The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-26

Document put III evidence and admit
ted by defense 10 be statement Of drten
dant's expenses Defendant had d
watcher at the ballot box. Vim Pa kul,
he was on defendants list ~ watcher,
under the new law. | don't know OF
Paikull using committee room.
Cross Observation-Disclosures gave me
a memo OF his men before IL, election
w. f. Paikui stated-DtIe.ljait II
my father On last election d#y. ae'eo
for him at the polls, watchit- ;u- u.,5.,.
box. Ava was clerk 1 don't kew
much about outside runners. ia It
see my father pay money to anyuuds
nor TO my knowledge did he cau.t
money TO be paid to anybody, u iahu-
ence the election
4. Makahalupa sworn stated was at
koolau election on February 5th, was at
the polls. kailaa was acting as a run.
ner for defendant, So was kupahu. ka-
ale was in telephone Office. hahao
voted and sat out in the ward, don't
know what he did Exhibits B and c
put in evidence, being list OF deien-
dant's men, from Interior Office files.
Cross examined-I am lawyer, en-
election day was acting for haulukou,
was at polls all day.
Z
voter at kaneohe on February 9Th.
Witness is instructed not to criminate
himself unless he chooses. On morn
ing OF election day, defendant came 10
my house and called me out. He was
fence at me- | asked him what il was
for, he said, ''Oh, you are 70 be one of
my runners to day" | took the money.
Cross examined - Defendant was
alone. 1t was before the polls were
open, after sunrise. An old woman and
some children live at my house. No
body but Paikuli and | were there when
he threw the 81 at me. had not talked
with defendant before about being a
runner. On election day | acted as
runner both for defendant and kaulu-
kou. kaulukou did not give or promise
me any money or reward. When voters
came up to me, L told them that which
ever OF the two men they proposed to
vote for was good man. / worked in
this way during the day.
Re-direct-h .ulukou had given me
written authority to act as runner for
him before defendant gave NE the 81,
and | had accepted kaulukou's appoint
ment. 1t was generally known that |
was Il runner for kauIukOu. When Ia
ulukou appointed me | intended also to
act for Paikuli. I accepted kaulukou's
appointment until | heard from defen-
dant Ii man had told BE he was
going to vote for Paikuli | could not have
stopped him | made 10 protest when
| heard defendant had sent III nv name
as one OF his runners.
Re-crossexamination - When defen-
dant gave me the 81 [ did not tell him |
was one OF kaulukou's runners. / spent
the 81
kahao, sworn, stated-I was elector in
Kooiau and voted on February 5h.
Paikule slept at my house the night be-
fore election. In the morning he asked
what he was to pay fer lodging Of him
self and SON. I said I wanted no pay
Defendant forced - on me. I did not
know what it was for. It was early in
morning OF election day. kaulukou au-
| thOriZed me in writing TO act for him as
runner ard | accepted the position. This
was before the defendant gave me the
! 50. [ don't know if he had heard that
| was a runner for kaulukOu. | had not
| told him did not act as runner for
either candidate on election dav. | did
| not act for kausukou because defendant
| had paid me s. for sleeping in his house.
|, and considering defendants station,
| did not care TO work against him. | am
! the only kahao in kaneohe. II defend
ant had not paid me- the s. | would have
| worked for kaulukou anyway, and per-
! haps for defendant too. | had made
speeches at public meetings in favor OF
/ kaulukou before election day. [ made
two speeches. | am assistant manager
! at Kaneohe plantation. Have worked
! Al L..
| Rose.
Cross-examined Paikuli lives at
| Waikane, some distance from my house
Kaulukou said nothing about pay when
he employed me. Paikuli spent one
/ night at my house the week before cleo
ton. live about a quarter of a mile
from the polls. It is abont ten miles
from defendants house to the polls. De-
| PENDANT and I talked very little about
the election He asked me which way
| the plantation would go. I said | did
| not know.
Prosecution put in evidence exhibit
| D, request OF fifty electors for defendant
to stand for election.
J. l.. Kaulukou sworn, stated was a
! candidate at koolau. | asked kahao
and Paoa if they would be lunas for me
They consented. I first spoke to Kahac
on January 10Th; that evening at pub
lie meeting. kahaO made a speech fOi
me and after that / consulted with him
as my luna The last time | spoke tc
him in that capacity was night before
election. He came to my place; he said
he thought I would be elected and he
would work for me- On election day he
did not work for me. Some of the PEG
pie on defendants list worked for him
others | am not sure about | know
Kailaa worked for defendant, SO die
Paoa Looks at exhibit 4. This is
Paikuli's writing. kailaa, Paoa and
Kupahu were working outside the polls
other men were inside as clerk, nessen
ger and watcher. | came within two
votes OF a tie
Cr0ss-examined-I and my friends
spoke 10 about eighty people in the dis
trict TO assist me- All OF the eighty OF
/ thereabouts, had written authority t.
act for me- did not pay or promise t.
pay one OF them. They acted for me on
account of my speeches. / had messen
ger, watcher and clerk on election day
George Naklauwa was messenger.
The prosecution here rested, and cOun
sci Tor defendant moved for discharge
The Court denied the motion.
Kaiaa was then called for the defense
He said I was runner for defendant or
election day Nothing was said between
Us about pay I have been paid moth
ing. \ few days before the election De.
fendant and / slept at kahao's house
=. Is, Il.