The Washington times., 1932-04-18
NAVAL OFFICER
FACES SEVERE
GRILL|NG
Prosecutor Will Try to Break
Down His Story at To-
days Session
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GOrmeQIeQ Dy vie IuulOIS dlIu
striving to clear his name, sought
a confession from Kahahawai to
reopen the case. the polyglot jury
was told.
Says Massie's Lying
There was no intention Of kill
ing the dusky athlete, but when
he confessed to the attack, Lieu
tenant Massie's mind went
black" the officer testified.
Kelley today declared:
81 am going to try to make
this man tell the truth in this
case-he hasn't done it yet"
Darrow and the young Irish
prosecutor clashed-With Darrow
emerging the victor-at the very
outset Of the cross examination.
The veteran of the defense &C
cused Kelley Of attempting to
inject a racial issue into the case
by questioning Lieutenant MasSie
concerning his Kentucky birth
and his pride in being a South
erner and a naval officer. Judge
Charles S. Davis halted Kelley on
the objection of Darrow.
Darrow said today:
"It doesn't matter whether
Lieutenant MaSSie Is proud of
being a NOrtherner or a South
erner. This line of questioning
has for its only purpose the
creating of prejudice in the
minds of some of these jurors
and has no bearing on the
case"
With the crux of the trial def
nitely shifted to the question Of
Lieutenant MaSsieS mental con.
dition at the time of the shoot
ing, interest was focused on the
alienists certain to play an i'm
portant role before the week has
ended.
Will Call AlienistS
Darrow admitted today for the
first time that he would call to
the witness box two mainland
psychiatrists, DR.. Edward Hunt
ington Williams and DR.. Thomas
J. Orbison, who have been care
fully studying Lieutenant Massie
in every one OF his court appear
ances.
The state has also had two
doctors in court, but they are not
expert alieniStS, although their
local reputation in medical circles
Is excellent. They are DR.. Stan.
ley D. Porteus. University of
Hawaii psychologist, and DR.. Rob
ert Faus. county physician.
DR.. Paul Bowers. noted Los
Angeles psychiatrist, is already
on the high seas en- route to
Honolulu, and was expected to
become the spearhead of Kelley's
attack on the insanity issue
provided. of course, that his views
as to Lieutenant MasSie's mental
condition coincide with the
states case.
Not Insane, Ayers Kelley
Despite the tragic story wrung
from Lieutenant Massie on the
witness stand. Kelley is far from
satisfied with the officers ac-
count Of how things happened
the day that Kahahawai was kid
naped. He said:
II don't believe Massie held
the gun in his hand at the
time the shot was fired.
Il don't believe him when he
said everything went black in
his mind when Kahahawai con.
fessed to attacking his wife.
This man Is not and was
not insane now or then and he
is not telling the whole truth.
"MaSsie was forced into a pO-
SitiOn in this case that he abso-
lutely could not avoid.
Certainly he could not hide
behind the skirts of Mrs. For.
tescue.
"Nor could he as an officer
and a gentleman, place the
blame on the two enlisted
men,"
Having thus revealed his reac-
tion to Lieutenant Massie's teSti.
mony, it was certain that Kelley's
cross-examination would be sharp
and persistent.
MaSSie ImpreSSeS Jury
Darrow, however. has an
nounced that he is willing to
stand on the words of the 27-
year.old submarine officer. There
was no question that his straight
forward story made a deep i'm
preston on the mixed blood jury,
The prosecution has limited that
it was Jones who held the gun
that killed Kahahawai, but ad
mittedly the evidence in that line
is purely circumstantial.
Guarded from intrusion, the
four defendants spent the week
end resting at the Pearl Harbor
naval base. where they have been
confined since their arrest.
The strain on botn Lieutenant
Massie and Mrs. ForteScue has
been severe during the past week
and it was feared that unless thsy
relaxed completely, they might
face nervous collapse.
A Terrific Ordeal
Lieutenant Massie's appearance
on the stand subjected the young
officer to an ordeal more nerve
wracking than a naval battle. he
confided to friends.
Mrs. Fortescue followed every
word uttered by her son-in-law
with an intentness that. as far as
nervous tension was concerned.