The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-06-10
COOLLY REC|TES DETAILS
OF BRUTAL MURDER
Domingo Rodrigues Says That
His Companions Forced Him to
Witness Fiendish Crime.

Listening alttentivcly to the testl-
mony in Circuit Judge Robinson S court
yesterday. morning, Mrs. Lau Shee heard
Domingo Rodrigues complacently relate
to the trial jury the details of the
brutal murder of her niece, Lunt Lin,
and nephew-in-law, Lui All Ken, in their
Kahnuiki grocery sore ry the quartet
of Filipnos on the night of April 80.
According to some of the officers of
the court, it was one of the most cold
blooded recitals of diaboical crime
ever recorded III the annals of the cir
cult court of the Territory.
Rodrigues took the stand yesterday
morning in Judge Robinson s court
with an easy assurance and IA certain
bravado visible in his bearing. He
waived the assistance of the special
Tagalog interpreter, Anaclete Jiminez,
except when technical legal point was
introduced by the attorneys. lie spoke
freely in English. His counsel, George
A. Davis, said yesterday that Rodrigues
would net have been satisfied unless he
had testified in his own behalf.
Rodrigues ON Stand.
Rodrigues alleged that he had no
knowledge of the crime until Miguel
VI wv
group, pressed a knife to his stomach
ut the darkened station of the ear sta
ton in Kalihi and told him of the rob
berry and murder, which is supposed to
have been prearranged. The prosecu-
tion in the rOss-eXaminatiOn, however,
developed a point which would appear
to dispute this statement of ROdrigucs
that he was forced to go with the
Ipnl r,,Y al, oil m
and talking to several soldiers from
Fort Shafter, who have appeared as
witnesses in the case, but said that he
did not divulge to them that his com
paniOnh of that evening were forcing
him TO commit crime.
According to Celestino Manolo's tes-
timopy, adduced yesterday morning for
the prosecution, every member of the
gang had hand in the stabbing, al
though it appears that Rodrigues was
the brains and bad man of the group.
Rodrigucs, in the story he told the jury
yesterday morning, placed the actual
stabbing to IIildo Baubsta, while Bau-
deed to Rodrigues! Both Manolo and
ter throughout their testifying.
The men have exhibited few marks
of emotion during the trial. To all
appearances, it seems as though they
are unable to realize the full cnormity
of the crime with which they are
charged and which three of them have
admitted was executed by different
members of the gang. When called to
the stand, they appear to enioy the
same pleasure that child does at
showing off,
Hildo Baubista has yet to be cross
examined by the prosecution, which
will be done in all probability when
the court convenes mt eight-thirty
O'Clock this morning. 1t is expected
that when the prosecution finishes with
Baubista, Miguel Manigbas, the fourth
man of the gang, will take the stand
to tell his story in an effort to clear
himself. rr
Tell Varying Stories.
From the widely varying stories told
by the men thus far, it would appear
that each man is making an effort to
clear himself to the injury of his ac-
completes. The feeling seems to pre-
dominate among the four Filipnos that
some one of them will probably have to
suffer capital punishment for the crime,
and every effort is being made by each
TO make that some one any other mem.
Der but himself.
1t is believed that with the testimony
and cross examination of Manigbas this
morning, the defense will rest its case.
1t is thought that the case will be
given to the hands of the Jury either
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