Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
WITNESS found
HIDING BEHIND
CLOTHES PRESS
Continued from page. one)


phone to Charlie LuoGing, then book
= party there; that means Chiffon
and the party"
The statement bore the signature Of
George Hieshima, witnessed by :. IL.
Kanne.
says FenneGI Wrote Letter.
Hieshima testified that the letter
had been written by Fennell, but sign
ed by him, Hieshima
The witness stated that the con
tents of the letter were not true.
In the city and county attorneys
office at 3 O'Clock this morning. did
you not say that the contents of the
letter were true?" asked Attorney
Garden.
Il said that It was the truth be-
cause you were soaring me-" said the
witness. "You said that you would
lock me up in JAIL
After further examination. Hieshima
said:
''Fenneil said that II I would sign
the paper he would get me a
Job IN q saloon for long time"
Hieshima then was asked why he
was hiding in the clothes press when
found BIZ the police officers last night.
Il did not want 10. come into court
as q Witness he replied, .,
says Chiffon Asked support.
He added that son1etinne ago he was
told that the case had been dropped.
but that later Chiffon had come 10
him and asked him TO be d witness in
hfs, Chilton's, behalf. ....,.,.t
The, witness, also. declared that II
was not until last night that he knew
the prosecution was looking for. him
to be d witness. >, -,
!~In the city and county attorneys
office this morning, did you not make
The statement that Chiffon had told
you TO hide dis he. did not want You
tdebe d &itiessf@ urged Attorheg Car
den.
al said 90, but Chiffon never said
shat to me-" was the witness answer.
Then why did you say that this
morning." asked Garden.
because you said that you would
put, me ia Jail, and | was afraid" said
me witness.
Who told you that?" shouted Car
den.1 ~
The witness answered that it was
Garden who had told him and that
Lake also had said something about 1t.
Lake said that Il 1 didn't tell ii
right, Garden would put me in
jafl," was the substance of his answer.
For what reason, then, did you
tell the faisehood this morning."
WAS Afraias" % Excuse.
Chiffon never told me to go and
hide. But was afraid" said the wit
ness. ''FEennell. and all those men
we're there and was afraid that If T
didn't say that Chiffon had told me
to go into hiding, I would 90 to
JAIL - ,..,.,
Following further direct ana brief
DISCRIMINATION of the witness, De-
tective Lake was called to the stand.
Lake said that, during the meeting in
the city attorneys office this morning,
he did not see or hear any threats
made to the Japanese witness.
According to Lake, the Japanese,
when found, said that he was hiding
IN the clothes press because he was
expecting friends and he wanted to
fool and brighten them"
During eross!exafnination Of Lake,
Attorney c. H. Mcbride, one Of the
counsel for the defense, referred to
the prosecution on one occasion as
MIR. Garden, second, third, fourth or
firth deputy city attorney"
Attorney Mcbride was promptly
called down by the court, adiudged to
be in contempt, and fined SO.
Third Deputy City Attorney Chill
ingworth was called by the prosecu-
-tiCn with regard to statements made
by Ifieshima during the meeting this
morning.