The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-15
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you had with him Ale got very ex-
cited. Sometimes even at breakfast he
would take cup OF coffee and so away,
and would not ssy anything. 1 would say,
~ here are you goingi Don't you want
any breakfast de would say, "No, I
cannot eat any breakfast"
articles with reference to their falsity !
How was that-as 70 whether they were
true or fRlsel A.-They were all false.
Mr.. Taylor-Did you discuss itl A
Yes. sir; discussed them in that way.
Q.-Do you recollect the publication in
the Chronicle OF the 10th OF November,
1854! A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Do you know whether or not the
defendant read that artlelel Al know
he did.
Q.-what took place between You and
him In regard to that article, by way Of
discussing IL. If anythinR2 Ale got
very excited about the article-about the
lying.
Q.Swhers did you discuss the article
Am my house.
Q.-Wha effect did it have upon the de.
fendAntl Slate as far as you now recol-
lect, upon him there and upon at the office,
anything that you know by way of effect
upon him. please state, At had this eff
feet upon him that he could not do anything
the whole day, or after that; that be was
not worth nything~in the Office. l would
say, ~ cry wei, go out"
Q.-How was he in his disposition; in
his deme nor, you know! Allow do
you meRn2
Q.-Well. in hls department or temper,
know about thatl A.-Well. as tell you
before. / think he was very excited, going
from one office to another. and would
sometimes pick up paper to write or do
something and throw II down again and
go to another Office. just moving about.
Q.-Was he or was he not able TO per
form his affice duties A.-No, sir, he was
not; he did not do anything of any conse-
o. call your attention to an article
which was published in the San Francisco
Chronicle, and is now in evidence, snti-
tied Slave or StarTe." in which the ad-
ventures in the Sandwich islands of Anto-
Mo Medivas dc Ascension was mentioned.
The article was published in the Chronicle
of October II, 1881. at page 2. Do you REQ
ollect that article ! Al do.
Q.-And the various statements in 1t In
regard 20 this man Ascension A.-They
are all lies, every word OF 1t.
Q.-Were you connected with it in any
way with this man A.-No. sir.
DISTINCT DENIALs.
Q.-Have you or have you not been con-
nected with any system OF peonaEe or
slavery in the Sandwich islands, l will
ask yoUl A.-No, sir: never.
o. now call your attention &c an arti-
Gle published in the San Francisco Chron-
icLe of October II. 1881, at page Of that
paper, entitled Hawaiian Island Slav-
cry. w nat 90 you Say MI CpEGCkGlHs
about your being connected with any sys-
tenn of slavery or peonage in the sand
witch islands, as charged in the Chronicle
A.-No, sir, 1 never was. There IL no
slavery there.
OF win ask you whether or not you
have evor had any connection with
the sale in the islands of white women to
black men? A.-No, sir, l never knew OF
.Q.-Directly or indirectly, L will ask
YOul A-NO. air.
Q.-What do you know In the islands of
men of European races being 30 reduced
by murderous brutality and abjsct slavery
as to be compelled to surrender their
wifes and daughters to the embrace of
Chinese coolies In order to escape actual
starYationl A.-No such q thing.
Ono such a thing as thatl A.-No,
sir.
Mr.. Campbell-You know that2 Do
you say that you know that there is not
such thingl Al say it is not so.
Mr.. Taylor--Have you any !vassals OF
slaves in the islands7 A.-No. sir.
Cor anywhere elsel A.-No, sir.
FOREIGN SUGARS.
Q.-What do you know about taking
foreign sugars into the Sandwich islands,
island suGarsl Was that ever done
o.-hy you2 A.-No. sir. and it could
not be done in any vessel
When a vessel leaves any port it is known
over the whele world what port IL goes
from. where IL goes to- and what the cargo
is. ANY commercial man knows that,
that such a thing cannot be done. 1t is
i'm possible, If they want to do IL.
O. will ask you particularly about the
Manila sugars, whether Manila sugars
have ever been taken to the islands and
brought here as Sandwich islands sugars !
o. will ask you whether it has been
done by you2 A.-No, sir.
Q.-Directly or indirectly7 A.-No. sir.
Oh will ask you If Manila sugars can
be disguised so as to simulate Sandwich
island sugars2 A.-No, sir, it cannot be
done; two different. distinct sugars.
o. win ask you if you know anything
lu? A.-No. sir.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
Mr.. Taylor will ask you if you were
always in favor Of the reciprocity treaty.
How about your views in relation to that
Al was not. l was opposed to it.
Q.-0riginally AYES, sir.
agitate this treaty was oppos, to it. for
the reason that ! was afraid that they
would drive me out of the business. as they
had the color too high, the color OF sugar.
Q.-I viii call your attention to an arti-
Gle published IN the San Francisco Chron-
icLe of December %, 1881, entitled A One
Horse Kingdom" with reference to this
statement, or rather statement in the
way of Interrogation: And have we not
seen this duSky king paradcd at our own
State capital only a few months ago when.
it is said, all of its resources, including
illicit pleasures. were placed at His
Ma esty's disposition g l will ask you il
you had anything to do with the things
Mr. mpbell-The article docs not state
that he did.
Witness-No. sir.
anybody pandeTing to Is alakaua' s pleasures
at the capital! A.-No, sir.
Q.-kither Illicit or otherwise. A.-NO,
O.-Your son was away at the time this
article was published, was he not! This
is in December %, 1881. Q.-YOs, sir.
Q.-Do you know whether or not these
articles to which l have called your atton-
ton. and which make these charges in
regard to slavery, were sent to your son!
What do you know about that! August
sent some papers to him.
o. will ask you if you on your son s
return or ut any time, discussed with him
these charges as to slavery, and as 10 this
thing have Just read u you about an
deriag to the kings Illicit pleasures. A
CO, sir.
O,-Do you know anything about frauds
and outrages perpetrated by the Hawaiian
Commercial ana sugar Company A.
No, sir; there never has been, SO far IS l
know.
Q.-Do you know whether or not this
company is an infamous, british and
swinish monopoly A.-No, do not know
WHAT doyou KIN W about its pe,pe-
II ting frauds II 90 not know That
there i any fTdud-
O.-You know o. none! A.-No. sir.
Q.-IIave you IL any way ever subsidized
the railroad A.-NeVcr.
th.-Have y.u IN any way ever sub
.idized any railroad? A.-&eVer; none.
Q.-HaSe you ever paid them any money
10 anv way! Never.
O-Hhve you made any contract with
them f5r jranspol tatOa OF your sugar
A.-No. do not think we have made any
3 ntract with them. We may have made
some somewhere
O.-NNhaL i mean is privileged contract,
giving yOu privileges over Other people
4 II do not know, that we have any priv
.leges over other ieople. l do not know
hat we have.
Q.-Hsve you indirectly or directly any
with the railroad, by means
Il which astern sugar could be prevented
rom coming into tits market and com
1eting with your sUgar2 A.-Ao, sir.
Q.-By paying them subsidy? Al