The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-09
DEATHBED
MALEDICTI(N
Yamagada Cursed His
Assailant-.-Fire
in Court.

Yamagada, the victim in the Pun
meme manslaughter case, on his death
| bed cursed Alfred Douse, the engineer
who had set fire to his clothes, caus-
ing the injuries for which he was sent
to the hospital where he died.
DIR. w. B. Deas, the physician who
attended Yamagada in hospital, was
the last witness called for the prosecu-
ton in Judge De Bolts court yester-
day. Under cross-examination by Mr..
Kinney he testified that Yamagada
was excited and subjected to excite
ment on different occasions while in
the hospital. He was subjected to ex-
element from the visits of friends,
orders the doctor gave to keep visitors
out
Once Yamagada half raised himself
in bed and calculated in English, God
d--n Douse." On the afternoon of
the 18th of August, the day of the burn
ing. DIR. Deas took the patients tenn
perature and found it to be normal. A
fall in temperature from shock could
have been expected at that time or
within twenty-four hours from the in
jury. When Yamagada was not ex-
cited he was morose, acting in a sulky
manner
DR.. Deas said that the burns of va
magada We're superficial. They were
mainly on the let side of the face and
the left arm, there being lesser burns
on the right side, but none of them
went through the inner skin. He did
not consider the burns sufficient to
have caused death. There were no
signs of burning inside of the mouth
or the throat
Other witnesses examined yesterday
We're McGarrow. recalled; r. A. Dun
can, the government analyst; John
of the Board of Health.
While Mr. Duncan was on the stand
Mr.. Kinney despite the government
analysts caution and without the fear
of the underwriters before his eyes
ignited the contents Of a small bottle
of gasoline which he had poured into
a can similar to that in evidence which
Douse had performed his weird act of
discipline on Yamagada with which is |
alleged to have cost the subject his
life. There was no explosion, however,
from the experiment in court, the gas
oline burning slowly.
A jar containing the vital organs of
Yamagada was produced by Mr.. Char
lock, but not admitted for lack of proof
of the identity of the exhibit. When it |
is duly proved, Dr. Sinclair will give
expert evidence upon it.
At yesterday afternoons session, by |
mutual consent of Mr.. Humphreys for |
the prosecution and Mr.. Kinney for |
the defense, DR.. J. Weddick of Wal |
luku. one of the signers of the autopsy |
record, was excused from obedience to |
a subpoena on the strength of physi- |
clans certificate that DIR. Weddick was
in such state of health as required |
MS return home.
COURT NOTES.
In the matter of petition for ad-
of dover brought by
Maria Barete against William Savidge,
rustee, and others a stipulation is
lied giving certain of the defendants
until June IS to answer.
Levers & Cooke, Ltd, has brought
'uit against A. p. Mcdonald and J. F.
for $5302.39 together with in
crest, attorneys fees and costs.
In the suit of Hawaiian Hardware
%. against Hee Fat with the partners
n the firm of Sing Chong e Co, gar
Hee Fat answers with a gem
raj denial and Tong Kau with a state
nent that he had none of the goods
+ Hee Fat in his hands and was not
Indebted to him.
Judge De Bolt excused the jurors in
he Douse trial until Tuesday at 10 !
m.