The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-18
OCTOBER TERM,
Trial OF $50 Fon fer Conspiracy.
Before His HOnor the CHER
Justice
THURSDAY, Oct. 18th.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


continued as follows Wilcox was in
what they called the dining room.
conVersed with him, said l wanted
TO see him about sume land. He
said call right, come to my office in
the morning" saw some natives
and asked him the reason, he said
politics. stayed half an hour. l
did not take part or hear politics
discussed. l saw o table in the
room with wine on it. Some natives
were sitting down eating and drink
ing. Did not see any one take an
oath. l went again the next night
between 8 and 3, saw natives there
and three Cinnamon. went there
after them and stayed about ten
minutes. No oath was administer
ed to me, no one asked me to take
it. Markham, Poepoe, Kaiue, Ma
lulani we're all saw there. l went
into the dining room. The three
Chinese were there and Wilcox. He
told me we are talking about next
election. Ahlo said good night and
left. 1 staid with G. Monting and
Papu. A few minutes after l and
Monting went away. No oath was
administered. l told my editor the
next day what had seen. l never
lent any money to Wilcox, he never
made any application to me for
money, never asked me TO furnish
gin. Never lent money to anyone
connected with the riot. Markham
borrowed $1.25 July 29th to buy
cigars, it was nine O'Clock in the
evening, at Princess Liliuokalani's
house. He never paid me back.
That is all the money the band Of
patriots got out OF me. The last
night Wilcox asked me If | could
help him with food as he was geing
into the palace. Told him could
not, 1 was too young and did not
want to have anything to do with
such business. He told me about
his new constitution and about the
attempt to put the Ministers out.
About five O'Clock that evening
Markham came to my office
and asked me to go security
for q bottle of gin. Told him
no one would trust me. / left
that night about $3.50 and went
home. On July 30th went to my
office, and heard natives had taken
possession of the palace. l went
and looked for myself. Never went
into the palace yard, went back to
my office. Stayed about fifteen
minutes and went off around the
streets. | went into Quon Hip
Lungs store between 8 and 9. Did
not buy any provisions at any store.
l know Papu, saw him at O'Clock
outside of Hop Kings, did not speak
to him. know D. KAPPA, did not
have any conversation with him.
Saw him pass, he said good morning.
Did not tell him had sent provi-
siops to the palace, did not send
any. L did not say to Wilcox on the
evening of the 29th, "You want a
good Government, amt your" l
saw some men held up their hands
on the 10Th, did not understand
what it was for. never agreed TO
| join them.
Crosss-examincd-I was not sur
prised to see the natives in the pal
ace on the 30th. I thought they
were to get the new constitution and
GUST the Ministry, as Wilcox had
told me. / stood in hack and
looked over the wall. Did not see
cannon, saw some of the men carry
ing arms and wearing red shirts.
saw 10 to IL rifles at the meeting OF
the goth, saw rice bird guns also.
My opinion was they were going to
march to the palace. / saw the
members of the Kamehameha Rife
Association during the day, and
thought they were going to have
target practice. l understand lit.
tie native. talked with Poepoe,
Boyd and Markham on the evening
of the 29th. saw the guards at
Palama, they let me in without any
trouble. 1 saw lights and thought
there must be a meeting. l go to
hear and find out something for my
paper. l saw men carrying guns
and drilling. Did not know whether
it was right or wrong. saw Mr..
Cummings the first evening, Tesla,
Markham, Boyd, Poepoe, Kaiue and
Ma!ulani were there. Did not talk
with Cummings. i heard Poepoe
speak few words TO white man,
Had no trouble to get in on the 18th,
Don't know what Ahlo and Papu
were there for. / went to find out
particulars.
David Dayton, w. r. Castle and
Antoine Rosa we're placed on the
stand and testified that they knew
David Kappa, and that his reputa.
ton for truth and veracity was moi
good.
The defense rested at 8:05.
After a recess of q few moment.
Mr.. Neumann commenced his ad
dress TO the jury. He asked then
to recall the testimony and they
would not find anything like the de
PENDANTS assent or concertlng 10 get
ting a new constitution and putting
out the Ministers. The defendan
went to the meetings in the capacity