The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-11


small boat oar; the mcn did not
clcnch during the second fight;
Akoni was more drunk than Palu:
these things happened the same day
we left Honolulu; am not familiar
with the locality. it was makai of
Axis.
Cross examined--My sister was
aboard the schooner: Akoni was
my friend; he was not intimate with
my sister; am sorry for Akoni but
not angry with Palu: when Akoni
took out the knife it was not open
was witness before the coroner's
jury. (Mr Rosa reads evidence
from inquest where witness Is re-
corded tcstifying that the knife was
orcn.) say now that the knife
was closed l did not tell the coro.
ner Akoni threatened Palu with the
knife open; no ono has told me
ought to say the knife was not open
when Akoni said he would cut Palu
he was standing aft from Palu some
yards; Palu neither ran away nor
went aft then; | saw Palu shove
Akoni, with my own eyes distinctly
(Mr. Rosa reads inquest evidence
where witness said the sail was be.
tween him and combatants, and the
Court observes that he said now in
direct examination that he saw no
blows struck; swOre at inquest
that hkoni did not have knife in his
hand when pushed overheard, that
he had either dropped it or put it
in his pocket; after Akoni went
over Palu called out first that he
had fallen into the water; didn't
hear PaIu call out, "You folks look
out for him on that side and III
look out for him on this :" don't
know whether Palu spoke of hi.
enemy being dead loud enough for
Lamea, who was forward, TO hear
him; know Of no previous bad feel
ing between the men; sfw Akoni
striking but not kicking in the first
fight; perhaps Palu was afraid of
Akoni when he went forward after
the first fight; don't remember
everything because 1 was frighten-
ed; have not talked the matter over
much with my sister; Mr.. Hopkins
cautioned me not to talk much
about it when he let me 60 from the
inquest; the only time Akoni fell
overheard was when he was knocked
overheard and killed; his clothes
were not wet before that time; just
after the first fight he threw the
scuttle overheard; do not know il
he was angry, as ! was steering; he
was drunk and dlsorderly when lie
threw it overheard; they got the
box and began drinking just out
side the lighthouse Akoni fell over
the side near the main rigging; tho
men were not struggling close to-
gcther when Akoni went over, but
Palu stood off and punched Akoni
with the oar; l was two or three
yards away crying with my sister.
Redirect never saw Akoni af-
ter he was struck. Go the Court.
l saw the CLEAN of the water as il
Akoni was going straight down
they were on the Ice side of the YES
sci, l was about the middle; from
where I was j could see them, tho
boom was swinging at some heigh
above the deck.
Hannah. sworn: lived at Kaulu
wela last October; know Palu ant
knew Akoni through my brother
Kanakele is my brother; Travelled
with those persons last October OF
schooner Josephine to Eva; do moi
know day Of the month; going on
the channel those men were drnkin,
liquor; saw no trouble till vesse
went ashore near Pokala; after get
ting clear lay down beside Kama
kelc and went asleep; woke up ant
found Palu and Akoni were fighting
they were fighting in the hold wher
; the freight was Akoni was on to-
and Palu called for help; whe
separated Akoni threatened to tel
the Chinaman about his liquor Pal
SAID for him to do nothing of tn
: kind, and aftcrward came runnin
aft with an oar and struck Akoni
!, Akoni ran under the boom and tina
: put combatants on other side of bOol
!; from me Kanakcle wanted to 60 I
, them but ! held on TO him, and W
l both cried after that heard Pal
, say Akoni was swimming ashore; b,
fore that last l heard was Akor
} saying, "Palu, I'm hurt" knO
, Palu beat and killed Akoni suppos
; lie fell in water but did not see hin
, do so; Kanakele said, "Akoni
! killed." and Palu said, mo, II
( swan ashore;" Kanakele and l wen
? to side of vessel and looked b,
i could see nothing of Akoni; vess'
a then ian along till she went ashore
i second time; Palu took us ashol
a and we slept at his house that night
5 he told us to say nothing about OF
r currencc or we would all be put
4 Jail and hung; saw Josephine aga
when che came to our place fl
e bananas next day, and saw Palu an
c Lamea on board saw blood on sic
; of vessel where the men Tough
Q also on the rigging, and on the sal
h Palu said there was somethir
=; strange on the vessel, and | locke
. 4 IL Ia, ID, L.,