The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-11


arms. Did not have any conversa-
ton with Loomens about where TO
get the guns. / got them myself.
The rice bird guns we're not for the
Kamehameha Rife Association.
They were for appearances, and
were loaded before we started on
our march. They were loaded so
that il anyone shot at us like ducks
in the palace yard we could respond.
gave the command "ready" when
we arrived at the palace gate. The
rifles we're loaded at the gate. ]
gave the command ready" for APP
pearances.
BY Mr.. Rosa--When we were dis
cussing means Loomens did not say
anything. AT any meeting Loomens
did not say anything more than
that he sympathised with the ma
tives. The meetings were conduct
ed mostly in Hawaiian. Loomens
does not understand Hawaiian. The
rice bird guns were loaded at Pa
lama. saw Loomens little time
after l opened the map in the palace
yard. l could not say whether Loo
mems came in the gate with US. l
saw my men but not Loomens after
came from Robert Parker. 1t was
between and s O'Clock when 1 saw
Loomens again. 1t was then when
| handed my card to him to take to
the King. l. wrote on it, Ella au
ianei me ma koa, ka pa alii, Ike kali
aku mel Ike Alii," which means, II
am here with the soldiers at the
palace yard, waiting for Your Ma
jesty." signed my name to the
message. The message sent by Ka-
aha to the King was verbal one. 1
received message later by the staff
officer about the sanctity of the pa
lace. Col. Baker told me he had
seen His Majesty. l was at the
front Of the palace when the first
shot was fired, it came from the
Opera House. When the firing be-
came general my men responded.
We had arms and ammunition
enough to have destroyed the build
ing If the cannon had been fortified.
l received message on the day Of
the 29th that it was the proper time
to set to work and also message
that the King had had trouble with
his Ministers about the cannon.
By the Court-It was when they
commenced firing that first thought
the King would not come.
By Mr.. Rosa-Previous to that l
thought he would come. heard
the Ministers wanted to shoot me,
then the war would be ended. was
fred at all day as if were a
chicken, but was not hit at all.
BY the Attorney-General-If ]
had seen Mr.. Damon and the King
would not have come, l would moi
have surrendered. l was for the
King and the people.
iona. Austin sworn, stated
was Minister of Foreign Affairs or
July 29th, S0th and 3lst. On the
29lh was technically in charge OF
certain field pieces and ammunition
On that day they were in the palace
Previous to that time they were un
der my control. Suppose / could
have got them if / wanted to. They
were carted from the palace yard t
the Station house after the affair.
ross-examined-So Some of then
came from the barracks.
Albert Loomens sworn, stated
am Belgian. Arrived in Honolulu
May 4th. 1t was on the 10th / frs
met Wilcox. l was asked by vii
cox to attend meeting of society
at some place unknown. II was I
society of white men for the good O.
the country and people. Boyd ap
pointed me Vice-President, l OBJ
jected. They accepted me, how
ever. They were all Italians, and
did not understand them. Boyc
told me what they said. He tolc
me he had eight or nine hundred
acres of land in the country and wa
going to try and form colony.
was to be Vioe-President Of the col
ony. I was at Punchbowl meeting
Invited by Wilcox. Did not under
stand much, they were talking Ital
ian. 1 was at the meetings at Pa
lama. Nothing was said about over
turning the government. remem
Der the meeting where wine wa
drunk. 1t was in the Princess
dinin I room. / made some remarks
rs one man took me for spy, toll
them 1 was invited by Wilcox as hit
friend. Boyd forced me to take
pistol. Did not hand any arms O
uniforms to the men, never gave an,
orders. They met to talk about tn
Kings rights. Did not understan
; much, as they talked in native.
started with them from the Princess
residence and when we got to tn
} palace gate went to my rooms q
Mrs. Kingsley's. returned to the pa
lace yard and talked with Wilcox
He sent me to the Kings boathous
with a message written on yisitin
card. delivered it to a soldier
He came back and said there wa
F., no answer. l did not talk with an
t native about provisions, Someon
: outside Of the palace asked me to G
q for bread for the people inside.