The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-28

not in a position to know whether. if
there was a man in this prison with
ribs broken, You would be liable to
know of that?
A If my attention was called to any
injury done to a man. 1 would.
Q. Would he have an opportunity to
make that complaint?
A. Yes, he always would.
@. Do you recollect seeing this pris-
oner?
A. Yes, 1 saw him in the hallway
Q. In the hallway?
A. Yes.
Q. Was that before his trial?
A. I don't know; it was before l ex-
amined him.
Q. He made no complaint to you?
a. No.
Q. You saw him in the hallway?
A. Yes, sitting in a chair.
@. And he made no complaint?
A. No complaint
Q. And it was after the trial?
A. 1t was on Saturday last that L
examined him, but 1 don't know when
his trial took place. 1t was in the
morning that 1 saw the piece in the
paper and that called my-no, my at
tention had been called also before. the
previous day, by the reporter of the
Advertiser; he met me and asked me
if [ had seen this man Palenapa and
1 did not know his name; don't know
the names of the prisoners until they
come under my observation: and 1 said
that l did not know, but that if ms
ribs had been broken he might have
been SO badly hurt that they had sent
him directly to the hospital. Prisoners
are brought in here so badly hurt that
they are sent direct to the hospital.
Q. Not injured here?
A. No.
@. Well after you did examine him
what did You satisfy yourself as re-
CARDS his statement?
a. l could not find anything serious.
There was a place where he said it
was tender; l could not make out any
broken rib: there was no swelling and
no redness, no change of color in the
skin, and on listening / could not make
out any Raels Raels are abnormal
sounds made by the lungs by the en-
trance of air, nor any friction sounds,
that is by one or both OF the lungs
being inflamed.
Q. You never found that he fiinched
when you struck a certain place?
A. He hardly finched; he said it
was painful. / observed his face. and
ne did not finch; I pressed him this
way Indicating by Mr.. Archer, so that
f the rib had been broken. at the
point between would be tender. if
here was broken place; and he made
10 complaint of tenderness there any
more than anywhere else. l could not
Jay but what the rib may have been
struck with something; the point was
With me- was there a broken rib. and
hat l could not find.
Q. No evidence at all-wOuld a rib
AVE healed up in ten days.
A. / do not think so.
By Mr.. Adams.
Q. Is it known ever a broken rib
o heal up in ten days?
A. No, / never heard of that. AS
ar as my knowledge and experience.
nd knowledge of the literature, it is
ot.
@ You think if the licking had been
efficient on Thursday night, the 5th.
0 have fractured his ribs, you would
ave found evidence of it on the 18th?
A. 1 certainly would.
" Mr. Smith.
@. Did the prisoner state TO you how
e acquired the injury complained of? ,
A. He said he was struck by a po-
ceman. 9
y Mr.. Smith. 7
There is nothing more from me.
Y DR.. Emerson. ;
would like TO know the result of
T. Woods examination. / have not =
zen in consultation with DR.. Wood Z
all; l left him entirely alone.
Y Mr. Moore. Z
DR.. Wood said he found nothing at
v Dr. Emerson. a
Allow me TO say that generally when ,
e physician examines a patient of a
lother the other physician is present, 7
IT in this case I preferred not to be u
ere. LII
= Mr. Moore. p
DR.. Wood said he found no injury
al; there was no sign of any. &c
: Mr. Smith. 6.
[ have nothing more. 81
: Mr.. Moore. p
have nothing more.
Mr.. Archer r.
Nothing more. a
Mr. Smith
all Mr. Melamphy r.
;sTIMONY OF JOHN MELANPHY,
TURNKEY.
Mr. Moore c
}. You have charge of the prison. p
; in the day time during the last il
o weeks? al
\ Yes. Al