Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-05
MANSLAUGHTER
IS Charge
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question by Peters, the witness main
tanned that Hernandez was careful
whenever leaving his house.
Police Surgeon Emerson told Of the
condition of the body, and declared
strongly that an ordinary fail, with.
out the force of some blow or impact
behind it, would not have produced the
fracture of skull and other things that
caused death
Comrades Tell of Ride.
u. =. Henderson of the L. s. s West
Virginia, one of the members Of the
Inflated auto party, was then called.
Telling Of the circumstances Of the aC-
cident, he said that Murray had yelled
MY Cod" when he saw the man in
front Of the machine and had risen
and thrown out his arm. lie did not
see the fall to the ground He also
told of Murray's ordering the chauffeur
to return from Buckles house and see
If the man was injured, and in tho
main his testimony was similar to that
he gave at the inquest.
ON cross examination. Henderson adj
mitted to Peters that he first saw Muir
ray on the night Of December 81, at
about II o'clock, and that Murray was
not drunk. He said that he had seen
and known Murray month prior to
that night. As to j. W. Doyle and
Robert White, he did not actually see
them take drinks while in the Elks'
club. Before leaving the club Doyle.
about the luau to which they were go-
ing.
Az the party proceeded in the auto
mobile, which was going at a good rate
of speed, Henderson heard Murray
caution the chauffeur once to slow
down. The machine, coming from Ku-
kui street. turned into River street
quite fast.
The Porto Rican." continued Hcndcr-
son. was coming towards the machine.
II he had stood still. the machine. go-
| ing at that rate of speed aud in its
course, would have hit him slightly ON
! the left side.
| AT that time. Murray's position did
not appear to me as II he intended or
/ was about to deliver blow ut the
the machine, | noticed him staggering
AZ II he had New Year package"
! Robert w. White, another member
| of the party. was the next witness.
| The witness said that he saw Muir
: ray rise and extend his left arm out Of
the car. The man was about four feet
away from the machine
To Peters the witness said that he
had known Murray since 1909, and that
he was sober on the night In question.
As to J. W. Doyle, he was "cold sober
continued the witness. White heard
Murray caution the chauffeur to slow
, down as they turned into River street
from Kukui. When he observed the
man for the first time he was about
four feet away, ahead Of the machine
The machine then sw"rved To the right
. Murray extended his left arm as II Ia
guard something.
! J. Walter Doyle and Chauffeur L.
Bolin were put on the stand this af-
ternoon, after morning devoted to
the trial. DOyle's principal testimony
was to the effect that Murray was not
intoxicated, and that when he swung
his arm out Of the car upon seeing the
Porto Rican in the way, II looked as
|, II he intended to pull or push him out
OF danger.
Bolin, on the stand, told much the
= same story as that he related ut the
! corOner's inquest yesterday.
: At noon a recess was taken until | n
The Territorial grnnl imrY weston.