The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-18
Report of Marshal Parke ON the Portu-
guese Tronbles.
HoNoLuLU, Feb. Is, 1882.

w. \. ARMSTRONG, Esq, ATTORNEY GENERAL
My DEAR SIR In accordance with your instruc.
ton of the Both of January, l left Honolulu foI
Maui on the 31st of January, and ON the I'd OF
February in company with Father Leonore pro
ceeded to Hamakuapoko, to the plantation OF
which Mr.. c. II. Alexander is Manager, under
Mr.. S. Il. Alexander, one of the proprietors of
said plantation, to enquire into the cause
of the trouble ON said plantation ON the 18th
of January last. 1 afforded every facility to
Father Leonore to examine all the parties in con
nection with the affair of the 18th OF January, and
1 enclose herewith a copy of all the testimony
taken at that time, which occupied five days-also
the evidence taken before the District Justice at
Makawao. Yo1 will see that it is of two dates, at
the first trial on January 18th, they all plead
guilty to the charge of resisting an officer in the
request of Mr.. Thomas w. Everett, the Sheriff of
Maui, been postponed until Friday, the Sd of
February, for sentence, as he thought it would be
better to allow the excitement caused in the affair
to allay, l then on Friday went to the Court
House III Makawao to attend to the action of the
justice.
On my arrival there l found that two of the
Hawaiian lawyers had been engaged to defend the
prisoners, and as at the former trial they had no
attorneys 10 defend them, L thought it best not to
take their plea of guilty and allow them to plead
not guilty, as the attorneys for the prisoners had
The result of that investigation and trial is
appended to this reports Father Leonore was
Will LIT III was plcdSSu VII NY dCliOh III INC
case and / hope it will meet with your approval.
will now make a statement in regard to the
main questions.
1t seemed that one John Gomez, a Portuguese
laborer on the plantation, but not under contract
from the Board of Emigration, but n shipped man
under ordinary contract, was employed III the
sugar mill at Hama Suapoko, and the sugar-boiler
Mr.. Bixby, for the reason which you will see in his
testimony, ordered him at work on the cane
carrier. and in about two hours after ordered him
to return to the mill which he refused to do. The
sugar-boiler, Mr.: Bixby, reported it to Mr.. c; III.
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went and ordered Gomez to go inside the mill to
work, Gomez still refused. Then Mr.. Alexander
seeing that the balance of the Portuguese upheld
Gomez, and supposing that they would make trou-
BILE if he undertook to use force, left Gomez there
and applied for a warrant for his arrest, for
having refused to obey his orders as to where he
should work" The man was at work at that
time on the cane-carrier and had not refused
work.
The warrant was issued and ON the 18th of Jan
uary a native constable, Kikoopaoa by name pro-
ceeded with the warrant to arrest Gomez, and L
refer you to his testimony as to what took place
on his arrival at the mill. And i am of the opinion
from his testimony and from others that all the
Portuguese then at work on the cane-carrier with
Gomez resisted the officer, and would not allow the
constable to execute his warrant. They had made
up their minds, that he should not be arrested.
The constable then called on Mr.. C. III. Alexander
and informed him of the state of affairs, when Mr..
G. II. Alexander went with the constable taking
with him his Portuguese interpreter, and endeav-
ored to persuade the Portuguese at work with
Gomez, to the number of thirteen to not interfere
with the officer in the execution of the warrant.
But they did not listen to Mr.. G.. H. Alexander, so
MIR. Alexander directed the officer TO return to Ma
kawao and report the same to Mr.. MaQoon, the
Deputy Sheriff, which he did. L refer you to the
testimony of Mr.. G. II. Alexander and of his inter
prefer John Costa in this connection.
Mr.. Magoon arrived at the mill, starting from
Makawao as soon as the officer reported the CON
dition of affairs, and in company with his officers
to arrest Gomez, who was still at work on the cane
carrier. MIR. Magoon attempted to arrest Gomez
but was resisted by the Portuguese he then
called for assistance and one of the employees a
Mr.. Bosqui arrested Gomez. As soon as that was
dome. the other Portuguese all made an attack on
Mr.. Magoon, not with cane-knives as at first
reported, but with sticks of sugar cane. and then
it was that Mr.. Magoon drew his pistol and fired.
/ refer you to his estlmony also to that of Mr..
Bosqui, r.. w. Andrews and to that of Mr.. Stoltz
in regard to the assault on Magoon. And they
are of the opinion, that had not Magoon fired his
life would have been endangered as you Will see
by Their evidence. IN the ARRAY two eahe-Rniyes
guese, but did not hit him those were the only
deadly weapons used by the Portuguese in the
aft ray, but you will see that they had gathered all
the cane-knives together for use, but for some
reason did not use them. !
The man shot by Mr.. Magoon says. he did not
run at Magoon to assault him but was running for
his wife who had come out of her house TO see
what was going on and be suPposes Mr.. Magoon
thought he was after him, then he was shot IN the
cheek, the ball passing around TO his neck and has
been extracted, and / am happy 10 report that he
is recovering from the wound. The other man
who was shot in the leg, about half way up from
the knee to the hip, the ball is still in him, but in
the opinion of the medical men is in no danger
and will be well IN a short time. lie was shot by
a native constable by the name of Kauna, and in
his evidence you can see the reason he gives for
the shooting. You see by the evidence of all the
excepting two, that no resistance was
offered by any of them at any time, and that the
men that were shot were shot without any
cause. The one shot III the cheek says, that he
ON his way to his wife and MagoOn struck
him with a whip, and as Magoon did SO, he grab
bed the whip, then Magoon fired and hit him.
Mr.. Magoon says that is all false, and you
see that the evidence of all the foreigners is
contradictory to those of all the Portuguese.
A number of persons that / had conversed with
are of the opinion that Mr.. Magoon was justified
in the use of firearms, from the fact that all the
at work at the mill had agreed that
Gomez should not be arrested, and the evidence OF
two of the Portuguese before Justice Mossman
their Impressions, and the evidence of
z. w. Andrews and Mr.. Stoltz are to the effect
that thew considered Mr.. MagoOn's life in danger.
| shall be most happy to render any explanation
in regard to the evidence.
remain yours truly,
W. c.. PARKE, MdJ,sh0l
The testimony of r.. W.. Andrews an eye witness
is in part: 1.-The man who got shot in the leg was
The most prominent resisting. When Gomez
resisted, one of the Portuguese coming like a wild
Oeast to attack Magoon, he defended himself with
MS whip. / heard Magoon shout out words of
warming repeatedly, / think that If MdgoOH had not