The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-27

night was not a very large one, about
medium size. Rope shown and he says
it was like that. have seen rope of
that size in Mills store; rope was coiled
up and the coil was not complete.
Cross-examined-I have lived in Ho-
nokaa three months before that lived
in Kaumaoli. l am married have no
land at Kaumaoli have worked for
Lunahehe and worked for others during
the last two years. l was not arrested
for the murder of Goto. | was arrested
in Honokaa on Monday. Sheriff came
after me- do not remember the time
of the month. About week after Goto
was killed. was arrested that day and
was let off the same day. l was carried
before Sheriff Hitchcock. made
statement to him. / was kept in re-
straint from November to this day. One
day was let 60 and the next day was
arrested again | made no statement
the next day The next statement was
after l had been in Jail. They came
after me and brought me into court
house. Sheriff Hitchcock examined me.
No one else examined me. After that was
sent to Hilo. think about two weeks
after being in Honokaa. Remember
man working in Overend's stables. Man
by the name of Richmond. Have met
him several times but the man does not
talk kanaka. We have not been to-
gether lately. We have slept together
in the same room because the
prison was full Time / was at Homo
kaa did not see Richmond. Did not see
him at all there for l was fast in the
room. Was brought into the court
house but did not see Richmond there.
Richmond was arrested before l was
sent to Hilo. He was not placed in the
same room with me. Two Cinnamon
were confined with me in the Jail.
/ could not talk with them for
they could not talk kanaka. l was
brought to Hilo first, and | do not
know what Richmond was arrested for;
do not know what Richmond told to the
sheriff; my statement was taken down
in writing by sheriff; sheriff did not in
terview me very often; told the sheriff
what l am saying in Court now. Did
not tell the sheriff that | was COM
ing from Paauilo and saw two men in
a lot with bundle? / never stated that
to the sheriff; did not tell the sheriff
that pistol had been drawn upon me;
have only made this statement; it was
not Sunday that Mills spoke to me, it
was Saturday; when l went to take beef
for dogs; do not remember who else
were in the store; Mills talked with me;
Mills told me to go to the billiard room;
did not 90 to Mills on Saturday, but
Mills told me to go to Paauilo; went to
Paauilo. l went with the beef on Mon.
day; next day was Tuesday; Saturday
l went to Paauilo; | talked with Mills
and he knew that l was going there and
he wanted me to bring bundle from
there; on Sunday returned to Homo
kaa; do not remember when got there.
Sunday night l slept in room at butcher
shop; was the only one in the room;
Monday morning got up and cut the
beef; that was the day l brought the dog
meat; it was by direction that l brought
the beef; met Mills there, but do not
know who else was there; saw Richard
there but not Judge Thomas; / returned
then in the afternoon, dark at the time;
do not know what was said for l did not
stay long; nothing was said to me no
conversation between me and any one
that night; when took the meat | met
Mills in the store and he told me to go to
the billiard house that there was to be
circus that night, two white men were to
be there, and when / send Chinaman
there then you are to come. l did not
say anything to him; went back to my
work; that was all that was said in the
store; after went to Mills in the even
ing went back to my house and went to
sleep; do not know what time it was l
went to sleep; do not 60 to bed at any
regular hour; while was asleep l was
awakened by hearing knock and some
mans voice; got up when the man called
Lala, and stood at window and saw man
there; l opened the door, and saw that
it was Mills teamster; no one else was
there; got outside on the veranda and
asked who is there, who is that? he said
you come on, you; Mills like you. was
very near to him; he did not speak out
loud did not see any Chinese messen-
ger, and did not ask why one did not
come; l went with him at once; l had
undershirt on; no pants and coat; no
shoes on /; We then went to near Mills
store and l saw white horse and saw
Overend's teamster on the horse; did
not understand what the men talked
about; they talked in English he had
gun, but do not know where it came
hOLu 1S, DidOOHy GOOh VIC gun uP ~
was standing by Mills gate; do not
know what kind of gun it was; it was
dark night, stars were shining; the gun
was picked up by man on foot; the kikei
was still around me; we went on the
Hilo side; we passed the billiard room
and went on as far as Kakipi's house and
went into the yard Blabon still had gun;
when we got to Millers did not think of
the circus, for it was getting late and
circus must have been over; did not
meet any person with Steele; we got in
lot and heard whistle and we went to
where we heard the whistle; whistle was
on the same side that we were going;
We found the men there, as stated be-
fore, but l could not make out one man.
In the front of the face he had cap on
that hid his face down to his nose We
went to the edge of the road. Did not
see anyone else besides the Jap. We
were sitting down on the grass. Jap
came up in short time. caught the
bride of the horse. The horse did not
Jump, but stood still Jap said, Z" No,
no." / did not know what the men pro-
posed to do with the Jap. No one had
foid mo xubot thnv intanded dining with