The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-01
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DISPUTES
BROWN
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Evidence fatty contradicting that
gwen by Sheriff Brown and Chester
Doyle was put in last night before the
Board of Supervisors, sitting in the i'm
peachment trial of Deputy Sheriff Ke-
kauoha. The star witness of the de-
fense was little Eddie Peters, the boy
who was reported to have been the onlv
guardian of the japanese murderer
when the Sheriff and Doyle ar
rived at Kekauohas house to take
the prisoner to Honolulu. The witness
gave his age as six years and told a
clear story as to his connection with
the case. Before examining him
Judge Naianoa, of Koolau, was on the
stand for cross-examination, explaining
away some discrepancies in his former
testimony.
When Eddie was called to take the.
oath his chin came just even with the
table. He said that he had gone over
to George Kekauoha s. to see the auto
mobiles in which the haoles were rid
ing He had seen one party there, u
member of which he identied as Chas.
Cash, of the telephone company, and
he had gone over again when the other
haoles came and took the Jap away
He saw the Jap there being watched by
kanaka. He identified the man as
kaaihui. The Jap was handcuffed.
The cross-examination by County At
torney Douthitt failed to shake any of
the important points made by the little
witness. He said he had not discussed
the case with anyone, he had only
talked with Achi. He was little
shaky about the time these Incidents
occurred and could not understand the
drift of some of the attorneys ques-
tions.
Charles A. Cash testified that he had
visited the house of Kekauoha on the
Sunday of the murder. Saw the Jap
and also Kaaihui, who told him the Jap
was a murderer and he was guarding
him. He was not there when Brown
came. To the County Attorney he said
that the native was about 60 feet away
from the Jap when he first saw him.
THE GUARD SWEARS POSITIVELY.
Kaaihui' s testimony was in fiat con-
tradiction to that given by the prose-
cution's witnesses, inasmuch as he
swore that he was in charge of the Jap
when the Sheriff first came, that he told
the Sheriff that the prisoner was in his
custody, that he had received orders
from the Deputy Sheriff to watch the
Jap and not to let him commit suicide
or escape. He did not know the
Sheriff at the time, nor Doyle, but her
was told then that the long man" was
Brown and surrendered the prisoner on
that understanding. He pointed out on
a plan of the house where he had been
sitting when Brown arrived and where
the Jap had been. lie identified Brown
as the man to whom he had turned over
the Jap, and said:
''1f that is Brown, then I say yes.
Brown is the man / had talk WITH
THERE ALL THE TIME.
AS soon as the automobile stopped
and Brown and his party came to the
house, the witness was there, he testi-
fed. He told the Sheriff he was there
in charge of the prisoner. The conver-
sation was in Hawaiian and "the stout
man." who was talking japanese with
the Jap, was within hearing.
To the chairman, he explained that
he did not see Brown show any badge,
but one of the party told him.
when George Kekauoha comes tell
him the marshal has taken the prison.
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DEPUTY SHERIFF LOOKING FOR
HELP.
Hamana testified that he had been
sent to Hauula for policemen and had
got one to come, but he did not get
To the house before Brown got there.
He was at the house twice and saw
Kaaihui on guard both times.
Sam I.ua told of Kekauohas effort to-
summon jurors for the inquest, ex-
planning that his attendance at the
church was TO get him To go to Ka-
huku as juror, He had talked over
the ease with Kekauoha,
ACHI WANTS MORE WITNESSES.
Before putting on his principal wit
ness, Achl asked the permission OF the
Board 10 subpoena the Jap murderer
as witness, He also had something
to prove by Gus Rose,
The Board eanyassed itself on this
and finally adjourned until
Monday evening, June 4, the evidences
of the Jap 10 be taken by commission
In the meantime,