Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-18
PUAHI IS
STRONG WITNESS
FOR TERRITORY
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road makai. turning around and COM
ing back and getting out Meantime
Puahi met Drew and Startup. Mar
shall's companions. Just outside the
house. They went cut TO the car and
tried to induce Marshall to go away.
He refused. and a few moments later
Guertier and Dick came out OF the
house. ..=.
;, Puahi was then inside the dance
hail. near the door. He saw Marshall
start toward the road in the direction
of his car. and Guertler and Dick
start up the steps, returning to- the
dance hall.
! AS Marshall was walking toward
the road he said something-ah /
heard was gun. said Puahi, Cues
toned closely by County Attorney
. Cathcart. Puahi stated that he under
stood Marshall to say:
Il am going to get my gun"
At that continued the witness, Dick
and Guertler turned and chased after
Marshall. who hurried to his automo-
bile, leaped in and was ready to start
when his pursuers reached him. Pu-
ahi, who had Joined in the pursuit,
reached the car just as Dick, within
striking distance of Marshall, had
raised his arms, and thinking he was
about to hit Marshall, Puahi. the wit
ness asserted, grasped Dick and push
ed him aside.
II At, the same time. he aYerred, he
noticed two white men besides Mar
. shall in the car, one of whom dis
mounted at the moment Puahi did
mot know this man, but described him
as wearing eyeglasses and garbed in
4 white trousers; he had not seen the
same man around the judiciary build
ing in the course Of the present trial.
. This gave the inference that the man
in question was c. F. Drew, whom
i Marshall is said to have returned to
iget later.
Drew left for the Coast shortly after
the shooting and reports came back
I here later that he was drowned in
!. California Whether these reports
were authentic and whether Drew's
body was ever recovered has never
i been established here, but he has not
been heard of since that time.
Continuing his st6rJ Of the Incl
dent at the automobile, Puahi said he
/ noticed Guertler directly behind the
car. and as he observed Guertler he
heard the words, You'll sect" spo-
/, ken, as nearly as he could judge, by
someone in the automobile. He
could not say whether they were ut
tered by Marshall or by his remain
I ing companion, presumably Startup.
Then, he said, Guertler made leap
to grab Marshall, but simultaneously
1.-THE car started and Guertler missed,
but did not give up his effort to get
al Marshall. giving chase to the auto
mobile and following it down the read
e considerable distance. He was
/ forced eventually to give up, and re-
Joined the party at the resort.
Helen Bower, another Of the hula
girls, who testified almost entirely in
English, virtually corroborat2d the
story told by Madame Puahi. to the
effect that she saw Guertler start to-
ward Marshall and heard him pro-
f&nely threaten the latter's life.
why didn't YOU tell me that when
you were in my office last week.
I asked County Attorney Cathcart.
You didn't ask me what he said"
was the witness answer
Didn't you tell me that Guertler
acted as though he was mad?"
Yes"
Didn't 1 ask you what made you
think so?"
! No"
Didn't ask you if he said any
thing?"
I No"
Didn't you then say, No, he didn't
J No"
say anything"
Il asked you to tell me everything
you knew. didn't II"
Attorney F. E. Thompson. for the
defense, objected to this. and his OBJ
lection was sustained, the witness
not being permitted to answer.
Opunui, the hula musician or gourd
Ipounder, testified briefly He did not
witness any of the trouble, he averred.
being in his room in the cottage at
/ the rear of the main house when the
| shot was fired that killed Guertler,
| and remaining there until the affray
| ended.
| He testified that on one occasion
! during the night, while he was in tho
| telephone room awaiting his cue to
come on with his gourd and entertain
the visitors he was warned by Madam
iPuahi to stay there as there was
! trouble in the dance hall. H said he
! beard swearing but did not know who
was doing i.
Helen Bower. the hula girl. raised
a laugh when asked if she would
know Marshall if she saw him now.
She replied that she didn't think she
would. because he's very poor now"
/ How do YOU know" asked the
prosecutor.
Because of the worry" was her
lanSweT.