The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-17
PURDY On
THE STAND
Yesterdays Progress OF
the Parker
Case.

The Parker ranch case moved along
another notch yesterday, when the ex-
animation of Willie Spencer was con-
Guided and that of Sam Purdy reach
ed the stage of DISCRIMINATION.
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 We're 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 piling 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 insinuation 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 pig
boxes in the corner were before the
court. 1t appeared that they had been
sent down in response to Magoon's sub
noena. 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
whelm the court and offered to flle
those he had selected. Kinney asked
on what theory the selection had been
made, and gave another instalment or
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 rancn
would have been run differently if he
had been in charge. The paddocks
were sometimes understocked, 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 a more intimate
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 it
was imp
1T was all rotten, no cover to it.
The dogs fell into it and the pigs fell
into it,
Anybody else fall IMP" asked Ma
COON, with a slight emphasis on the
body
.sThe filth would get inc it," replied
the witness.
Did a man fall IMP asked Magoon,
boldly coming to the point.
Yes, I myself
Anybody else2''
'sMaikolohe.''
Did you ever say anything to Car
ter about it?''
mo, I had no business to tell him
because he used to come up himself
when you fell in did you tell him
about it?'
ST don't know whether I did or not"
The witness had repaired the dairy
pipe line six times and reported it
vice. He had found a gate in the
grass and had stood it up against the
ence. The driving was not done in a
Iuiet manner and he had seen bulls in
he fattening paddock. The witness
version of the horse trade with Fred
carter was as follows:
'Ikua and I went down to Puopelo
md Ikua said he wanted to purchase
lis horse. Just then a Jap came along
nd Carter asked him if he wanted to
'uy a horse. The Jap said no, the
lorse was too old. Then we went to
ook at some hay and when we came
ack Ikua said, How much and Car
er said, Forty-five dollars" The
ONT of the trade appeared later, when
,arter discovered that the animal had
Von Fourth of July races at Waimea.
Kinney began the cross examination |
nth the usual questions concerning the
illness relationship to Sam Parker |
nd Eben Low. He then took Up the |
uestion of bulls in fattening pad |
ocks and brought out that the bulls |
roke through the fences. The wit |
ess was kept busy with the problem |
1 keeping the bulls out and at the |
anne time economizing on fence repairs |