Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-02
DAILY HONOLULU PRESS, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3 1885,

huu COHt W lle UOOT WUeH we were
speaking. / Went to Nowlein'sto see
two fellows that had come on
vessel from the place / came from
myself. w whnted to see the captain
of the Lizzie Iredale / did not go to
the Post Offite between those times.
After leaving Nowlein' s, went down
to the Royhl Saloon by Nuuanu
street. When / got back, one of
the back door was closed. When l
got back HASTE was there. l had
been to his plhce the fore part of the
evening. He wanted TO know if l
would let him have the glass of his
lantern, that held, also two bottles
OF liquor, and he would pay me his
former bill, also for the two bottles
on Monday. | let him have the
liquor and the glass. | then put
out the lights Took the cash into
the back room about IL O'Clock.
Counted the money, made note of
it, and put It in the safe. | then
went upstairs | next went out be-
tween l and z O'Clock next after
noon. When / went upstairs, /
went to bed. / know nothing at all
about that robbery at the Post
Office.
Cross-examined by the Attorney
General: When l went to call that
hack for Sharratt it was between s
and 8. After Sharratt and Peterson
left, l stopped about the barroom.
] usually take run round every
Saturday night to see if anything
had not been paid. stayed few
minutes at the Empire Saloon. |
went acrpss from there to the Cosmo-
politan, but did not go in; from there
/ went as far as the Commercial. 1
did not stop there more than five
minutes. From there | came down
past Fort-street church to Dodd's. l
went in there. stayed there 10
minutes to quarter of an hour. j
had drink there; went from
there to the keystone, stayed there
about three or four minutes, spoke
to Mr.. Welsh, and others that l
knew; | then called at Hastie's, /
stayed there or 8 minutes, asked
Hastie if he had any money for me
that he owed me; | called him out
and asked him on the side walk lie
said he hadn't, asked me to let
him have his glass, that his wife had
got the consent of the Y. M. G. A.
to have show, that he was to give
the show on the next week; there
was nothing else said; the CONVEX
sation lasted about couple of
minutes. | went from there down
to the Royal Saloon, through Bethel
street, went straight to the saloon I;
it was close on 8 O'Clock. / had
loaned Hastie $25 on the glass. 1t
was a magnifying glass. Igave him
the money some four months ago
when he had the shooting gallery. l
had let him have the shooting gallery
at $15 week. He owed me S45
for rent. He carried it on some
three months after l went to the
Royal. When loaned him the $25
he had the shooting gallery about D
months. He owed me altogether
nearly $40. When | returned from
this conversation with Hastie two or
three strangers we're in the room; |
remained there quarter of an hour !;
none whom / knew came in while l
was there; / went from there to
Merchants Exchange; met man
named Schwartz opposite Afong's,
and talked with him about two
minutes met persons l was looking
for at Merchants Exchange they
belonged to bark Lizzie Iredale; |
stopped with them until ten or
thereabout. Between z and that
evening / was behind the bar at my
own place; took my supper at 6
O'Clock did not go out anywhere
between and 8. l do not know
of anything happening between Z and
8 must have been after 8 that
Peterson came he did not stay
long; Sharratt asked him and me to
take a drink; he bad been there
about half an hour before Peterson
came it was about ten minutes
after that / called the express for
Sharratt; / always do have wagons
drive to back yard; Mr.. Sharratt
had little more than usual in him
that night, and | did not want him
to go out in that state. Came down
from Exchange directly to saloon !;
did not meet anyone in particular
on the way down; was alone; told
these men to stop, as l would be
back; could not have been more
than two or three minutes after 10 !;
stayed at saloon till nearly half-past
10. Mr.. Peterson came in after |
had been there a while; after we
went in back room together he pulled
me by the coat all the conversation
about the books and wanting to die
took place in those two or three
minutes must have been between
10 and half-past. 1 left saloon with
Peterson by the same door, the one
facing on Merchant street l bade
him goodnight, and L went up Nuu-
anu street to Merchants Exchange,
where / had promised to meet those
men again. The glass Hastie pawned
with me / kept in small drawer in
safe; | gave it to him that evening
after closed saloon, very nearly