The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-05-23
HONOKAA MURDER CASE
continuation OF the Evidence Given
During the Trial = Lala,s Testi-
= mOny.

MONDAY, May II.
Laia sworn, stated live in Hama
kua. Last October was in Honokaa. l
was employed by Luna. He is in
butcher business. Remember body of
Jap hanging to telephone pole. It was
on q Monday, October 2Sth. Know
Mills. Saw him that Monday. Saw
him in his store. Had some CONVERSE
ton with him. On Monday noon took
some beef for his dog Mills told me to
60 to the billiard saloon that night, that
there would be theatre there with two
men, and Chinaman came for me to go.
l went to Lunahehe's after that. Went
TO the store that evening and Mills was
there. Stayed there little while and
then went back to my house. Went
there and saw two women sitting in the
house. Got home and got ready to go
to sleep. Went to sleep. Do not know
how long it was after dark. In my sleep
heard some one knocking at my door
and calling Lala, Lala. l got up and
looked out of the window and saw
Kanaka outside. Got up, opened the
door, put spread around me and inquired
who he was The white man said to
come out here, J. Mills wants you. It
was his driver that called me. see him
in the court. Points to Blabon. went
out with him and saw white horse stand
ing on Kohala side of Mills store. Over
ends luna was there. He talked to Bla-
don and he had gun in his hands. He
then rode off. noticed the horse Steele
was riding. Steele had rope with him
on his horse. Rope was tied on to the
saddle in front of him. Manila rope and
new. He rode off on the road towards
Hilo. / and the other man went after
the horse. We went towards Hilo. We
went as far as woman's house (Kakipi's)
and went inside yard, and went straight
on till we got to the school-hOuse fence.
We went in the pasture. We were inside
the fence. We did not 60 by the road.
We went and jumped over the fence and
heard whistle and l saw these white
men sitting there. Steele, Watson and
one man I could not see, his face was.
covered. Hat that covered his face.
Can describe the hat or cap, if can see
it. Cap had ear tipps and visor before
and behind. Cap came down so l could
not see his eyes. [Cloak shown. The
cloak is about like the cloak l saw.
leap is then shown and identified l
saw the men sitting outside on the grass.
They did not say anything to me then.
They were talking among themselves.
Then not long after, the man l did not
know said, /" Lala 60 on ahead and hold
Jap's horse" When the man spoke |
recognized him as Mills. He told me to
went near road, and we saw Jap coming
on. He was on white horse. We all sat
down till he came up and we jumped to-
gether and went right in front OF the
horse and caught him as I was told.
Two white men caught Jap and pulled
him off the horse. Steele and Blabon
pulled him Off | heard the Jap say
No, no." and fell down. Steele held
him on the mouth and head, and they
took him outside of graveyard. l was
still holding the horse. Do not know
how long held him. At that time I
heard the Jap make kind of groan,
then Mills called Lala, come here"
went there, and he told me to 60 after
the overseer's horse and the Jap's horse,
and take them to the Lyceum. When l
went after overseer's horse, I noticed
that the rope was not there. When Mills
told me to take the horses, the Jap was
where the men were standing. Jap was
not doing anything, his hands were tied
up. He was lying on his face, and hands
tied behind him. When Mills told me
to go and get horses, I got Steele's and
Jap's horses. Steele's horse was near
school yard. I took horse brought
to where the Jap's horse was stand.
ing, and got on the Jap's horse and
went to Lyceum. l saw men at the
makai side of the Government road.
| They were near the Honokaa road. ]
left Jap's horse in the Lyceum yard.
hitched him by the bride. left luna's
horse I fastened it by bride. After
had fastened Jap's horse l ran away tc
cane fields and never saw them after.
wards. I went to my house, blew out
the light, I was frightened and sat
| there till the cock crew. then got my
clothes and put them on and went up te
Lunahehe's. I saw the Jap next day he
was under the telephone post. This was
in the morning. Next time l saw Mills
after that night was next day in the
! store. I had some conversation with
! him. Believe / went there to ask him
for some money. asked him and he
said, how much do you want. | sale
SIS. He counted it out to me. Wha
shall pay you for the use of this money
| If I use it and bring it back, he said
will not charge anything. You may take
this amount yourself. | had never
borrowed money from him before not hae
any credit at his store before that time
I took the money Wednesday and Thurs
dav brought back same amount and gave
it to his wife. When got money there
was another man in the store. The day
paid back the money / saw Mills ane
told him that l had brought back thu
money. Mills then said all right, / viii
pay you 81, if you want any sum Q
any more money come here and get al
the money you want for two weeks
Mills said we did this thing of the hang
ing to have joke on the new judge
Il Judge Edwin Thomas. Mills gave I'm
81. Rope saw on Steele's horse tina
night was not very large one, abou
medium size. Rope shown and he say
it was like that. / have seen rope G
that size in Mills store; rope was coile'
} up and the coil was not complete.
Cross-examined-I have lived in he
nokaa three months before that live
in Kaumaoli. am married. have n
land at Kaumaoli have worked to
Lunahehe and worked for others durin
the last two years. l was not arreste
for the murder of Goto. was arreste
in Honokaa on q Monday. Sheriff cam
| after me. do not remember the tim
of the month. About week alter Got
was killed. I was arrested that day an
was let off the same day. was carrie
before Sheriff Hitchcock. l made
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