The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-02

handed to know where the guns and
fuses were. | said did not know.
About eight O'Clock he came up the
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 if he moved his hand. He
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
cinity of Likeike 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 10
get some breakfast but got moth
ing more to eat until evening
after the 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. l told
them to give up their arms but they
would not; then said that if they
did not move away would shoot
them. l stationed two of my men
at the door, but after a few minutes
the thirty men laid down their arms,
and my men picked them up. L
took the men into the kitchen in the
palace basement and told them they
were prisoners. About 5 80 o clock
they were let out from the front of
the palace and taken to the Govern
ment building. About seven O'Clock
l 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 a good view of all
that took place as j was on the
lookout all day.
INTERVIEW WITH PRINCESS LILIUoKA-
LAM.
The name of II. r. ii. Princess Liliu-
okalani was freely 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
we're implicated with Wilcox in bis
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 S
intentions until the Ministers in
formed her after her return from
Hilo in June; that after being sc
informed she at once told Wilcox
she did not approve of his designs
if such was his intention, and tolG
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 coupl,
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 letter from him. Ii
reply she wrote that if he had any
designs he need not return, but if HI
only intended to come just before
the election and run as representa-
tive that would be all right.