The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-10-17
SUPREME COURT.
OCTOBER TERM,

defendant; known him eight or ter
years; since the organization have beer
more intimate with him; organization
was called the Liberal Patriotic Associa
ton; object was to have new constitu
ton and discharge the Ministers Mr.
Wilcox was at the head of it; was
member: knew Mr.. Ho Fon before
conversed with him in English; joined
association on July 10th at Princess Ii
iuokalani's residence; took an oath
the essence of oath was as stated previ-
ously, only those invited heard oath
members we're to keep the affairs secret
death was to be the penalty for divulg.
ing the secrets; saw Ho Fon on the 10th,
between 7 and 8 o'clock in the evening
Wilcox ,Poepoe, Boyd, Waiwai, Malu
LAM, Luka, D. Crowningberg, T. Spen-
Ger, Tesla, w. Fl. Cummings were all
present; meeting was called to order bv
Wilcox; members asked to take seats;
was not then a member; think Ho Fon
sat for while and then walked out
again; Wilcox stated object of meeting
in English and Hawaiian; l took the
oath; took oath the first; Tesla was
asked to take oath also Cummings but
both refused; Ho Fon was there, he
staid until about midnight; cid not see
Ho Fon take the oath; meeting con-
t1nued until morning; it was suggested
that night that we proceed to palace and
| take charge of it; decided that there
We're too few members present; don't
| know whether Ho Fon was there; he
Went away before the rest of the party !;
Boyd was also armed; Ho Fon next
! evening July 18th: at same place he
was there when | arrived We were doing
| the same as first night; meeting was
called to order that night about O'Clock :;
! again it was decided to postpone action !;
Ho Fon was there back and forth; Boyd
and [ were there armed as guards; saw
other arms there that night; in closet
there were about fifteen rifles; when
meeting broke up the folding doors were
| open, then | saw rifles saw other Chi
nese there on the 18th; Papu Chinese
was there; he was there when l first
arrived there were four Chinese there
altogether; Wilcox was in the dining
room he was conversing with Chinese.
Did not see any oath administered that
night. Did not hear or know what they
were saying. Don't know whether any
of them took oath. On the 18th there
were present, Wilcox, Loomens, Ho
FOn, kauhana, Alex. Smith, Poepoe,
Baker, Waiwai, Papu and three other
Chinese. Recognized the defendant.
Think that five Chinese were present.
Baker came there late after II o'clock
(nlidnight). Think only Papu staid. Not
certain about Ho Fon. Saw other three
go home about IL. Before Baker arrived
| talked about object. Anxious to wait
for Baker. Thought seriously to 60 to
palace without him to carry out our pro
ject. Perhaps Ho Fon did not know at
first, but after discussion should think he
would. Used English, Hawaiian and
Italian. No orations in Chinese. Meet
ing broke up on 18th past midnight.
| Next saw Ho Fon down town. Next
| Fon that day at his office. Told him
Wilcox had sent me to him for spirits.
Told him gin. 1 said that Wilcox said
that natives wanted the liquor. Think l
| told him this. He told me to come in
evening Did go but didn't find him
there. Saw him later at Princess Liliu-
okalanis. Asked him about gin he said
he did not think it good for natives to
drink liquor that night. There were ten
or fifteen guards on duty armed. They
were dressed in citizens clothes. Asked
him for change to pay for hack. | had
| been using hack gathering In guns.
Rice bird guns. Got guns from Chinese
| business houses. HO Fon gave me
| change to pay for hack.
By the Court-The driver was Ha-
waiian.
Direct, resumed: Met Papu again.
! Saw him in Ho Fon's business house.
| On July Goth Papu was at meeting, He
was getting ready, had rife of his own.
When we left he came along with US. Ho
Fon left about midnight. Think he told
me SO. Everybody then getting ready
to proceed. l mean to proceed to Ho-
nuakaha or the palace. Intended to
get His Majesty and take him into the
palace. That part of the scheme was
made up at late hour that night. Ho
Fon did not join the column. Papu
accompanied US all the way. Got into
palace through mauka gate. Saw Papu
that day with red shirt, then he disap-
peared and saw him later in express
with citizens clothes on. He drove in
the palace yard. He brought provisions.
By the Court-Brought as provisions a
box of bread and some salmon.
Direct, resumed: Staid there until
evening. We got ammunition from
magazine in yard. Broke the bricks so
as to raise the shutters. Found breech
| blocks for cannon in makai room. There
was firing during that day. Cannons
were fired at Music Hall. Because peo-
pie fired at us. Papu did not drive the
hack. Another Chinese was driving and
don't know him.
Cross-examlnation-A a witness for
prosecution. Have had no talk with any
one about turning States evidence
Don't remember having conversation
Understood that we would be mol. pros'd
if we testified.
The Attorney General now objected tc
a question relative to action OF Boyd in
the matter.
; Mr.. Neumann said he asked the ques
ton because they, Markham and Boyd
may have had conversation together.
The Attorney General objected AGAR
to the relation of conversation, unless
held in the presence OF an officer of thu
Government.
Mr.. Neumann said that he desired al
answer from the witness. The Govern
ment officers were not on trial, although
: probably some of them ought to be
(Laughter.)
The witness, resuming: Boyd told M
like this, eff you turn States evidenc
YOU will be let off," Someone had takel
. down a statement. Mr.. Lee, the short
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