The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-09-12
MIND UNSOUND
SAY WITNESSES
Young McCandless Went Bugs"
Every Summer for Three Years,
According to Testimony Given
Before Judge Robinson in Cir
cult Court Yesterday.
tFrom "Wednesday Advcrtiscr)

(From "Wednesday Advertiser)
Probation Officer J. c. Anderson, DIR.
George Herbert, Dr. d. c. Peters, Mrs.
William M,Candless, Louis Halberson
aud Koon Yce testified yesterday after
noon before Judge Robinson in the tax
ing of ex parte testimony in the mat
ter of George McCandless, who was re-
Gently sentenced to four years in Jail
ioI passing worthless checks.
The hearing was further continued
until Friday at two o clock, when Judge
v nitney and Doctor Waterhouse may
take the stand to give evidence AS to
why young MeCandless was sent three
years ago, to the Reform School at Wa
ial,e.
Mrs. McCandless testimony tended to
show that her son was often not in
his right mind and she told a number
Of tie pranks he played which, to her
mind were proof conclusive of mas
ohildshness and unsound mentality.
George would run away from school,
shc said, but would not 20 into his
home. although he remained near the
house and ymd lie would telephone
from downtown to his father and tell
him that this or that party wanted 10
see the pater at some business place,
which would make the old gentleman
20 on a wild goose chase to no effect
He had a habit Of gaining admission
into the house by climbing the porch
POSTS instead of taking the stairs as
other sensible boys would do.
Chewed Up Jewelry.
Once, said Mrs. MeCandless, her son
got package of cheap iewelry from
tae mainland aud started to sell the
plated tfinkcts about town. lie sold
a pin TO his sister and, because she
would not lay him ON the spot, he
took the balance aud cheVcd it all up
and spat the contents on the ground.
At one time the mother took the boy,
following some foolish escapades, to
Doctor Judd, who called in Doctor Wa
terhouse for joint examination Doc
tor Waterhouse then gave her a sealed
letter for Judge Whitney, which she
delivered. and shortly afterward the
youngster was sent to the Reform
School at Waialec.
Louis IIalberson, who lodged at the
McCandless home. said he was positive
oEserved many strange things in the
lad, stated the witness, and he was
sure the youngster was not quite right
in his head.
"Goes Bugs" in Summer.
"'The boy goes bugs generally in
July. August and September, during
the summer. This | have observed for
three wears in succession, said Hal
berson.
lie told the court. in an apparently
straightforward manner, of many child
ish and silly pranks played by George
McCandless.
Koon zee, a schoolmate, had beer
with young McCandless up to Septem
Der at the Honolulu School for Boys
beyond Kaimuti. and he testified that
nj school all the boys thought Me
Candies was foolish. Pressed by As
sistant CITY Attorney A. NJ. Brown
Koon Yee swore he thought McCand
less was little bit foolish. He
would 90 to school with two or three
dollars and Immediately proceed to di
vide the money with his schoolmates
He would purchase candy, soda waite
and cigars for the boys at school; tn
cigars he smoked himself. Accordin'
to the same witness, McCandless woul'
start out telling story and OF
sudden would change the subject, ap
parently not knowing what he ha'
been talking about.
There were frequent passages
arms and tilts between Attorney Leoi
Straus, representing Mrs. McCandless
and Attorney 4. NJ. Brown, represent
ing the Territory. Judge Robinson
with tired look, took these it'll
Kona indispositions in with some dc
gree of federation.