The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-05-20
HON0KAA MURDER CASE.
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Huo. INT RSnAN, May
tseu--e TeltSen sworn stated am
Ina rge- TzTszneSe women 81 overendS
tsrz hesr fro-n nine 70 ten months, l
k-rE s. ol DESCENDANTS; heard about
IE- ~ Szw him hanging; | DO not n
-nsEts- GE-e, Il WAS IN November; l
81 M 1z the morning httle siier SIX f;
n u1z mere h-f Portuguese, he said the
IEr wzS dead, ! MAS gong from nome
- SID. u1Ssai through Honokaa 10
zu-k- know uhere court house l., uld
rrr r.zss cou-r house. szIv Jap hanging;
au hoSr hErElnE about four fsei from
r-u--E- ! d noc know how rope Was
49, NJ. S-ssle came NJ and he told me
u en- hi-n 6oEn and ! SAID would not /;
50 -r- uurh tu- Il : not allowed IN law
= d. rhzr- NJ Steele did not say any
-tlzz z1-s- he dl8 not cur hIm down; l
~ rns-e cC-In- the inquest; We spoke
isho-- M : AZ the same morning; / said
-.s-Ez-s he had been gambling and per
nE-S Sr-ne OF the Chinese storekeepers
H. Ez-c HIM ne did not SSy anything
--e Er,1-- II I Ssw Blabou that morn
NJ ha sd thz- some one had PLAYED $
71ks Eu6 rhz- j Was 5 stuffed fEuue; l
nsrs- hSi conversation with Mills; after
-1zt 49, u SlnE With Watson. and he
80 have seen plsnty OF men hung up
-zkz rasr IL California; there was moth
m 80 A. u VINO hung the Jap; after
hzrEiucut Jap had conversation with
Wz-s1r. sd ne showed NE how 70 make
5 EE-E1E-'s kno-- THIS took NE : few
-uzu--e-S. he made Il night or; We were
ZlE-E Eoo-- the murder; he talked
St.o-r lzlito-rLz hanging II the held;
20
sz-1u- wl-h BlSbou o. Steele; Steele
50 -nis lFnchIng raised 5 little he'll
ess-e- zlz- : shout 81 know IN this
czse- rlev tod ne he was GOto when he
- c-- luWl-
- lie Co1r--The-e was Portuguese
rzss1E by we, ! passed by.
NoC-1Ss examination
Gas oleso1 swo-n, stated live in
E11okEz. have been there three wears;
~ -hs-s October 2S-h; SIN driver Of
rsEr fo- Ovs-en6, know Mills, Steele,
Al B-zbo,- knew Jap Goto he was
s-1-akesps-- * Vas hung, do not recol
lscr Gz-e Wien be WAS hung; Watson
~ czue u roSd when he was still
EE-E-1E- coiv Ezs hanging 70 telephone
u.ols- I c1-l6 lo- So how rope WAS fast
s1e5- uobody ESs there; Watson sung
az Es-e = : Jap hanging % pole =
-E- : a. 1e sid I'll We s0t 10 the held;
WEzso- wondered who had done il; l
- - Gun house with reference 70 this
hz1E1E- >lsrIE Hitchcock was there
M NJ Peterson they called me Up
E1d GSke6 ne about L; told them
So $50 hanging there; one q my
h1-ses 49, -le1 n the stable with rope
E16 I couli not Esr him unfastened; he
- nd - riEhc that ha6 20 get = Jap
- hep ne es- him ouI; knOtted rope
Elra sSus knot thst wGs tied Sround
.Jzus mex shown him. Snd he szyS thzt
* dos uos know that kind OF knot and
- : A. Cd sSllor-
By ne CoCrt-Tle rope wSs on the
h1-ss' mex. ard tying wGs after hang
ne ne EGS ned with knot that do
1E k1oE how u re.
N Gus examination
Sle-E L Il Hitchcock sworn, stated
u AZ shs-E q the Island: LAST No
Vsohs- 49, IN HonokSS; went there
o1 2cou111 OF me hanging q the man
t1oso- To the Court-W hen l first heard
q L Ezs II Hllo.] made investigation
ur ne EEElr; lad trizl Of eSch one; had
c01vs-sSrioo with Steele and wrote down
~ X sad To the Court-Stsele was
1E En1s- arrest, but he came 70 the
Cor Ao1Ss Snd Deputy Attorney-Gen-
- Es-s-s11 Vas there Steele gave
Es s-zssUz1r voluntarily; he was not
me- ans, n WSS arrested alter the
lz-E- lz--z- PAT q November Steele
50 q t1zr occasion, = hrSt arrived IN
-1S p-zcs II December, 1885. I came
1E-ec- overland 70 M OyerendS. and
E1-ze1 zr0znd zEhile and then went 10
EO-k a NJ Ov5ren6s- I was : clerk in
1aE rs ErSt worked IN HonOkzs under
- 4 Elckzrd- know J. Miller; he has
G1EEs u TIE sSloo1- have no intimate
rls1cs hsrss an = poor hand ST making
-rs11s- CD not drink IS 5 steady habit;
have 1o- KEPT anything IN nv nom 10
cE1k. GO nCt invite men up % my room
- c1zk- / do give man some one
rzs- GO vlslr Mills frequently. l be-
lo1E 20 the Knights q Pythias. No one
ese belo1zs but Mr.. Overend- l attend
ever Dsslng- I have been I'D to Mil
~ so0e tines after meeting. I was at
MILsrs prsylo1s . the murder. went
Nh 1h-eS men had drink and had
= IKE czlk Eilh Miller; about the talk
NJ Sossids- I vent outside and saw three
CT f5zr Jz1s. and I told O'Brien that
= EslS-ol z5-er shat I sid to 0'Brisn; l
1he1 went houe. Miller gave me the
ESss5l IoSded- Saturday morning re-
r@eG tie pistol had been working
rhs gErs lz-e ard hsd some trouble with
-1s0- think the four men outside were
IGps- / bad not rad any trouble with
GzF Jap have lot heard any threats
- cczlng nun laps against ne; was
zooz- o1e-hzI CT three-Quzrters Of an
h1E = AIllsrs- Next dzy talked with
O'6riSl - his house and With Mills at
rs s-ore and I told Mills that l might
81 Ecked By JSps- O'Brien advised me
- ~ , rEstol and I got one. When
b01Ent plstol a. Holmes I did not state
nv fsEs; 1 did no- stay PLAYING cards at
Ezasrs- id not have talk with Carley
e z1v o1e buf O'Brien- Saturday dis
czssed question Of sueing Jzps. 1 think
WEs q hole Saturday evening; Mon
dzT -e1t % Eork as usual; the seven
Izps Eert % EOrk think; GOT PzkiH
- kelp ne n the suit against the Jsps
IN dz1zSes- think that Mr.. 0verend
nd ne that the demand for damages
W0ald b made that night; got through
Xxx e SIS Was riding usual horse
80 hone Ehe1 Overend sung out that
PIX rs rhzre and tod me TO 20 and