The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-28
THE DEADLY
PARALLEL.
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Q. Would You recognize the officer?
A. Yes. can.
BY Mr.. Moore.
What is the pleasure of the commit
lee in reference to Identification?
By Mr. Adams.
I think ask him some more.
By Mr.. Smith.
@. DID he strike you when You were
sitting in the chair?
A. When l was standing up.
= .. You just stated that you were
sitting in a chair during the whole
lime of your examination?
A. The questioning IN Friday was
different OCCASION; this talking to me
was on Thursday night. the night Of
the day that I was arrested.
Q. In the office of the Deputy Sher-
if?
\. In Vida's office.
Q. How many men were ,here?
A. Three.
Q. Do you remember that our wife
was questioned by the Deputy Sheriff,
too?
A That I can not say, because I did
not know that.
! @. You were not in the room?
/ A. No, was not.
! @. You did not see your wife taken
into the room?
a. 1 heard that she was brought into
the room, but 1 didn't know Of it;
had been taken out in the back.
Q. Where We're you when she was
supposed to be in the room?
A. In that hall outside. points 70
hall outside Sheriff's office.)
BY Mr.. Moore.
@. How many times did they strike
you?
A. First of all they slapped me On
my head. then afterwards they struck
me my side twice.
By Mr.. Adams.
@. There were three men in the
room-who We're the men?
A. Two police officers and Henry |
Vida.
Q. Did Vida strike you?
A. The police officer.
@. Do you know his name?
A. No. I don't know his name, but /
kis features 1 know. |
BY Mr.. Moore. /
Q. That was on Thursday night, the
night of arrest?
A. Yes.
CAT this stage of the investigation
the two police officers We're brought
before the committee)
BY Mr.. Smith.
Q. L would like to have the prisoner
point out the officer who struck him
A. (By Palenapa.) This one. Qndi-
cating)
O. How many times did he strike
you?
A. He struck me twice on the side
and struck me on the head twice.
Q, Were you sitting down or stand
ing up?
A. Standing up.
Q. Were other officers in the room
at the time he struck you?
A. Yes
Q. Did you see any other men il
the room here at the time you We're
struck?
A. No; him and another police Off
Ger. not these two.
Q. Not Chris Holt?
A. No.
Q. This officer here? Gndfcating)
A Yes.
BY Mr.. Adams.
Q. Then the three men you know
were Vida, this man here and Dias?
A Yes.
Q. Anybody else? ]
A. No. i
BY Mr.. Smith.
/ would like to have this officer call
ed who he charges struck him.
(Joseph Leal was here produced TO I
the committed
TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH LEAL. '
BY Mr. Smith.
Q. Were you present in the room
when this man was being interrogated
IN this crime the other day?
A. 1 was.
Q. Did you strike that man at all in
any way?
A 1 did not.
Q. Did not strike him in the ribs :.
A. No.
@. Or on the face?
A No.
Q. Did you ask him any questions?
A. L did. :
Q. Who else was in the room at the :,
me you asked the questions? :.
A Assistant Sheriff Vida and Joe -
)ias.
TESTIMONY OF JOE DIAs. 81
BY Mr. Moore
Q. Did you see Leal strike the pris- B
ner?
\. 1 did not W
Q. You were in the room at the
me, Thursday evening?
A. L was. in
O. This statement is that Joe Leal
truck him Thursday evening, not the al
inc that he confessed that he had
tl1en the property, but on Thursday
vening he didn't confess. did he? tn
A In the evening he did when we
ere here together. in
O. Thursday evening? in
A. Yes, he confessed something.
as in by that door and out here and ST,
,ey wera n Skino questions r
@ Was that Thursday or Friday?
A I could not swear to it: but liz
thursday evening when he said Lei st.
it him I was in the office here. an
@ We We're informed that the con-
ssion took place on Friday morning tn
midday? an