Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-05
MURDER.

I MUADLAUHJL
Continues from P.ss y, 7
ond degree. Mr.. straus wanted me to
accept manslaughter in the first de.
gree but refused. $50 -
| I've talked the matter over with
the Judge and Mr.. Straus then went
ont to speak with his client: When
he came back into tie room he told us
/ that the whole thing had been explain
led to the defendant and that the lat
ter was willing to plead guilty to muir
der in the second degree. The inter
prefer, MendeZ, made q statement to
the same effect. as so ~ ~ Z.
There Is nothing to the fool story
you have been told. The only ques-
ton In my mind at the time was the
one Of the propriety> Of accepting q
plea in a lesser degree. / might have
gone ahead and pressed for the hang
ing of the man, but preferred to take
the plea Of guilty in the second. 3traus
did al he. could have done by his
client" .sz.sz u
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Trial Epds Abruptly. .r ~
Tne murder trial ended Abruptly at
~ O'Clock TINS morning, WIN e ciinlax
made dramatic Dotn by It's unexpected.
ness and by the prisoners apparentiy
sudden cnanse OF Iroht. EIoH the
day on which 1t began last week,
Throughout the two full days hearing
this week and the two hours tession
this morning, required TO complete the
states evidence, Benito Galmendez,
the defendant displayed not trace or
nervousness, anxiety, or in fact emo
ton of any kind.
1 He swung his big, burly form back
Into his court chair and twisted and
gazed around with all the seeming
non-comittal action of merely an inssr-
ested spectator. There was not the
siightest intimation of fear for; the
outcome. He did not even ditplay
any unusual interest in the work of
his counsel and spoke to Attorney
Straus,.or. Mandez. his interpreter; only
iwhen thev leaned over ana whispered
! q, rios, s.. Comments In HE ear.
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