The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-24
JOANSON'S
DOOM QUICK

uegree, TOT the Killing OF the little boy,
Simeon Wharton. at Waialua ON jan
uany last The jury retired about
ll.27 yesterday morning. Though the
jury were absent from the courtroouA
ten minutes, 1t was only four minutes
from the time that Baillff Quinn lock-
ed them up until they knocked on the
door to be let out.
Judge Robinson asked Mr.. Harrison
IL he desired to have the jury polled.
after t. Fl. Petrie as foreman had rem
dered the verdict and Clerk Simouton
had read II aloud. He did so and, re-
spending to the question, rs that your
verdict?" each of the twelve men
firmly said Yes"
Mr.. Harrison, In presence of the
jury, noted exceptions to the verdict
as contrary to the law and the evil
dence and the weight of evidence, and
gave notice of motion for a new trial.
Judge Robinson dismissed the jurors
with thanks for the attention they had
paid to the trial for a period covering
thirty days. The actual time OF trial
| was five or six days less.
Mr.. White. before the jury left the
| room, rendered their thanks to Judge
Robinson for his generous treatment
! OF them throughout.
| Judge Robinson, in acknowledging
the compliment. said that perhaps they
might have thought at times that the
/ proceedings We're unduly protractet,
but his aim throughout had been to
! give the defendant perfectly fair
| trial.
Deputy Attorney General Prosser
moved that the court set a time for
sentence. Judge Robinson set Tuesday
, next at a. IN. as the time
! johnson took the verdict OF the jury
with apparent stolidity. though he
seemed to pale somewhat. After 1t
was read he dropped into his chair.
where he furtively glared at the
jurors, from face. to face of those In
! range OF side glance. Then his eyes
| roved successfully to the Judge, The
court officials In front and anybody
making move. 1t was the same
hunted. half-scared look that he had
all through the trial and, as the court
proceedings ended. he looked anxiousiy
over his right shoulder for the officers
| of justice, as II what he wanted was
speedy removal from the place where
his fate had so long been pending.
one of the officers In charge of john
son says that tears ran down the
miserable creatures cheeks when he
verdict of his doom was uttered.
Attorney General Peters whom Ill
ness had kept from the trial for sew
eral days, was present In the closing
hours
Mr.. Harrison. In a decorous manner,
! made the best appeal possible to the
jury for the defendant.
Mr.. Prosser spoke pointedly for fifty
minutes on behalf of the prosecution.
He asked the jury either to find john
son guilty as charged or to acquit him
absolutely No middle ground would
harmonize with justice.
Instructions of the court were
voluminous, Those requested by the
Territory numbered 35 and those by the
defense 30 with several alphabetical
sub-numbers added, while those given
OF the courts own motion occupied
seven pages besides a reference 10
bring in the full text of the indict-
ment The first instruction of the de-
Tense by reference included several
sections of the laws.
Seven forms Of verdict, from first
degree murder through the man
quittal, were furnished to the Jury. 1t
was evident to observers, however. far
back In the trial that the jury took
but little ii any stock in the insanity
defense.
AT the close of the proceedings Judge
Robinson adjourned the January term.
In which the trial began, without day.
This places the time of sentence out
side tina t.,ba To
victed. But should any question arise
on this point, 1t is within the power
of the court to revoke it's order of ad-
journment
About town yesterday the verdict
seemed to give general satisfaction.
The jury that convicted johnson
consisted of w. NJ. Buchanan. John
Coffee, L. c. King, Julian /. Harries.
chas. j. Ludwigsen Harry Lyman, A.
M. Mellis, r. II. Petre. w. II. Soper,
>. a. Walker, John Warehouse and
T.. o. White.
which Mrs. w. NJ. Howard is Worthy
Matron.
VIM. Mckinley Lodge No. s, knights
OF Pythias last evening voted the sum
OF $500 as fund to go to the Knights
OF Pythias Board OF Relief In San
Francisco.
Al special meeting OF many mem
Der OF Excelsior Lodge No. /, |. o. o.
F. held last night It was recommend
ed that the sum OF $1,000 be donated to
the General Relief Committee of San
Francisco Independent order of Odd
Fellows to be used for suffering and
destitute brothers and sisters OF the or
der Action viii b, taken at the regu-
lar meeting OF the lodge which Will be
held on Tuesday next.
Hawaiian Lodge No. q, Il. a A. NJ.
has appropriated $4,000 for the relief
fund' The money II 10 be- sent to the
Grand Lodge to be- used as that body
may see NJ.
A. meeting Of employees OF the Ho-
nolulu Rapid Transit a Land Company