Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

The ATTf. GEM. asksd liberty to
call this witness again for direct ex-
animation, hs to what became of GER
tiflcates seen on floor
The CouRT put the question, to
which witness replied that he did not
know; the papers appeared to be
drafts from Spreckelsville when we
broke hasp, picked mp a piece of
iron twisted round-might be used to
insert in lock had never seen that
iron before.
Cross-examined: Found iron on
floor near the door.
The ATTY. .-GENL. introduced hasp
and skeleton key in evidence.
LEIALouA, sworn: am hack dri-
yer, on the stand near the Anchor
Saloon; saw Peterson on that Satur-
day evening, half-past ten, near An
chor Saloon he came along and said,
"Wait for me, and then went into
saloon, remaining there till eleven
O'Clock, when he came out, alone,
and | took him home. Anchor Saloon
is at corner of King and Nuuanu
streets 1 was on King street, mauka
of the saloon; know it was ten be-
cause when he went in l followed
him and looked at the clock.
p. O. SULLIVAN, sworn: | am bar
keeper of Anchor Saloon; was there
on the Saturday evening in ques-
Dato oh 1
O'Clock do not think he stopped
over five minutes there was quite
number of people there; do not re-
member any person coming with
Peterson; he took glass of beer.
Peterson was there since on Satur-
day; Walker was there at same
time; both did not come in together;
Peterson called for glass of beer;
Walker went up to him and asked
him to take glass of wine Peter
son declined, saying beer and wine
would not mix; did not hear them
talk except about drinks; they stood
side by side; there were number
of people in at the time it was
about half-past 10 in forenoon did.
not see them having anything like a
private conversation; might have
been without my having heard it;
bar is 15 or Is feet long, and was
passing back and forth when they
were drinking they stood within a
foot or two of each other.
Cross-examined When Walker
spoke to Peterson, he walked back,
four or five feet, to where his wine
stood; when Walker asked Peterson
to take wine was pouring out Pc
terson's beer; Walker was speaking
in ordinary tone of voice; he had
been drinking freely and was quite
jolly; Peterson did not remain more
than about five minutes he waited a
little after drinking his beer.
FRANK MARCOS, sworn; / am a
police officer; was in Post Office
morning of robbery; these things
| (hasp and key) were lying near
back door.
roso-examined LOCK ON back
|
this key and it opened the lock.
AKAU, sworn: / am turnkey at
the Police Station; was at Post
Office on morning of robbery; left
Police Station at 10 minutes after
five and went straight to Post Office I;
when | got there Peterson and a
native were standing at the door on
Bethel street, Peterson took me
into large room, first one entered,
and told me there was robbery,
and showed me the safes open. |
asked Peterson who had the keys,
how were the safes opened? He said
he had the keys but did not know
how the safes were opened; when
we got into inside room, Peterson
showed me a box containing small
change and papers, and said the
money had been taken out of it. /
asked him how it was safe was
closed, and he said he shut it. l
told him he did very wrong, and
ordered him not to touch anything
else. Native then told me the back
door was open, and l found it so,
with hasp forced off as if by force
from outside; do not recollect see
ing key there. ] told Peterson and
native to stay there, and / would go
to Station and report matters; went
up and reported to officer in charge
that Post Office had been robbed I;
he said to not say anything about it
just then.
Cross-examined: / did not tell
officer what Peterson had said; told
Mr., Dayton, about noon on Sunday,
same day; saw quite number of
articles, papers, ETC., on floor; there
were some ten-cent pieces; on table
and floor were papers looking like
drafts; do not remember seeing
any Government certificates. When
went back l left Peterson and the
native alone in the building.
WILLIAM II. PLACE, sworn: My
occupation at New Years was bar
tender at the Royal Hotel; was
working for Mr.. Walker; was there
on Saturday evening, 2nd January !;
Royal is one square from Post Office
it is on corner of Nuuanu and Mer-
chant. There were great many
people there that night; Peterson
was there in early part of the even
.