The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-21
MUCH ACTIVITY
IN OAHU SUGAR

Today's session Of the stock eX.
change was totally barren Of sales
although a considerable amount of
business from between boards was re-
ported. A large volume Of bonds was
included in the reports $4,000, Of
which $4,000 was HiIo Railroad,
$4,000 Oahu Railway, and $4,000 Oahu
Sugar.
There was a large aggregate move
ment in Oahu Sugar stock, unchanged
at 5000, blocks of 100, 100, 10, $50
and $50 having been sold. Waialud
registered an advance of seventy-fve
cents to S115, for ten shares only,
while Eva remained as it was, $3O25,
for forty shares.
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seat inside the railing. The prisoner
himself was not in evidence, but was
sent for after the court had been
called TO order.
4 After the usual roll call of jurymen
Deputy District Attorney FITTING asked
that the prisoner be rearraigned in or.
! der that there might be no compiled
lions arising from legal technical
I ties. This was agreed to by the Judge
and the clerk of the court read the
interminable legal phraseology that,
in many and apparently useless words,
! charges and recharges John A. McMa-
hon with the wilful and premeditated
murder of Alexander y. Cederiof at
Leilohua on September 2S.
The defendant was called upon to
plead, but Attorney Andrews object
ed, saying he had already been once
arlaigned and had once pleaded. The
court said that he would consider that
a plea of not guilty had been entered
A diversion occurred at this point
Andrews insisting that some DISPOSE
ton be made of the Lee Hoy bigamy
case that was first on the calendar
Breckons was sent for and moved that
the charge be dismissed and the pris
oner discharged, it having been discov
cred that wife No. l had died in China
about a year and a half previously
The motion was granted, Lee Ho,
walked out of the courtroom a free
man, and the trial of Mcmahon was
resumed.
Twelve men were called to the jury
box. They were J. Morton Riggs
George Weight, Joseph Cockett. Ott'
w. Rose, Malcolm Mcintyre, William
Klein, William J. Coelho. Antonio Gar
cha, Harry w. Beveridge, Luke Ii
Blond, E. G. X. Deverill and JOIN
Noble
After brief statement regarding
the case, and what the prosecutin!
expected to prove, Deputy United
States District Attorney Biting under
took the examination of veniremen al
to heir qualifications to serve as tria
jurors in the case.
J. Morton Riggs was passed 70
cause, he having no opinion in th'
matter, no knowledge of the case an'
no objection to the death penalty
He made the statement that when b,
heard of the death of Cederlof he hat
already been drawn for the petit jury
and fearing that he might be callet
upon to serve in this case had re
Trained from reading of the allege,
murder
George Weight acknowledged Il
having had some acquaintance wit
Cederlof but was sure this would no
. influence him in his judgment of tn
evidence. He could give the defend
ant a fair and impartial trial. He
: 90, was passed for cause by the pros
,cution.
Joseph Cockett also was acquainte
with the murdered man, havin
worked with him for two years, bu
was sure this would not influence hir
in arriving at a fair verdict. Bittin
passed him for cause.
Otto w. Rose proved to be incl
gibl as a juror in the trial of the case
= He stated tha+ he was related t
Cederlof through his wife. He had T.
opinion and no bias, but did not thin
. it would be fair to the defendant TO
him to sit as a juror. The matte
was perfunctorily submitted to tn
Judge by Biting and Rose was e2
cused.
Richard L. GiHiland was called l.
-the jury box, but proved equally IN
satisfactory. He said that he had
strohg prejudice against the dealt
penalty and would not return a ven
dict of guilty if such a verdict mean
death. He was challenged for caus
by thep rosecution and was excused
b Frederick X O'Brien knew nothin
Of the case except what he had rea,
in the newspapers and had formed n
opinion as to the guilt or innocenc
Of the defendant, He was passed 20