The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-28
DRAMATIC
WITNESS
The Plaintiffs Husband
Testifies in Roe
VS.. McGreW.

SIC. 900 damages for trespass, brought
by Evelyn c. Roe against DR.. John S
McGrew The prosecution rested at an
early hour and the defense goes on this
morning
Robert c. Roe, husband of plaintiff,
caused a good deal OF mirth while on
the witness stand. mostly by the OBJ
vious manner in which he braced up to
face Attorney Thompson and avoid be-
ing entangled in the meshes of cross
examination
A sort of photographic, diagram of
DR.. McGrew's sand bar at Aiea, where
the alleged shooting at plaintiff and
letting loose of tongue at her and her
husband took place, had been offered
by Attorney Wilmington and admitted
without objection.
On cross-examination Roe said he
had visited the locality three times
since the episode and before drawing
the map Mr. Thompson cross-exam M
ined him on distances, positions of per
sons and objects, and went On to find
out the purpose of the map, especially
| if it had not been made for the purpose
of coaching plaintiff upon the evidence
she was to give in court.
The stronger the pressure of 1nterro-
cation grew, the firmer and louder
waxed the tones of witness, as well as
sternerthis glare at the legal tormentor.
Yes, he had discussed the case with
his wife on the eve of the opening OF
| the trial, Tuesday night last Nobody
else was present but the baby and the
maid taking care OF that mite of hui
manity.
| What did you do with the map?"
| st stuck it up on the wall.
| Witness for a time successfully
fenced questions about his tutoring of
| his wife for court purposes with the
aid of the map. He was asked what he
| did with it.
| II stuck it up on the wall.
| Still he Tended off the desired infor-
| nation, while the queries came fast
and close. II not to coach his wife
with why did he stick the map on
the wall?
| $50 see the art effect the witness,
naive1y smiling, replied.
| The attorney went at him again ana
/ the answers arose in pitch of key until
| everyone present looked for climax
1t came with ludicrous fall scored by
Witness
| What did you do with the map
| them" counsel had asked with pene-
| trating force.
| 1.-THE wind blew it down." Roe meek
/ ly responded.
| At this the whole court roared.
| Thompson persisted in the inquisition
until witness heatedly admitted:
| Eyes, / did use the map to show
nv wife how to illustrate her evidence.
wanted her to remember the positions
we occupied in the boat. She did not
know much about Waialua way and
1 the direction of the boat. I told her
| how to illustrate her evidence so that
| Thompson couldn't fool her in court.
| This was greeted as another pretty
good one, but now it was the lawyer
| who had scored.
| Mrs. Roe had previously testified,
| also DR.. c. B. Wood, her physician for
:, the case of nervous prostration alleged
| to have been caused by the trespass.
Plaintiff related the story, as first pub
lished by the Advertiser from the orig
| inaI complaint. In brief it was that
| she was out rowing on Pearl Harbor
lochs with her husband the day after
| their marriage, they having taken
| Sorenson & Lyle's cottage at Pearl city
Peninsula for the honeymoon. Ap-
preaching DR.. NcGrew's pier at Aiea
| they were suddenly startled by warning
shouts of Keep off NY sand bar with
| abusive and threatening language en-
bellishing the admonition. DR.. McGrew
| was observed standing on the end OF
| the pier, brandishing a revolver with
1 ha fired her.
| The shock of fright she sustained
| brought on nervous prostration
| Evidence practically identical was
| given by the husband, who dramatlcal-
/ ly illustrated his narrative by showing
| how he stood up and pleaded with de-
| PENDANT not to shoot. Also he showed
| by the placing of chairs the relative
| positions of his wife and himself in the
boat Only one shot was fired, he said
| and he was positive it was aimed at
| his wife. 1t was a nickel-plated piston
at all events, it ''glittered'
| Mr.. Wilmington replied to sally OF
| Mr.. Thompson about the gun, that II
| defendants counsel saw revolver
directed at him pointblank he WoulC
think it was cannon.
| There was cross examination, some OF
it overruled. about the bringing of the
original suit by A. S. Humphreys Ii
was attempted to be brought out that
| the day after the trespass pla1ntlH was
well enough to go to the attorney Oh
flee with her husband. Also. that the
idea of suing for damages did not orig
mate with plaintiff, and that the ap-
!, praisaI of the damages sustained al
$4,000 was purely the suggestion of the
Iattorney.
Mrs VIM. c. Roe. mother-in-law OF
plaintiff. was the last witness for the
prosecution. Her evidence was not OF
general interest.
Plaintiff rested at $40, when the
trial was continued by Judge Robinson
until 10 o'clock this morning, Mr.
, Thompson having assured the cour'
: that, if recess was taken> he would bt
! able to put on the defense in one houl
from opening.
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