The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-07-31

dead man. l had only my drawn
sword in my hand. When be got
half way UP he turned around and
went TO his company. About sixty
were carrying guns. lie came again
to me and asked me where the field
pieces were, but ] refused TO Gu
Tighten him. However, alter short
time he found them and placed
them in position in the yard, and
then broke open the powder maya
zine. went out to the barracks
and reported TO Capt. kahalewai,
and he ordered me to 20 back and
not allow anyone inside OF tho Pa
lace. Wilcox soon after came up
the steps again and called out to
me TO give up the Palace, as
he wanted to put the field pieces
inside. | shouted out from the
door that l would not give up until
l lost my last man. He went away
but soon returned and this time de-
manded to know where the guns and
fuses were. | said | did not know.
About eight O'Clock he came up tic
steps of the palace with his pistol at
full cock pointed at me- had two
men back of me with their guns
loaded and instructed them to fire
at Wilcox il he moved his hand. lie
made another demand for entrance
to the palace, but as before was re-
fused. Immediately after l noticed
he was getting the guns in the yard
ready for. action. While walking
through the basement Of the palace
l must have been mistaken for Will
cox by the sharpshooters in the vi
entity of Likelikc street, for three
bullets were aimed at me in rapid
succession one went just over my
head, second close TO my right
side, while the third grazed my
left shoulder. We managed to
get some breakfast but got moth
ing more to cat until evening
after Athc surrender, After the
sharpshooters began to get in their
work number of WilcoX's men
sought refuge in the bungalow,
while thirty took position on the
steps in rear of the palace. | told
them to give up their arms but they
would not; then said that if they
did not move away | would shoot
them. stationed two of my men
ut the door, but after few minutes
the thirty men laid down their arms,
and my men picked them up. |
took the men into the kitchen in the
palace basement and told them they
were prisoners. About D 80 o clock
they were let out from the front of
the palace and taken TO the Govern
ment building. About seven O'Clock
| saw man run from the bungalow,
and knowing that it meant surrender
| opened the front entrance Of the
| palace. Soon the Rifles came along
and Wilcox was marched off to the
Station. | had good view of all
that took place as ] was on the
lookout all day.
INTERVIEW WITH PRINCESS LLIuOKA-
|
The name of ii. r. II. Princess Liliu-
okalani was freel " made use of on the
streets yesterday in connection with
the revolution, and in view of this
fact, BULLETIN reporter called on
the Princess al her residence, Wash
ington Place, this morning, and in
the presence of her husband, Hon,
John O. Dominis, asked her the fol-
lowing question:
Reports being around that you
were implicated with Wilcox in his
designs, and that he held secret
meetings at your Palama residence
which you attended, will you say
whether or not such is the case?
The Princess replied that she
knew nothing whatever of Wilcox 5
intentions until the Ministers in
formed her after her return from
iIilo in June; that after being ST
informed she at once told Wilcox
she did not approve of his designs
if such was his intention, and TOLD
him he should desist without further
delay; that she had never been pre-
sent at any Of his meetings.
The Princess also stated in con
versation that Wilcox had been liv
ing at her Palama residence, bu
after her return from Kauai a couple
of weeks ago, she ordered him away
from the house and he took up hi
quarters in the servants cottages il
rear. The Princess also said tina
when Wilcox was in San francisco
she received a letter from him. Ii
reply she wrote that if he had an,
designs lie need not return, but if h
only intended to come just befor
the election and run as representa-
tive that would be all right.
DEAD AND WOUNDED.
So far there are five dead, thei
names being as follows: Loika, POM
HeIelua, Kawaiwai and Sam Tucker
Keki, who was shot through tn
neck, is at his home in kalihi and i
} not expected TO live.
Following is the list of the wound
ed:
Tom Hopa, Tahitian, wounde
in the left tniuh. the bone bein