Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-29
ATTORNEYS DO
BATTLE in THE
M'GARN TRIAL
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jury / swore to tell the truth, the
, whole truth and nothing but the truth,
and not to diyulge any of the proceed
tings. will answer only when ordered
to do so by the court r.
1 Judge Whitney then told Mr.. Thomp-
son that he might answer the ques'
| tions. -. r.. ....:... r"
Thompson on Stand. s-..
City and County Attorney ]. w.
Cathcart then proceeded to ask Mr..
| Thompson whether he had made GER
tain statements to the grand jury, the
questions being based on testimony
given by Mr. Thompson yesterday
morning. 49,. -....
Did you testify before the federal
grand jury that you had heard Mcbride
say, in response to Mr.. McCarn's first
statement, i am responsible for any
thing that I say inside of court or out
slider" asked Mr. Cathcart. .r
81 did," replied Mr.. Thompson.
did you testify that you heard Nc
Bride call Mr.. MeCarn a--cripple?
Il have no distinct recollection of it..
can't say" was the witness answer.
Did you testify that Mcbride had
satchel in his right hand, and that
he changed it to his left hand, whirled
around and put it on a chair?' asked
Mr.. Cathcart-
81 did," same the answer, coupled
with an objection by the defense.
81 have a right to show If this wit
ness told the same things to the grand
jury as he has told here" said Cath
cart
The prosecution then asked the wit
ness a question regarding IAN assault
which he had testified to yesterday
JEFF McCarn jumped to his feet
Eve object to that, If the court
please he said This witness did
net testify to any assault"
Mr.. Thompson was on the stand un-
til 1905 o'clock
Mrs. Thompson Witness.
Mrs. j. w. Thompson, wife of the
assistant district attorney, was the
next witness to be called by the de.
tense. Her version of the affair was
given in a straightforward manner,
and examination both by defense and
prosecution was brief.
She testified that shortly after 4
o'clock on the afternoon of the affair
she had gone to her husbands Office
in the federal building With Mrs.
Cooper, following mission meeting
in Central Union church. While sit
ting there, she said. Mr.. McCarn
passed through to his own office,
speaking pleasantly to the women.
She said that few minutes later Mr..
McCarn again passed through the
room and out into the hall. Mr.. Thomp-l
son entering the room as the district
attorney left IT. 5ts
Shortly after I heard McCarn say.
Mcbride, | am not going to stand for
your insults any longer or something
like that, she said Il then heard
whom | suppose was Mr.. Mcbride
answer "a responsible for what Il
say in court or out of court
Mrs. Thompson further testified
that she heard Mcbride call McCarn
------ cripple, and that Nc.
earn then addressed Mcbride in even
mere violent language She described
McGarn's tone of voice as being "em.
phatic''
The witness said that she heard a
blow delivered, but that she saw moth
ing. She said that she insisted upon
Mr.. Thompson's running.
Murphy Tells Of ''Wcrd War"
Augustus e. Murphy, clerk of the
federal court, was the next witness
called by the defense In direct ex-
animation, he was asked to tell his
version of the WORD war" which oc-
Cured between Mcbride and McCarn
in the federal courtroom during the
Sylvester trial, prior to the affair in
the hallway on the second floor.
This question called for strenuous
objection on the part of the prosecu-
ton, it being stated that such matter
was too remote to be material in the
case. More thar an hour was spent
in argument, during ,-hich time Nc.
earn spoke at length, and RAJ :. en-.
gagged in word tilt with Attorney L.
Andrews. Judge Whitney took the
matter Under advisement at noon, and
viii render a decision In the morning.
The trial will be continued at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning.