The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-23

was put over the atm there %as no
sound from the Jap when he was
hung did not say positively before
that it was half-past ono O'Clock
when ! got home, said it was in
the neighborhood of between l and
2 o'clock; / did not say went
Fright to Sleep" l said l went to
sleep; Watson and Steele were talk
ing in ordinary tones, not whispers;
| feel asleep again and woke up at
3 o'clock, always rise then ut Over
ends, am Weakened 10y an alarm
clock met Portuguese boy in the
morning, who told me japanese
was make; saw the body hanging in
the same position; went over to
Mills store, where | saw Mills,
Blabon, and Tommy Hart; l told
Mills there was japanese hung up
there, he said it was an eiligy; this
was between G and Z o'clock in the
morning; in reply to Mills remark
l said, at may be, sir, but think
it looks like jap" l did not
communicate the matter to officers
of the law, or talk with defendants
or Lala | was examined by Sheriff
Hitchcock before l was arrested;
was arrested lG or Is days after the
event have been under guard ever
since at first interview / made no
statement accusing these defendants ;
second interview was IN the Shcriif's
Office in this building; then made
statement of same substance as
made to-day; Lala was under arrest
and brought here before l came;
have for week past been in same
room with Lala, previously had been
allowed no communication with him ;
first saw Blabon in May, 1888, at
Ilorncr's plantation; have never
maze any threats against Steele,
Blabon, and Mills; never said to
Mr.. Miller (bcforc the homicide)
that Mills was n damned Irish son
of a bitch; didn't say l would rather
trade with the American Jew than
with Mills; dindn't say would get
even with Mills know Geo. Hardy of
Honokaa; l was convicted in Homo
kaa Of the larceny of watch, was
sentenced TO 30 days Imprisonment ;
served my time under restraint ;
don't recollect talking with George
Hardy about my conviction.
Mr.. Neumann objects on the
ground that the larceny has nothing
to do with this case.
Q.-Do you recollect saying to
Hardy that you would get even with
Steele, Blabon, and Mills-using an
eXpletive the worst that could be
applied to any man-for their par,
in securing your conviction. A.
No, sir; Steele did not give evidence
against me. Have been in islands
since 1877; am native of the State
of Ohio, my age is 81 the principal
part of my life has been spent in
my native place; have been at sea
in bark Forest Queen; enlisted or
the u. S. S. Adams at Honolulu in
1887, made voyage in her to Sa-
moa, was blacksmith on her; enlisted
for remainder Of cruise, which
would end in November, l left in
March, 1888. (Mr. Neumann oh.
jects and the Court gives witness
privilege of not making any answers
that would criminate himsclf). The
witness declines TO answer ques
tion as to whether he had deserted
from the Adams. Have been in tho
Jail the past month, have not been ;
luna on the road, have been watch
man on the Volcano road under Mr.
Staples, was promised $50 month
have not seen any salary yet, en-
gagement terminated on the 9th Of
March, never have been out of jail
since unless there was an officer with
me, have roomed with Lala since the
last Kinau, could not converse with
him because he does not under.
stand English. (Witness shows on
map where he sat when Steele went
into the lot.) 1 did not give notice
when I saw the Jap coming Steele
and Blabon and Lala l said came
out together, the order was Lala,
Steele, and Blabon together, and
Mills and Watson together; it was
ut the Government road that the re.
mark was made, "My God, the mar
is dead" there was no particular
violence used OH the Jap in taking
him off his horse, except that h,
was in the grasp of two strong men
saw no blow struck.
Mr.. Davidson desires few min.
utes' consultation with his colleague
and the Court takes five minutes
recess.
Witness-It took me about II
minutes to walk home from scene o.
hanging; did not say formerly thai
it took me ID or 20 minutes; have
no idea how long it took me to go tc
sleep, it would not be over half al
hour; could not say how long MAJ
/ had before l wakened. When the
four defendants carried the body,
did not escape because Steele hat
ordered me to stay; l was the first
to leave the pole, left the four de.
PENDANTS there; didn't notice thai
the Jap's clothes were torn or soileC
as if the result of struggle; have
never testified that Mills raised tho
Jap's head, at the place where he
was laid down near the Government