The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-06
JOHNSON VERGES
ON COLLAPSE
CONTINUED from page one.)


silver watch and some tobacco. The
arresting officers had allowed him to
retain these. He was placed in one of
the basement concrete cells for the
night.
The murderer is i'm a terrible condi-
tion physically. He is a nervous wreck
from the effects OF his long debauch
and from the realization of the awful
ness of his deed which has slowly fiji
tered into his befogged brain.
He was delivered to Sheriff Brown
and Chester Doyle at Waialua Station
handcuffed, by Deputy Sheriff Oscar
Cox He sat huddled in a corner
neither speaking nor looking at the
people who passed.
After about half an hour ne asked
Doyle to loosen the handouts as they
were cutting his wrists.
Take the handouts off until we are
near the city" directed the Sheriff and
the steel bracelets were accordingly re-
moved.
The man sat i'm his misery inert un-
| til some cigars were passed round and
| the smell of the tobacco smoke seemed
to arouse him. After summoning up
his courage he asked if he might buy
a cigar from the train boy and per-
mission was accorded him. He bought
a cigar but he had no matches and the
uttery cowed condition of the man can
be gathered from the fact that he did
not seem to dare ask for one. At last
the Star representative noticed him
twisting his unlighted cigar in his
hands and looking hungrily at the
smokers so the poor wretch was offer
ed a light. He lit his cigar and look
ed up with a contortion of his features
which was intended for a smile. He
smoked with evident satisfaction until
only the tiniest bit of a stump remain
ed.
Taking chance that the slight kind
ness might cause Johnson to talk more
freely an attempt was made to get him
to talk freely.
"Wait a minute" said Detective
Doyle remember Johnson, you are a
prisoner and anything that you may
say may be used against you at your
trial. You may say what you wish
but don't forget this warming"
q don't know" mumbled Johnson
3 What do you want me to do?'
Tell me about this killing of the
Wharton boy" he was asked.
81 don't think I will say anything
now" he answered after sitting i've
$ told the Sheriff everything. No,
won't say anything"
He lapsed into his moody silence
again and did not change his expires
sion until Pearl City was reached anC
the engineer of the Peninsula" trair
j looked into the car and sail II 10
Johnson" '.
Again the murderer looked with hi
weird smile.
He betrayed no emotion of any sor
when the crowd surged about him a
the station and from all appearance
he would have as soon be lynched a
not.
Incidentally it may be noted that De
+ putty High Sheriff Albert McGurn wa
s not at Waialua to take charge of tn
+ prisoner as he stated inadVerteItl,
8 yesterday. He was there unde" or
ders to see the condition of the jai
at Waialua, matter which is treate
elsewhere in these columns.
+ Communication over the telephon
to Waialua is difficult at times owin
to induction and to the number O
phones on the wire hence there crep
into the Stars story the error tina
the autopsy had been performed "b
| Drs. Herbert and Wood" The mes
| sage was that Dr. Hubert Wood ha
] performed this office The crime to
was committed on Wednesday morning
e as originally stated i'm the Star, an
= not on Tuesday