The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-15
TIE HlLO COURT
May Term Of Third Circuit.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON - CONCLUDED.
--sTATEMENT BY WATSON.

THU RSDAf AFTERNOON - CONCLUDED.
STATEMENT ny WATSON.
L. g. HITCHCOCK (continued)--I
had II conversation ut Honokaa court
house with Watson ON the l4th Nov,
sent him word the Sheriff wanted
To see him. He said he had been in
country seven years, on Hawaii six
years, was an American, born in
California, Tuolumne Co., "a years
of age; worked at Spreckelsville /;
knew Steele at Richards, had been
together there four or five months,
had always been head teamster at
Overend's; he did not drink much,
only occasionally; recollected night
Jap was hung; had no conversation
with Tom Steele about his being
dogged by Japs; didn't remember
his saying anything of the kind TO
me; never heard Steele or Overend
use strong language about Japs !;
heard about setting fire 10 the cane,
the general talk was that they sup
posed Japs were trying to get even
because of their being pushed;
heard that Overend had Interpreters
there to examine Japs; Monday
night came in from work at 1880,
Steele came in about $50: didn't
hear any talk or anything else that
night, ,gott his sroom about z O'Clock
that evening, didn't hear anyone
roming or going to the Office that
night, didn't know where Oldenberg
WAS that night; got up as usual
next morning; he generally went
ahead; he met Portuguese boy,
who said, Whats the matter, 4
mans hanging to the telephone
post:" he didn't stop at telephone
post; didn't remember having seen
Goto at mems quarters; didn't
know of any new rope being had, or
remnants about the place; several
of their men thought the Japs com
ntted the murder; he rides gray
horse; his opinion Of Gutenberg and
uIeson was that they were TO be de-
pended on; Jack Richmond is not
so much to be depended On; he
tWatson) never gsmblcd.
STATEMENT BY BLABoN.
Blabon made a state
inent to me voluntarily on the goth
Nov; he was arrested on the 26th /;
his statement is as follows:
"Borrfin Santa Clara Co., Cal. E,
am q years old, been in this coun-
Try about two years; been in j. T..
Mills employment about one year.
On Monday night few minutes
after dinner went to Mills saloon,
a little after 8 left there, went di-
rect home and to bed, didn't leave
10Y house again that night; while at
Mills Steele came in and called for
the drinks, and we all had some he
was there ten or fifteen minutes; as
we were going home from Mills l
saw Jap ride up to Goto's store,
say few words TO someone in store
in japanese language, wheel his
horse round and go the way he
came"
Witness---I didn't take state
ment from MIR. Mills, because the
evidence pointed so strongly to Mr..
Mills, as one of the parties engaged
in thecrime that | didn't care to-
well, to ask him any more than he
chose of his own free willtO tell me {;
remember two conversations with
Mr.. Mills in which he asked me il /
had got anything more. eagerly, ap-
parently desiring to know what l
had found out Mr.. Mills was very
anxious to point suspicion TO other
people in Honokaa.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Davidson:
On the morning Of the 9th or next
sent for Lala; interview with Steele
was 18th; Lala was not under ar
rest when interviewed; l had not
received n statement from any other
officer previously; after first inter-
view with l.ala | discharged him,
sent for him again on advice of Mr..
Peterson remember statements OF
Lala very prominently in some
things; made one arrest OH strength
of Lala's statements.
Q.-Was Lala granted immunity
from arrest: