The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-22
THE EVIDENCE.

If1E ELNIDEA1N0GA
'I was under the influence of liz
uor. was crazy; I probably did not
realize what had done"
Such were the words which John
Wynne, accused of having murdered
A. F. McKinnon, the third assistant
engineer of the S. S. Rosecrans, ut
tered when asked by Deputy Attorney
General Whitney. if he had anything
to say.
Wynne was a bit retfcent at first |
and in response to Mr.. Whitneys,
'.Do you wish to be examiner he re-
piled, ST do not know whether it would !
| be advisable for me to speak or not"
| He was the last witness called, and
| before his testimony that of the cap
/ tain. the mate, the chief engineer, and
| DR.. J. T. Macdonald had been heard.
Captain Holmes was the first wit
ness. called He testified that to the
/ best of his knowledge he knew Of no
hard feeling existing between any of
the men on his ship. Of McKinnons
i character he said that it was Al, and
of wynne's, that it was every good"
After testifying that he had been
awakened. Holmes was asked if
WINNIE appeared to be under the in
Huence of Iauor7'' ''To a certain ex-
! tent, was the reply. "but ne appeared
to he able to know what he was do
inc. If the fact that ne had done this
!, | sobered him or not I cannot say"
did he appear Calm or nervous?' %
"Calm at times. but excited at
others
,, Edward Wirchulist. mate o. the
: Rosecrans, was the second witness
called. His testimony was prar1acsal2z
the same as that Of Caps2In Eaa'laEaes-
Wirchulist was awakened by load
!. talking and stepping 70 the caas.T@a n
l ion way he heard Wynne say. Kill
ed him, 1 done it
Il walked toward him" N5-caza3ass
: continued, "and said, what a55 9az
do?' T finished him, I killed him as
said. who did you kill2 The third
assistant engineer 1 looked IA H2s
room and saw the third assistant Il
: ing on the couch towards the dco1-
sDid you notice which side he was
= lying on?''
= '"rhe left side
e "What was wynne's condition
= Was he under the influence OF IiQao'
= or not?"
q 81 don't know. He appeared quite
} cool. I got a pair of nippers from my
= room and he said, what are you go
le ing to do. Mr.. Mate? / amt going y
q. RIM away. done it, I killed him ant
I am glad of it."
When asked as to the condition o
y the dead mans room, the mate sal'
that there appeared to have been n
. scuffle, though marks of blood "ef
- on the ceiling and wall of the room
~ The marks had been removed D.
- washing.
IL The chief engineer was then called
He testified to having come apoaF
= ship with his captain. Everytnln
:. was quiet when he came aboard ii
went to sleep early. How he wa
awakened he could not say, but tn
first words he heard were. Il done II.
:. He got up, put on his shoes and wen
~ out of his room. He saw the Ollie
o. coming out of McKinnon's room an
thinking that ''he might do me bodil
injury I held his wrist. I amt goin
- to hurt you,' he said!S I retained hol
of him until the first officer came Vi
e and I told him to hold him while
went for a doctor.
70 Doctor Macdonald was the next e.
% amined. His testimony was that viii
at the wounds on the head Of the bod
which he had examined might hay
~ been caused by fall from quite
nc height, he was Of the opinion that tt
| wounds had been oceasioned by son
blunt instrument. When asked If
On thought that one blow would be SUI
ct fcient to kill a man he replied thu
err he hardly thought it would
if you say that a fall might occasio
ed the death, would it be possible Il
We the wound to be occasioned by a ia
til to the fioor?"
oh mo, that is absurd
As The hammer was produced. 1t w;
he an ordinary machinist hammer ar
ar was covered with a red substan
oh | which the doctor pronounced to
,se blood.
an The doctor was dismissed al
We WINNIE was brought into the room.
air was pale and his answers at first we