The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-17
OCTOBER TERM.
Trial or 40 EOn f0r Conspiracy.
Before His HO ,or the chief
,BuaticC.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10th.
AFTERNOON SESSION,

Have known him four or i've years.
i pleaded guilty to q charge of con.
spiracy in connection with events Of
July 30th. l attended some of the
meetings leading up to that evening.
The first attended was the one pre-
vious to the goth at Princess Liliuo-
ialani's residence. / saw Poepoe,
Markham, Boyd, Malulani, A.
Smith, r. w. Wilcox and some ha-
oles there, also Chinese. Ho Fon
was there, Papu and Ahlo, also
stout-built Chinaman. l was sworn
in the dining room at the same time
as Kanoa. The oath was to keep
secret what Wilcox communicated
to us. 1t was for the purpose Of q
new constitution and overthrowing
the Ministry. Ho Fon came be-
tween 10 and II o'clock, with Ahlo
and Papu, saw them when they ar
rived, they went into the dining
room. Wilcox was there. Ho Fon
shook hands with me. Papu said to
me it would be a good thing TO get
the new government. He said, we
have sworn the same as you. Have
never heard Ho Foa talk in Hawai-
ian. Was at the meeting on the
29th. Ho Fen was there, saw him
talking with Markham in the door
way. l went down town that even
ing with Markham, and he told me
we were going to Ho Fon's to get
case of gin. Markham went in, l
did not. Did not get the gin. We
got hack and Markham said we
were going to get some guns. We
got them, they were wrapped up in
burlaps. Got them from Chinese
store. Got guns and ammunition
at three different places, two Of
which we're Chinese stores. After
getting these things we took them
10 Palama and left them there, then
came down together in a hack.
Markham got money from Papu and
gave it to me to pay for the hack.
Markham was talking with Ho Fon
just before Papu handed me the
money. 1 marched to the palace
and was wounded in the bungalow.
/ saw Papu bring boxes of bread
into the palace yard. We marched
to the palace to get the new consti-
tuition and get the cannon out.
By the Court thought myself
but did not say anything that it was
against the law to take possession of
the palace yard.
Cross-examined-I only attended
two meetings. Think 1 went down
three times on the night of the 29th.
Markham and went for the gin be.
fore l had been to Palama. Don't
know whether Markham went to the
Chinese newspaper office to get gin
or the Anchor Saloon for Chinese
newspaper. l drink gin and know
where to get it. saw Papu and He
Fon both nights, Ahlo was only
there the first night.
Alexander Smith sworn, stated
1 have known the defendant by
sight for long time, not acquaint-
ed with him until the night of July
18th when he was at the Princess
residence, Palama. Wilcox was
there and told me he had secret
society and wanted me to take the
oath. I took it in the dining room.
Saw Ho Fon there little after II
o'clock. Four or five Chinese came
in and Markham said to me "here
comes the committee of the Chinese
firms" They went into the dining
room and / saw them standing up
talking with Wilcox. Saw Ho Fol
there the night of the 29th. l was
the officer on guard and let him into
the house. The men who were
sworn stood under crossed bayonets
We marched to the palace armed
Wilcox told me he expected help
from the King and also about SOC
Chinese.
Cross-examined--I did not expec
any fight, would not have gone if
had known there was to be.
Edward Hopkins sworn, stated
l am captain of police. l know
Papu by sight. Have heard he hat
gone to China and again to Koolau
loa. Seaach had been made for him
but we cannot find him. Hav'
known Ho Fon since early part o
1884. Have heard him speak Eng
lish, Hawaiian and Chinese. l hat
charge of prison gang, he was as
sistant under me. | told him to tel
the native prisoners to do something
and they understood him. He acte'
as a native interpreter for me.
oss-examined-Papu has bee
accused of having opium in posses
sion.
Thomas Hiona sworn, stated
Was a policeman on July 30th, ha
to fall in line in the column tina
marched to the palace that morning
Wilcox WAS in charge OF the column
AT 3:03 the prosecution rested.
THE DEFENSE.
f. j. Tesla sworn, stated re
side in Honolulu. Have done s
for ten years. My present occupa
tion is lawyers clerk. Cease
with newspaper work in May las
Have known Ho Fon several year;
he is newspaper reporter. l kno
r. w. Wilcox. know of one NEE