Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-29
MRS. WHARTON TELLS
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The terrible sorrow OF the heart.
broken mother could not but affect ev.
eryone In the courtroom with pity. The
jurors showed II plainly. and even the
officials, who are used to narrowing
scenes, we're moved. When at noon
the ordeal was over everyone was
much relieved.
Tie story which Mrs. Wharton told
OF her tireless search for her son, her
unceasing questions, and her continual
accusations which she even then. be.
fore the body was found, directed to
Johnson, whom her mothers instinct
told her was the one who was respon-
sible for her child's absence, makes a
pitiful tale. The greater part Of her
testimony. most ot It given In answer
to questions by Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Prosser, was as follows. her mar
rative this morning beginning at the
point when she first missed her little
son:
II went first to the mango tree. Not
finding him there, ! went TO cane
patch, thinking that Simeon and John.
son might have gone there to eat cane.
called out but got no answer. | re.
DuN Nthl ouA
three times and called by the cane
patch. then went TO where the chi
naman was working at the stable.
asked him where Simeon was. He
said he had left Simeon and Johnson
at the mango tree. told him they
had disappeared and | couldn't find
him.
"The Chinaman went searching at
the canUilcld and went to windmill
by our taro patches. was calling,
on my way to the windmill, but did not
find him and returned.
II called: Simeon, Simeon, where
have you gone? Come back
"When | came back to the house
ordered the Chinaman to hitch up the
horse and come out TO search with me.
got on the carriage with Joseph and
Lemon, while the Chinaman walked,
| told the Chinaman TO go to the houses
near the church, while took the Gov.
eminent road"
Joseph and Lemon were called for
Identification. The little tots were
only about three TO four years old and
were quite frightened by the unusual
surroundings, but Attorney General
Peters, with gentle fatherly instinct,
soon quieted them.
A third child. Tita, girl about ten
years old, was also called in. Mrs.
Wharton testified that she had never
asked the girl II she saw Johnson
leave the swing with Simeon on ac-
count of Tita's mental condition. The
girl was mentally unbalanced she
said, and would answer mo" to a
next.
when | came home" continued
Mrs. Wharton, II searched the house,
thinking that Simeon might have come
back, but he was not there. told
Mamaki to ride down TO the Deputy
Sheriff TO tell him that my child and
Johnson had gone away together. and
were both missing. MamaM went at
my request.
After he had left went about the
yard searching, when a Japanese wo,
searching for Simeon and Johnson, and
she then assisted me in searching.
Exactly when the mill whistle blew
IL o'clock Johnson appeared. was
outside ON the veranda OF the China
mans house, Johnson was coming In
at the front gate when ] first saw him,
He was alone. He came through the
gate and met him in the yard.
johnson had ON the same clothes
as those | saw him wear when he was
playing with Simeon under the mango
tree. The sleeves of his frock, his
vest and his pants were dirty with
reddish dirt. He appeared changed,
pale, at the time met him. His face
also was dirty. that SHE did not have
a great deal OF dirt. He was very
much changed; he was looking pale
and somewhat trembling.
II asked him: Where Is my son
Simeon; you were the last with him
under the mango tree. He disappear
ed and you disappeared with him.
"And his answer was: i left ST.
neon under the mango tree, as you
saw him, and went away