The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-15

palama, and went with the first, with
Loomens right behind me. The men
were armed with rifles and bird-guns
| loaded with shot. l loaded some OF these
weapons, and caps were given to the
SQUADS which followed each other. The
| object IN loading the guns was to use
| force il necessary. The march began
| between S and 4 a. m. on July S0th. We
marched through tie middle gate to
King street, thence along King to Rich
ard. UP Richard TO Palace Walk. The
| first policeman captured was at Mauna-
kea and King street corner. Wilcox
| took him. Loomens was still behind
me. Wilcox held up several others.
On arriving at the Palace gate lost
sight of Loomens in the confusion that
occurred there. The sentry at the gate
would not open it, and | saw q man
climb over it. The sentry challenged
us, but when Wilcox spoke to him he
went away. At the gate Wilcox gave
| orders to load, and the man who had
| climbed over now opened the gate and
we marched inside the Palace grounds.
There were between seventy and eighty
| of us, and all were armed with rifles,
guns or pistols. There were thirty-five
| rifles besides over thirty hird-guns.
When we got into the Palace yard the
| armed band was formed in two lines be-
| hind the Palace. / then saw Loomens
talking with Wilcox. then went away
| with Markham to another part of the
grounds. Wilcox called out 70, Robert
Parker and asked who had charge OF the
Palace. The men were still standing in
line and remained in that position until
daylight. did not see Loomens again
that day. The last time / saw him was
before daylight. Wilcox went several
times to the Barracks to see kahalewai.
| The cannons were got out after l saw
Wilcox and Loomens talking together.
Wilcox put me in command of the
cannons on the Eva side of the
grounds. Markham had charge OF the
cannon facing Likelike street, and
occasionally went over TO see him. l
once went outside for loaf OF bread.
| The King was not there. heard Will
cox tell the men TO catch q rifeman
named Schumann and bring him into
the ward. / saw him brought in, and
Wilcox spoke with him. / saw the
window of the Opera House drawn
down. and Wilcox called to the men
there to shut the window or he would
fire the cannon. They refused and the
firing began. When the firing from the
Opera House began Wilcox went under
8 tree and shortly afterwards / was shot
in the leg. We could not converse as
the shot was coming fast. / bound my
leg with 8 handkerchief, and tried to
fre the gun again; but got shot
in the head and lay senseless for while.
After l got up went through the Palace
10 the bungalow. / saw 9 soldier in the
Palace but he did not challenge me.
was the last one to leave my cannon.
Wilcox asked me to take the photograph
of his wife and little daughter, and / told
him / was more 8 dead man than he.
He was not wounded. / saw Mahaulu
and Gabriel In the bungalow and Wilcox
was looking very blue-he had lost all
hope. He was dressed in uniform and
carried 9 rife SIS well as the others in
the bungalow. 1 heard Mahaulu cry
out ''pe2ce," and he put his handker-
chief out of the window. Gabriel put
handkerchief on the end of broom and
went out. In the morning when We en-
tered the grounds we lifted the door of
the gashouse off its hinges and found
about 500 boxes Of ammunition-six to
eight rounds in each box.
On croSS-examination the witness said
I have lost all confidence in Wilcox,
and my reason for taking part in the
matter was that was sent to be edu-
Gated in Italy where l got my diploma;
and then when came back was simply
q street yagabond. applied TO the gov
eminent for position and they offered
me an inferior one. / did not want to
hurt the King but TO put the Ministers
out Of Office. The palace was our rem
devious, because We could procure arms
there. We knew cannon were there.
Wilcox thought he could accomplish his
object OF becoming dictator and then
place the King in his rights afterwards.
He told me be thought the King was
weak and he would proclaim himself
dictator and place the town under mar
tial law Wilcox did not modest the
palace. Alter ! was wounded l went
through the palace without resistance.
/ do not know OF any resistance by the
Kings soldiers. ! viii not swear that
saw Loomens enter the palace yard.
saw him inside talking with Wilcox be-
fore daybreak. l know Loomens was
armed, for gave him pistol at Palama.
know where he lived, If was on King
street opposite the California Fruit |
Market I can swear that Loomens was
with Us al the way from Palama to The |
palace gate. but there was confusion |
there and l lost sight of him. did not |
level pistol ST any OF the police. did |
net level pistol at Testa or anyone else. |
l did not bring q single man there TO the |
meetings, did not deeoy them. I did |
say that l dare 90 10 the palace with if |
teen men We might have succeeded l
with fifteen men where We failed with q |
larger number. One reason | have |
turned states evidence Is that did not |
show l was coward Wilcox, when the |
firing commenced, left me alone and l |
LOST patriotism right on the edge Of my |
grave The object when We came down /
was 10 take the palace. was told that |
the others belonging TO the party had 1
been making statements the day after
they were arrested. ] was told if l gave I
states evidence / would be let free.
had no object when | came here to /
overthrow the King made an attempt /
70 fire from the Palace yard, because
they were shooting at Us from the Music
Hall. The first shot from there hit me-
The c2nnons were stationed in the
Palace yard so that Il We took the palace
we could protect It The King was not
IN the palace, he did not come there
that day There Was no discussion
about oyertbrowing the King. We could