The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-09-13

The name of the firm is Sing Chong. L at
tend to the rice sales. Didn't see kalaukoa
and KamauOha there at any time. That
| Saturday was the only time | saw Kalau-
| kOa there. | have not seen kalaukOa
| neither Kauhi there.
AttOrney-General-A you acquainted
with that man (KamauOha)?
| Witness-I. know him, he lived in Ko-
| didn't know Mr.. Halstead till he called
| me to come here.
! Attorney General-From that time till
| you got here, did you see any of the mem
| bers?
Witness-No. Have not had any talk
| with any, to now.
Smith-WhO is that man?
Witness - Kamauoha-I don't know
Kauhi. Natives don't come to our store.
Smith-DO you know Achi?
| WitneSS-Yes.
Smith-Don't Achi go to your store?
| Witness-Yes, but 1 haven't seen Ka-
| mauOha there with Achi.
Smith-Have you ever seen that man
| (Kauhi) before tonight?
WitneSS-NO.
Smith-DO you know his name?
WItness-No.
Smith-Who are the partners in Sing
Chong's?
Witness-Loo Gnawk
Smith-DOeS he talk English or HaWa-
iian?
Witness He talks both
Smith-What other Chinaman is there
in the store who talks native besides you
and Loo Gnawk?
Witness-He and | and a China bow.
There is an inner office in the store Dur
ing the past ten days Loo Gnawk has been
there sometimes. Last week Monday he
went to Eva, think. He went down to Eva
on Sunday and came back Monday last
week. | don't know what time he got
back 1t was near noon. | am sure he
came back from Eva last Monday. | don't
know who went with or who came back
with him. He went on horse Una ka liO).
He went Saturday and came back on Mon
day about noon. | don't remember the
night the mass meeting was held at the
Chinese Theatre. L forget. | didn't go.
| don't know if Loo GnaWk went or not.
Loo Gnawk don't live at the store. He
lives somewhere else.
Smith-Were you in the store in the after
noon Wednesday, last week?
Witness-Yes. | was there all the af-
ternOOn, till 9 p. m.
Smith-DO you remember the day the
Constitutional amendment was defeated?
Witness didn't come here. l heard
about it.
Smith-Dldn't any natives come to the
store that day?
Witness-f don't know l didn't see
any. attend to the rice sales. L sell the
rice, and know all who buy.
AttOrney-General-Can any native go
there and buy rice and you not know it?
Witness-NO, they couldn't buy rice
without my knowing about it.
AttOrney-General-Ha KamauOha been
there to buy rice in the last two weeks?
WitneSS-l haven't seen him. | sell all
the rice Kamauoha has not bought any
rice there.
Smith-What time on Saturday did Loo
Gnawk go down to Eva?
Witness-AbOut noon.
HItchcOck-Did you see him start?
WltneSs-He went out of the store say
ing he was going to EVA. | didn't see him
on horseback Sometimes we see Achi.
don't know how often. Sometimes he buys |
rice. | don't know how long it has been |
there once a month; sometimes not so |
often as that. We don't keep bread there. |
Haven't sold Achi any bread. | don't |
know if l have sold him any rice within a |
month. | don't know if | have within a |
week.
Redirect. Misunderstanding the rice sales
put IN a book?
Witness-Yes.
Kamauoha--Don't you remember that
YOU sent two bags of rice to KOhala?
WitEess-Yes, for Achi. 1 think there
were two sent to KOhala per Kinau.
Attorney-GeneraI-Did you mark the
rice?
Witness-No Achi marked it. 1 don't
know if KamauOha was outside. l didn't
see him in the kaa. L didn't know how
Achi came there. The first thing knew
Achi was in the store. He put the name
on it (the rice) and we sent it by baggage
wagon. We paid the kaa.
ALo's EVIDENCE.
Alo sworn at request of Mr. Kamauoha.
don't know Kalaukoa, / have heard of |
him. If L saw him [ can say if I know
lim.
Kamauoha-Didn't Kalaukoa come to
your house Monday?
Witness don't know. A native came
h. l. IA 4 -
He had a scar on his cheek. He SAID mai
1al oe keia manaWa. Bye and bye YOU
will be all right. l said [ am very glad.
He said Warehouse and others are help
ng the Cinnamon. He said don't you
know me, L am member from Honolulu
said I know you by sight. 1t was not
Aauhl. To KamauOha-I don't know if
you went there. You may have been
here when l was away some time He
vas by himself. l thought it was a Gus
omer and called attention of one of the
Jerks to him.
Attorney-General-We you in YOUR
tore last Wednesday afternoon about 4 or
p. M?
Witness-No, was in Waialua.
AttOrney-General-D you know Luz
liau?
Witness-I know two natives, white
leaded man and young man.
Smith-Were you in the House on the
ay the Constitutional amendment was
efeated2
Witness-Yes. l came here in the morn
ng about 10 80 when the vote to take up the
appropriation bill was made
SMITH bowed to you in the afternoon.
Witness-You ask Mr.. Judd. I met HIM
bout p. m. [ talked with Castle in the $
Forming. l then went away. One day an
Id man, grey-headed man. came into nv !
lace. There was something said about {
adde's. l didn't say the Constitutional {
mendment was defeated. An old man
nd young man didn't come in and tell {
he the amendment was killed l forget
hen it was. l asked him to eat rice and I
rought out cigars and gave them cigars
was before l went to Waialua. L
AttOrney-General-Did they show you
aper-ayes and noes? 7
Witness-No, they didn't show me list
the ayes and noes; but these two men
nd another man were in altnpether One |