The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-23

struggling of anything else the rope
was cast over the cross arm, and
Mills raised the body up. That is
the rope Mills sent me for, and that
was found at the foot of the tcle-
phone pole; that is where some
body said, my God, the man is
dead !" Mills, and Steele, and Bla-
bon, and l carried the body over TO
the telephone pole; Watson carried
the rope and walked over; Mills
threw the rope over the telephone
pole bar, and all five of us pulled
him up; Mills put the moose round
the Jap's neck; Lala took the Jap's
horse over to the Eyccum and tied
him TO hitchiDg rack there;
Steele's horse was tied to gate
post nearer the road; the Jap's feet
were probably seven or eight feet
from the ground; the other end of
the rope was fastened to the foot of
the telephone pole; during those
proceedings Mills made remark
that he would ask the Jap some ques-
tons, and when he was told he was
dead, Mills said, "Well, he'll sell
no more goods" Steele caught the
Jap by the chin, with his hand over
the mouth, and back Of the head
(this way), and Blabon caught him
about the body, when they first
seized him on the horse; the Jap
was a slim-huilt man; Steele was on
same side OF road as was; he
reached him easily when he was
leaning over; we stayed round q
few minutes and Mills told me we
we're to say nothing about it; l had
the Jap round the feet when we cav
ried him. (Witness Identifies pants,
says the shirt was something like
that shown, does not know how he
was shod,) Mills had on a cap with
two peaks, and cloak CHATS the
cap and that's the cloak); had
known Mills eighteen months, Steele
and Watson ever since l had been
on Overend's plantation, knew Bla-
bon some time; nobody called Lala
before he took hold of the horse
after the hanging Mills spoke TO
Lala in native, when he took the
Jap's horse and Steele's horse away !;
nobody else than Mills told me to
say nothing, all assented to the eau
ton; l came home and went to
bed; it is about 20 feet between my
room and the stables; l fell asleep
and was woke up, l don't know
what time, by hearing people talk
ing looked out and saw Steele and
Watson talking; could not hear
what they were saying; it was ten
minutes past eight when l was first
called up and told ID come along.
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care of horses, etc.) The horses
were groomed that evening; they
had saddle marks on them in tho
morning, Mr.. Overend's black horse
Sultan and Steele's; that woult
show that they were used the previ
Gus night.
Cross-examined by Mr., Davidson
Have been Oh plantation Ii
months; usually finished work al
half-past seven supper at half-pas'
five, eat nothing later, generally &C
to bed little after eight; had nc
conversation with Steele that day
about anything unusual to be done
that night; Steele woke me by reach
ing in through the window ant
touching me; he told Inc he wanted
me to go out and watch for Japa
nese riding white horse; l wa:
there to obey orders, generally obey
orders. Given to assist in hang
ing a man? Ayes, did assist il
hanging him. l did not testify il
previous examination that it wa:
eight o'clock, or that it was before
ten; didn't know Goto, was never
in his store; as soon as saw which
way the Jap went started for the
schoolhousc am quite positive
didn't say on previous cross-exami.
nation that Steele gave me the des'
cription Of the Jap's horse; had nc
light when l was wakened, dressed
myself in the dark; when l reached
schoolhouse and told Steele the JAP
had started, l said 1 guess ed l would
60 home, but steele said, mo,
may want YOU" Saw Steele first
then the Jap coming, then Mills ant
Watson and Blabon rushing out
LaIa seized the horse by the bride
Steele and Blabon took the Jap of
the horse, he fell off the horse or
his knees he was taken into the lot
Mills and Watson came up at the
time and helped to carry him in, ant
lay him on his face on the grass
they called me in and l saw Steele
tying his hands behind his back; il
was then that Mills spoke to Lala il
native; Mills. Watson, Steele ant
Blabon carried the Jap to the Gov
eminent road; Mills ordered me tc
go to the telephone pole to get the
rope; don't remember having sale
before that Mills gave the order t.
Lala when the Jap was laid down
the second time if said so it woult
have been false it was at the Gov
erRment road that Mills gave me TIL,
order TO get the rope; i did not &c
willingly, l. obeyed orders; Mills
had charge Of that affair, and l wa
in his employ for the occasion; was
not promised any pay, acted under
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