The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-11-21

/ James and Ulrich. Present in Honolulu
~ hope Mr.. Smith will appreciate
it."
Mr.. Smith didn Z look. very joyful.
Mr.. Smith then took up the rc-re-
/ direct examination of Woo. lie asked
/ him If il would change bis testimony
/ to know that the police blotter showed
that Buekly had been brought TO the
I station az ten minutes past twelve
0 clock, on the day of tho alleged
choking.
The witness answered that it was
after lunch lie had explained before
that be usually had lunch about one
| clock.
"'Is it not true that you did not
know anything about this ease until
sent you, with others, out 20 get eyi-
lcncc on this ease Of assault3' asked
Mr.. Smith of the witness.
But Peters stIcnuOusly objected 10
The question. He said il WAS not re-
/ direct examination, because 10 lad been
shown that the witness bad given Mr..
Smith list of assault eases charged
/ against Kcllctt. II was evident that
/ Peters feared any possible ground upon
| which be might base bis charges Of con.
/ 'piracy, would be- cut from under him.
And that is just what happened when
| Mr.. Smith made the following state
! ment 10 the commission:
81 took these eases mp on my own
responsibility and on my own initia-
tive, and the witness followed my in
! structious. ! wish 10 bring this ont
| 10 show that IL is not a ease Of con
| spiracy -
Not another question was asked Woo.
/ @ho was excused
Third Charge Of Brutality.
The third charge Of brutal assault
against Kcllctt was thea taken mp and
| Joseph Perez Jr. was called as wit
ness TO tell the story OF hos be had
been beaten by Kcllctt on May 30, the
! day after he WAS arrested on a charge
Of gross cheat for passing worthless
! check
According 10 The story Of this wit.
/ ness hc WAS arrested on May - last,
| by Kcllctt, who was accompanied by
another officer md Chinese, who idcn.
4 titled him as the man who had passed
/ the check. lie was locked up in the
police station.
"The nczt day Kollctt called me mp
again and asked me questions and I
denied passing tho checks. Afterwards
1 he found a receipt for suit OF clothes
| ! had bought with the check. Ia the
I afternoon hc came TO the jail and called
! me 10 hin where hc was standing on
the sliding WY. lie asked me why
/ lied TO him and sworc at mo aud then
struck me on thc Ghost llcllctt said I
/ had not told him tho truth aud that
unless I'D 20 he would put mc IN
| Jail for twcuiN ycgvs. All J answered
/ was, Go ahead. Then he struck me
/ four or iigc times and threatened 80
/ break my head. Then be ordered mo
/ 10 be locked up
81 tried 30 gpt word 10 the sheriff
/ about the nny Z Dad been treated, but
/ the turnkey tOli mr J WIS undcr iu
yostigation and coul not zee anybody
and ! urgpr saw tho sberf."
Peters objected 10 any evidence Of
this kind brius binding ON bis clicnt
and Mr. Smith stated ibat u WIS ouly
/ 20 show thai ihe prisoner had tried "a
/ get word % the shJin n was allowed
" Who did ynu speak 30 about this
! cpFc!' asked thc Irosrcutor.
"ls this iYr ile purpose Of climirlt
/ ing Woo y afsci lotnH, 'tor II q BE-
! 0hlcrL
M. smith rsguod that ,he question
vas proper as Peters had made charge
Of touTircN ana as % matter Of tact
Woo bad nothing whatever 90 DO VIII
/. this cnse
Pcrol eyIHincl be- hal spokou ~ sey
oral pcrs0us about thc case, lut not d,