Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-14
MORE PROGRESS
MADE in TRIAL
; OF ]. 7. SCULLY
Jury Views House in KaIihi and
Three Witnesses Examined;
Defense Makes Admissions

roDDed Wnen he refused to purchase
unstamped opium; that Henry Lewis,
who, II is alleged, drove. the car which
conveyed the Chinese to the house,
was not at his place Of business that
night, and that Lewis was near the
house that night, were admissions
made by the defense this morning dur
ing the Scully trial in federal court.
The admissions were made follow
j ing the calling of Frank Baker. a
chauffeur In the rent service. TO the
witness stand by the prosecution. he
was asked by the prosecution regard
Ing certain large amount Of money
which il is alleged Lewis brought TO
Bakers stand about 1880 o'clock the
morning Of February 4, and displayed.
For more than half an hour argument
was had regarding the competency OF
such testimony by Baker. An objec-
ticn by Attorney Mcbride that such
testimony be not allowed was sus.
tanned by the court. His objection to
testimony as to Lewis absence from
s1he auto stand, however, was over
ruled.
3 Baker testified that Lewis, who now
Is serving sentence in Oahu prison on
Q charge of second degree robbery,
left the stand at about 1880 o'clock
the evening OF February 8. He said he
did not return until about 1880 o'clock
the next morning. He did not see
Scully around the auto stand, he ties.
titled.
On cross-examination, Mcbride ask
ed just one question.
Are you chauffeur he inquired.
YES" answered Baker.
That's all You may step down"
said the attorney.
The members of the jury, the court,
attorneys McCarn and Mcbride and
several other court officials this morn.
ing visited the house near the Kane
lIameha Schools in which It is alleged
Chun Chung, who was witness yes
terday, was robbed by Scully and 9th.
ers Of more than 5000. A quiet in
vestigation OF the interior of the house
and the premises was made. No state
ments were made by the attorneys
and no questions asked by the jurors.
The prosecution today partially ex-
amined All You, one OF the Chinese
who is said TO have accompanied Chun
Chung to the house in Kalihi The
defense objected to the witness testi
tying in Chinese, saying that during
the trial Of the alleged robbery case
. IN circuit court he had testified In
English. The prosecution did not OBJ
jeet TO this, but the final result was
that the witness answered some Of
the questions in English and others
through an interpreter. He told the
court that he couldn't speak English
very well
~WeIl, prefer English" smiled the
district attorney Il couldn't get
along very well in Chinese"
The witness referred to the defend. |
ant Scully as "Mr. Carey" He said
he had known him since February 8. |
On the night OF February he said he
met Chun Chung In River street and
that the latter asked him to have al
automobile ride He testified that in
the machine which ii is alleged took |
the party to the house in Kalihi was
himself. Scully, Lewis. Chun Chung
and All Tim
Lewis. he testified, was driving the
car and the party started about $3.50
o'clock in the evening. He said that
after driving about awhile they came
to a stop in front OF house near the
Kamehameha Schools. The witness
said that. he and All, Tim stayed in
the machine while the others went
into the house. They we're In the ma.
chine about 10 minutes. he added
Tells Story OF Alleged "HoIdup.y
He testified that after a while he
heard someone yell. and that he told
All Tim there must be some trouble
in the house and that they had bet.
ter go in. They ran into the parlor.
he said. All You said he saw has.
ket on the table.
Mr.. McCarn asked the witness what I
was in the basket,
1T had opium inside,e answered Alb
You.
Mcbride objected on the ground /
that the witness was not qualified to
tell what or what is not opiums The /
objection was oyerruled
swas Scully in there?" asked Mr.
McCarn
The witness answered that he was. /
why do you say that what you saw
in the basket was opium" asked the
district attorney.
The witness answered that there
were four or five tins on the table and
some had leaked out
Have you ever seen any opinm2"
asked Mr.. McCarn.
yes. ! see" the witness answered.
do you smoke it,
Sometime" s
How long since you first began?"
Three or four years. ~
@Have you smoked much or little"
The Witnessed replied that he had
smoked only little.
~About how often?" asked Mr.. Nc
earn.
eThree or four times week"
~Do you know how opium looks?"
YES"
Did you ever see any opium other
than that which You have smoked, or
do you smoke all you see?" the dis