Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-14
IS LAW BUSINESS
GOING 70 THE DOGS?
Attempt In Correa Case
To Prove Attorneys
Are Suffering

yers are having a hard time to make a
living and keep soul and body to.
gether Is what Antoine Correa and his
attorney, 4. 5. Humphreys. are at.
tempting to prove In the Correa di.
vorce suit, which is still in progress
before Judge DE Bolt. A number of
leading legal lights and lesser lumi-
naries were called to the stand yes
terday. the idea being to prove that
COrrea had valid excuse for not
keeping his wife supplied with money
and for leaving her and going to Oak
land to try to break into the law bust
ness in that city.
one of the attorneys on the stand
was Frank Thompson. but the defense
didn't get much out of him. Thomp-
son appeared prosperous and well fed
and admitted 1t. lie said that so far
as he personally Is concerned. he man
ages to scratch along and make liv-
ing without having TO wash his own
handkerchiefs. Indeed, he said that
his own business within the year had
materially increased. He was dis
missed as poor witness-although
a.
S. +. ChlllingwOrth proved more
valuable. He said that during the
year his police court business has
fallen OF Is per cent. There are other
lawyers on the list who will probably
he called TO show how hard II is for
the legal profession to exc out live
lihood in Honolulu.
The ross-examination Of Mrs. Cor.
rea by Humphreys was not finished
when the case was resumed Yesterday
morning. but only few more ques-
tions were put to her, and she was
then allowed to resume her seat be-
side her lawyer. L. NJ. Watson. she
had been on the stand during the en-
tire court sessions of more than
day, and had been subjected to q grill.
ing at the hands of Humphreys that
was caustic, insinuating and search
ing.
Thursday while Humphreys was
questioning her in his most offensive
manner she said she could not under
stand what he asked
IL must admit, madam" said the
lawyer blandiy, that | am chewing
II Is a bad habit introduced by Sir
Walter Raleigh" And Humphreys
calmly leaned over and deposited his
quid in the cuspidor. Now can you
understand me?" he asked.
Later on, when Humphreys. leaning
back in his chair with his feet on the
table and a gorgeous pair of hose, no
to speak of the ends OF pair of gar.
tiers and streak of white above the
hose, exposed. the witness again com
planned that she could not understand.
do you want an interpreter de-
manded the inquistor sharply?
I'VE have none," remarked the
Judge, and the attorney subsidized for
the moment.
Humphreys wanted to know from
the witness whether she ever called
her husband -- fool. She said
she had forgotten. Are Sou in the
habit of using such language?" de-
manded Humphreys, IL don't remem
ber," was the reply. The lawyer let 1t
40 at that.
Later on Humphreys was unctuousl
reading one of Mrs. Correa's letters
written to her husband while he was
In Oakland. The letter began Dear
est love" did you usually call your
husband dearest love'?" asked the at
torney. She didn't remember.
"Hu-m-m. | suppose you called hin
dearest love when you didn't call him
a fool, EN-"
Another letter began "Deares,
Tony" That's one of the times you
didn't call him a fool" said
Humphreys.
Later on he bounced with glee upon
a sentence which he found in a letter
written by Mrs. Correa. "D-m Gas.
tro and ali the rest of the Portuguese.
Il read. 81 suppose that was n slim
the pen. madam" said the cross.
examiner. The witness said n was
Yesterday morning w II ReIIino
was on the stand beinp called
by the attorney for the IibeIlant
He testified that Mrs. Correa
had been to his house num-
Der of times but never alone. He
said he had never been alone with her
except In some public place, such as
the theatre or restaurant. Their,