The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-08
IMPEAC CHMENT TRIAL
NEEDS ROOM.
(From Wednesdays Advertiser)


The impeachment proceedings in the
case of Deputy Sheriff Kekauoha last
night commenced with the continued
ross-examination of defendant by
prosecuting attorney Douthitt.
Half an hour or so was spent in ascer-
| tanning how defendant answered ques-
tions propounded to him in the court
of law" at Laie. Kekauoha beat about
the bush beautifully and Stenographer
Sabin's notes were requisitioned. Stem
ographer Tommy Kearns after delv-
ing in the transcript of the notes for
some time. finally jabbed the section
needed and the objections and counter
objections were resumed.
Lucas created breeze by accusing
Interpreter Crawford of misinterpret-
ing an answer of defendant.
You butted in answered Crawford,
before l had finished"
Attorney Thayers name here crept
into the testimony and Achi got up.
II desire the sergeant-at-arms to es-
cort Mr. Thayer outside. as he Is go
ing to be called as a witness" said he.
II don't see Mr.. Thayer," said the
chair.
Hes in the next room and has been
there all the time" exclaimed Achi.
Sure enough the dapper little attor-
ney was found in the place indicated
and was requested to withdraw from
within hearing range.
Achi and Douthitt wrangled over
some picayune point for fifteen min
n lafs
then the dreary questioning proceeded.
Defendant testified that in the Leong
Wah Kee case, in which Thayer ap-
peared for the Chinaman charged with
an offense against the license laws,
Thayer came to him, patted him on
the back and said: 1--WE must be good
friends, you had better nol-pros the
case"
After the cross-examination of Ke-
kauoha had come to an end, Supervi-
sor Cox asked a question or two.
The defense rested.
w w. Thayer was called by the
prosecution in rebuttal. He created a
mild sensation by alleging that a
complaint produced in court on Mon
day evening was not the complaint that
was shown Thayer when he went down
to Koolau to defend Chnaman
charged with violation of the liquor
law.
Thayer alleged that the complaint
vharged the violation of n law that had
been repealed, whereas the complaint
exhibited in court had no reference to
such law.
Witness strenuously denied that he
had asked Kekauoha to nol-pros the
case against Leong Wah Kee.
Nothing was further from my
thoughts, said he.
Lucas asked witness If he had con-
Quoted himself as a gentleman in the
court room at Laie and if Judge Ma
lnoa had told him to keep quiet.
Thayer said that he had acted as a
gentleman although he might have
been somewhat emphatic when the air
became charged with electricity. If
the judge had warned him to keep
quiet he must have done so in Hawai-
ian, which he did not understand.
Charley Bellina, called in rebuttal by
the prosecution, was next interrogated.
He was at Laie with Thayer and was
present in court during the trial. He
did not see Thayer put his arms round
Kekauoha's neck or hear him ask him
to nol-pros the case against Leong
Wah Kee.
Sheriff Brown took the stand. His
testimony was of an unimportant ma
ture. along the line of rebuttal.
Prosecuting Attorney Douthitt sug-
gested an adjournment. He promised
that he would only put on three ex-
ceedingly brief witnesses tonight.
And l would suggest" said he, that
as the argument may be a long one
and the temperature of this office is
unpleasantly high, the next session of
the court be held in the police court"
He then quizzed Achi as to the prob
able length of his argument. Charley
looked wise, however, and said that he
couldn't exactly say how long his talk
would he.
At 1045 p. m, an adjournment was
taken until 1880 this evening when the
session will be held in the police court.