Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-17
Travelled 5000 Miles
To Testify To
Shooting In Saloon

II was something of a surprise to
most everyone concerned when the
case of Il. Genesu. the United States
sailor who shot Ulysses Harris, was
taken up in Judge DE Bolts court. 1t
had been expected that the case would
not be taken mp for about week In
order that Lieutenant Cuntz of the
Navy, who is expected to arrive on
Jan. II. could be here to testify in the
case, and the defense fought strenu.
ously to have the trial postponed un.
til then.
Attorney General Andrews asked the
court that the Geneau case be taken
up Immediately. He referred to the
testimony Of Lieut.. Cuntz stating that
the prosecution would be willing to ad.
nit his testimony such as Douthitt
said It would be.
Douthitt said that this was just what
had been the bone OF contention when
the case was up before Judge Gear.
/ The prosecution was willing to admit
the testimony but 1t was necesasr.
that IL should admit that this esti.
mony was the truth.
! Judge De Bolt asked Douthitt II 1t
would be satisfactory to the defense
/ II the prosecution admitted that the
testimony was the truth.
Douthitt said that he preferred to
have the witness appear in court. \
cablegram had been received from
! Lieut.. Cunt asking II he would be in
time II he arrived here January II
| and an answer had been sent that he
would. The lieutenant would probably
be here in very short time.
Andrews said that he understood
that the affidavit of the defense civ.
IN with regard to the testimony Of
Lieut.. Cuntz showed that this witness
would only give evidence in regard to
| the character of Geneau.
| Douthitt said that CuntZ would give
testimony not only to the good char.
| acter of Geneau but also regarding the
exceedingly bad character of some Of
the material witnesses Of the prosecu
| ton.
Andrews urged that the trial be pro.
| ceeded with Immediately. II Cuntz did
not show up at the time when his
testimony was wanted the prosecution
would admit the aiidayit as the truth,
Judge De Lott orGered that the case
BE- taken up Immediately
pouthitt Immediately arose in indig
Iant protest and asked the reason for
this unseemly. unhoiy haste. He ask
ri that the hearing OF the case be de.
! ferred.
! Judge De Bolt called counsel's at.
tention to the fact that the court had
ruled and Douthitt noted an exception
! The jury was ordered called when
nouthitt again In protest saying that
another very material witness for the
defense was lacking In Captain Nib.
lack VINO was ut present absent at Mo.
lokai and Maui In the Iroquois.
The court stated that It would prob.
ably take some time. II jury should
be secured during the day the court
would. be willing TO adjourn for day,
The following jury was called by
CierA heiiett. 5. j. Al!encastre. NJ
Brash. +. X. Dearislee. NJ. ]. Bissell
G.. N. Cooke, Jr.. L. Ingham, Chas,
Lambert. T. r. Lucas. L. E. Lyman,
John Mcguire. J. W. Rankin and L,
NJ. vetlesen.
Douthitt sent for his associate in the
case, T.. NJ. Watson. upon whose ar
rival the examination Of the jurors was
proceeded with.
The unexpected happened in this
case. Although, 1t had been thought
that II would take several days t. vraw
o jury, the original jury remained In
the box in spite Of careful examination
by both Andrews and the defense A