The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-06-23
President Of Board Of immigration.

! We are now enabled TO give our readers
more detailed account of the trial of those
| persons, srraigned at Hilo, in May last, for
the death of R. B. Neville, and Kamai, at
Kona, Hawaii, on the 18th of October last.
Kahikoku was arraigued for murder, on
the nth of May, the Court having assigned
A Francis Judd, Esq, as counsel for the
prisoners, and the Hon. D. Kalakaua, IS as
sistant counsel. After the usual amount of
challenges TO jurors, in such cases, the fol-
lowing jurors were finally empanneled:
Kapu, hike, Kawaihae, Makaena, Kauahau,
Namahoe, Pihenui, Naauao, Keoni 10, AkAo,
Hapai, S. Kipi, and Kalaui-
I Ii appears, that on Monday, the 18th Of 0c-
tober last, Mr.. Neville proceeded to the place
where the Kaonaites were assembled. and
which, during the trial, was designated as
"Kaona's Camp to serve a warrant of ar
rest for obstructing justice. This warrant
was not produced in Court. 1t does not ap-
pear, BY the testimony, that there had been
any attempt TO serve q warrant, or that the
officers had any particular reason, from any
experience, TO feSr that there would be any
difficulty, yet it was, nevertheless, deemed
proper TO gather together, between one hun
dred and two hundred men, as Mr.. Moses
Barrett said, to help serve the warrant Ac-
cording to Barrett's testimony, valor is either
not reekoned virtue in Kona, or if If is, it
was not so common on that occasion, as to
be rendered cheap by a too free exhibi-
ton of it. 1t also appears, from his testimo-
ny, that some of the people who afterward
accompanied Neville, had assembled, on Sat
urday and Sunday, and Neville gave out TO
assemble the posse comitatus, $50 to speak,
on Monday They al proceeded to the camp
on horseback, and Tor some reason, which
Mr.. Barrett does not know, or does not make
clear, two of the advanced guard, Kamauoha
and Wahaele, were dragged from their horses
Neville fired twice upon Kaona's people, and
as Barrett believes, the bullet went into the
bushes
1t viii be seen, by Kilinahe's testimony,
that one of Kaona's party, Mokuhaaheo, was
shot through the thigh.
Neville was felled from his horse BY stone,
which struck him on the head. and all the
rest, except Barrett, ran away. Barrett says,
that be tried TO get Neville, tat the stones
were too many, and so he fed likewise, and
was pursued BY Kslua, who was likewise on
horseback Kalua refined in his horse, and
striking bible, which be had fastened round
his neck, exclaimed: "this is nv means of
conquering."
Kamauohs, Zone of those who was dragged
from his horsel testified as follows: "that
KAmai took hold of his bride, Kahikoku.
(the accused) Pepe Kumukahi, and Kalama,
took hold of him on the one side and on the
other, and pulled him from his horse. Did
not see any of Neville's party throw stones,
or beat the Kaonaites, because when was
released BY those who had me down, none
Of my party reys there. only heard one
report Of pistol, but did not see who fred
IT, do not know how Mr.. Neville was got
off his horse, for did not see him. saw
only three who came and tried to stop rs. at
first; the rest were on the lanai. "a large open
shed, covered with eocoanut leaves, which
they had erected to worship in > they wanted
Mr.. Neville TO talk with them They al
talked with Us, and told Us 10 talk with them,
and not with those on the lanai 1 did not
hear Mr.. Neville answer; he ordered me to
60 on, and himself, with his party, continued
riding on without pausing. i was lassoed
five times- Probably means that lasso was
thrown at him five times.) Sox soDl< houses
N fire; did not take particular notice of
how many, as had lost my selfpossessiou.
Don't know that there were thirty houses
burning. but know Of three There was no
ire when We went to the lanai, bat the houses