The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-20


1hs slf1Enon Of II, Is pointed out. No
croSs-sxzminsfio1
r N Overend sworn. stated live ar
HucokSS- an sugar planter; in last
ocrobe- employed Japs; had sixty-tive
o. seventy; Steele was the book-keeper,
Watson 1rszmste-, Tietson luna OF Japs,
F-Olislbsrg cultivation, J Richmond stab
isuzn. and ChSs. Olsen teSmster. Dur
M September and October last l had
some rr1ubls with nv japanese about
ncc getting ont 70 work; they Sre sup
poSsd 70 work ten hours; would not get
I'd y work, 50 they could get ten hours
Eo-k before dark; they worked WGipio
siie q HonokaE; they were AZ the two
niles CIT, J - they turned out; the
delay WAS n not getting out TO work and
zlso n delaying on the road; l knew
GOO hsd known him i year or little
Cve-. he came then; l did not have
what vou would call trouble; l used
strong language, As 1 am accustomed 70
DO l thought l had cause Tor trouble; l
forbid him the place on TWO occasions;
onee something ike year before
October 2Sth Tietsen called my attention
70 Goto's being there; ! spoke 10 Goto
and tod him 10 stay of nv place; l
thought L Was hest for him 10 stay away
because when I wanted 10 change my
Eurk the Jzps would say, tonight, We 60
Sc Goso. and l believed be was advising
them On the first occasion l was en-
rlrelv diSpzsi onSte, on the second little
more -: I was sick and tired OF hearing
his name had S little feeling the last
Ene: : IRE occurred IN my cane fields
On SATURDAY night, don't remember the
date: only 5 few days, perhaps only
rhres o. four, 1 think II WAS the S1tur-
dzv night before the 18th; went 70 the
ere Il wzs about II P. n; az the time L
heard II I was Just going TO bed and the
telephone rang and | went up; quite
nun Der cane, can't say who was there;
saw Mr. Mills there and spoke 70 him;
remember that Mr.. Steele came up and
helped ne on 10 MS horse. (Mr. David
81 ESked 70 have the prosecution con-
ne themselves 70 the rule Of law. l
DID not hear any one talk OF Its being IN
csn6izry. l nav have. but don't think
did I would not be positive that did
sar . Steele that the japs set nre 10 II
re Ire would have done me great deal
q damage. among the thousands pro
baulv: i : likely I have made the re-
marx that the burning would have ruined
Ne and felt badly about Il. We had
a Investigation about all We get out
there 81 Mills store, by deputy sheriff
LYMAN. Mills and Steele were there TO
represent the plantation as l was sick;
went there - the thing was over; the!
wanted Tor ne 70 see about the Japs
beln2 let 20: they were trying to find out
bv tie Tzps: Vas not present when Goto
xzs Interpreter; his hope" was there,
Nski~sms. matchmaker. On morning
Ocrobsr 18th I had some difficulties with
nv laps and put my foot down; l re-
leased some OF the men who were the
rfnrleSiers: I had warrants out for SIX
q seven on Monday Tor damages met
these Jsps that day; as usual l made
demand On them Tor damages. as they
cane home, N nv Office Tor $50 apiece.
NJ. Steele and the attorney, Psakkl,
were present. After the demand was
made they said they had no money and
! let them 90 About that time Steele
went % his dinner; that eve hada con-
ve-sztion about finding out who had set
Ire . that cane. After dinner l went
into the Office; Mr.. Steele asked me If
xould give some reward 70 find out;
said veS. and be went of; thought he
had something definite n his mind and
be went Of; 1 vas riding that day, can't
say what hour l rode; Steele almost al
wzvs rode white horse when Watson
rode Il al he rode one Of my horses,
which Ess seldom have three riding
horses. TWO blzcks and gray; l think
Al three horses were IN the stables every
night there were thirty-four IN al,
working horses and all
CroSs-examined - That meeting at
Nils store adjourned 70 the Court house
that 6zy- Net AZ Mills store near 2
P-N-- then went over to the Court house
steele vent over snd questioned some
Jzus st the Court house; this meeting
Ess. I think. only q chance meeting
there: think they did not find out where
the KukuIhaele Japs were; had several
Of nv men at the courts; don't know OF
s,1v Investigation Of this matter; was at
hone the evening Of the 18th OF October
C7t hack from Court House about
6cIock; Steele rode up to the gate and 1
sent him 70 get seven Japs, which ne
did I slept as l do nearly every even
ing I did not 20 out Of that house again
that evening: Steele remembers between
q-I5 O'Clock that evening; he sleeps IN
tbe hack Of the Office; was sitting at
ths window, heard him as thought
taking Of his boots; asked him what
lnck-' he said, too late, couldn't connect;
about 9 % was the last l saw Of him till
nsu morning, near the office attending
% ms business as usual.
Redirect examination returned not
later than hzlf-past 9; my house Is some
thing Ike fifty feet away from the Office;
xhen 1 retired l left Mr. Steele in the
oaice think; It must have been 7 30
when he vent away; don't know when
he went: he did not tel me where ne
vas gong: as understood he was going
% ind evidence about fire IN the cane;
that vas on account Of the new reward; |
vs. absent IRON 7 80 TO P. NJ. he said |
xben 1 asked him what luck, failed to |
connect, too late; l supposed he had |
nsde an engagement about the IRE; |
Rad no appointment with him J.; l did not |
- hin anything more, who he was
ro;ug 70 ask; understood that II ne had |
~ Information he would tel me.
Bv the Court-Think the first time l /
oFs-ed 500 for information; did not |
-. 60 a. Mills or Court House that i