Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-18
Doctors
Shatter
Defense

Considerable interesting Testimony
was given in the Johnson murder case
this forenoon by Dr. Moore and DR..
Sinclair, the medical experts on insan
ity called by the prosecution in rcbut
tai t. rclutc the insanity theory ad
vanCCd by the defense. Both doctors
stated their views ON the crime as de.
scribcd In the hypothetical question.
This were important. as they coincid-
cd H. the minutcst detail with the pro.
sCCution's .hcory. namely, that John.
son attempted to commit an unnatural
crime, that the child resisted. and that
he therefore killed 1t, and further that
80 cut 40 the child to conceal II, mu'
tilat,d the body to destroy It's idcn.
thy. and that he was sane during the
performance OF the entire terrible
decd.
~ Moore. on REORGANIZATION by
| Harrison, gave his theory of the case
rs stated above. Johnson, he said.
probably attempted an unnatural
crime. The child cried, so he killed
It. lie had 10 get the body out Of the
way, and as he had only a small knife
with which to dig u grave, he cut II up.
"HC was sane enough to reckon this
thing out" concluded the doctor.
why did he hang the boys trous.
Crs up on a tree, II he was sanC?" ask.
cd Harrison Would not that make
then. much more cOnspiCuOus?"
"Ho might do that to keep them
clean" answered the doctor.
DR.. Moorc's further evidence was Of
still greater importance, as II nulliiicd
the evidence given by Or. Wood 10 the
effect that II was not probable that an
unnatural crime had been attempted,
as the condition of the remains was
undisturbCd. Dr. Moore said that this
indicated nothing. The crime might
have been attempted and even com.
mittCd. and still the body would almost
| Immediately afterwards resume Its
normal condition. He did not accept
tho conclusions which had been drawn
| by Dr. Wood.
Dr Sinclair. tho last witness TO he
called by the prosecution, and probab'
| ~ the last witness IN the case. quail
! fed as an expert lie had had COnsid.
cradle experience with insanity cases,
both abroad and here, especially a the
Lcah Homo. where he was the resi-
dent physician, and where mentally
derargcd cases were occasionally re
ccivcd.
After reading the Hypothetical
question what Is your opinion of the
condition of mind Of the subject Oh
Jan. 81 asked prOssCr.
II should say that on that date he
was sane" answered Dr. Sinclair.
what reasons have you for thinking
he was sane, as appears from the by
pothctiCal question:"
This question was ovcrrulcd.
Sinclair went on to testify that he
| had been sent by the Attorney General
| to examine Johnson In the oahu Jail
He had cOnycrscd with him for over
an hour on one occasion. From this
he concluded after three visits, that
he was n man of low class, had rcCciy
cd no education, and was therefore
! placed on low scale of intellectual
ity.
"Hc did not strike mo rs mentally
deficient" said the doctor.
johnson told Sinclair that he had
worked ON u plantation and later on
with the KCntwclls. He then went
back to the plantation.
Dr, Sinclair had later on visited
Johnson at the jail, on March s aud
March o. His physical condition was
good. The doctor had attempted tC
discover II Johnson had knowledge OF
the crime he had committed.
81 came 10 the conclusion" said Or
Sinclair, that he had knowledge oI
the crime, though he tried to cvadC
my questions. asked him what
clothes the child had on. He said he