Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-17
WITNESSES STATE
Johnson Is SANE
Observation-Disclosures
Testimony In His
Rebuttal
CASE WILL PROBABLY
GO TO JURY TOMORROW
WATT, HOLT AND CHANG KIM
ALL THINK THE DEFENDANTS
MENTALITY WAS ALL
RIGHT.

The johnson murder case today
came considerably nearer It's close, and
tomorrow II may be confidently expect.
ed that the matter will go to the jury.
The prosecution had its innings on re.
buttal today, calling several witnesses,
who had known Johnson, all of whom
testified that he appeared perfectly
sane TO them. Among them were sew.
oral who had observed Johnson during
his stay with the Kcntwcll family and
their testimony went long way TO.
wards rcfuting the evidence given by
Mrs. Kcntwell, who testified for the dc
tense.
q. c. Watt. the head luna of Waia.
lua. under whom johnson worked for
some time. was called by the proscCu.
ton. After giving preliminary testi.
mony Wait was brought down TO the
insanity proposition.
"Did you notice anything peculiar
about him." asked Prosscr, who con.
Quoted the prosecution.
mo; the only thing might be that he
was the only white man in the gang"
hnsN cfcu wait.
From what you saw of him, what
do you think Of his mental condition."
1t never struck me that there was
anything wrong with him"
On cross. examination Watt stated
that he had never had any converse.
tons with Johnson. beyond that he
used to say, Good morning Johnson:
how are you getting on?" when he
passed him, to which johnson would
reply. "All right, sir"
John d. Holt was the next witness.
He lad known the defendant when he
was working for his sister, Mrs. Kent.
well.
From what you saw of the defend.
ant, what do you think of the defend.
ants mental capacity?" asked Prosscr.
AS far as ! know he was all right"
answered Holt.
did you ever hear anybody else say
that he was out OF the way"
only that my sister used to com.
plain about his drinking"
From what you saw OF him what
opinion did you form regarding his
mental capacity"
ale was all right"
Chang Kim, a wcll-cducatcd Chinese
business agent, was called on the stand
nCN,. He said he knew the Whartons
well. lie has often spent several days
AT 4 time at their home at Walalua,
and had seen johnson there. He had
also convcrscd with him.
From what conversations you had
with him, what impression did you get
ms to Johnsons mental calibcr?" asked
Prosser.
He understood what | said. and | un.
dcrstood what he sald,' answered
Chang Kim.
: Did you notice nothing peculiar
about him?"
No; he did not seem very smart,
that's ALL"
From what you saw of the defend,
ant and from the conversations you
had with him, what would you say of
the mans mental condition."
II should say that his mind was all
right"
Charles Falk was also called. He
stated that he had sold the KcntwoIls
the mare which Johnson used to drive.
Falk said that this mare was danger.
Gus animal, which would shy on the
slightest occasion. He was afraid to
have his wife drive her, and for this
reason he had disposed OF her. Immc.
diatcly after the sale he had seen
Johnson drive the mare in a double
team together with horse.
Al little after II a. IN. Falks tesli.
mony was concluded and n recess was
taken until 2 p. m. This afternoon the
prose cution's medical experts In rcbut.
tai among whom Is DIR. Sinclair of the
United States Quarantine Service, will
be called. This will finish the case,
with the exception Of possible sure.
buttal by the defense. II Is expected
that Harrison will attempt to call Mrs.
Angelina Mossman. whom he wanted
to call on direct, but who was out of
town at the time.