The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-05-20
SATrRnaY. May I'D. Q ~

4 juror was asked If his pillows were
hard, and he answered they were. The
Court said softer ones would be furn-
iShed
Is4okz swOrn-I lived lsst October At
HonOkSs. Am clerk in Goto's store
Have lived with him nine months. Goto
i dead; he has been killed / first
heard o; his death on the morning OF the
18th October. ! Was called by some one
and went and saw his body near tele-
phone post. There were 8 number Of
men there, but I do not remember
them. Goto had no difficulty with any
one that know Of During nv STAY in
the store ! did not know Of any trouble.
I know Of some trouble in the matter OF
burnt fields. Trouble was with Mr.
Overeld. | knew that Mr. 0verend said
that he did not interpret Alright, aud
wanted him excused. Go.o Was not
married, and he did not live with an
other woman. Night before he was hung
knew that he had bought s horse. l
was in Gotos the eve before hew2s hung
GOto and talked about the horse and
about paving p6rt Of the purchase price.
He bought il two days before and paid in
part then. Goto went away about
O'Clock. Do not know where he went,
be went on his horse. He Was riding
white horse that he bought before. The
same horse l spoke Of. He paid for
horse; l ssw transaction. Money paid
70 that Jap that came from kohala.
There were no words between the men.
I do not know how much he paid, but I
think s. the first time and SO that day.
He vas dressed in white coat and shirt.
I do no, know the color OF the shirt.
Witness : then asked to look around
the room and see II there Is any color
Ike Il, and he does not see any, Pants
were blue denim. Hat not straw.
Clothes identified. shirt identified, pants
identified. hat identified. shoe identified
! did not see Coo come back that even
ing. Saw him next morning when he
was dead. l sleep IN the store GOto
usually sleeps in the store Inc same
house that do. Goto's business was
storekeeuer. general merchandise and
groceries. Business was about five or SIX
hundred dollars per month He had
japanese trade mostly. Sometimes for
eigners and kanskas. Bills were col
lected monthly. I can read japanese.
Book L shown and identified as GotOis.) }
Store and sleeping room are separate.
Store and sleeping rooms are about SIX
yards apart. In the sleeping house there
are rooms. GOto has one and other
Jaus have others. Store from telephone
post Is about 200 yards. / went to bed
about II O'Clock Brought light from
store % nv room. Did not 90 out that
night From road TO where / sleep Is
from ten TO twelve yards. heard noise
that night and II was one Of the horses.
This was before went 20 bed. This was
in the store, but did not see anybody
When Goto went away the shirt was not
torn. l know Mills, Steele and Blabon.
On 18th October did not see them. Do
not know who hung Goso- When cane
field vas fred then there was some diff
Guilty with the plantation. Trouble was
with Mr. Oyerend and Goto and not with
the defendants. Mr. Steele advised Mr.
Overend do not understand English
Goso told me that Steele advised Mr.
Overend. Saw Goto's horse next morn
ing, the 2osh, Al the Lyceum buildings.
Building Is south from the telephone
pole You get 20 Iyceum by road.
Building Is mauka from the road From
the rad Il i SIX or eight yards. Iele-
phone post IS eight or ten yards away
| found horse at s OF 94-x. Horse was
saddled and ted up to post with rope.
Remember thai rope vas one that had
seen Goto use for the horse. From road
70 the Lyceum you 20 up small path.
Horse was tied in the Lyeeum premises,
Il vas tied night IN the path No one
lives in the Iyceum No other build
ing Is there. The building Is used for
services
By the Cour-Ihere are some English
Characters In the book Goto understood
English. He could write II English.
Do not know where order book was that
night- Coos store i about SIX or eight
xzr,is from Mills Goto first moved in
10 the store two months before October
HTs store besore that was In the place