The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-30
.S|X-YEAR OLD
DISPUTES
BROWN
A Little Boy Witness
Before the Board
of Supervisors.

~ Evidence fiatly contradicting that
iven by Sheriff Brown and Chester
E Doyle was put in last night before the
Board of Supervisors, sitting in the i'm
y parchment trial of Deputy Sheriff Ke-
81 kauoha. The star witness of the de-
M tense was little Eddie Peters, the boy
N who was reported to have been the only
# guardian of the japanese murderer
II when the Sheriff and Doyle ar
N rived at Kekauohas house to take
the prisoner to Honolulu. The witness
II gave his age as six years and told
M clear story as TO his connection with
the ease. Before examining him
b Judge Naianoa, of Koolau, was on the
81 stand for eross-examination, explaining
81 away some discrepancies in his former
81 testimony.
81 When Eddie was called to take the
81 oath his chin came just even with the
E table. He said that he had gone over
S# to George Kekauoha 8 to see the auto
# mobiles IN which the haoles were rid
81 ing. He had seen one party there, a
81 member of which he identied Chas
81 Cash, of the telephone company, and
81 he had gone over again when the other
81 haoIes came and took the Jap away.
# He saw the Jap there being watched by
~ a kanaka. He identified the man as
~ s5Kaaihui. The Jap was handcuffed.
fR The cross-examination by County At
"a torney Douthitt failed to shake any of
81 the important points made by the little
witness. He said he had not discussed
q the case with anyone, he had only
a talked with Achi. He was a little
81 7shaky about the time these incidents
VI occurred and could not understand the
y drift of some of the attorneys ques
b tions.
q Charles A. Cash testified that he had !
Fl visited the house of Kekauoha on the
8 Sunday OF the murder. Saw the Jap |
ID and also Kaaihui, who told him the Jap |
81 was a murderer and he was guarding /
# him. He was not there when Brown
q came. To the County Attorney he said [
3 that the native was about 60 feet away
81 from the Jap when he first saw him.
81 THE GUARD SwEARS POSITIVELY.
Kaaihui IS testimony was in fat con-
q tradiction to that given by the prose
81 cution's witnesses, inasmueh as he
swore that he was in charge of the Jap
81 when the Sheriff first came, that he told
= the Sheriff that the prisoner was in his
81 custody, that he had received orders
q from the Deputy Sheriff to watch the
n Jap and not to let him commit suieidel
81 kr escape He did not know the
II Sheriff at the time, nor Doyle, but he
!. was told then that the long man. was
"a Brown and surrendered the prisoner on
ISSthat understanding. He pointed out on
8 s y plan Of the house where he had been
sitting when Brown arrived and where
the Jap had been He identified Brown
as the man to whom he had turned over
q the Jap, and said:
eff that is Brown, then l say yes,
q Brown is the man l had talk with
q 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-
4 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,
8 but one IF the party told him.
When George Kekauoha comes tell
him the marshal has taken the prison
Il er''
! lDEPUTY SHERIFF LOOKING FOR
81 HELP.
s. 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
Akaaihui on guard both times.
~3 Sam Lua told of Kekauoha's s effort to
# Emmon jurors for the inquest, eX-
Il planning that his attendance at the ,
church was to get him to go to ka-
huku as a juror. He had talked over
the case with Kekauoha.
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