The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-13

NcrshliOuS VITA tUtU bli' ~ Nti Hh't'
ants, ihat with SteDlc GA NOV. -:
wrote down what he said, he was not
under arrest, he was simpl y sent for
and told that the Sheriff wanted 10
speak with him: no threats were
made TO him he was arrested latter
part Of November OF early in De-
ccmber. think Judge Lyman had
warrant aud that it WAS sent up with
commitment:
STATEMENT OF srEELE.
Steele said be first arrived in
country Dee, 1850.
Warrant being brought zap from
office j. found ia ed Nov. ~, lsN9'.
Witness, continuing. steele sand
he came overland to Overcud'-. hat
not known Ovcrend befnrc coming;
was in East before coming TO San
Francisco, was Il clerk: first worked
for Richards. then went to DVercnd'~
and became head luna, had not
much intimacy with Dycrcnd. knew
j. X Miller since he took saloon;
know Gutenberg, have few friends,
do not get drunk, have not kept
liquor lately at my rooms visit Mil
lcr's quite frequently. eat with other
hands at Dv"rGhd's, not with him {;
belong to knights of Pvthias. attend
every meeting saturday night ; Mills
and Miller attend have made new
acquaintance at lodge. been ut
| Millcr's six times since meetings
commenced : was ut Millcr's on sat
| urday evening before the hanging:
we had drink, had II talk with Mil
| Ter about noise outside. went outside
and saw some japanese, told
O. Bricn | thought Japs were after
|mc, got a pistol from Miller. got on
my horse aud went home, Miller
gave me the pistol loaded, Sabbath
morning | returned the pistol, had
kept the .Japs working late and had
troublc with them, not sure that all
outside were Japs. ! went home
strait from Millcr's; was half 10
'thrce-Guarters of an hour at Miller :
and next night was at Mills. he told
me to look out for myself, Ovcrend
advised me to get Il revolver, bought
a pistol at Holmes, did not state
my fears to Holmes, did not see any
one playing cards at Millcr's that
Saturday afternoon, did not talk
with anybody but O'Bricn: Satur-
day or Sabbath we discussed prose
cutting the Japs, it was Overend'
mGM.o about it from me, think
seven Japs came to work Monday
think Overend told me demand fol
damages would be made that night
but didn't say anything about get.
ting an interpreter, that day wa:
riding horse usually rode, got
home about six o'clock, Ovcrent
sang out Pakaki was there and tolc
me to get the seven Japs, we wer,
working till h0lf-past five bcyon,
llonokaa; came buck to Overcnd'
Office about half.past seven; cam
up town later to meet an engage
ment with female Mt eight O'Clock
going to town met > or { people
going down, they had a lantern and
believe they were Japs, one was OF
white horse and had gray coat,
had seen Goto before, thought | re-
cognized one of Japs that wcr
: afoot, thought man l recognized wa
llaruda, think he was one of tn
seven ut Ovcrend's, think | stop
ped at Millcr's to get cigar, don
remember getting oil horse. don
think went into Mills store, iii,
not think following day where | wa
rs ! had no reason to think: wa
only absent from Mills store 2
minutes, did no: stop there agai
but did stop At Mi!lcr's, Blabon an
Tommy Hart were there, Gale
for drinks, did not talk to Miller
when d! got into main road leadin;
from Ovcrend's | met Gutenberg,
was so dark l nearly stumbled owe
him, he said he had been to Charli
Olsen went to Overcnd's office bu
did not stay long, went to bed am
Ndidn't 90 out again that night thin
Overend and | went to camp tina
morning and fired Japs out, some q
the seven turned out, Watson wen
; with first team, with last. sa'
thing hanging up and went to loo
at it, Mr.. Ovcrend rode up and she
over to courthouse, and jailcr an
Judge Thomas came over together
, | went over to Mills with Ovcren
) and returned with Mills, Mills stor
was open and he was just gettin
: up, knew 1t was Goto when "
lowered it down, came back vii
| Ovcrcnd and Mills on horseback,
, got qualmish in my stomach an
4 said l was going to Miller's, wei
: there and got drink of whiskeN
told Miller had helped to lower
l japanese, did not hear what Owe
S end said to JOHN the jailor or
| Judge Thomas; after breakfast
D went to my work; was sent for to 9
= to inquest MI. Ovcrend asked II
4 to stay home that evening rs Mr.
o Overend was afraid; was not tol
n what witnesses had said, was tol
g doctors were cutting body up, hear
G some of evidence given by Miller,
y told Miller he was God damn foo
c did not swear meaninglessly don