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

REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
| Evidence reported by the Committee OF
Investigation in the bribery cases, con-
tinued from yesterdays issue
EVIDENCE OF KAwAINUI
| J. Z. KaWainui sworn.
ThurstOn-Have you heard anything 60
| ing on about brides, given or to be given in
| regard to the Constitutional amendment?
Witness-I have heard of it. l first
| heard of it on Saturday about week ago.
Thurston-Do you remember the debate
that was on that bill a week ago Friday
| after which it was referred to Select Com
| mittee?
! Witness-Yes.
Thurston-On that day did you hear
| anything about it?
! Witness think 1 heard about it on
Friday. l heard that KamauOha had been
| to KalaukOa and had tried to get him to
| change his vote. 1t was on Friday week
| ago. The next time l heard OF 1t was
| Monday quite definitely from KalaukOa.
| He and KamauOha came to my office
| about a. M, and after little while they
| went away together. Previous to that ka-
| laukOa had been in the habit of coming to
| my office and going with me to the Hall.
| This morning he didn't come with me.
| During the day (MOnday) Kalaukoa told
| me that he had been to AIO's and didn't
| find him, and then went to Sing ChOng's,
| and that there he had been introduced to
a Cnlndmdn. lie JOlO me LDaC hanauO0a
| introduced him, and said this is kalaukOa,
| one of the members of the House. He is
| doubtful about money being paid. If he
hears it from you, that Will remove his
doubts. KalaukOa said to me there was
no doubt if he helped them the money
would be paid. KalaukOa proposed to me
that we both change our votes. He wanted
me to do so, that he could have two wit
nesSes. KalaukOa gave me the names of
those who were to be paid by the China
men. They were Kauhi, KamauOha, IA
mai, Luhiau, Richardson, Daniels, both
members from MolOkai, and Nawahine.
KalaukOa spoke TO me a number of times
before and after the vote was taken, he
said that he was going to write note to
Mr. Castle to excuse him from voting as
he wanted to catch them. | have seen
KalaukOa talking to KamauOha before and
on the day the vote was taken. Kamauo-
ha didn't say anything to me about brides.
don't know OF any notes being received
by KalaukOa from kamauOha. After the
voting on Wednesday | wanted to see if
there was anything in what KalaukOa had
been telling me. | rode down town with
KalaukOa; after Kalaukoa got out of the
hack he said he was going to the China
mans. Wednesday night he came to me
to my house, and told me that he did not
get the money, but that it was going to be
paid. Thursday morning L saw him, he
said that he hadn't received the money
yet, but that he was going to get it, | met
MIN again anu he Sdlu UIldJ ne Hd1 DoSn TO
Sing ChOng's but that Kauhi had Just gone
with the money. He told me that Thurs
day night. He said that Kauhi had got
all the money, and that he thought they
were going to get the money Friday morn
ing. Yesterday morning he told me to be
on the lookout, that he thought Kauhi
would give him the money. After little
Kauhi and KalaukOa went out into the
hall. Kauhi was late that morning. | got
up with the idea of gong into the hall too
When | there thew had HOno fhoir
business, and KalaukOa and | went over to
the soda water stand. | saw the certificate
there, the number was 231. l told him
that he ought to report Immediately to
koa that he ought to tell Mr.. Castle. He
did so. On Friday Kalaukoa SAID the
money was in connection with the vote on |
the Constitutional amendment.
Kamauoha-Did KalaukOa tell you that |
he had met me and that / had told him |
that the money was ready.
WItnesS-That is my recollection. Ny |
recollection is that KalaukOa told me in |
the House, but we talked quite frequently |
about it. l think the time he mentioned !
the names was after you and he left my |
office on Monday morning. Monday morn |
ing you and Kalaukoa came into my |
office. You didn't talk anything about |
this bribery business in my hearing. Ka-
laukoa told me later in the day about your
going to the -Chlnaman'S, and mentioned |
the names of those concerned in the bust |
ness. 1t was not on Monday that he pro- |
posed to me that we change our votes. 1t
was on Friday or Saturday of last week, |
that he proposed that we change our votes |
KaIaukOa and l talked the matter over
quite frequently about getting witnesses
and about changing our votes. | think on |
Friday and Saturday we so talked. We |
talked frequently, on Friday, Saturday and
Monday at my house and office and other
places, and mentioned the time when each
was to get $50. 1t all came from Kalau-
kOa, excepting on that Monday. Previous
to that, you, KamauOha, have been to my |
office, and so has Kalaukoa. On We'd
nesday KalaukOa rode in carriage to E.
o. Halls corner. l didn't want to go with
him to Sing ChOng's, did not think it
was wise to go with him.
In answer to question of Mr.. Kauhi:
Witness stated to me that he had got $50
had given it to him. This is what Kalau-
koa told me. When Kalaukoa told me |
that he had the money wanted to see it,
and L proposed to go over to the soda
any one else's hand. At that particular
time he did not say [ got this money for
voting against the amendment but l knew |
1t was so.
EVIDENCE OF MAGUIRE.
J. Mcguire sworn.
Thurston-Yesterda morning do you
sitting on the bench near here
talking to KamauOha?
Witness-Yes, it was about II 80 a. m.
KamauOha wrote me a note that he
wanted to see me and [ went there /
l asked him what he wanted to see
me for. He said he had $50 that
lie received from a Chinaman ask
ed him what are you going to do with it,
and who were the names. He wanted to
divide it with me. Just then l got up. He
mentioned my name, KalaukOa's, and
think he mentioned Luhiau's name. I
left. l did not asked him what he got the
money from the Chinaman for | thought
he wanted to divide the $50. l went away
to smoke. | haven't heard word about
bribery or corruption. [ haven't heard
there was money paid on this Chinese
question. Kauhi has not offered me any
money.