The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-26
KNIFE WAS NOT
FOA SHEBA'S Ill
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He went to the store where he had
purchased the knife and stated his
needs to the clerk who handed him an
open IXL knife from the case. Mort
stated to him that he was in the habit
of losing his knife and wanted cheap
one and upon making a cursory exam
ination of the one handed him, paid
his quarter and departed.
Found Blade Dull.
Later he took out his pencil to
sharpen it, and the edge on the knife
proved, according to him, to be unsat-
isfactory. He was at the time on Ala
kea street, near King. and g'rncing
up saw the sign of George w. Lin
coin. He walked in and had finer
edge put on, paid dime, and went
his way. So far his preparations for
the assault had cost him thirtyfve
cents. He went back to the Judiciary
building and spent few moments in
the courtroom where the conspiracy trial
was going on, and then went down
stairs to see Breckons and Marshal
Hendry about bonds for Yokagawa,
the editor of the Maui Shinbun, who
was lately fined 500 in the federal
court.
1t was here that Sheba saw him
when he went downstairs and left The
building after being dismissed as a
witness in the trial of Mort IS friend.
In the absence of conflict over Mori IS
actions of major Importance, it is these
little details that are commanding the
greater attention during his trial. The
substance of his testimony relating to
&c Wifi o1l
statements brought out by further
follows:
Morris Statement.
"T was coming Waikiki on King
street on a Waikiki car, and at the
corner of Nuuanu avenue and King
street i decided to get off and see
Saito, who was assisting me in get
ting bonds for Yokogawa. Saito
works in Maxine s drug store. l got
off the car on the makai side and walk
ed around the back Sheba was COM
ing Eva on the mauka side of King
street, and we met at the corner. Our
| meeting was accidental.
"We said Hello We spoke in
japanese, but the English equivalent
is Hello. We spoke about the higher
wage business, as there was a great
interest in the higher wage question
at that time. 1 asked him:
90 Don t you think the Japanese are
doing right in asking for higher wagec3'
"He said, yes, but they are not 60
ing about it in the right way
"We were at that time walking Eva
on King street, and then towards the
| Hamano store. / think / ought to
know about the higher wage question,
because | was delegate from Wal
luku to the conference.
| "We were walking mauka on Smith
street, about ten or twenty steps from
King, when Sheba said, 'You are a
| young man and don't know about this
| business. You come up to my office
and | II tell you more about it. If you
| can convince me that l am wrong, III
| put it in my paper
Too Sarcastic.
at was not the words he used, but
the sarcastic way he said them and
the sarcastic look he gave me that
insulted ne.
81 reached to my back pocket and
took out my knife. / held it under
my coat tails while 1 was opening il
and then sliced him by the right arm
and turned him around and stabbed
him-cut at him. l seized him by the
right arm because l thought he carried
a gun and was afraid he would use it. u
Incidentally, it would be impossible
for Mort to seize Sheba the way he
said he did and inflict the wounds that
were made on him. It is at this point
where Mort s story conflicts, as at an
other time he stated that he had seized
the editor by the left arm.)
Struck ,Blindly.
Continuing, Mort said, "I struck a.
him. / did not intend to strike any
particular part of his body but hi
him on the top of the head l strucl
blindly and did not know where / wa
hitting. Then we fell to the ground
| was below Sheba. A white MAJ
and told me TO drop the knife. 1 open
ed my hand and it fell to the side
walk. Another man held my head an,
another separated us.'
J The rest of his testimony related t.
his subsequent damaging statements a
the police station, which were not dis
proved to any extent. The cross.ex
animation by Cathcart did not tend t,
bring ont any further facts overlook
ed in direct, but merely emphasize,
certain parts of his previous statements
The prosecution attempted to impeac
him on several points and might We
succeed.
Is Responsible.
/ The witnesses placed on the stand b