
Kinney raised the question as to
whether all the Parker ranch books and
correspondence contained in the two big
boxes in the corner were before the
court. IT appeared that they had been
sent down in response to Magoons sub
poena, and that Magoon and Eben Low
had examined them. Kinney argued
that this involved an obligation on the
part of Magoon to file them in evidence
Magoon feared that they would over
wheln the court and offered to file
those he had selected Kinney asked
on what theory the selection had been
made, and gave another instalment OF
his, lecture on the obligations OF a
next friend" to present his case fair
ly. Ballou produced authorities, and
the court ruled that the books and pa
pers must be considered as part of the
evidence.
Sam Purdy was sworn, and gave evil
dence tending to show that the ranch
would have been run differently II he
had been in charge. The paddocks
We're sometimeseunderstoc though
the witness was shy about putting his
estimate in figures. Puukikoni pad
dock fence had been repaired through
out. whereas only half of the posts
were rotten. The other half would
have lasted three or four years more.
Mauna Kea should be fenced and the
gates left open to induce the wild cat
tie to come down.
The witness proved more intimate
acquaintance with the Mana cistern
than anyone who had previously testi-
fed. The examination ran as follows.
with reference to the cistern at
Mana can you state what condition 1t
was IMP"
1T was all rotten, no cover to IT.
The dogs fell into 1t and the pigs fell
into it,
Anybody else fall in?" asked Ma
coon, with a slight emphasis on the
body"
1.-The filth would get inc it," replied
the witness.
Did man fall in?" asked Magoon.
boldly coming to the point.
Yes. myself"
Anybody else?'
''Maikolohe."
Did you ever say anything to Car
ter about it?"
mo. had no business to tell him
because he used to come up himself"
when you fell in did you tell him
about it2"
II don't know whether I did or not"
The witness had repaired the dairy
pipe line six times and reported It
twice. He had found a gate In the
grass and had stood 1t up against the
renee. The driving was not done In a
quiet manner and he had seen bulls In
the fattening paddock. The witness
version of the horse trade with Fred
Carter was as follows:
Ikua and i went down to Puopelo
and Ikua said he wanted to purchase
mis- horse. Just then Jap came along
and Carter asked him IL he wanted lie
buy horse. The Jap said no. the
morse was too old. Then we went to
look at some hay and when we came
back Ikua said, How much and Carr
ter said, 'Forty-five dollars" The
point OF the trade appeared later, when
carter discovered that the animal had
won Fourth OF July races at Waimea-
hinhey began the cross examination
with the usual questions concerning the
witness relationship to Sam Parker
ana Eben Low. He then took I'm the
question OF bulls in fattening pad
DOCKS and brought out that the bulls
broke through the fences. The wit
ness was kept busy with the problem
OF Keeping the bulls out and at the
same time economizing on fence repairs
until the court adjourned.