Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-01
NGlRD TRIAL IS
EXPECTED TO RUN
INTO NEXT WEEK
Defense Places Five Witnesses
On Stand This Morning
Mystery is Developed

Mystery IS Devei0ped
That the defense In the trial OF jeff
McCarn, which is now in progress be,
fore Judge William L Whitney in the
territorial court. probably win not be
ready to rest its case until the first
part Of next week, was the statement
made this morning by e''of the coun-
sci for the district attorney. Counsel
for the defense is not yet ready to
state whether Mr.. McCarn viii be cali
ed on the witness stand to give his
version OF the affair between himself
and Clandius H Mcbride I'M the cor,
ridor Of the federal court The de.
Tense has act to call several witness.
es before It rests IT'S case
The trial of the district attorney
moved along rapidly this morning, five
witnesses. called by the defense, hay.
ing been examined and cross-examin.
ed. A mystery cropped out during
the proceedings as to the Identity Of
the person who, according to witnesses
on the stand today, xrasped Mr. Nc.
earn about the SHOULDERS and drag.
gAd him to the floor shortly af-
Ter the district attorney had been
struck by Mcl3rsae. Regarding the
question as to when Mr. McCarn drew
his revolver. some, CT the witnesses
who were called this morning testified
that they saw no gun until the dis
trict attorney was on the floor Others
testified that they did not see him
draw a revolver. and that he did not
put his hand toward his hip pocket
Following the completion Of tine
DISCRIMINATION Of Mrs. Minnie Pet
efs OF Hilo. Fiorlnda Ffeitas. who fig.
ured in the sylvester trial IN the fed
eral court. was called on the stand.
She said that she mad been In court
on the afternoon OF the affair." and
after adjournment had retired to the
hallway ef the second floor. where she
was seated with her mother end Mrs.
Peters. McEarn passed them on his
way to the office. she said, and spoke
pleasantly TO them. He did not seem
to be ia q hurry. the Witness added
When McGarn and Mcbride met IN
the hall. said the witness, fMcGarn
said / don't want you 10 insult me
any more as you have done Ia court
today Mcbride said something about
ia cripple. hut / don't remember the
rest. cant recall What else was
said Mcbride put his hand In his
hip pocket and brought ii out again
as II it had a pistol IN 1t. / saw him
strike McCafnI dion't zee anything
In McCafnss hand He struck Mr.. Nc.
earn in the face. They went to the
floor and man grabbed McCar1l about
the shoulders dom know what Me-
Bride was doing
Miss Trreitas said that when the
trouble commenced she ran away to.
wards the assistant district attorney
office. She added that she saw her
mother there. trying 10 separate the
scrap. 4 heard someone say, Take
off the gun, take off the gun / heard
that after Mr. MeCafn was on the
floor
When cross-examined, Miss Freitas
said that she cd not hear Mr.. McCarn
call Mcbride q lying 49, - -
4 didn't hear any swear words
al all she said. Il did not see Mr..
McCarn put his hand TO his hip peck
ct but MeBfidg did.
Have you talked to anybody about
this ease7s asked City and County At.
torney j. N. Cafheaft
Yes, sir;* to Mr. McGarn and Mr..
Isightfoot and to my Isother and some
Others, answered the witness.
Mr.. Gaticart then asked the witness
if she had not made a statement re-
garding the AFFAIR to Mr.. McCarn
Says She Saw No Gun.
Attorney J. a. Magoon objected for
the defense The question was with
drawn THE witness said that she had
testified before the grand jury re-
garding the AFFAIR. 7
Did You testify before the grand
Jury that y..u had heard McGarn call
Mcbride a lying - 49, p
asked Mr.. Gathcart.
Il don't remember, replied the wit
ness.
Mrs. William R. A. Kayser was the
next witness She said she resides at
Hilo but at present Is living in Homo
lulu. AT the time of the affair, she
was seated in the federal building
near the door leading into the mar-
lshal,s office with some other women
She testified that McEarn had passed
the group. end had bowed anu spoken
pleasantly
Asked as to the conversation which
passed between Mcbride and McCarn
after their meeting in the hall, Mrs.
.Kayser said that Mcbride had called
!AscEarn a little dried-up shrimp or
something like that She ties tilted
that she had se4n Mcbride strike Me-
earn and that isomebody took hold
of McGafn from 1.-THE back
Then I ran toward Mr. Thompsons
office" said tae WITNESS.
s AIRS. Kayser said that during the
scuffie on the fpor, Mcbride tried to
kick and striker McCarn. The wit.