The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-05-27
HONOKAA MURDER CASE


cloak. Gap shown and identified as
CAP and cloak shown and identified as
cloak know Mr. Mills. have known
him about eighteen months; [ have
known Steele and Watson ever since
have been at Overend's plantation: Bla-
bon had seen once before; | am in no
doubt who the persons were that night;
do not know Lala and have nothing
70 do with him, and did not know who
he was TIL that night; suppose that
LAls was told TO told the horse; some
one spoke to him; Mills called him and
told him something in kanaka and he
went and took the horses and tied them
Mills said that we will not say anything
about II; ! spoke up and said we will
know nothing about it at all others as
scented; after this / went home and that
is ali I know; came home and went to
bed from stable to my room about
twenty-five feet; l have a window
In nv room that / can look right out Of
20 the front OF the stable; was woke up
by hearing some talking; l saw Steele
and Watson leaving the stable; could
not tell what they were saying; had
gone 70 bed few minutes after when
Steele came and called me first; my
work Is to get cane tops and feed horses;
] had 10 take care OF seven horses; Mr..
Steele's horse was in the stable; the
horse that Steele uses all of the time is
white horse; Lala took Steele's horse;
Overend had one white saddle horse and
two black horses; horses are cleaned
every night when they get through work,
about 7:3O; Steele's and Overend's
horses were groomed and cleaned that
night; the next morning they had sad
die marks on them; that showed that
they had been used during the night
Lala sworn, stated live in Hama
kua- Last October was in Honokaa.
Was employed by Luna. He is in
butcher business Remember body of
Jap hanging to telephone pole. 1t was
on q Monday, October 18th. Know
Mills. Saw him that Monday. Saw
him IN his store. Had some converse
ton with him. On Monday noon l took
some beef for his dog. Mills told me to
20 70 the billiard saloon that night, that
there would be theatre there with two
men, and Chinaman came for me to go.
] went TO Lunahehe's after that Went
10 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 1t was after dark. In my sleep
heard some one knocking at my door
and calling Lala, Lala. / got up and
looked out OF the window and saw
Kznaka 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. 1t
Was his driver that called me. l see him
IN the court. Points to Blabon.l 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 of. / 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
HilU. l 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 TIL we got to the school-house fence.
We went in the pasture. We were inside
the fence We did not go by the road.
We went and jumped over the fence and
heard a whistle and l saw these white
men sitting there. Steele, Watson and
one man l could not see, his face was
covered. Hat that covered his face.
Can describe the hat or cap, if l can see
II Cap had ear tipps and visor before
and behind. Cap came down so l could
not see his ewes. ICloak shown The
4ba al i
Gap 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 did not
know said, " Lala 20 on ahead and hold
Jzp's horse" When the man spoke l
recognized him as Mills. He told me to
20 and catch horse of Jap's. Then we
went near road, and we saw Jap coming
On He was on white horse. We all sat
down til he came up and we jumped to-
geiher and l went right in front of the
horse and caught him as l was told.
Two white men caught Jap and pulled
him of the horse. Steele and Blabon
pulled him of. 1 heard the Jap say
/" No, no." and fell down Steele held
him on the mouth and head, and they
took him outside Of graveyard. was
still holding the horse. Do not know
how long l held him. At that time l
heard the Jap make a kind of groan,
then Mills called Lala, come here" L
went there. and he told me to go after
the ovsrseer's horse and the Jap's horse,
and take them to the Lyceum. When
went after overseer's horse, l 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
70 20 and get horses, got Steele's and
J2p's horses. Steele's horse was near
school yard. l took horse brought
70 where the Jap's horse was stand
ing, and got on the Jap's horse and
went 10 Lyceum. 1 saw men at the
makai side Of the Government road.
They we're near the Honokaa road. l
left Jzp'S horse in the Lyceum yard. |
hitched him by the bride. left luna's
horse / fastened it by bride After |
had fastened Jap's horse ran away to