The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-08-06
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began the introduction of evidence soon
After ten o'clock yesterday morning,
and before the adjournment was taken
at 1880 had scored at least one telling
hlsw on the prosecution besides getting
start along lines that look promising
Aa< the accused japanese.
One Of the most spectacular legal bat
ssss that has been fought in Judge De
Bolts courtroom for a long time oc-
aarred over the question of the intro
fnetion into evidence of an article
written by Negoro on the higher wage
question, offered TO Sheba and by him
refused, and later published in the
Nippu Jill. Kinney and Dightfoot were
asth at their best, and their arguments
we're brilliant, learned and oratorical.
TOR half an hour the courtroom rang
With impassioned pleas, phrases mar
powly bordering upon invective, appeals
70 Justice and reason. All the resources
If the experienced lawyer were called
apon. In the end Lightfoot won his
kght, the judge overriding the objec-
lions of the prosecution to the introduc-
ZION of the evidence, though with the
reservation that his action in that par
Geular instance was not to be taken by
The defense as establishing a precedent
Tor the introduction of similar testi
pony in the future, but as influenced
by peculiar circumstances in the par
iieular case. The argument, however,
vas q welcome relief from the mOnotony
If examination and cross-examination
and served to wake the jury up.
The prosecution finished the introduce
lion of evidence by putting on the
stand witnesses to testify as to the
Al A-.I A 1
at Waipahu, Makino's presence and the
address he made, in which he referred
TO those who had not joined the strik
srs as sycophants, whose names and
pictures would be published in the
papers both in Honolulu and Japan, who
would be made outcasts and who might
suffer bodily injury.
st. Mark vs.. Blackstone.
Later, it was stated, some two or
three days after this meeting, vote
Uas taken on the question of who should
he called sycophants. Shimizu, the
Haipahu interpreter, was asked on
lrossexamination how he learned of
ihe results of this vote, and stated that
Ae saw them in the newspaper. Light |
aoot objected that what the witness
aead in the newspaper was not evidence
IL.
ney stated that the witness saw the
statement in his own newspaper. 81
don't care if he saw it in the gospel
according to st. Mark" retorted
Lghtfoot.
etYou'd better drop st. Mark and
mad Blackstone" replied Kinney.
The answer of the witness was ad- |
Ritted into evidence, contrary to all |
expectations.
Prof. Dening was recalled by the !
prosecution to identify and testify to
The accuracy of few more extracts
from the Nippu Jill, similar in charac.
bar to those already cited.
On cross examination, Lightfoot ask
ed Prof. Dening whether he spelled his
name with one On" or two. "With |
one m in the middle" replied the
witness.
Kinney objected vigorously to this,
hut too late. He said Lightfoot had
abused his right as a eross.examiner,
and had elected information which |
might be intended to delay the de.
parture of the witness.
Dening's Big Fee.
Lightfoot brought out the interesting
Information that Prof. Dening is being
paid $4,000 and all expenses for his
work rs translator and witness for
the prosecution in the strike trials.
UhdsY close examination the witness
testified that he has made with the
prosecution an agreement TO remain
here until August "a, for which he is
to be paid an additional $1,000 more
snan he would otherwise have received.
When he first came here, he expected
so5remaiu only ten days.
G. WatanawfuIblow.
6. Watenabe testified to having heard
Maxine speak at Waipahu, and in his
speech make the statement that Shi.
zaiEu was a Japanese and not a Japan
asse; man of no benefit to the japanese
Beople. There were four or five other
sycophants present, said Maxine and on
sheir account the people could not get
higher wages. When the witness add
ed that Maxine told his audience if |
9hey would stick together, within one
month wages would be raised, even Ma.
kino himself had to smile. !
Defense Opens
This witness was the last for the
prosecution, and Lightfoot began his
defense by making his opening speech
as the jury. He promised that he would
show them that the Honolulu Higher
Wage Association is only one of several
similar organizations, the aims of all
~ which are identical-the securing of
hAgher wages for the Japanese laborers.
We will show YOU" he said, "that
0ese various higher wage associations
assist one another so far as the proyid-
hg of food and lodging are concerned,
lat that otherwise they are separate
land distinct organizations. When they
uish assistance or advice from the Ho.
Helulu organization, they send for it,
ast there IL no interdependent relation
saeh an would make them be guided or
controlled by the Honolulu Higher
Gage Association.
We viii show you that there are
lerse Japanese newspapers published
hffe there were four few months
ago one of these, the Nippu JiH. has
q polley that has been fearlessly ana
HaPsTly carried ont of seekiug AN In
Traao IN the wages Ut The Ahorers
AautheT " the papers Is the Ha-
Ssll hhlntl1l planiaIr' organ which