The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31

said Buckle was lying there, that he
fell. Maahi rang the bell TO awaken
those sleeping upstairs. l did not
see Buckle till went to his resi-
dence.
BY Mr.. Davidson Mr.. Buckle
just came quietly up to the gate.
He walked in steadily. He seemed
to be as usual. He had on n coat
and pants. He went on without
staggering. Have been guard for
nearly two years. There were never
any difficulties, as far as l know,
between Mr.. Buckle and anyone
therc--no strangers came in at my
gate. Malaihi had no light. No
body went to the telephone after the
crash. | can hear people talking mt
it. can hear Malaihi, when using
it, but did not hear him use it this
time.
j. A. Mehrtens, sworn. Iwashed
and dressed Mr.. Buckle at his house.
He was injured on the head, two
scars on the left side. A rough
scratch on the check. His left ear
was badly torn and mangled. The
FIRST. joint of his second finger
on the right hand was broken, and
the flesh was cut into the bone.
The little finger on the left hand was
broken. There was blood oozing
from his left ear. l saw no other
injuries on his legs or body. W
Charles Clarke, sworn. | am
son-in-law of VIM. Buckle. was
called by Paahana at quarter to
four on Sunday. morning, the regular
hour. | partly dressed and went
down stairs. | went to the box where
the keys of the cells are kept, UNI.
locked five cells and the lower gate.
| let out two stewards, the lamp boy
and man named Andrews. / took
in the meat and locked the gate.
The guard told me that Malaihi had
left orders to let his man out. l
went first to Malaihi's room and
asked him. He that sad he had left
such orders; / let the man out. [
hung up the keys and went upstairs
to bed. Later l heard the bell ring.
and somebody said Buckles in
trouble, Buckle is dead. We got up,
my wife and her sisters. Told my wife
to go to the telephone and left her in
the office. | went to where the body
was lying and saw his body. l was
excited. / took off his watch on
the watch was blood. l opened it
and the glass was broken. 1t was in
his left pocket. A number of us
went out. | lifted his head. (Wit-
ness described the position of the
body which was similar to previous
descriptions). His face was toward
the sea and his back to the mountain.
l think he was dead. Malaihi
brought the frame of door on
which we put blanket and laid him
on it. We carried him into the prison
and carried him up to the top of the
steps. AT my sisters suggestion
we carried him over to the house.
l stopped behind to get his clothes,
and then went up. L met DIR.
Brodie between the bridge and the
prison and told him to go to the
house. L arrived at the same time
as the doctor. We took him off the
door and laid him on table and
changed his clothes.
BY Mr.. Davidson: The bell was
used on special cases as an alarm
bell. l knew nothing of his
going in OF out that night, and heaia
no noise. | would rather not ,sGate
of any bad feeling existing between
the deceased and other persons at
the Jail.
1t was explained that witness
should tell anything he knew of his
own person& knowledge.
By Mr. Davidson: l once heard
{ disp..ee between Mr.. Buckle and
Mafaihi. | can't say they were on
, pgood terms or on bad terms. Mr..
Buckle is an easy going man and sell
dom says anything unless pushed
have known him to say that Malaihi
was trying to run the prison instead
of himself. Mr.. Buckle always COM
| planned of Pahaana and threatened
r to discharge him for being lazy and
asleep when ON duty. Mr.. Buckle
has told me so, and have heard the
man answer him back impudently.
+ The rooms upstairs were occupied
by myself, Buckles eldest daughter
and his own room. He gets on to
, the roof through the dining room.
There are no doors kept locked.
Anybody could get in or out. My
) door and Mary's door are closed on
account of the draught. The police
man had right to come and call
me. l heard no alteration, noise OF
struggle, and did not hear Mr.. Buc-
/ kle come in. Before he went out
the second time he had on only his
} underclothes. He had q suit of
clothes but no shirt on when | picked