The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-10-09
SUPREME COURT.
AT CHAMBERS,

PROBATE DIVISION.
In re estate of Hawai- (w.) Probate of
will. Ordered that the will be admitted
to probate, and J. A. Magoon be APP
pointed executor under $500 bond. ia.
Magoon the petitioner, and A. Rosa
for K. Kalua ct al, present.
In re guardianship of Elizabeth K. and
Maria K. Cummins. Petition OF A. ].
Cartwright, guardian, for leave to build.
The Court authorizes the guardian to ex-
pend $1,000 in the erection of two cot
tages. G. Brown attorney for petitioner.
OCTOBER TERM.-CRIMINAL DIVISION.
James Kauhane and Jack Kuamoo for
conspiracy, and David KAPPA for riot,
each pleaded guilty to the charges placed
against their names and all the others
charged with offenses connected with
the recent instruction, except Ho Fon
charged with conspiracy, pleaded not
guilty.
S. K. Pua, Kahuakai, Kaona and Jack
Kuamoo. charged with conspiracy, were
arraigned and motion was made by Mr..
Rosa to quash the Indictment against
them, but the motion was overruled. A.
Rosa appeared for S. K. Pua and Kaona.
Jack KuamOo, then pleaded guilty Of
J conspiracy and was sentenced to one
months imprisonment at hard labor !;
but the operation of the sentence is sus-
pended until Monday next.
At II AS a. IN. the Court adjourned for
recess, and resumed at p. m. when the
case of the King VS.. Albert Loomens,
charged with treason was called.
After considerable challenging and
excusing of jurors, panel was at last
secured, consisting of the following: E.
NJ. Marshall, Aug. Ehlers, G. Bolte, l..
G. Ables, M. n. Saunders, Hamilton
Johnson, Thos. Lindsay, H. M. Whit
ney, Jr., G. A. Peacock, A. II. Mellis,
7. NJ. Starkey, and NJ. Mclnerny Gales
MANI.
Robert n Boyd called for prosecution,
sworn, said-Napunako is the name
the natives call me; was born in Homo
lulu and am tWenty-slX years Old; have
been five years in Italy and returned
a couple of years ago; L first met Albert
Loomens at Iwilei; the very first meet
ing OF this secret society, can't fix the
!
the Waikiki side of road, between prison
and the makai; was invited to go there
by Wilcox; he didn't tell me the pur-
pose until [ was there; he said there
was going to be meeting; l met him at
his office to go to the meeting little
before dark, about Z o'clock; there were
several people outside when [ got there
; Wilcox went in with me; Albert Loo
mems was there and Lucca (LuCca stands
up and is identified by witness) and
three sailors (white men, two Italians
and one German; two others l think
Italians Wilcox read out the PROPOSE
ton of the constitution of the meeting
! out of black book, a constitution fol
: the secret society; it was written by
himself; he read it in English; the
constitution was to the effect that as
, the native Hawaiians were, their rights
were being taken away from them; thai
Wilcox wished to originate this secre
society to give back to the King the
rights that had been taken away iron
him and to overthrow the Ministry and
everybody swore under that constltu
ton; Wilcox administered the oath II
the English language; it was said
anyone exposed the constitution or any
e thing appertaining to it that he SHOULD
I suffer death by the hands of tn
. others that was in the oath; we al
Z took the oath defendant was presen
d and took the oath was introduced t
Y Loomens by Wilcox; we had two othcer
lf APPOINTED at that meeting, a preslden
- and vice-president; Wilcox was az
IL pointed president and Loomens vice
IT president; we were nearly an hour L
'e that meeting; it was agreed that
should meet the next Sunday on the to
of Punchbowl; it was stated at the NEE
ing that they wanted the means to pro
0t cure arms and ammunition, becaus
lie they had to take by force f.; [ think 1t wa
d to be against the present governmer
n because one object of the constitutlo
lie was to overthrow the present Ministry
rs all the members met the next Sunda
OF on PunchboWl about O'Clock; no GU
rs siders: we met in a little house on to
m of Punchbowl, near the hagpole; tn
r. principal discussion at the meeting W;
he the means to carry out the proIec
is Loomens was present; went up wit
~ Wilcox; it was arranged that Y
n should meet at Palama again;
er think the next Thursday betwe en-
Mt and 9 O'Clock went there at the wa
On kiki gate and went to Wilcox's roo
Ou which is right behind the banyan ire
ly Wilcox was there when got there !;
On saw the other members there that nigh
es all of them; Loomens was there; '
ed had meeting in the dining-room; lie
,e- than a week after we had another NEE
he ing at the same place: all were prese
except one of the sailors who was sic
>" Loomens was there; Wilcox said that
GA thought he had the means and money
ap carry out his project; don't remem6
at what else was said; the matter of Il
his means was satisfactorily settled at tn
rer meeting; Wilcox spoke at the me-
A ing-that was the fourth meeting; t
Ter fifth meeting was the one IN which t
he natives came in and was hello at t
SITS same place; it was held one day bett
J a the sixth meeting; two days after t
thy sixth meeting John Baker went
ce. to Hilo - on the 9TH ON t
in 9TH because John Baker went
ore to Hilo on the 18th on Friday;
,ou Wednesday before that we had the sl1
the meeting-the day before that we had
lch fifth meeting; this was in July; at
err fifth meeting Wilcox was there, Loome
and two of the sailors and Italians,
ave rest of them didn't come and this ~
at Lucca, one of those three sailors VIII
bod made three foreigners, and then myse
silv I don't know the sailors name and w
viii hal who is dead now, killed IN the n
Law and man with blind eye, L think
90. name was Keakue, he was killed,
the there was Poipoi the attorney, geo