The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-10-22

NroSS-SNaml0eu - lOnL remember
whether any hack came the day before
None the day after. Heard only this
morning that was to testify.
All Png-Knew nothing important.
AT IL As the defendant himself was
placed on the stand and being sworn,
stated-Am the defendant in this case
Lived here twelve years. Am reporter
OF Chinese News Company. Am "a years
of age. Have share in the newspaper
/ find out things and give them to my
editor, l know 4. W. Wilcox. Have
had business dealings with him with re-
gard to surveying. know Markham
about i've years. Know Boyd about six
years. Boyd and l went to Fort street
school together. Know of row on July
S0th. Don't know how people got iIto
Government house or palace. Knew
nothing in advance Of the movement
Live At Palama, Dowd street lane. ]
know Of meetings held out that way
First on July 10th. Knew nothing be.
fore. heard something in town about
8 meeting, went and saw 8 light. Heard
that the object wss political. Went in
and SAW Boyd on the veranda. Boyd
Wilcox to open the door.
At II noon recess was had until / so
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court resumed at ESQ p. N. and the
direct examination of the defendant was
continued.
Ho Fon, continuing states: Boyd in
vited me in. Mr.. Wilcox opened the
door. To the dining room. Had con-
versation with Mr.. Wilcox. Told him ]
wished to see him relative 10 surveying
some land. asked him why so many
people there. He said they were there
on politics. Staid about hall an hour.
Heard no politics discussed. Table was
in the room. There was wine there.
Natives were in the room eating and
drinking. No ceremony of oath-taking
while l was there that evening. Went
next night between and o'clock.
Saw few natives there and three Chi
neSe. The Chinese were there before
me. Staid then only about ten minutes.
No oath administered to me that eve
ming. Have not been asked and did not
take any oath. Markham, Poepoe,
kaiue, Malulani were there. Went in
through King street gate. Went into
dining room. Met three Chinese in
there, IN the room. Poepoe and Wilcox
were in the room. asked Wilcox about
the meeting last night. He spoke about
for next election. After
wards L. Ahlo went home. Other Chi
neSe staid there. c. Monting and Papu
were the ones. Ahlo went out by HIM
self. c. Monting and went out soon
after. Papu staid there. did not see
oath administered to anyone while was
there. made report 10 nv paper of
what l had seen. Think report was
made by me next day.
Court ruled that question as 10 who
wrote the srticle was inzdmissable and
Mr.. Neumann excepted.
Ho Fon continuing: Never loaned
zny money to Mr.. Wilcox. He never
asked me for any. Never furnished him
with any ammunition to forward his
cause. Mr.. Markham borrowed 81 %
from me to buy cigars That on the
2Sth- At about 9 o'clock in evening at
house. He asked me for s.
to buy cigars Opened purse only had
81 %. loaned him that He has never
repaid me. The very last night Mr.. VIII
cox asked me II l could help him or not.
I told hind could not He asked about
;ooi. Asked me in English. He said
cant you help me in the morning time
when get in the palace want some
;Ood." / told him that Il was too young
TO 60 in that business l asked him
what they were doing that night. He
said he was preparing constitution TO
get the King TO sign and then TO dis
charge the Ministers This was on the
18th l stsid there about half an hour.
On the 29th Markham wanted me to
20 security for him for case OF gin. l
refused. On the 18th after leaving Pa
anna went TO my house and stAid there.
Went out next morning about $50
o'clock. Went 20 Office first. Heard
then that natives were 81 palace Chinese
mack driver told me. Don't know his
name, know him by sight. Saw
natives IN the palace yard and
Government yards. then went back TO
nv Office. Went that morning into
Qrong Hip LONGS store, between and
J. Bought no provisions. Stayed there
1ulya few minutes Went into no other
stare on Hotel street that morning as
remember. Saw Pzpu about O'Clock
hat morning outside Hop Kings store.
Know David KAPPA, hsd no conversation
With him that morning. Said good morn
ng 10 one another Never said 10 him
hat 1 sent provisions 10 the palace Did
lot say On evening OF the 18th to
Wilcox: .YOu want good government,
i0n't yoG' Only what I have stated
lassed between Wilcox and l. ! SAW
some men hold up their hands on the
9TH, swearing | suppose Don't know.
SsVsr agreed 10 i0in Or helpin the move
nelt-
Cross-ezzminei By Mr. Hztch-I was
70 see people N palace on 50th-
-n01zh- that they were tneIe 70 get q
.eE constitution and Ous- the Ministers.
Was aot surprised DID nGt see cannon
.lzced- Saw arms with some, say some
Nth re.i shirts On. Saw rifles On the
Iizht O; the 9Th Think about ten 20
-fIeeu, saw some nee bird guns by
plnIll they were going 10 march 10 the
alzes. and ask the King 70 sign Z new
11stItGrIou- Thought that maybe mem
rs q association drill, and then march /
D the palace. Did not think they we're
l1ing 10 Ezrget-przctiee- Asked some Of
ns natives On the 9Th about arms, and !
rLs told thev we're Z0ing 20 drill Spoke /
D Poepoe, Boyd, Markham, only thcse- I
pike IN Hawaiian. Markham told pro /
sct- Saw lights theres torches Saw
Yards Nc trouble 10 pass. they rsoog-
Led ne- MF h0C=e : near there. and /
Tenr 20 hezr q find cut Something for 4
II paper Some men thsre gIth 4
Ms. drilling | am Eot : LzEyeE. did /
% moE Ehether right Or Trong-
.hcGgh1 II al nght, 50 many IA
.T5 EEyers thers DID MT help 1
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