The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-10
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OCTOBER TERM,
Trial orAlb .rt Loomena for Trcason.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9th.
The Court resumed at o clock
p. m. The examination Of George
Markham was continued as follows:
We met the next night at same
place. 1went there aud found viii
cox, Loomens, Boyd, Kaiue, Malu-
LAM, JIM. Poepoe, I. Spencer, Alex.
Smith, j. T. Baker, Waiwai, Papu
the Chinaman, Ho Fon, G. Monting,
L. Ahlo aud Crowningberg. Testa
and Cummings were not there.
Meeting was called to order about
8 o'clock. Baker arrived little
later than midnight, Jim Kauhane
was there. We had got few more
arms, about ID or Is altogether,
Springfield, Winchester and Sharp
rifles, also ammunition TO carry out
the project Wilcox named, to use
force TO get the Cabinet out. was
q guard that night, also Boyd. We
discussed whether we should take
steps that night to carry out the
project; did not proceed because
LIl6Tt were 81 lew
took part in the discussion, speak
ing for about half an hour. He did
not wish to proceed, and said lie
was going to Hilo the following Fri
day and would return ten days later.
There was to be another meeting
when he returned. Baker took the
oath that night. AT that time we
had no rice bird guns. The rifles
we had were in closet off the DIM
ing room. saw them there. We
adjourned from this meeting about
2 or 8 O'Clock in the morning. Met
again ON the goth. Had no meeting
between the 18th and 29th. Met on
the 29th at Princess Liliuok alani's
house. I went there about z O'Clock
and found several there who attend
ed the first meeting. l met Loo
mens about quarter before nine
on King street, just at the corner of
the lane entering the Princess
grounds on the Eva side. That
lane was used for admitting the
members. 1 was going down town
on an errand for Wilcox, was away
an hour. Saw Loomens again that
night in Wilcox's bedroom. Sew
eral were there, Boyd, Mahaulu,
myself and others. They were giving
out arms. Loomens walked around.
He did not have arms. Saw him
again before we started. In the closet
we had discussion. Wilcox, Boyd.
Kaaha, Kahananul, Spencer, Ma
haulu were there. Cannot remem
Der whether Loomens was there. 1t
was between ? and o'clock. The
nature of the discussion was whether
we should proceed to the palace or
Honuakaha. In reference to going
to Honuakaha we heard the king
was there and we wanted to take
him to the palace for protection.
We decided to 60 into the palace.
We started about o'clock. ] was
in Archie Mahaulu's squad. There
were between 70 and 100 men arm
ed. had Springfield rifle. We
went quietly and all tried to keep
step. Wilcox was in command of
the battalion. I last saw Loomens
on the veranda in rear of the build
ing about half an hour before start
ing. l asked him to hold some OF
my cigars. He was dressed in a
gray overcoat extending to the
knees. Next / saw him in the pal
ace yard between s and 9 speaking
to Wilcox. The cannons were all
placed. He was about ten feet from
the cannon on Richards street side.
/ saw a party coming back, under
stood they had been looking for the
King. When we arrived at palace
gate heard Wilcox call out to guard
to open gate. The guard said "who
comes?" and Wilcox said sit is
Wilcox" Did not hear the guard
answer. Saw some of our men get
over the gate. 1t was opened and
the battalion marched in. We load
ed before going in at order of Will
coz. We formed in line on the
mauka eide of the palace and Will
cox went up TO the building and ask
ed who was on duty. i heard Robt.
Parker's voice and the click of trlg-
gers of his mems guns. l saw
Parker and Wilcox conversing, then
Parker went up the palace steps.
Next thing saw was the cannon
brought from the electric light house.
1t was daylight. They were placed
with their noses to the four gates.
We got powder from the magazine.
/ helped to open the door, We
found breech blocks for the cannon
in the magazine. The duty assign
ed me was to take charge of the
cannon on the Likelike street side.
I'got primers from one of the ma
tives at 9 O'Clock. / remained there
until Wilcox surrendered. There
was no discipline. l saw young
Schuman, he WAS brought in the
yard by squad Of men. l told the
natives to handle him carefully, not
to abuse him, Wilcox had CONVEX
sation with Schuman, but l did not
hear it. ] staid by my cannon and
put one of the primers in. Saw
Wilcox near Boyd's cannon. Will
cox was dressed in uniform. No
one else was in uniform. \About
thirty wore red shirts. When the