The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-11

most Of the time In the hotel busl-
ness was In Paraguay in 1878.
Was six years in the Silver Palace
Hotel at Sacramento. After that
l opened q sample room on I'd street
in the same place, then went back
TO the Silver Palace Hotel. / got n
letter fron Mexico to go as manager
Of hotel there. l staid there q
short time and then went 10 San
Francisco. | travelled around q
great deal for some time with gen
tlemAn. was in an oyster palace
at Oakland. 1 came here on the
s. s. Umatilla, which left-San Rran.
cisco April 26th. Wilcox was not a
passenger, did not know him before.
l met him one or two days before
going to the first meeting. joined
this society for the good of the
country, to get the rights Of the
King; if there is King, he ought
to be King. I did not know exactly
the rights he had been deprived Of
That was the sole object OF the So
ciety. At the first meeting Boyd
and Wilcox were there, also some
sailors. did not take any oath,
never was sworn at any time. Will
cox never mentioned oath to me. 1
was there as representative white
man. ] knew they intended to carry
out their objects by good means. I
frequently met Wilcox on the street.
/ intended to return to San Fran
cisco on June 9Th. was promised
employment which detained me. 1
applied to Mr.. Macfarlane once for
work. Did not notice guards posted
at the meetings. did not stay the
meetings through; never had any
trouble in going or leaving. There
might have been guards. One was
once stationed at the dining room
door, don't remember if he had a
gun. / was stopped once by a
guard at the gate. called to Will
cox, he said all right. Think Will
cox wore uniform at two meetings.
went TO the meeting because Will
cox invited me, and it passed the
time away. At the meetings it seem
ed to me those present were not
satisfied with the Ministers. They
proposed to put them out. l went
to Palama on the night Of the 29th
at 10 o'clock, got no orders while
there. A pistol was given me by
force. Boyd did it. l have got no
idea that it was unlawful to meet
and march with arms. went back
to the Palace to see if the King had
come. II he had l should have
been his man. Would have obeyec
his orders. went homo because
saw the King was not there. 1t wa
between and z O'Clock when | re
turned from the boat house. Wilco,
was excited when l saw him. Firinj
was going on when l went for tn
bread. l never asked anyone tt
join the society. Never talked will
man named Very. Never saw
Wilcox administer an oath. l at
tended the meetings after they go
arms, thought it was the Rife Asso
citation. l was not the ruler of tn
body of men, was with them up t,
the Palace gate. know Lucca.
saw him at the Station House.
do not remember whether l shoute,
out to him in French TO keep hi
mouth shut and say nothing; l wa
excited. Don't know whether h
was at the first meeting. l wen
with Lucca to Werry's place at tn
Halfway House on Sunday. neve
went there again, never talked o
the outside about this business.
saw Minister pass Werry's plac
that Sunday. Did not ask Weir,
TO join the society, or tell him tha
its object was to turn the missiona
ries out.
BY Mr.. Rosa-I talked with Wei
ry at his place. Boyd was not there
Do not remember him telling m
there was a society.
James II. Boyd sworn, stated-R
N. Boyd is my brother. Two @
three months before July 29th h
was in charge of my mothers cattl
ranch. Part of il is suitable for Gu
tivation, between a thousand an
fifteen hundred acres.
Joe Aen sworn, stated am
bandsman. On the 30th of July
was in Honolulu, at the corner {
Likelike and King streets. 1 wa
stopped by a person who had a riff,
he held it against my side. He ha
on dark military uniform. II
appeared to be German, his nan
was Schuman. He stopped me an
the bayonet Of his gun touched IN
neck. got hold of it and also I'll
trigger, for it was cooked. Other
had passed him. A crowd collecte
and heard Wilcox call out fro
the palace wall to take the gun fro
! him. The crowd closed up and ii
gun was taken from him. / hear
the report of gun directly afte
, wards. l was not armed.
Cross examined do not kno
it is the custom to carry the trigg,
! Mt half cock. was not at Palan
, on the night Of the 29th. Never a
! tended any meetings. ] do not ste
, at Mrs. Dominis'.
At II ;55 the Court took a recess