The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-23
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was there, ashore, and he asked why
1 wasn't aboard doing my work. l was
ashore in the morning and had four or
five drinks and then I went back to
the ship and the first assistant told me
l had to work until 12 o'clock. /
thought I was off watch, but 1 went to
work and in the afternoon I went
ashore and with two or three other fell
lows from the ship we went around
from saloon to saloon drinking. I 10
not remember how many drinks we
had. 1 drank so many that could not
count them. went aboard again and
about 8 o'clock l was ashore again,
drinking. Then I went aboard, but l
was so crazy with drink that I do not
remember what l was doing. Will you
tell me, sir, how he is?"
The prisoner referred to McKinnon
whom he killed the night before.
81 have not seen him" said Whitney,
resuming the questioning.
81 would like to know how he is get
ting along" said Wynne speaking
quickly but somewhat low. He was not
particularly perturbed and showed no
other signs of nervousness beyond
holding his hands tight together and
slightly dropping his head.
81 will explain to you" he continu-
ed, chat 1 was not responsible for
what 1 was doing. l was trying to
think this morning about the ham,
mer." no question concerning the
heavy hammer with which Wynne had
battered out McKinnon's brains had
been asked.
"If you can remember nothing Of
what you did how is it that you know
anything of a hammer" asked Whit
ney.
well, know l had hammer" said
Wynne.
Wynne said he didn't know. Later,
after the inquest, he stated that he
had taken the hammer from the vice in
the engine room. Wynne talked much
of row he had had with the first as
sistant engineer, Bright, and had little
or nothing to say if any grudge
against the third assistant, the man
he killed. He said he did not remem-
Der delivering the blows. 1t is believ-
ed that, if his original Intention was to
kill the man he did kill he held the
third assistant responsible for the call
ing-down he got from the first assist
ant
81 heard one time" said Wynne,
chat he tried to get me fired"
Were you fired?"
"No."
Wynne continued: Il know, when
was trying this morning to work it GU!
in my mind, that 1 had grievance
against him, but 1 could not remember
what about, for we were not in the
same watch and I do not see how he
could bother me-"
To make it altogether clear whether
Wynne killed the man he at first in,
tended to kill would require a search
ing examination of the mans mint
and, necessarily, the examination a
the inquest was only enough to hole
him on the charge of murder. At thu
inquest it was conclusively proved tina
he had killed the third assistant engi
neer, McKinnon, no matter with whom
was his greatest quarrel.
United States Marshal HendTy &C
companied the prisoner from the polio
station to his Office in the Judiciar,
building and there U. S. District Attor
ney Breckons informed him that tn
man he had hit with the hammer wa
dead.
Dead So he's dead?' said Wynn
4 without any exhibition of emotion. H
did not seem to attach the fact wit
the probability of death by hangin
for himself. He was examined again
briefly, before U. S. COMMISSIONS
, Hatch, First Officer Wirschuleit testi
flying again and saying: "There is tn
. man who killed McKinnon."
9 Wynne still seemed more or less in
= different.
r Have you anything to say?" aske
t Hatch
t why, I've explained it all" sal
= Wynne, II was not responsible.
s didn't go to hurt him. 1 was Graz
y with passion; was crazy with drinl
I'm not responsible if he's dead, for
e did not know what was doing"
: Wynne was removed to Oahu prise
t while the Federal authorities serve
-: subpoenas on all the crew of the S.
o Rosecrans to appear before the Fec
eral grand jury on October IA.
,, There is still some question anon
e lawyers concerning the jurisdiction (
the United States Courts in the mu
i der case Of Wynne. The killing wi
when the Rosecrans was at the whaI
.e 1t is pointed out that in case the ms
d is convicted in the United States couI
1t and the question is then raised as
It the jurisdiction of the court, and it
It sustained and the verdict set aside, Il
Is man will escape justice through tee