Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-09
KBRIDE Wins
one CASE, GOES
TRIAL AGAIN

A jury In Circuit Judge Ashford's
court made quick work of one of the
charges against Attorney Claudius III.
Mcbride this morning, returning a
verdict OF acquittaI after less than five
minutes deliberation. 1t took less
than an hour and a half for the actual
trial, which was on a charge Of furious
and needless driving, and the second
trial. on a similar charge, began at
IL o'clock.
Attorney r. w. Rreckons appeared
as counsel for Mcbride. with Deputy
City and County Attorney A. AZ. Brown
representing the prosecution. 1t is
likely that Mcbride win be subjected
to all three trials today, II time will
permit.
In selecting the jury in the first
case four yeniremen were excused, two
by the court ana two on peremptory
challenge by the defense. The origin
al panel of twelve had been drawn and
passed for cause by both prosecution
and defense when the court began
Questioning them. A. Henry Along.
one of the l..elye, was asked by the
Judge II 1t were not true that he had
been arrested In company with Nc
Bride some time ago on charge
growing out OF an automobile ride they
had taken Along admitted 1t and
the court promptly excused him from
service in the case. Attorney Brock
ons at once asked that an exception
be noted to the. excusal OF the juror,
on the ground that he had been chal-
lenged neither by the prosecution nor
defense, and that sufficient ground to
show prejudice Of The juror either for
or against the defendant had not been
proven.
"A moment later the court asked ia.
cob Ordenstein. one of the regular
yenire. drawn, If II were true that his
brother-in-law had peen arrested some
time ago on q charge similar to the
one against Mcbride. The court pre-
sumably referred to the incident of
Louis Silva, who. was fined in district
court several weeks ago following an
Incident on the faa road when he
nearly crashed INTO car driven by
Deputy Tax Assessor Nicely and In
which Governor Pinkham was riding.
0rdenstein confessed the truth Of this,
Wherelpon he also was excused by the
court from service. Attorney Breck.
ons asked that an exception be noted
in this instance on the same ground
as IN the former one,
Deputy County attorney Brown
waived all three peremptory chal-
lenges to which the prosecution was
entitled but Attorney Breckons chal.
lenged William III. Soper and Benja-
min Samn16ns. who were excused.
The jury box was again filed and all
the men chosen were passed for
cause When che court asked Il the
jilrors were salts FACTORY to the prose-
.oiition ma deI5lIse. ATTORNEY Breck.
ons replied III The affirmative for the
defense, qualifying ii BY the state
ment that he wished to note excep-
lions to the courts action in excus-
ing Along and Ordenstein The court
answered. that the defense's opportu-
nifty for noting exceptions had gone
glimnlefing "
The incident out Of which this
trial grew occurred on King street
near the KaWaiahao church, when
Mcbride nearly lcoIlided with ma
chine driven ny G0nsalves, a rent
chauffeur. Gonsalves testified that he
was inward bound. on the right or
mauka side OF the thoroughfare and
had just sWefved to the left, toward
the center 1f the street. to avoid q
boy on bicycle, whose cap had
blown OF. As he swefved out, or inn
mediately after he Strengthened out
and was moving directly down the
street, McBridess car suddenly dashed
up and passed him on the left, or
nauka side, missing Gonzales. car
only by inches. Gonzales said Nc
Bride was travelling 20 or Is miles
an h0ur, while he himself was NOV.
Ing at rate Of not more than 10
miles. McBride's defense was that
he say Gonzales swing out across the
street toward the makai side, and
rapid mental calculation convinced
hina that II he; Mcbride, continued
outward on the makai side they
would collide. Consequently he
swung to the right: Gonzales turned
again, in the same direction, with the
resnlt that the two cars narrowly
missed each other.
The second charge of furious driv-
ing against Mcbride followed an In
cident at Fort and King streets which
occurred that same day.
The Jury ii the first case consisted
of John Coffee, u F. Lemon, A. B.
Angus, M. r. Webb. G. o. Hotel,
John Wallace, ". NJ. Minton, IL. w.
Adams, Henry p. Roth, G. A. Nc
Wayne. T. II. Hughes and Herbert