The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-03-04

4liC uISl NlllCSc OdilCu was WI. ANOoC
who stated was chairman of election
at Koolau on February B, 1890. kaulu-
sou and defendant were candidates for
| that district. Looks at exhibit A in
former suit. received this document
and sent it to the Minister OF the lnte-
rior. 1t is in defendants handwriting.
Document put IN evidence and admit
| ted by defense to be statement OF defen-
| dant's expenses. Defendant had a
watcher at the ballot box, Vim. Paikuli,
he was on defendants list as watcher,
under the new law. l don't know OF
! PaikuG using a committee room.
Cross examined-Defendant gave me
a memo of his men before the election.
w. Z. Paikuli straightforward Is
my father. On last election day, l acted
for him at the polls, watching the ballot
box Ava was clerk. don't know
much about outside runners. did not
see my father pay money to anybody,
nor TO my knowledge did he cause
money to be paid to anybody, to infu-
ence the election
R. Makahalupa sworn stated was at
Koolau election on February 9Th, was at
| the polls. Kailaa was acting as a run.
! ner for defendant, so was kupahu. ka-
| ale was in telephone Office Kahao
| voted and sat out in the yard, don't
know what he did Exhibits B and G
| put in evidence, being list Of defen-
dant's men, from Interior Office files).
Cross examined am a lawyer, on
election day was acting for Kaulukou,
was at polls all day.
John Paoa sworn stated was a
voter at Kaneohe on February 5th.
| Witness is instructed not to criminate
| himself unless he chooses). On morn
| ing of election day, defendant came to
my house and called me out. He was
on horseback, and threw 81 over the
fence at me. | asked him what it was
for, he said, ooh. you are to 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. l had not talked
| with defendant before about being a
runner. On election day l 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 a good man. 1 worked in
this way during the day.
Re-direct-Kaulukou had given me
written authority to act as runner for
him before defendant gave me the 81,
and had accepted Kaulukou's appoint
ment. 1t was generally known that l
was a runner for Kaulukou. When ka-
ulukou appointed me intended also to
act for PaikuIi. l accepted Kaulukou's
appointment until heard from defen-
dant. If a man had told ne he was
going to vote for Paikuli could not have
stopped him l made no protest when
| heard defendant had sent in my name
as one of his runners.
Re-crossexaminatiou - When defen-
dant gave me the 81 | did not tell him l
was one OF Kaulukou's runners. spent
the 81.
Kahao, sworn, stated was elector in
Koolau and voted on February 9Th.
Paikule slept at my house the night be-
fore election. In the morning he asked
what he was to pay for lodging of him
self and son. | said | wanted no pay.
Defendant forced S. on me. l did not
know what it was for 1t was early in
morning of election day. Kaulukou au-
thorized me in writing to act for him as
runner and accepted the position. This
was before the defendant gave me the
So. don't know if he had heard that
was runner for Kaulukou. l had not
told him. l did not act as runner for
either candidate on election day. l did
not act for Kaulukou 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. If defend
ant had not paid me the S. would have
worked for Kaulukou anyway, and per-
haps for defendant too. l had made
speeches at public meetings in favor of
Kaulukou before election day. l made
two speeches. | am assistant manager
at Kaneohe plantation. Have worked
twenty years on that plantation for Mr..
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. 1t is abont ten miles
from defendants house to the polls, De-
PENDANT and l talked very little about
the election. He asked me which way
the plantation would go. said l did
not know.
Prosecution put in evidence exhibit
D, request OF fifty electors for defendant
to stand for election.
]. L. Kaulukou sworn, stated was a
candidate at Koolau. l asked Kahao
and Paoa if they would be lunas for me-
They consented. first spoke to Kahao
on January Goth that evening at pub
lie meeting. Kahao made a speech for
me and after that consulted with him
as my luna. The last time l spoke to
him in that capacity was night before
election. He came to my place; he said
he thought | would be elected and he
would work for me. On election day he
did not work for me. Some of the peo-
pie on defendants list worked for him
others l am not sure about. know
Kailaa worked for defendant, so did
Paoa. Looks at exhibit A This is
Paikuli's writing. Kailaa, Paoa and
Kupahu were working outside the polls;