The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-01-30

Sunday morning. I broke off the
hasp; knew it was wrong; was
excited. | thought that people might
come in afterwards, and finding the
place robbed, they might think
we had perpetrated the robbery. He
told me to take it off, and it coin
cided with my views to do so.
did it rs soon as he had made the
suggestion. II did occur to me that
it was wrong to strike the safe, but
was confused and excited. The
money we found on the floor was
left there. Akau came in answer to
Mr.. Peterson's telephone. Next q
native policeman, by name of Jack,
then Mr.. Kawainui, the editor.
remained there all the forenoon.
Mr.. Peterson stopped there until he
showed the policemen round, then
said he was going TO Nolte's to ret n
cup of coffee. tell what | did for
the first time now; from that time
until now have told nobody of
what had happened; Mr.. Peterson
may have told; was questioned on
Sunday, and on Tuesday; Mr.. Day
ton asked me questions.
The ATTY. GEM. asksd liberty to
call this witness again for direct ex-
animation, rs to what became of GER
tilicatcs 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 up n 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.
LEIALoHA, 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 was on King street, maula
of the saloon; know it was ten be-
cause when he went in 1 followed
him and looked at the clock.
II. o. SULLIVAN, sworn: am bar
keeper of Anchor Saloon was there
on the Saturday evening in ques-
ton; saw Peterson there about II
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 q 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 10 or Is feet long, and 1 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 l 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; l am
police officer; was in Post Office
morning of robbery; these things
(hasp and key were lying near
back door.
Cross-eXamined: Lock on back
door was common one; / tried
this key and it opened the lock.
AKAU, sworn: l 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;
when l 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
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