The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-02-01

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sons converSIng together. ] did not recog-
nize voices or footsteps. | fixed the time
because l heard the clock strike three.
by the Court: / think they came out OF
the side door on Bethel street. have
heard footsteps going in and out at other
different times. l have noticed Peterson
wearing slippers and light shoes.
CroSS-eXamincd: l do not remember
hearing a steamer whistle that morning.
+. Dunn. sworn, stated | am a machin-
ist and engineer. / know Walker well and
Peterson slightly. | was at the Anchor
Saloon one morning, the week following
the robbery. | saw Peterson and Walker
there. | was there when Peterson came in.
| stayed until he went out. Peterson came
IN and asked for a glass OF beer. Walker
asked him 10 have a glass of wine. mere
We're some joking remarks made. There
was little disturbance between some ma
tiyeS and white men, during which Peter
son went out. There was no private con-
verSation between Walker and Peterson
Walker was within two feet of Peterson
only once.
Cross-examined: l was about three feet
from Walker. | was listening to the gen
ter before Walker came in. Walker might
have whispered in a low tone of voice with
OUT me knowing.
+. Doyle, sworn, stated: | am a bar
keeper. On Saturday, January ID, l was
employed at the Merchants Exchange
Walker was in there that evening n little
after 9 o'clock and stayed until after 10
o'clock. He said he was looking for man
named Tim Murray. He was collecting
his money. Walker returned again about
1880 o'clock and left about a quarter TO IL.
Cross eNamined: There was man
named Joe behind the counter with me.
There was a good many persons in the sa-
loon. Joe waited on Walker. l was out
side the bar taking drink | was not out
of the saloon between and IL that even
ing. Walker came in alone.
K. s. Scrimgeour, sworn, stated: / re-
member the night of the robbery at the
Post Office | saw Peterson that evening
between twenty minutes past 10 and IL
O'Clock on the vacant lot where the ADvER-
User office formerly stood. He was con-
verSing with two men about six feet from
the sidewalk. / observed them not more
than half a minute. | noticed PeterSon's
condition. He was argumentative. l
merely said, Good evening" and passed
on.
ross-examined: / came from Mrs.
Loves coffee saloon, down Nuuanu to King
on to Bethel street and past the Post Office.
They were within six feet of the pavement.
l live on the corner of King and Alakea
SteetS. | heard of the robbery next day.
What 1 saw that evening flashed through
my mind. The man who spoke to me was
Carleton, tailor. l had not been drink
ing. | was only in the coffee saloon.
I. b. Walker, sworn, stated: | have
ii a
bricklayer. The last eight months 1 have
been manager of the Royal Saloon. Peterson
frequently came there to get glass of beer.
He came in two or three times a day to
my knowledge. He has talked to me
asked the time of day and such like He
has talked to me about his family troubles.
1t was about six months ago, by the foun-
tain near Bethel Church, during the morn
ing. / told him he did not look well. He
replied that he had deal of bother on his
Ill cod
mentioned anything about the Post Office
to him. Some times, especially. about
three months ago, he spoke about the con-
dition of his books. He told me he eX-
pected Whitney would shove him out. He
did not like Whitney, ana he knew Whit
were behind On Saturday, January I'd,
Peterson came into the Royal about 8
O'Clock. / came from behind the bar to
play game of pool. SharTatt and Peter
son and myself drank together. went to
the Anchor, corner of King and Nuuanu
streets, and ordered hack to go the Royal.
Sharratt and Peterson got in it and took
three bottles of beer with them. | had no
conversation with Peterson. He was in
the Royal later when | entered. / told the
barkeeper to get me glass of beer. Peter
son pulled my coat and drew me into the
little room, and began telling me about the
books. He said he wished he were dead.
l said, Oh! bosh, not to talk like that. 1t
was after 10 O'Clock. A man came to the
door leading out to the yard, but seeing us
in, withdrew. | never undertook to de-
strOy his books. l never said / would
blaw up the safes with dynamite. l do
not know what it is liIe-have never used
it. Soon after / went to the Merchants
Exchange and met some friends there. 1t
was nearly IL O'Clock when i left When
| did leave / went down to my own
loon. Mr. Place had locked one of the sa-
loon doors. / found that man HASTE
there. | paid Place and he left. HASTE
asked me if | would let him have the glass
of a lantern ! had loaned him some money
on, and also two bottles of liquor, and he
would pay the next week. | gave him the
glass and the liquor. | put out the lights
with the exception of those L wanted so as
to count my money. My wife came down
stairs. ] counted the money, made note
of it, and put it in the safe. | then went
upstairs, / did not again leave the house
until between 1 and O'Clock the next day,
Sunday. l went to bed after l went up
stairs, perhaps twenty minutes later. ]
know nothing at all about the robbery.
Cross-examined: 1t was between 8 and 8
O'Clock when l called the hack for Sharratt.
After Peterson and Sharratt left | was
about the bar. | go round town collecting
on Saturday evenings, and called that
evening at the Imperial, looked in the
Cosmopolitan and also went to the Com
mercial. From there to Dodd's. / went
in and stayed about ten minutes. / had a
drink there. From Dodd's to the Key
stone. Stayed there a few minutes. |
asked him if he had any money for me. /
then went straight to the Royal Saloon. /
loaned HASTE $25 on the glass. / leased
my shooting gallery to HASTE at SIS per
week. When he came to see me that even
ing about the glass he owed me nearly $40.
/ took my supper about 6 O'Clock. l did
not go out between and 8 o'clock. | was
in the saloon all the time. 1 did not see
Peterson until after O'Clock. / called the
express for Sharratt about 10 minutes past
O'Clock. After leaving the Merchants
Exchange about 10 o'clock, went to my
saloon and directly after Peterson came in.
After the conversation Peterson and went
out by the Merchant street door. / went
right up Nuuanu street to the Merchants
Exchange. / took in some 5000 that day.
Peterson never told me anything about
leaving the doors of the safe open. The
conversation in the back room was as fol-
lows: ! asked him what was the matter,
seeing him excited and shaking He said
his books were in such bad state that he
did not know what to do. He said he
wished he were dead. The money ($i00
was borrowed from my wife, not from me.
He came TO the house one evening. The
dog barked and my wife went to see who
was there 1t was Peterson, and he asked
her if Mr. Cummins was in. She said no.
l went and spoke to him. He said he
wanted to see Mr.. Cummins on business
He said he heard the clerk at Waimanalo
was coming up to go into Mr.. Bolte's
office He would like to see if he could
get a chance to be employed on the planta-
ton. | told him / knew nothing about the
vacancy. He started to go. but turned
round and said he would like to know
whether Mr.. Cummins would let him have