The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-08

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Z fdtfioi lstina hrf a Nae" Wa ton.
ina a. alter W. aLcn Il was over, a
uhlth sbe upllod that be wac.
'fif be does hope you viii lieh hlm
iof inmliinr mo this Afternoon, Mrs
tedefiof said then. Before ! could ehy
anything, or Ne could, SOMEONE came.
tlergeant Horton was the caller aud
be stayed half an hour, according %
Mrs MtMah0n, An eat on che voranda
and then Krape came along for a while
lie had been gone but a few minute,
when Mcmahon came for her.
Il was dark when her husband came
She wns on one end Of the lanai, &c
derlof on the other, and Mrs. Ccdorloi
was watering plants near the corner
Of the house.
"My husband came along and asked
Mrs. Ccderlof for me. / answered that
was th0re. Mr. Coderlof jumped nr
and went TO the gate quickly asking ms
husband about insulting Mrs. Cederlof
My husband said he did not do 90
Mr.. Cederlof stepped outside the gate
and grabbed for something. / saw the
hands Of the two men in the air
screamed and ran for the house. !
door. l ran through the house and fell
out the back door, heard someone com.
ing behind me. AS / fell / heard my
husband speak to me. He picked me
up and we went around the side Of
the house. thought of the shots then
and asked my husband If he had shot
Cederlof. He said, let's go and see.
Then someone came up and grabbed
his gun. / didn Z know he had a gun
until then. Something happened then
and when l came to myself 1 was in
Mrs. Feiereisel's house"
Answering further questions, Mrs
Mcmahon said that he had always car
ried gun, brought it home with him
every night carrying it inside his shirt
as he wore no blouse. The day before
McMahon was angry, because she went
to field sports with Mrs. Cederlof after
he had told her to wait for him.
81 was always happy until 1 came
here, said Mrs. Mcmahon brokenly
ending in hysterical fit Of sObbinl
which necessitated the court taking
recess.
Until Met Mrs. oederiof. e
Fifteen minutes later when cour
went into, session again she was asked
to explain the last statement and sh,
said she was happy until she met Mrs
| Cederl6f. Mr. Mcmahon said tina
soldiers had told him things about Mrs
Cederlof' and lie didn't want me to G,
around with her. never saw any
thing out of the way and she treate,
me we'll and l did go to her house an,
with her My husband objected to M
going to her house and drinking, bu
he treated her all right. He was drink
ing in The morning, but not in tn
afternoon for he was with me all tn
time, I" the last statement finishing tn
direct examination of the witness.
On cross-examination the prosecution
could not shake her story, but real
certain statements she was supposed t
have made before u board of arm,
officers, which she denied in full sayinI
that she had not said any such thing
nor had she been before any board %
officers. Sc did not know that Nc
Mahon had gun in his hand at tn
time of the tussle outside the gate
but saw both men 5 hands in the air.
Beginning Afternoon.
Still on REORGANIZATION when tn
court came to order for the afternoo
session her testimony remained tn
same. She had seen an officer, VIII
said he was officer of the day, an
talked with him the next morning, bu
did not know what she said. A state
ment was given her to sign, it Nigh
have been read to her first but If s
she did not know what was in 1t.
On redirect Mrs. Mcmahon told o
Chaplain Pruden coming to the hous
and she showing him the note write
by Mcmahon. He took copy of i
Later three or four officers came whe
Mrs. Boiler was with her. They cam
in, after talking with Mrs. Boiler OF
side, and asked her if she had found
note and she gave it to them. That wa
all that happened,
Defendant on Stand.
John Mcmahon, sergeant F compan,
, Second Infantry, defendant in the cas-
was called, and mild sensation sprea
! among the spectators and jury when
!, stepped to the witness box. He tOl
Of the afternoon of September %, co
roborating in every detail the story {
his wife as to what happened at I'll
militia camp and on the way HON
saying that his relations with the q
!. derlofs was pleasant.
: He didn't think his wife should :
/ around with Mrs. CederlOf or to b.
+ house as when she came back fro
! there she had been drinking gin
! some form. His wife was young an
he was afraid of this example on he
There was no trouble between h
I wife and him on that day, he said,
went to the mess at six and she WI
! going to the Cederlofs. He saw ST
smith and talked with. him as he WI
q going into the post exchange TO 6
! some tobacco. Talked about Sixsmith
r class and he punched McMahon in Il
1 ribs feeling his gun. He always ca
a lried it to4pFotect his home, or in ca
q of FIRE. Used for signalling case
a danger-three shots The gun was ca
i ried in holster inside his shirt.
Telling the story in his own wa
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