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

saw him when he came back after
four O'Clock. / heard the noise after
five O'Clock. If Buckle goes out l
can sec him. (Ihis was said after
very much hesitation), Tho guard
outside told me Buckle was out at
2 o'clock thought he had been
drinking rum. 1t was dark. / did
not see him go upstairs ns l was in
side. 1t was half an hour before
| heard the noise. | don't know
exactly what it WAS. Charlie, Mary,
Jenny, Annie and some babies sleep
upstairs. Malaihi sleeps where the
broken window is. l saw Malaihi
first after hearing the noise. Wal
loa was present. found the body
first. ] heard the crash after five
O'Clock. 1t took an hour to go about
with the lanterns. When / saw the
broken window thought Buckle had
done it.
When his statement was read over
this witness said he relieved the pre-
vious guard at 2 O'Clock because he
was sleepy. He then vacilated be-
tween the hours of 2 and 3 O'Clock
with beautiful uncertainty. AT the
suggestion of the Coroner the time
of relief was vaguely fixed at be-
tween and 3 O'Clock.
The witness was retcent and con-
Trajectory throughout his eXamina-
ton, it being, ut times, almost i'm
possible to obtain any answers from
him.
Waiwai, sworn. | am one of the
guards of the prison. / was on
guard from y to o'clock at night
in the hall. The last witness, Paa-
hama, relieved me. l saw Buckle
that night. When was on guard
he was inside. He left at one o'clock
by himself by the front gate. l did
not know where he went or what for.
Buckle spoke to me before he went
out and said he was going to Chinese
New Year. He did not return
between l and O'Clock. | was in
my bedroom when ] heard Buckle
was dead (the Marshal said "Guard
room") }. When awake we went out
to where Buckets corpse was.
Several of us went. When we got
there, nobody else was there. i went
inside and don't know who picked
him up.
BY Mr.. Davidson: He had on a
woolen coat and pants and / think
slippers, when he went out at one
o'clock. [ did not go to the gate.
He came from upstairs 1 think he
was under the influence of liquor,
but not staggering. When he doesn't t
drink he comes home in the afternoon
or early in the evening. l was re-
lieved at O'Clock. | looked at the
clock. The regulations are strict.
The relations between Buckle and
the last witness were well enough.
[ have been guard nearly two years
and don't know if there is any quar-
rel towards Buckle by anybody. /
don't know if any suspicious were
attached to anyone. | was not
present when the body was examin-
ed. / did not stand near the corpse
but. could see the blood.
Waialoa, sworn: / am the lamp
lighter. Saw Buckle on Saturday
night when he came in; it was after
A O'Clock. l don't sleep in the lamp
room. Buckle came in by himself.
Paahana was on guard, inside the
hall. Buckle spoke to Paahana, but
/ did not understand what about.
He did not stop long but went up
stairs. Nobody went up with him.
He had not on woolen clothes. After
5 O'Clock we heard some noise,
thought it was like glass. After
finding that the Portuguese lamp
was not broken, went down to the
lamp room, and Panama was out
side the door, Malaihi came out ot
his room and told us his window was
broken. He came to where we were
standing. We found glass on tn
floor and mats in Malaihi's Yoom
Pahaana went outside OF his~ow ac-
cord. went to call Charlie Clarke.
When Pahaana tol(l/fhem that Buc-
kle was dead. Msiaihi telephonet
at once to Buckls1s family and Other
places, before he went to see til,
body.
BY Mr.. Davidson. | went OF
guard at 4 O'Clock, have regular
hours. | did not see Buckle go out
He talked and went upstairs. He
was not staggering but appeared tc
have been drinking. Malaihi had OF
a woolen shirt but no pants or dra
wers. | don't know if he was
alarmed. got the trap door; Ma
laihi telephoned and not Mrs. Clarke
There is only one telephone; it is il
the office. / was in the lamp room
when Buckle went upstairs. After
hearing the noise l heard no walking
or struggling upstairs. l was in the
hall, in the lamp room. with Paa.