The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-05-13

4IlNOlAA al
ay to Steele that the Jape set ire TO IL;
he fire would have done me great deal
+ damage. among the thousands pro-
,ablv: It is likely I have made the re-
marx that the burning would have ruined
mel and I felt badly about it. We had
IN investigation (about all We GET on!
here at Mills store, by deputy sheriff
Lyman. Mills and Steele were there 20
represent the plantation as l WA slck
went there % the thing was over; tney
wanted for me to zee about the yaPs
being let go; they were trying TO nn0 out
by the Japs; was not present wnen uoto
was interpreter; his ''hope" was there,
matchmaker. On morning
October 18th had some difficulties with
my Japs and I put my foot down; re-
leased some of the men who were the
ringleaders; had warrants out tor SIX
or seven on Monday for damages; met
these Japs that day; as usual l MADE 9
demand on them for damages. as they
came home, in my Office for $50 apiece.
Mr.. Steele and the attorney, PaaklKi,
were present. After the demand vas
made they said they had no money ana
I let them 90. About that time Steele
went to his dinner; that eve had con.
versation about finding out who bad set
fire to that cane. After dinner l went
into the office; Mr.. Steele asked me II l
would give some reward to find out; l
said yes, and he went off; thought he
had something definite in his mind and
he went off; was riding that day, can't
say what hour I rode; Steele almost al
ways rode q white horse when Watson
rode at all he rode one of my horses,
which was Eeldom; have three riding
horses, two blacks and gray; think
all three horses were in the stables every
night; there were thirty-four in all,
working horses and all.
Cross-examined - That meeting at
Mills store adjourned to the Court house
that day. Met at Mills store near 2
Pm; then We ut over to the Court house
Steele went er and questioned some
Japs at the Cclrt house; this meeting
was, think, only q chance meeting
there; think they did not find out where
the Kukuihaele Japs were had several
of my men at the courts; don't know OF
any investigation of this matter; was at
home the evening of the 28th of October
got back from Court House about 4
O'Clock; Steele rode up to the gate and
sent him to get seven Jape, which he
did; slept as do nearly every even
ing; did not 60 out of that house again
that evening; Steele remembers between
9:15 O'Clock that evening; he sleeps in
the back of the office; was sitting al
the window, heard him as I thought
taking off his boots; asked him "whai
luck" he said, too late, couldn't connect
| about 8 20 was the last saw of him till
next morning, near the Office attending
to his business as usual.
Redirect examinatiOn-I returned moi
later than half-past 8; my house is some
thing like fifty feet away from the Office
when retired l left Mr.. Steele in the
office I think; it must have been 7 81
when he went away; don't know wher
he went; he did not tell me where hi
was going; as understood he was goinf
to find evidence about fire in the cane
| that was ON account of the new reward
was absent from Z 80 to 8 p. NJ; he salc
when asked him what luck, failed Il
connect, too late; I supposed he hat
made an engagement about the fire;
had no appointment with him did no
| ask him anything more, who he wa
going to ask; understood that if he ha(
any information he would tell me.
By the Court-Think the first time
offered 5000 for information; I did no
see Goto at Mills or Court House tina
day; understood that Goto was for
time interpreter, afterwards they chang
ed, all three Lyman, Mills and Steel,
told me that he had been there; tn,
reason they said he did not interpret cor
rectly, was telling falsely or misrepre
senting; surmized he was caught lying
r. A. Lyman recalled for prosecution
III am Deputy Sheriff of Hawaii; re
member in October last holding an in
vestigation as to a fire in Onomea can,
fields; I held it; first part in Mills store
the latter in Court House; found MILL
and Steele at the store; I requested
Brickwood to attend it was an investi
CATION only; there were present Mills
Steele, Blabon and perhaps one or two
others were trying to find out about twt
Japs in Kukuihaele, whose horses wer,
in the road near the fire that night; jus
below where the trail leaves the Govern
ment road to 60 toward Honokaa; a
corner Of cemetery and trail the grass
was bent down, as though somebody
had crouched or laid down there;
higher bank there and tall grass, q few
feet from that trail and road. by juror
How far from telephone pole?) It il
about 500 feet to telephone pole. I wa
looking around to see if could find
missing slipper; several days after wen
there with the Sheriff and Lala, ant
when Lala said they laid his body in
side cemetery lot, found this twine [ex
hibited] this is just as I found it tiet
up; it would be about here (referring {.
map); the spot where found til,
Irvine wasJ almost bare of grass; know
| this book (small pass-book exhibited;
is an order book; it has Goto's writin,
In it.; it was handed to me by Mr.. Mills
the morning after the murder; first al
rived ~ Goto's body about IAN;
laid at the foot Of the telephone post
The hands were tied behind the back
the feet also below the knees and ron
around his neck; there are the rome
that We found; this piece (msrked q
was lying in the ground, not fastened t,
anything; (e) rope around Goto'S necl
with the knot undisturbed and was lef
about his neck until the doctor arrive,
and took it of; ID this rope was takel
OF hia hands; (g) this rope was taken OF
his legs; this is blood from the bodv
little blood around the neck where
was chated, and some on the lips; (e) i
in just the condition it was found on th,
body; put the twine on to keep it from
unravelling (h) pants, taken off the BODY
shirt also, blood on these from DOS
mortem; portions of shirt and coat. on,
slipper found At the foot of telephon,
post the stockings were on his feet;