Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-24
Barry Is
Challenged
As Juror

The examination of Jurors in the
case of the Territory against Maxine
and the OTTER strike leaders, on the
charge of conspiracy to prevent the
operation of certain plantations, has
been a subject of more than ordinary
interest for the reason that the strike
leaders attorney is making every ef.
who has the slightest connection or
sympathy for a plantation.
The attitude of the defense indicates
plainly that Maxine and his associates
are going to set up charges of a deep
plot on the part of the prosecution to
deprive them of their constitutional
rights. and If possible to make It ap.
pear that they are not the conspirators.
but the other side. II II also expected
from the steps already taken by Joseph
Lightfoot. MakinO's lawyer. that every
obstacle in the way OF demurrers. ex.
ceptions and motions will be inter.
spersed to prolong the trial. Eleven
jurors had been temporarily passed
yesterday, and one case was continued
until today.
When Sergeant T.. s. Barry, clerk to
Adjutant General Jones, was called,
Attorney Llghtfoot accused him OF
wanting to get on the jury In order to
convict the japanese.
That is not true protested Barry
Indignantly, glaring at the attorney.
at is said that IN conversation
with Mr. Chiffon you stated that you
would like to get on this jury to soak
the Japs." replied Lightfoot.
Again Barry denied the charge, and
the Agitators' attorney asked permits.
sion to produce Chiffon. to verify the
statement As Chiffon was not I'm the
courtroom, the matter OF passing on
Mr. Barry was carried over until later.
At the beginning of the examination
Attorney Kinney. leading counsel for
the prosecution. said:
I'VE desire an absolutely impartial
and fair jury, but we also desire a
speedy trial. II these defendants are
innocent they should be promptly win.
dlcated, II guilty as promptly pun.
ished."
Mr.. Kinney, In his examination Of
the Jurors called. asked brief pointed
questions, as to whether they were In
any way connected with plantations.
whether their relatives were employed
on plantations. whether they owned
sugar stock, what business transac-
tons they had with plantations. and
whether anything they had heard dis.
cussed or said about the strike would
influence them.
Attorney Lightfoot went into extend.
ed reiteration of questions, much to the
disgust OF the prosecution. Again and
again he would ask Juror II he had
any prejudice against the japanese as
a race, whether he could consider the
testimony of n japanese the same az a
white man what connection he had
with plantations. plantation managers,
plantation employees. whether II any
such connection would prejudice his
mind, and what influence newspaper
articles had upon his mind.
Objections were occasionally hand.
ed back and forth between contending
counsel, but Judge De Bolt stated that
he intended to allow considerable lat.
itude 10 both sides In order to secure
an absolutely fair and impartial jury.
As. to the matter of jurors connec.
| tons with the different plantations,
one example was passed on In the case
of Juror Starbird, whose sister is a
holder OF Oahu stock. When this
statement was made In court yester.
day, the Judge took the matter under
consideration and finally decided Il
would be better to excuse Mr.. Star
bird, so that there could be no qles.
ton OF impartiality.
To spectator there is every reason
to believe that Maxine and his asso.
ciates will have a clean, fair and i'm.
partial trial before Judge De Bolt and
the jury which Is being selected with
every precaution.