The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-22

-Stn tnat on the lOth was meeting
called by MIR. Wilcox; held at Prin-
cess LIS place; purpose of carrying out
project that Wilcox had proposed to
overthrow Ministry and have a new
constitution; heard this from Mr.. Will
cox; heard it at the meeting at lwilei.
Mr.. Neumann-Was Ho Fon present ?
Boyd-No, sir.
Mr.. Neumann-1 object, to the answer
OF that question by witness or the offer
ing by him OF any hearsay evidence.
Boyd (continued)-Saw defendant at
Palama on 10th OF July; was invited to
be present; saw Wilcox Is O'Clock p. m. }
Markham, Pania, Bill Cummings, Tesla,
Tom Spencer; there was fifteen alto
gether; Luka was there and Loomens
and sailor; saw Ho Fon there; he
arrived after did; saw him there at
10 O'Clock; saw him in diningroom; he
was taking some wine with Wilcox ;
there were fifteen of us there; don't
know what they were saying; was out
side guarding.
Acknowledgement : What were you
guarding?
Mr.. Neumann-0bject to question.
Judge judd see no objection 10 wit
ness answering the question.
Boyd misunderstanding for the
secrecy OF meeting; Wilcox presided at
meeting; was not in the diningroom I;
was outside OF room on the veranda, q
window looking in; could not hear from
the outside; was on guard about three
hours; WAS armed; had $ revolver; VIII
cox gave il to me; Markham was on
4 H., ,r,,,A2 nehnr -,
Wilcux's room; Wilcox was in his room
when l went on guard; meeting had not
assembled then; Ho Fon when l first
saw him he was taking glass of wine /;
saw him talking to Wilcox; could not
hear language; know what was being
done at the meeting; know what was
being done by being told by Mr.. Wilcox
and was also told when off guard by
other members that they had voted
against the project; could not tell where
Ho Fou was at this time; did not see
Ho Fon again that night.
Mr.. Neumann-0bjected and moved
that BOyd's answer relative 10 hearsay
be struck out.
Judge Judd considered that the evil
denee so far is correct and allowable.
Attorney-General-What did Wilcox
say?
Mr. Neumann-I object to the Attor-
ney-General asking those leading ques-
tons.
MISREPRESENTATION it goes, 1
got along in the other trial first-rate be-
cause Of different counsel"
BOYD (continuingl-Heard from VIII
cox long time afterwards but heard after
meeting; do not remember who spoke to
me they told me Wilcox intended to carry
out project voted down because SO few
present; most Of those in room were
seated; Wilcox by the table, Loomens
near him; Wilcox was in uniform and
had revolver on the table before him;
uniform Of lieutenant OF Italian artil-
lery; saw Ho Fon on night of 18th at
same place; must be before y o'clock;
did not see him when he arrived; same
project was to be carried out; the asso-
citation / do no know the name Of; the
purpose was to get old constitution back
and put out Ministers members took
oath; took oath at Iwilei; oath was
that we swore to overthrow Ministers
and if ever anyone Of US members gave
away the secrets he was to suffer death
at the hands of other members; there
were four meetings preceding meeting Of
10th OF July; there were about fifteen or
twenty men about premises when was
on guard; Ho Fon was there; the meet
ing had come to order; did not know
what was said; was outside; noticed
that Ho Fon did not say much; Waiwai
was there, Malulani, D. Crowningberg;
Spencer and Crowningberg arrived be-
fore II O'Clock; when meeting was
called to order they were there; don't
know whether arrangements were made
for future meetings, had meeting on
18th; saw Mr.. Wilcox there; saw Ho
Fon there that night; in the din
ingroom; there was also there Paupu
and four others all Chinese; amongst
them Mr.. Ho Fon these were with Mr..
Wilcox long time alone talking to him;
l was on veranda; could look through
glass window could only see them talk
ing; Papu was there and l saw him take
oath because he lifted up hand, can't
swear that heard it; Wilcox used to adj
minister oath; read it from book; he
was reading at time Papu held up his
hand; Ho Fon was there then; stood on
guard about same time as night before
these Chinese stayed with Wilcox long
time; l went away and when l came
back only Ho Fon was there with VIII
cox; Poepoe was there, Markham was
on guard saw Alex. Smith at meeting
of the 11th; that is the one am men
tioning now; went into the room then
and they proposed to carry out project;
1 made the proposition to do SO; l said
John Baker being present that thought
good thing TO carry out the thing as he
was good friends with soldiers at bar
racks that night; said to 90 to the
palace they all voted against me; Baker
thought too few so voted against; Ho
Fon did not say anything think Ho Fon
had gone home; this was at O'Clock in
the morning; Ho Fon and natives were
when l last saw him; was
around that night; Markham was on
guard in front; there were fifteen rifles
in room next to the dining room; ! saw
them there; saw them there because
went there early and opened door and
looked in; door was shut at first, opened
because l opened it; later on it was
opened about u O'Clock; Ho Fon was
there; he went in then and saw guns;
went IN also.
The noon hour having now arrived His
Honor called halt in the proceedings
and after warning the jury against con-
verse with outsiders on the case, allowed |
! recess until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The sitting of the Court was resumed |
It O'Clock and hearing of further testi-
nony in the case was continued:
Robert Royd- confines: Wilcox gave |