The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-15
TIN TREASON CASES +.
Wilcox, Loomens and Others Com.
mltled to the Supreme Court.


crowded in every part with people
of all nationalities, as it was the day
| set for the examination Of Wilcox
and Loomens. There was also
large attendance of members of the
bar and the press was represented
by BULLETIN reporter and the Edi-
tor of the Elele.
After some minor business had
been disposed of Robert w. Wilcox
was brought into Court and accom-.
modated with q seat directly oppo-
site the Police Justice and near to
his counsel, Messrs. j, w. Kalua
and Paul Neumann. The Crown
prosecutors were Deputy Attorney
General Peterson, Messrs. A. S.
Hartwell and f. M. Hatch.
| Wilcox stood up while the charge
of treason was preferred against
him. He did not plead. The fol-
lowing evidence was then taken, De-
putty Acknowledgement Peterson con-
Quoting the examination:
Keawehawaii-I am police Of
ficer. Was such on the morning of
July 3Oth. Between 3 and 4 O'Clock
that morning my duties called me
at corner of King and Richards
streets. Something unusual occurr-
ed that morning. While standing
there few minutes before 4 O'Clock
saw body of armed men come
along King street. l first noticed
them when they were opposite En-
CINE Co. No. 1. One of them ap-
preached me and spoke to me.
know him as Jimmy Boyd's brother,
He asked me if Twas police officer.
said l was. He said, want you
to get in line. said l could not
as / had received no orders from the
captain of watch. He then went
back to the column. The body were
then turning on to Richards street
Wilcox then came to me. He said
good morning. l returned it, anc
then he told me to fall into line.
said | could not because l had re
, | ceived no orders. He asked if
would be willing to go into the Pal
f ace yard with them. l did go. W.
( went up Richards street on to Palac
: Walk and stood opposite the mauk
9 gate of the Palace. The body ap
peared to be acting under Wilcox
orders. / heard some one knocking
at the gate and asking to have
opened. l heard an order give
from inside. heard Wilcox say
= is l, l want to get the rights OF tn
y government and the King. Thre
;, demands were made FROM outside
= have the gate opened but there wa
no response from the inside. / hear
j. noise outside the gate like tt
i loading of guns. heard the gate
squeaking as if opened. l the
It went inside. After we went in tt
Y gates were shut. Some one WI
II called from the Palace to speak vii
" Wilcox. Do not know who it WA
spoke to Wilcox and asked him
rs let me go out. He took Inc over
some other police in the yard al
3 soon after we were let out. The
: were two guards at the mauka gat
IS both Wilcox's men. Did not s
re any Household troops there
K. guard. 1 saw some of them at t
n Palace. Saw none in the yard.
y. Cross-examined-I should s.
D. over so of the men had guns. L
s. men with the guns were little W
a, from the gate. Between them a
the gate were men without guns.
Robert Parker-I am Lieutena
" of the Kings Guard. Was su
10 July 30th. Was on duty at
Ie Palace that morning. Between
lie and O'Clock l heard one Of t
ne soldiers call out that Wilcox W
I'd outside with his soldiers. The m
n who told me was one of the sentrl
as 1 called up all my men a
nd stationed them at different plat
le- to repel any attack that mig
IT. be made. After doing that / s
m. a large number of people conf
into the Palace yard by the mau
gate. They drew up in'line mau
l.' of the Palace. Wilcox called I
for the officer of the guard. l So
81 am here, what do you want?
- went dewn the steps and met hi
~. AS ! approached him l drew
sword. 1t was the only weapon
had. He bid me good morning.
en- answered him. He asked me VIII
lr- the cannon were. 1 told him L {
at not know. He then asked me
IN. give him possession of the Pala
wo as he wanted to station his PEG
,h- there. ! refused him and return
mt to the Palace. AS / entered
no Palace / heard him telling his n
vas to look round the Palace yard
Ter the cannon. Not long after hei
It'll the house where the cannon W
ay kept being broken open, also
les ammunition room. saw the g
na- dragged out and fixed at each c
he ner of the Palace. While this ,
in being done l ran over to my super
his officer and reported that Wilcox '
tbs in the yard. All he said was
it'll and keep them out. Wilcox's L