The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-19
FOR MURDER
Of WOMAN
KaaWaIoa's Trial Now
On--CampbeIl Will
Case Fees.

]. w. Mcdonald, F. J. Dutra, Clin-
ton W. Crandali, Edmund Swan,
Abram S. Bolster. Jacob Ordenstein,
Nelson B. Lansing, Clifford Kimball,
oliver C. Swain, J. j. Alberts, John h
Drew and John A. Noble were sworn,
before Judge De Bolt yesterday morn
ing, to try Kelike Kaawaloa for MUIR
der in the first degree.
Fred. E. Harvey, surveyor, was the
first witness, being called TO prove
lodging house in which. on December 2
last. a woman named Virginia Moeluhi
met the violent death for which the de-
PENDANT is held accountable.
Mr.. Crook for the defense objected to
the plan because it differed from the
surveyors notes by tenths of inches IN
dimensions. He noted an exception To
a question by the court if the plan was
substantially correct. The Importance
he attached to eXactitude had relation
to expected evidence as to what parts
of a certain room We're visible at
particular angle from a given point
outside through a door and a window.
Witness on cross examination, the OBJ
lection having been overruled stated
that the slight discrepancy between
his notes and scaling would make no
perceptible difference to the view of the
interior from the point mentioned
Paul Helm, a native iron mouider
was the next witness called by Deputy
Attorney General Fleming. He was
undergoing cross examination, which
MIR. Crook said would take two hours,
when at 4:25 p. m. the trial was con-
tinued until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
Witness. early the evening of the
homicide went to the room of the de-
PENDANT, where he met John Ena and
wife together with Kaawaloa and Vir-
ginia. After some sociability Helm re-
turned to his own room but scarcely
had got there when he heard a great
racket in the direction of the room
occupied by defendant and Virginia.
thither to ascertain the
trouble Helm. in a dim light, saw Vir-
ginia lying on the floor and Kaawaloa
over her. Helm went to the
protection of the woman and was
gra bbed by defendant and thrown out |
Of the room. Then recognizing his Wis |
itor, Kaawaloa apoIogized to him.
Helm on cross-examination said he |
was drinking about the first of Deem |
Der. but denied that he went on a
spree that lasted several weeks He
worked on the LIST and the End. The |
doctor did not say that his sickness, |
after the night of the tragedy, was |
from drinking. There We're only the |
five he had mentioned in defendants |
room that evening, though number |
Of others We're outside upon the veran- |
da. Had there been anybody else come |
into the room he might not remember |
the fact at this lapse of time
While Mr.. Crook was questioning the |
about his evidence before the |
jury, some of the questions |
were overruled on Mr. Fleming's OBJ |
lection. Mr.. Crook formally noted eX-
ceptions to the courts rulings on the
ground that they were prejudicfal TO |
defendant.
Witness told of drawing his money
IN that Saturday afternoon, then go
ng to the new market. He had glass
IF whisky in a saloon on the way, and
going home had the like refreshment |
n another saloon, where also he
bought a quart bottle of wine and took
t home with him in a hack. He gave
he wife the fish and the balance of his
wages, keeping hold himself of the bot
lie Of wine. When he went to Kaawa-
oa's room with the bottle he left his
wife in the yard. His wife had not
AIKEN a drink. He opened the bottle
II John Ena's room. The only other
liquor he saw there was defendants
'ottle of wine.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Judge Robinson has appointed K
and Z. Ishii as administra-
ors of the estate of Sensuke Yashiki
eceased, under a bond of $1,000. The
state in this Territory is valued at
5000, besides which there is real es-
ate in Japan of value unknown. A
fe insurance policy for $4,000 is the .
lain part of the Hawaiian estate.
Albert n. Campbell, administrator of
ne estate of Mary l.. Kunuiakea, de-
eased, has filed his final account with S
petition for discharge. He received 5
1851 and expended s1036.9O, leaving a
alance of s901.21.
THOUSAND DOLLAR FEES.
E. c. Peters, guardian ad Item of
turiel K. and Beatrice L. Mary
minors, in the suit brought
y the trustees of the estate of James
ampbell, deceased, for construction of /
lie will, has been awarded fee of 5
ne thousand dollars by Judge Lind
~.
e. NJ. Watson, attorney ad Item in 7
lie same case for Abigail Helen Ka- 7
iolani Kawananakoa and David Ka-
kaua Kawananakoa, minors, was also ,
warded a fee of one thousand dollars
FISHERY RIGHTS. I
Judge Robinson was hearing fishery
ght cases yesterday. Ballou & Marxt .
presented the claimants and Deputy 7
ttorney General Milverton, the Ter T
tory. Judgment was given for ]. o.
arter ct al, trustees of the estate