The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-06-25
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TO, Tasaka, and Kawamura, charged
with conspiracy before Circuit Judge
DE Bolt.
The examination of the men in the
jury box proceeded with rapidity, and
no time was lost in passing upon their
legal qualifications and disqualifca-
tions. After the eleventh juror had
been passed adjournment was taken
until ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
Judge De Bolt ordering the issuance OF
special venire of twenty-six talesmen
also returnable at ten clock tomer.
row morning. There are five left on
the frs venire summoned, but to avoid
delay and to assure that the jury will
be conpled tomorrow the special venire
was issued and the additional talesmen
will be in court in the morning.
The eleven jurors passed subject to
thirteen peremptory challenges, three
by the prosecution and ten by the de-
fense, are Abraham ID. Bolster, George
III. Greene, Hiram Kolomoku, James H.
Cummings, Sam NJ. Kamakau, Thomas
Z. Mcclure, Simeon X. Hao, Jr., Sam
Pupuli, Charles De La Nux, Joseph
Morse, and John Brown.
When the case of the Territory of
Hawaii against the accused Japan.
ese was called at ten o'clock, Attorneys
Kinney and Prosser were present for
the prosecution and Attorney Light
foot for the defense. In acc ordance
with the general desire of both prose
eution and defense to expedite the pro.
ceedings, the attorneys agreed to ex-
cusing Robert Mist, of Alexander &
Baldwin, and b. +. Beardmore, connect.
ed with Claus Spreckels & Co.
Comparatively few questions were
asked by Mr.. Kinney in his examina.
lion of the jurors, while Attorney
Lightfoot conducted a searching in
quiry into the qualifications of each
man to sit as an unbiased and un
prejudiced juror.
Lightfoot laid special emphasis OF
the question as to whether the juror
owned any sugar stocks or had rela
tives that possessed plantation securi
ties. The former Mr.. Kinney acknowl
edged to be an apparent disqualified
tion, but eontended that a relative own
ing sugar stocks did not necessarily
mean that the juror would have pc
cuniary interest in the results of tn,
strike
Judge De Bolt dealt with the ques
tion raised in this connection in ex
eusing Juror Starbird, who stated a
rshe morning session of court, on ex
< animation, that he believed that hi
sister was the holder of stock in one
of the Oahu plantations involved il
the strike. He was given until tn,
afternoon to make certain, and ther
reported that his impression was cor
rect.
.us po,S i, eaiu una, ~ was M
IlUn .,,sn ~, W a'io" cohsiueraple iatl
- s. -, oiuei " assure al
u1i iai, anu ~, tiai jury, an'
On :. Inis giouIu ne salu that ne though
- i'; noulu ne oet'eI 20 excuse MT. Star
iu on '"e '"'iiense VI 'ne ueiehse
Denial by Barry.
SERGEANT F. 6 Rorrv oIor, +o Adm
font GonoroI Ioros ,15s oai1o5 i, ~,
;nr,, hox "a oS.or s.ati,. 40 s thot ~ ~ az a.,
NOT have an oninior for or a%ainst ~,
Jefondon.s in ~ aaso ,,,as Ieraat;o,II, s
aecnsed nv Attorno,, I;rbtfoppt he ~ ha :.
inc exnressed dcsira - GOT on th,
i,sv 70 assist in tbe oonr;ot;on on nf ~,
Jonanose aoonrd;nG, ~ I;ohtFoot Sa, ~
oeant porr,, IN = aer,.orsa5;o,, ,,,;tL
A. CbiIton barhor stotod ha s,,roI,,, "r,m
ill., - aot 81, that 49,, o,j ot' ~, a.,
Jans ,, ''' -"
This was hotly denied by Sergean
DAIRY anu ne INSISTED that ne had neve
maui suen sta'elhent 10 nsohe, am
haa 1ot spoken 10 MI ohiiton 1or
PeIiou ol apou, Two ana nan years
eh'ioot asked PERMISSION 10 cal
Npiiton' put as the Iatter was no
present the question OF Barry ehgipli
NY was continued untli tomorrow morn
ing, AT whlch tlhe hlghIioot sald m
may decide 10 prlhg Mr. ohiiton pefor
tne court TO state ms recollectlon o
Inc conversation ana remarks attrlpu'
ed TO sergeant Barry
attorney Llghttoot asked eaeh OF Tn
jurors whether they mad been lnhuens
ed by the Bulietin 8 repeated deelara
non OF ihugs ana Agltators, refel
ring to the accused Japanese. In eac
instance the reply was that the indic'
ment OF Things and Agitators"
voiced by the Bulletin had neither uI
settled their understandings nor eoul
lhnuence thelr judgment
Lightfoot and Maxine were in aetiv