The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-01

Bethel street with MN, ana went
home. He left me at the corner of
King and Bethel streets I saw him
go down Bethel street ] do not
know where HASTE is now | do not
know what became of him. | saw
HASTE about 5 or 4 hours before !
heard say the steamer Mararoa was
going away for the Colonies. | saw his
magic lantern. Several were in Hastie's
place that evening. DO not recol-
lect their names. ! worked for him
from l to 3 months. do not know
how long HASTE has been here or
how long he had the place on King
street.
Mr.. ]. A. Mehrtens sworn: My
attention was attracted by not seeing
the Post-office lamp lit | looked for
the policeman at the bank. Went to
Nolte's, which was closed. A little
after two o'clock a. NJ, saw wagon
90 through Bethel street. 1t was
little after two o'clock. | saw no one
else about. / know HASTE. saw
him about Is o'clock the night the
Mararoa was in. Saw him 60 to-
wards the dock, after apparently bid
ding farewell to his wife. | have not
seen him since.
Cross examined: | did not have
the Post.office lamp lit. | thought it
curious, the lamp was out on a dark
night like that / told the policeman
to have a sharp look out about there.
l was going driving down through the
street, when the express came down
behind me and drove toward the
wharf. The Likelike got in that Sun
day morning.
Mr.. |. b. Peterson sworn: ! am
Deputy Postmaster. was such on
Saturday, January end. About 1880
o'clock l met Mr.. Walker at the
Royal saloon. Before that time he
had conversation with me about TAX
ing money away when there would be
a large amount Of it. These con-
versations occurred about three times.
The last one was in the back-room of
the Royal saloon, at 1880 p. NJ, Ian
uary end. He proposed, as it was the
end Of the quarter and my books be-
hind and to certain degree irregular;
Mr.. Walker knew that from myself.
He promised to take the books and
place them where they never would
be found, on condition that would
leave my safes in such condition as
that he could 80 to them. He said he
would do that, and that after he had
taken the money from the safes, he
would blow them up with dynamite
He had the charges. He said he
would divide. said l did not want
dollar Of it. l was in depression
only on account of my books. |
said | would meet him at the office.
1t was about 1880 when he come to
the Office. l was that evening three
times at the Royal saloon. The sec
ond time, / went away from there a
little before 9 o'clock. | left with
Mr.. Sherrit in carriage, engaged by
Mr.. Walker for Mr.. Sheriff, who was
sick. | stopped at Mr.. Sherrltts about
10 minutes, | came up then TO Mr..
Gertz's on Fort street, and got a pair
of shoes Then | went back to the
Office. 1t must then have been a lit
tie after nine. David M. Manaku and
Oliver Swaine were there. After a
while, | went over again to the saloon,
between 9 and 10; afterwards came
back and stopped with them until
they went away. After Swain and
Manaku went away / went back to
the saloon, and told Walker they had
gone. | believe this was in the front.
| then went back to the Post office.
About fifteen minutes afterwards,
Walker came. / pointed out to him
my safe and my books. He said
he would destroy the books. showed
him that both safes were so (un,
locked) that they could be open
ed. He opened the door of the
money order safe, in the ordinary way.
After opening it, he looked in some
of the drawers; took nothing from it.
had the duplicate key. When he
looked at the drawers some of them
were opened and some locked. Moth.
ing at that time was said about the
drawers. He said he should be there
in the night, and if anybody inter
rupted HIM he should shoot them, and
that he had partner. Nothing was
said about when he was to come. He
went away. blew out my lamp and
left. l went up to the Anchor saloon,
they were just closing up. / went in,
had drink and went directly home
by carriage from the stand there. 1t
was about II o'clock. When at the
Royal, on my first visit, there were no
persons present with US. | was there
less than half an hour, In the bar
room | did not take notice who were
there. Mr.. Place was there acting
bar keeper The first conversation
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