The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-31

ichi, the non-striking japanese who was
assaulted and nearly killed by three
members of the strikers association.
His testimony bore out that previously
given by others.
The hackman who, at the direction
Of the men who assaulted Giiehi, took
the latter to the headquarters of the
strikers, testified to that effect, the OBJ
ject of his being placed on the stand
being apparently to corroborate the
evidence previously given by Giichi.
Dramatic Story.
E. F. Scoville told his dramatic story
Of the Waipahu riot in matter-of fact
way-how he and Officer Wills were
walking down the road when they saw
two or three hundred japanese chas-
ing a fellow eountryman with bundle
on his back; how Jotaro, one of the
strikers, ran out of the ruck and pulled
the bundle off the man S back and COM
menced to beat him; how Scoville pull
ed the japanese off, chased him into
the crowd and collared him; how the
crowd seethed around them and forced
them across the road into the strike
headquarters, where they were virtually
imprisoned until relief came in the shape
of an automobile load of officers, head
ed by High Sheriff Henry. The story
has been told often enough before, but
it loses none of its dramatic qualities
by re-telling. incidentally Mr.. Scoville
stated that when the two Spillners,
police officers. on horseback, attempted
to force their way through the crowd
and come to their rescue and the Japa-
nese commenced to throw sticks and
stones at them, they turned tail and
ran their horses up the road as fast
as they could go.
Mr.. Scoville was vigorously cross ex-
amined by Attorney Lightfoot, who
tried to nullify or weaken the effect
of the testimony by belittling the ac-
count of the riot. Mr.. Scoville had
testified that he saw only two stones
and one stick, but heard many others
falling around him. Lightfoot harped
on those two stones and one stick ad
nauseam, but apparently without effect.
Lightfoot's Battle.
Mr. Lightfoot was fighting an uphill
battle. The evidence given was strong
and it was an almost hopeless task to
try to break it down. But the defense
he is putting up in the way of technl-
cal objections, cross-examinatlon and
constant reference to the rules of evil
dence is good one. He is opposing
single-handed three of the best lawyers
in the Territory in a case where the
odds are all against him, and he. is prov.
ing that he knows all the fine points
of the game, even if he loses.
At the conclusion of the testimony
given by Mr.. Scoville, Lightfoot moved
to strike it all out on the ground that
no connection of the defendants with
the events referred to had been shown.
Of course. the motion was overruled
and Lightfoot took the usual excep
ton. Lightfoot then, by references,
tried to work into the record the re.
suit of the riot trial. but was overruled
ON objection by Kinney.
Henry on Stand.
High Sheriff Henry was called to the
stand by the prosecution. hghtfoot
objected to his being allowed to testify
as he had been sitting in the court
room listening to the testimony of the
other witnesses, contrary to the pre-
vious ruling of the court. The objec-
ton was overruled and the High Sheriff
allowed to testify. He simply made
statement about how he was called
down to Waipahu on the night of the
riot and arrived there in an automobile.
TO find Seoville and Wills in the head
quarters of the strikers with their pris-
oner and big crowd of noisy and bel
hgerent Japanese surrounding the build
ing. He went in and took charge of
the prisoner, Jotaro, and as they drove
away in the machine, he heard missiles
thrown by the strikers flying over his
head.
Mr.. Sheba was recalled BIZ the pros
ecution to identify his translations of
the posters pasted in and on the Wal
pahu strike headquarters and to ties.
tify to their accuracy, which he did
Lightfoot. who apparently knew just
what witnesses the prosecution had on
hand forbore TO cross examine. and
then. with a grin turned to Kinney
ness Mr. Kinney. glancing anxiouslv
at the clock, which marked 1910. was
obliged to confess that he had no more
witnesses on hand and that he was
afraid that, despite the judges obiec-
ton to quitting before 1890 he would
have to stop for the day.
. Embarrassing Moment.
Lightfoot suggested that Mr.. Prosser
might be called, and Kinney took him
up and put Prosser on the stand. Pros
ser, in response to questions by Kin
ney, identified KaWamura, one of the