The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-09

Billuokalanl's Palama residence.
We did so a few days after the
Punchbowl meeting. Wilcox told
me of the meeting. We went be-
tween s and 8 O'Clock in the even
ing. went alone and got in to the
Princess residence from the King
street gate. went in to Wilcox's
room and was first there (photo-
graphs of the locality were here in
PRODUCED by the Attorney-G General,
the witness pointing out the room
used Ivy WilcoN). 1 saw the other
members there that night, they
came between 8 and . o'clock. Do
not remember who came first Tho
same parties were there rs at the
FIRST meeting at Iwilel. Loomcns
was there. We held the meeting in
Princess Liliuokalani dining room.
The latter of means came up again.
Meeting did not last long. We de-
cidei to meet again. 1t was less
than week after that we did meet
again in the Princess dining room
This was the fourth meeting. The
members were all present except
one Italian sailor who was sick. Loo
mems was there. Wilcox stated he
was able to get the mean, TO carry
out the project, but did not give
particulars TO the members. Do
not remember anything said in favor
or against. What was said seemed
to me to satisfy those present. The
meeting lasted not more than an
hour. There was discussion during
the meeting. The fifth meeting was
the one at which the natives came
in. 1t was held in the Princess
dining room the day before the sixth
meeting. The President had all to
do with the natives coming in.
l got notice of the fifth meeting from
Wilcox. | went there at O'Clock
and saw Wilcox. Loomens came.
Lucca, and one of the three sailors
were there. Waiwai was there, he
was killed in the riot. Keki, j. NJ.
Poepoe, G. Markham, Thos. p.
Spencer, David Crowningberg were
present. There were fifteen alto
gether. Malulani and Kaiue were
there. F. j. Tesla came to the sixth,
also w. Fl. Cummings. They were
not there at the fifth. A Chinaman,
Flo Fon, editor of the Chinese news.
paper, was there. At the meeting
Wilcox wanted to carry out his pro-
ject that night. He had thirteen
rifles out there. Wilcox told those
present it could be carried out even
with their small number. All the
natives took the oath. 1t was the
same organization as formed at Iwi-
lei. The natives took same oath as
we did. saw the thirteen guns.
They were IN Wilcox's room. 1t is
a few PAGES from the dining room.
Wilcox was dressed that evening in
his Italian uniform. There was
Sharp, Winchester and Springfield
rifle among the number, also some
ammunition. The reason they could
not go ahead that night was because
our number was too small to carry
out the project. The purpose was
to 20 to the Palace and get the King
to sign constitution. Wilcox was
to proclaim himself as dictator, de-
clare martial law, turn out this
Ministry, appoint his own Minis
tiers, and afterwards give the King
back his power. We intended using
the guns to carry out that project.
We protected the secrecy of the
meetings by placing guards outside.
They were equipped. was u
guard and carried q revolver. Geo.
Markham was also guard. At the
fifth meeting Loomens spoke, say
ing be thought the natives were not
treated right and that be sympa-
thized with them. He sat next to
Wilcox at the meeting. The meet
ing lasted until quite late. j. L.
Baker was not at the fifth meeting.
We met again the day after, at s
O'Clock in the evening. Baker was
there, he came late, about two
O'Clock in the morning. Alex.
Smith came for the first time. Will
cox and Loomens were there, also
f. j. Testa and w. II. Cummings.
Tesla and Cummings did not want
to swear to the constitution. Baker
took the oath. j. M. Poepoe talked,
he was in favor of the project being
carried out that night. We had now
fifteen guns. The rest objected, he
cause they were insufficient in num-
Der. Ho Fon was there again with
five other Chinese. One OF them
took the oath, il was Papu. The
project of going to the Palace was
deferred that night until further
notice. Baker said he was going
home two days later TO Hilo and
would be back the following week
and help in carrying out the project.
All of us saw the fifteen guns. Ho
Fon looked at them. They were in
a little room off the dining room.
II now being five O'Clock the At
torney-General suggested an adj
journment to Wednesday morning.
His Honor said to the jury that
the case WAS of so much Importance,
that the jury would have to be
separated from their families for the
night. The jury was given in
charge OF Deputy Marshal Hopkins
onA nnn L., tho ua,1aiian IIO