The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-06-30
CIRCUIT COURT. H1Lo.

Rez. cs. Alitd, Kanldi, KamakG, KdlGma.
Kupakee, sworn, deposeth: / was living in
Kau before the disturbance; the disturbance
took place on the 18th of October, 1868. ]
went TO Kaonas camp more than once that
day; We had conferred together, from love
to Neville, that we should get his body.
Three haoles, Greenwell, Williamson, (Epis-
copal Minister and Logan, had told me that
he was dead; We understood that (his body)
was in the lanai of Kaona, in their possession
and under their control. The people around,
urged me to go down, but refused; told
them to wait till Moses Barrett, the deputy
sheriff, should come. After he arrived, our
opinion was alike, that We should go down I;
they chose me for luna; do not know what
number there were of us; l think there
were about fifty of us; told our party that
we could not 90 down until We had got guns,
and after diligent search we procured some,
and then started We started for Lehuula, q
little to the right of Roy's place; / told the
people what wished them to do; before
going down, they said they were afraid Of
those, In kaona's camp, that bad horses, be-
cause when we went down in the morning.
some Of the Kaona party had chased us with
horses and lassoes, so said we must first OBJ
tain guns and then go. The great object of
the expedition was to obtain the body of
Neville. They were ordered TO get them
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attacked. The general order was, to go
down and get Neyille's body if we could, and
if we succeeded. we were to bring il to Ne
ville's residence. / told our party, TO be
ready to resist, should they be attacked;
also told those who had guns, TO hold them
selves in readiness TO shoot the horses of
those who should attack US, and kill them;
those were all the commands given. Before
starting, / divided the party into three bands !;
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mand were nearest the lanai. We saw some
one from the right side of the lanai, on horse
back; as we looked at his face, saw that it
was Kamaka, the prisoner at the bar. At
that time, those who had guns, were below
us in line; / saw rope in kamaka's hand but
do not know whether il was long or short
one; be held It In his outstretched hands;
those of our party with the guns, were then
pointing them at him; the person farthest
up the hill, fired his gun first, and the
rest followed each other till they reached
Kamai, who was iarthest in advance of
our line. After all the guns were discharg-
ed, the Kaonaites came out of the
lanai and stoned us; they commenced ston-
ing us, and We them because of our small
number some of our party turned and fed,
and the rest of US kept our position and con-
tinued stoning; they were farthest mauka
Immediately / saw some one come out
of the lanai with gun; Kahikoku was the
man; he ran out to my left, and then got
ready to fire. After he fired, turned nv
horse and ran up hill; don't know who he
intended to shoot; saw him fire, and heard
the report; ran up mauka, and then turned
and looked back; / saw there were none of
our party where we had previously stood;
also saw some persons running up mauka
past me; l fed farther up the bill i saw
kamaka on horseback, dragging something;
cannot say, what IL was. but think it was a
body; he had q rope made fast to the horse,
and something, which was dragging on the
ground, made fast TO the other end he con-
tinued dragging it until be got almost to the
lanai. then saw two men run out of the
lanai of the Kaona party, but can't tell their
names. After they reached the place where
the thing lay, which Kamaka had been drag
ging, saw one of the parties striking 1t with
something; / do not know what the other
one was doing. / then saw another person
come from the lanai to the same place, but
do not know what he did; that Is what
saw. stood there until heard some one,
from the side Of the lanai, cry out: "make
hou kekahi mea kou oukou ia makou"-
lauother Of your party has been killed by u.s.
l then returned, to gather our party, suppos-
ing some one Of our side was killed On
rallying our side, found that Kamai was
missing. The last saw of Kamai, was on
the lower side OF the lanai, hiring his gun;
never saw him alive since then. After found
that kamai was gone, returned TO my place;
some returned with me, and part returned
before The place where / saw Kamaka
dragging something, was Lebuula, North
KoDa, Hawaii
Cross-exalnined: / had no official position
in Kona, on the 18th Of October; was the
District Justice Of Kau at that time Waiau
was the District Justice of North Kons; did
not see him that day. saw him just before
We went down, bnt did not see him 20 with
as. It was our common purpose, to 90 and !
get the body Of Neville; the foreigners first
mentioned t. did not count how many |
men there were in each division; they were |
not divided alike. One division was under |
aoapili, who is District Judge Of South Ko- |
ls; do not know where his division went
Tor where Hoapili went. was chief; my |