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

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in Peterson 5 safe.
Robert More, sworn. stated: / am a
machinist, lock and gunSmith. l was IN
the Post Office Sunday, January Be- L eX-
amined the safes there. l have had a great
deal Of experience with safes. l know the
locks l found the condition OF Peterson s
safe all right. There had been no tamper-
ing with the lock. Could have easily found
it if there had. The outside door was
open, the inside one closed. i examined
the outside door. No violence done to
Nilifong's safe. / could not turn dial by
hand. l used an instrument TO turn the
dial, and the combination worked perfect
l opened il the second trial OF the cOmbina-
ton. After the safe had been opened a
blow had been struck, which jattned the
dial so as the knob would not turn. No
violence on the inner door. / should have
discovered it if IL had been SO. That blow
on the dial was struck after the safe had
been closed. Violence was used to open
the safe drawers-certainlv one of them.
1t appeared as if two screw-drivers had
been used. The lock was bursted.
Cross-eXamined: | was sent for at 9 80
O'Clock Sunday. 1t took me five minutes
to open the safe after | got to work. l
opened it about IL 80 o'clock.
David Dayton, sworn, stated: l was in
the Post Office Sunday, January 3D.. / ex-
amined the condition of the Office safes and
doors very infinitely. / found the catch of
mauka door leading to the yard had been
bright, the lower one simply bent. |
know where PetersOn's safe Is. | found
both doors open. l examined the locks,
and when Peterson came | tried his key
and found it worked without any trouble.
The other safe was closed when | went
there. The 1ange over the knob was
bruised down. / was there when it was in
the act OF being opened. | saw the drawer
in the safe where a screw-driver had been
used to force it open.
HrS.g 4 oil II, Il
scTibed led to the yard 1t was a common
hasp screwed top and bottom. The hasp
fastened on the frame, and the lock on the
door. 1t IS in my possession at the Station
House. The door, | think, works with Il
lock. L did not see an indentItiOn on the
woodwork, but there had been different
screw holes made. / think the upper
screw was unfastened and then wrenched
off. Both screws were in the hasp. Mar
COS handed it to me. | had conversation
With regard to his own safe, Peterson said
his impression was it was not locked. |
did not examine the door leading to Bethel
street. believe it is a spring lock.
KalaelOa, sworn, stated: / work i'll the
Post Office. / assert and stamp letters. l
left on Saturday, January 2d, at $3.50
o'clock. l went to Peterson's house
About 3 80 O'Clock | went to my own house
near by. Sunday morning at 4:30 O'Clock
| went to Peterson'S house and called him;
Office, reaching there at 5:15 o'clock. Pc
terSOn opened the door of office on Bethel
street, and we went in together. The first
thing did was to light lamp. Peterson
far the Kinau is off ?" We went into the
inner room. l saw the safe was open. |
was alarmed seeing it opened, and looking
on the floor saw some certificates. / went
to look at the mauka door to see how that
was, Peterson follOwingm me. ItwaS closed,
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easily. Peterson took the lamp, and
started to look at his own safe; found it
open. There appeared to be some bills and
certificates scattered in front. We were
very much alarmed There was hammer
in the office, which Peterson told me
to take and strike on the dial
of WillfOng's safe. The doors were
closed when l struck the blow
From there we went to the mauka door.
Peterson told me to take the hasp off |
struck it a blow sideways first, and then
lOOsened it; then got the claws of the ham
mer underneath and pressed it off. | then
went to the door where we entered and
stood there. Peterson went to the tele-
phone and telephOned to the Station House
for the police. Peterson came to me again
and we stood at the door until policeman
came-Chas. Akau. | left the hasp on the
floor in the inner room. | did not see
Peterson between $50 o'clock Saturday
evening and Sunday morning at 4:30
o'clock.
Cross-examined: l live about half a mile
from Peterson. 1t was PeterSon's horse |
hitched up Sunday morning. In breaking
the hasp off l knew it was wrong, but was
excited. 1t struck me that rs Peterson and
l came in early they might suspect us of
the robbery. Peterson told me to take the
hasp off and did it. We did not talk it
over. l did it as soon as he made the Sug
gestion. When / dented the safe it occurred
to me was doing wrong. l was excited
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strike the knob and take off the hasp.
Left the money on the floor where we found
it. G.. Akau came i'll answer to the tele-
phone. A policeman named Jack also ar
rived, followed by Kawainui. L stayed
there all the forenoon. Peterson stayed
and showed Akau and Jack round, then
said he was going down to Notes to get
coffee. l do not know when he came
back. 1t was quite late in the morning.
The Attorney General and Mr.. Gulick came
and asked me questions. | told them what
| had seen when l went there, but did not
tell them what 1 had done. | tell now
what | did then for the first time l am
sure | have not told anybody. Peterson
may have done SO, rs he was present. On
the Tuesday following Mr.. Dayton asked
me questions.
By the Court l do not know who took
the certificates lying on the floor. | saw
piece of iron twisted round which might
be used to insert in a lock. | had not seen
IIidI (ShtleCOl hey pIouuCeu) DtlOle ulltu
that morning.
Cross-examined: | found it on the floor.
Leialoha, sworn, stated: l am an express
driver on the stand near the Anchor Saloon.
On the night of January ID | saw Peterson
at 10 80 o'clock at the Anchor Saloon. He
came along alone and said, wait for me, 5"
and went into the saloon. He stayed until
it closed, came out and L took him home.
No one was with him. The Anchor Saloon
is at the corner of King and Nuuanu
streets. l was standing on King street. l
waited for Peterson half an hour l know
it was 10 o'clock for L looked at the clock
in the saloon.
p. O'Sullivan, sworn, stated: | am bar
keeper at Anchor Saloon. Have been
there every Saturday evening for the last
year. On January ID / saw Peterson
there about minutes to II o'clock. He
went off with the rest of the people. l do
not remember any one coming IN with
him. He took a glass of beer. He was
there since on Saturday. Walker was
there. They did not come together.
Peterson called for glass of beer. Walker
with some friends was further down the
counter. He asked Peterson to have some
wine. Peterson said, mo, wine and beer
will not mix" | do not know whether they
had any conversation. There were other
people there. l was alone. 1t was my
watch on, and about 1920 O'Clock in the
forenoon. L did not see any private con
VerSatiOn. They may have had without
my hearing, as l was very busy. The
counter is sixteen or eighteen feet long
Peterson and Walker stood at the counter
within foot of each other.
Cross-examined: Walker, after asking
and joined his friends. The latter were
about five or six feet AWAY | was pour