The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-08-09

there about ! 80 O'Clock He had his
face towards the gate. He was alone
I l did not see him after. l did not see
Roche there. 10 not know Arnaud or
+ Roche.
W. 4. Whiting, sworn, stated l heard
/ MIR. Levey's testimony. The latter
/ came TO my Office first at Y 80 o'clock.
/ Just after 2 O'Clock ne came again, and
took away paper, and in about fifteen
minutes returned with Captain Arnaud.
Alter traRsacting business, my recollec-
ton is Arnaud left just before 3 o'clock,
while Leyey remained talking with me.
Before half-past 3 O'Clock | went TO
Levey's to take paper, but did not see
either Michiels, Roche or Arnaud.
F. If. Ward sworn, stated; 1 was at
St. Louis College on Friday, the Both L
know Michiels, and saw him there about
half-past O'Clock / saw him again
about o'clock.
Cross-examined-I arrived at St. Louis
College perhaps little before 3 O'Clock
l was there about an hour. 1 saw the
opening ceremonies. My wife asked me
who AIchiels was. She is a stranger
here. l do not know Roche. | have
been here a few years. | do not notice
strangers much. My eyesight is fair.
Charles Michiels, sworn, stated:
understand English l am the defend
ant in this case. On Friday, the 3Oth,
at l 80, l was at the BARRIERS About
twenty minutes to , l went to my store
l stayed there about half an hour.
Ahuna went to dinner. He returned
about O'Clock l did not sell anything.
| went to nay room to dress, and then to
Marcos house, where l met Roche and
Arnaud. From there we three went to
Levey's, and stayed there about fifteen
minutes. We then went to St. Louis
College l stayed there until a quarter
before ) o'clock. l have never seen All
Choy in my store. l did not take tin
OF opium from any part of my store and
hold it up; nor did 1 see Ahuna do so.
[ did not bargain for any opium. had
no opium in my store. On Saturday
morning | was in my room when Ahuna
came and got the store key. We had
no conversation. \ little past O'Clock
a Tahitian came to my room, and told
me to go to my store "wikiwiki."
Cross-examined-I was at barber
shop on Hotel street, opposite Harris, at
y 80, on Friday, the Both. l had taken
my dinner, and called there on my way
back. l was an hour at my dinner. 1t
1 .Dn ttrhn |
shop. l remained there only two min
utes, and went direct to my store, and
found Ahuna there. The latter went
and took his dinner. He returned about
ten minutes after 2 o'clock | looked at
my watch. Twas in my store at o'clock
hid not see All Choy enter
my store at two o'clock No
Chinaman came in at all. | was
making out bills while in the store. No
one could have entered the store without
my seeing them. | do not know All
Choy. l saw him here in Court for the first
time in my life. When Ahuna returned,
| went to my room on King street. 1t
took. me fifteen minutes to make my
toilet, and it took me ten minutes to
reach Marcos house. | do not renem-
Der stopping on the way. | went up by
way of Alakea street. l arrived at Mar
cos house at ten minutes or a quarter
before 3 o'clock. Roche and Arnaud
were there before me. l looked at my
watch. [ did not stay there at all
did not say anything to Ahuna where
| was going From Marcos we went to
Levey's; that is, Roche, Arnaud and
myself. We went into Levey's store,
and saw Mr.. Levey there. While Arnaud
walked to the water front we stayed in
the store. We did not go out until Ar
maud returned, which was little after
O'Clock.
To the Court-We entered Levey's
store by the front door.
Cross-examined-We arrived at St
Louis College at twenty minutes past
O'Clock l left there at quarter past 3
o'clock. l left my store on Friday fiji
teen minutes after o'clock l secured
the back door with a bar. have given
Ahuna a key of the store when have
gone INTO the country. mat NaIlS6 D6-
longs to my stock. | saw it on the
morning of the 3lst, between the legs of
the policeman. L went to my store, and
met Captain Arnaud at the door. He
said in French, "there is something
funny happened in your store they have
found opium" 1 saw Hopkins there. l
took the valise up which Good pointed
out to me. l went in the store after
conversation with Arnaud, and went up
to the policeman and said, "What is the
matter?' He said, Il have a warrant"
He showed me the valise. | learned
first from Captain Arnaud there was
opium. | took the valise up after the
policeman showed it to me. | under
stood from the warrant l was accused of
having opium in posses sion. said, "Is
it possible ," | never did deny the pos
session OF the opium. l said to Ahuna,
Where did it come from; who brought
it here ~ Ahuna has been in nv en-
ploy ever since [ came here He was a
salesman. On the afternoon OF the