Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-02
.DEFENSECLOSES
IN MCARN TRIAL
This MORNING
Case Is Continued Until Next
Wednesday - Much Evil !
Il dence introduced

a dangerous weapon upon Claudius II.
| Mcbride, closed its case at HIS
lo'cloek this morning. It is expected
| that the case will be in the hands of
| the Jury Wednesday afternoon.
/ McCarn underwent a cross-examina-
ton at the hands OF City and County
version OF the affair in the corridor
of the federal building, the question
ing covering period of about SO min
utes. Counsel for the prosecution
dealt largely with McCarn's motive
| for arming himself after he left the
hearing of the Sylvester conspiracy
| case on the afternoon OF May 5. E
AS to the motive, McCarn said he
was in fear of violence at the hands
of Mcbride or McBride's friends.
| which might be forthcoming, he said,
as an aftermath of the verbal tilt
which he and Mcbride had engaged in
during the trial that afternoon. Nc
earn also said that he had been in re-
ceipt of certain anonymous letters of
threatening tenor. There was no re-
direct examination. - .
That McCarn was kicked and beat
en- after he and Mcbride fell to the
floor during the affair, was the testi-
mony given by Mrs. Maria Freitas
through an interpreter. The witness
testified that she saw the entire affair.
Mrs. Freitas "lnterfered."
Mrs. Freitas said that after McCarn
and Mcbride went to the floor she
stepped In with the rest Of the crowd
and tried to separate the attorneys.
81 took hold of Mcbride and pulled
him by the ARM she said. When
that don't do any good pull his hair
hard. Then someone kick me, and
my daughter Florinda she pull me
away. Mr.. Holt, the marshal. he get
bad bite on the arm someplace. He
show 1T to me-
The mysterious man. who is alleg-
ed to have grasped McCarn about the
shoulders and pulled him to the floor
latter Mcbride had struck the district
attorney, was introduced again this
morning In the testimony of Mrs.
| Minnie Peters, a witness brought from
II4ilo, Mrs. Peters said that she saw
McCarn grasped from behind, but
| that "she did not know who the man
was"
The witness further testified that
she heard the epithet, lying - - =
.y but did not know who said 1t as
There was such q crowd hanging
around She said Mcbride had some
fhink In his hand when he struck Nc
Icarn-a black object. Mcbride did
not take hold Of McCarn after ne
struck the district attorney, she said.
She added that Mcbride stood over
McCarn and kicked him.
Il didn't want to see Mr.. MeCarn
kicked she said, $50 walked down
| the hall. heard someone say get
1.-The gum, and when turned around |
| saw Mcbride running down stairs.
Grand Jurors Called.
j. Morton Riggs. member OF the
federal grand Jury which indicted Mr..
McCarn, was called in rebuttal by the
| prosecution in the matter regarding
whether J.. w. Thompson, assistant
district attorney, gave the same testi-
lmony before the grand jury that he
| gave when called to the stand In the
| present trial.
Mr.. Riggs was asked whether Mr..
Thompson told the grand jury that he
went into his office in the Federal
building, closed the door and remained
there during the McCarn-McBride af-
fair. The witness said that, in sub
stance. Mr.. Thompson made that state
ment.
Asked If Mr. Thompson said he saw
Mcbride act in q manner which indi.
Gated that he might be drawing gun,
1.-THE witness answered, He did not.
did he testify he saw McCarn pull
gun while on the floorf" asked Mr.
McCarn.
.Fie did not, answered Mr.. Riggs.
did he testify that he saw three
hands holding the gun down to the
floor?
HE did not" was the reply.
On cross-examination the defense
asked Mr.. Riggs where several Of the
witnesses before the grand jury said
they stood" during the affair.
Didn't Mr.. Thompson say that he
pushed his wife in his office because
he was afraid she would get shot? 2"
asked McCarn.
II don't remember any statement
about anyone getting shot," answered
the witness.
j. r. Gait, also of the federal grand
jury. was called by the prosecution
for the same purpose as was Mr..
Riggs. Mr.. Calf testified that Mr..
Thompson had told the grand jury he
pushed his wife into, his office and
closed the door. fearing she would be;
injured. Il
A. Martin, motorman, was called
in rebuttal by the prosecution to give
his version OF what happened in the
street in front of the Federal building
following the affair.
The case was continued until 9