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

men last time night before; cannot
tell the distance from Lyceum to the
telephone pole. Saw Mills again on
Wednesday afternoon, in his store
had conversation with him; went
there TO get some money from him,
asked him for money; he asked me
how much money l wanted, told
him fifteen dollars, he counted it
out and gave it to me / asked him
what l would have TO pay on it and
return it, he said he wouldn't charge
me anything for it, could take it
for myself; never borrowed any
from him before Mills would not
give me credit for goods, but his
clerk sometimes did for small
things; l brought money back
Thursday and gave it to Mrs. Mills;
when received the money there
was another man in his office; saw
Mills the afternoon returned the
money, told him l had brought back
the money; Joe Mills says: "All
right, III pay you 81, and if you
want any money I'll pay you all you
want for two weeks. Don't you re-
member that place we met the Jap
nese? Don't say anything about il.
We did that to play joke on the
judge, A iluene" edwin .Thomas);
lie paid me the four dollars. The
rope l saw on Steclc's saddle that
night was medium size; (shown
rope) yes, saw rope like that at
Mills store, saw it there till Mon
day, never saw it after that, it was
n coil saw there, some Of it was
sold.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Davidson
Lived in Honokaa three months /;
previously in Kamocli where our
home is; am q married man, my
family live there, sometimes live
there, sometimes go elsewhere have
no property TO live on without work
ing; besides Lumaheihci have work.
ed for Kaunamano one year, then
for Sam Parker at PaauilO, after
leaving him worked for Mr.. Horner,
cannot remember when / left him,
after leaving him did nothing,
don't remember how long l was
idle, cannot tell if it was q year !;
was not arrested for the murder of
Goto, was arrested as wit
ness for the killing of Goto,
was arrested first at Honokaa
on q Monday, about week after
the death of Goto; was let off the
same day; was taken before Sheriff
Hitchcock and made q statement !;
have been under restraint till this
day; was arrested again In the
month of November, it was next
day after being released; did not
make another statement next day,
made it day after being put in Jail +;
was examined by the Sheriff and
nobody else; was sent over to Hilo
think after being in Honokaa Jail
two weeks; knew John Richmond,
Overend's stableman, was not much
acquainted with him; met him sew
eral times but not to converse with
him, that man doesn't understand
the native language; he came to
the shop after meat but did not buy
it, there were two of us in the
butcher shop at the time; i have
not been much with John Richmond
lately the prison was full and 1 had
to sleep in same room with him
never saw him at Honokaa after my
arrest; heard there were some white
men brought into the courtroom but
did not see them; didn't see John
Richmond there; Richmond was ar.
rested before l was sent to Hilo, he
was confined in the same Jail but in
a different cell; prisoners were only
brought together at meal times !;
my companions in the Jail were two
Cinnamon; one of them couldn't
talk native, / didn't know if they
talked English, / don't know English
don't know what Richmond was ar
rested for; don't know if it was on
account of anything l said to the
Sheriff; saw the Sheriff writing
when he was asking me questions
told the Sheriff just what / have
been saying now; did not tell the
Sheriff that when l was coming from
Paauilo l saw two men in the Gene
terry with bundle; did not tell the
Sheriff that l saw. these two men,
and that one pointed a pistol at me
and told me to help them; when
went to Mills store with dogs mea,
l don't remember anybody else that
was there; Joe Mills told me then
to 90 TO the billiard house; l said il
was on Monday.
z. Didn't you say before it was
on Saturday? A. No, l went 10
Paauilo OIL Saturday. 1t was on
Tuesday morning that Goto's body
was found.
Q. Why did you state twice that
it was on Monday?
The Court did not so under.
stand him.
Witness-Mr. Mills knew was
going to Paauilo on Saturday and
asked inc to bring n bundle for him
l came from Paauilo to our place at
kamoeli on Saturday night, and re.
turned to HonOkaa on Sunday
Monday l went to Mills store, saw
Mills, didn't see Judge Thomas there,
saw Mr.. Richard there that night,
not at that time; came back to
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