Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-07

seen anything wrong. Her husband
had objected to the drinking that went
on at the house. McMahon had been
drinking In the morning, but not in
the afternoon.
Cross examined, she said that Nc
Mahon always carried a gun at night
and took II away In the morning. He
had no gun with him about 6 o'clock.
He did not have a gun In the after
noon. Sometime before she had stay
cd at Cederlors while he was away
/ on n hike. She was not supposed to
stay at Cedcrlof's. however.
When Mcmahon came to Cederlors
house she was sitting on the porch.
She was quite sure that she had never
eaid anything to Cederlof about Nc
Mahon insulting Mrs. Ccderlof
Breckms then drew the facts out
about the time when Mcmahon came.
Ccdcrlof called Mcmahon n name, hut
| she could not catch what II was She
saw the two mems shsnds go up and
they were tussling. The hands were
up In the air. There was someone
running after her and Mcmahon came
out of the door apd picked her up.
She was there when Chaplain Pru-
den called at the house the next morn
| Ing.
Denies Queries.
Did you tell Chaplain Prudcn that
during that afternoon Mrs. Cederlof
and her husband had quarrelcd over
the social status of the Hawaiians?'
mo"
Did you tell him that when you
got home you found that your husband
had locked him out?"
NO"
Continuing. Brcckons asked her
whether she said that Mcmahon shot
! Cederlof and that she thought McMa-
hon was shooting at her and had run
through the house: whether Mcmahon
had struggled with her and II he was
drunk. and, further. whether she
thought McMahon was coping to her
own house to shoot her and then him
self
! She denied this In toto.
She also denied being ut any official
inquiry held by the military authori-
ties and of making any written state.
ment.
Afternoon Session.
After the cross examination had
finished with Mrs. Mcmahon and she
had answered Il few more questions on
redirect examination, the defense
placed Mcmahon himself on the stand.
Nevcr Said "Niager."
! lie told of what happened during the
afternoon. after the boxing match, and
speaking of the conversation he stated
that he never said anything about mig
gers, as he was good friends with lia-
waiians. He arranged to call for his
wife.
| No Hl-Foeiins.
He had no ill-feeling against Ceder-
iof. He did not like his wife going
to the Ccdcrlof house. because every
time she went there she was induced
to drink gin in some form, and Mrs.
! cedcrlof was also spoken of by the
. men around the camp.
He went from the cantecn and into
/ the gymnasium. and there Sixsmith
hit him playfully on the side and ask
, cd him what the lump was there. Nc
Mahon said II was his gun.
! lie always carried his gun at night,
but never had II loaded. He had not
made any change In his custom that
night.
| Tho Shooting.
| He said that Cederlof came outside
the gate and called him an Irish son
Of - Cederlof then reached fot
. the gun with both hands. while he
tried to get II away from him. The
trigger must have been pulled five or
six times He did not know that Ce-
derlof was shot.
! lie tried to go away to the infantry
guardhouse after being taken to the
cavalry. where he was treated badly.
To Scare Vito.
: Referring to the note that was in
trOduced by the prosecution, McMa-
hon said that he intended to scare
Mrs. McMahon. He did not intend Ia
kin himself, and only put the word
"nigger' In to hurt her feelings.
Denies Mcpuffe.
| Mcmahon then stated that the state
ment attributed to him-"This II what
booze viii do" was made by McDuf-
iic and not by himself
Under cross examination he stated
that he did not know Cederlof was
shot. and that Csderlof must have
shot himself. as he was the only one
with his finger on the trigger.