Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

Walker and Hastie together when /
left Saloon at II o. clock.
Cross examined: Hastie was not
in when Peterson was there it would
be about half-past ten when Peter
son went out he drank claret punch
each time when alone, and plain cla-
ret when with Walker. Peterson
generally had two drinks in an after
noon. / have been there about two
months and half.
JOHN DE GRAVES, sworn: l am
a hack driver. On that Saturday
night Walker told me two gentlemen
were on the corner, wanting hack
went out and found Peterson and
Sharratt, and went with them to
Sharratt's, taking Peterson back
between aud 10 o. clock. Peterson
told me the boys were working in
the Post Office, and ] asked him If
/ should wait to drive him home;
he said not to do so. Between ten
and eleven, seeing no lights in the
Post Office, drove off.
Cross examined: | did not see
Mr.. Peterson again that night.
At noon the Court took recess Of
one hour.
AFTERNooN-CoU RESUMED AT
O'CLOCK.
Manuel Phillips sworn | was here
on the 2nd day of January. was
working for HASTE at the time. He
was running soda shop on King
street. There was back room and
card playing The evening of Jan
uary end Haste was in the room play
ing cards. Mr.. Walker came there
that evening about 9 or 9;3o. He
called HASTE out They had conver-
sation on the sidewalk outside. Mr..
Walker went away afterwards. Hastie
came IN and looked out for the glass
of his magic lantern. He shut up
shortly afterwards. l went as far as
Bethel street with him, and went
home. He left me at the corner of
King and Bethel streets. l saw him
go down Bethel street. l do not
know where Haste is now l do not
know what became of him. | saw
Hastie about 8 or a 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 I to 3 months / do not know
how long HASTE has been here or
how long he had the place on King
street.
Mr.. J.. A. Mehrtens sworn: My
attention was attracted by not seeing
the Post-oflice lamp lit. looked for
the policeman at the bank. Went to
Notes, which was closed. A little
after two o'clock A. M, saw wagon
go through Bethel street. 1t was
little after two o'clock. l saw no one
else about l know HASTE. | saw
him about IL 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 l 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.
| 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: l am
Deputy Postmaster. l was such on
Saturday, January 2nd About 1890
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
large amount of it. These con-
versations occurred about three times.
The last one was in the back-room Of
the Royal saloon, at 7:3o P. NJ, Jan
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 a condition as
that he could so 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
a dollar of it. I was in depression
only on account of my books. l
said | would meet him at the office.
1t was about 1890 when he come to
the Office. | was that evening three
times at the Royal saloon. The sec
ond time, went away from there a
little before 9 O'Clock. l left with
Mr.. Sherrit in carriage, engaged by
Mr.. Walker for Mr.. Sheriff., who was
sick. | stopped at Mr. Sherrltt's 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 lit
tie after nine. David M. Manaku and
Oliver Swane were there After a
while,sI went over again to the saloon,
between 9 and 10; afterwards / came
back and stopped with them until
thev went away A ftsr Swain and