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

wv I y w hANs ObtCSt VI XIV
ting the guns was to keep the enemy
out. Our oath was to discharge the
Ministers and get new constitution
from the King, and that was what
we had TO carry out. Something
was said about having the barracks
soldiers Join us. They guard His
Majesty. We met no resistance
from the Palace soldiers, no demand
was made for us to clear out. l saw
Wilcox go to the barracks with
squad of men. He did not wear
Hawaiian uniform. We did not
find the primers in the magazine.
Wilcox knew the primers were at
the barracks. The Kings soldiers
we're going in and out from the Pa
lace that morning. Did not see
Wilcox with any primers. His Ma
iesty was not in the Palace or the
yard. We could have taken the
Palace with the primers and men
we had. Did not hear the Palace
soldiers say, "Wc are with you"
Parker did not call out for us to dis
perse in the name of the King.
Wilcox might have seized Parker
and taken him prisoner. We re-
ceived instructions from Wilcox not
TO shoot anyone without they fired
first. Think the Palace soldiers
must have seen as taking ammuni-
ton out of the magazine. We went
there to take the Palace and pro.
tect the King, not hurt him. If we
got a new constitution we we're 10
support it by guns. The first shot
fred into the Palace yard was from
the Music Hall. We were not called
upon to surrender by any outsiders
or the Kings soldiers. 1 heard
every day in the week something
about oustng the Ministers. We
never discussed at the meetings the
dethroncment of the King. Nothing
was said about the King sympathiz-
ing with the movement. knew
when we got into the Palace yard
that the King was not there. No
violence was used on Schuman.
Loomens did not make incendiary
or violent speeches at the meetings.
The meetings were carried on in
English and Hawaiian. l was on
guard at the house. Loom. MS made
a speech the first night. l said very
little at the meetings, was not promi-
nent in getting recruits, did not pre-
sent my pistol in the face of anyone
who would not take the oath. did
not see Loomens at the Palace gate,
first saw him in the Palace yard. l
have had conversation with the At
torney-General since twelve o'clock
about my statement. 1t was not
about using force to get the Minis
ters out. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
simply said he thought was not
sticking to my original statement.
Why gave state evidence is be-
cause L heard all the others arrested
were making statements. Twas adj
vised by my lawyer to keep my
mouth shut. 1 was told that if 1
gave evidence for the Government
| would not be prosecuted. The
hardships Of Imprisonment did not
Lad me to turn states evidence.
The society was known as the Lib
eral Patriotic Association. never
signed my name to any document.
We would never have fred our guns
If the outsiders had not fired first {.
BY Mr.. Hatch--I did not know
at the time tnat Mr.. Damon had
called upon us to surrender.
BY the Court--We were to ask
for the Palace, did not make any
effort to take it. Wilcox did not
give US orders.
BY Mr.. Rosa-l heard that Will
cox got message telling him not t
touch the Palace or enter it. The
message l understood came from the
King.
Jack Kuamoo sworn, stated
know the defendant. / first met
him few weeks before the night
we marched 10 the Palace. 1t was
at the Princess place at Palama.
When I got there the principal bust
ness was over, several drunken pco-
pie were there. became a member
of the society by taking an oath. 1t
was that you swear in the name OF
God that you become a member OF
this permanent organization. have
forgotten the rest. supposed the
defendant belonged to it, do not
know whether he held office. Did
not attend any other meeting until
that on July 29th. Defendant WAS
there and about sixty others more
or less. Loomens marched in the
column near me from the Princess
residence to. the Palace gate. He
walked with me, we brought up the
rear. Loomens had on long spot
ted grey coat reaching to his knees.
The collar was turned up. | had
no weapon. I went in the Palace
yard, stad half an hour. Saw the
defendant sitting in hack near the
Palace stables. The Palace gates
were shut. Did not sec him again
that day. l went in the Palace yard
again between 8 and 8 and left fol
good between l / and IL.
Cross-examined-It was about 2
o'clock when l saw the defendant
in the hack. He had come from the