The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-19
THE BIG SUIT.
Testimony OF w. H. CornwelI
Concluded.

MIR. Williams was at the interview
AZ Mr.. Cartwright's office. At that
time we objected to this elk or eight
hundred acres being taken by the
Hawaiian Commercial Company for
the reason that we wanted all the
land on this side ourselves, "a we
had been talking over the probability
of a consolidation of the Wailuku and
Waikapu Plantations, and If that
went into effect we would want all
this land on this side of the sand
hills, and we would not feel justified
in letting the Hawaiian Commercial
Company have it. l think the object
of that meeting was to discuss the
ouestion of a settlement between the
Hawaiian Commercial 4 Sugar Com
pany and the Waikapu Company.
We went there with these maps. At
that time Col. Spreckels and had
been negotiating with regard TO his
buying my interest, and that was
pending. That did not depend on
these maps.
The Court: Do l understand Mr.
Cornwell to say that there was a
proposition made by the Hawaiian
Commercial IL Sugar Company to
take six hundred acres on the Wal
kapu side? A. No; don't say that
it was a proposition made by them.
A week or so before that Mr.. Will
lisrns or Mr.. Morrison = Mr. Morri-
son-had had map, a survey made,
which showed that they could take
in this six or eight hundred acres on
this side. aud it vas good land. They
wanted to increase their planting
facilities, and they saw this land
where they could bring the water.
OF course that proposition was laid
before the Waikspu Company in MIR.
Cartwright's Office, and objected to
by Mr.. Macfarlane and myself, be
cause If the consolidation went
through we would want all the land.
Mr.. Thurston: Mr. Corngell, did
you ever give your consent IN writ
ing or otherwise to Mr.. Spreckels
or the Hawaiian Commercial
L Sugar Company to plant
or fence in any portion OF
the land OF the Waikapu Com
pany A. No, not to my knowledge.
We have talked about division, but
we have never talked about any
rights to plant or anything else. We
were planting and they we're plant
ing. They never objected to our
cattle running on the land. The
land that was not fenced by them Is
open land, so that anybody's cattle
could run on it, including Waikiki
There are some cattle, not a great
many, running on that land belong
ing to other people than the Wailuku
Sugar Company The Hawaiian
Commercial and Sugar Company
commenced to fence, / think, IN the
latter part Of 1882 they first fenced
in about hundred acres. They did
not first ask permission of Mr. Mac
farlane OF myself to put up tlat
fence. Before they fenced | saw
they we're blowing there, and after
wards the fence went up. When
saw them blowing and fencing | die
not do anything. They might have
written down to Mr.. Macfariane snc
told him I don't think | came tx
Honolulu. I think I wrote to Mr.
Macfarlane at any rate told hin
that they were blowing 1t and fencing
it. and at that time We arranged for
division-that is, we were gong t
divide it. I think I was on the plan
tation when they came up. At tn
time when wrote Mr. Macfarlan
that they were fencing and plowlnt
on the land, I don't remember having
said to him anything about division
but it is natural enough for me +
saw that, now they have started t
pIow and plant, we had better divld
This property. Before that time
had talked the question of dlvisio
over with Mr.. Macfarisne quite ofte
thai we ought to divide up the l2,0o
acres Of the Waikapu Commons.
was nv intention, and for that re'
son we went up IN 1882 to divide !
After that the Hawaiian Commerce.
Company fenced in more land; L don
know the dates, as they wanted
they used it. From year to yet
they extended their fence. / thin
the last fence was moved IN Io9
about two years ago when the
moved their fence down towards IL
9OUfN DdSe. vi COuASSs bbio -
guess work with me because L kel
no date Of it. I should say that til
portion down by my pasture "
fenced about 1888 Neither VI
Macfarlane or any one on our beha
at any time, IN any manner, eT
consented or agreed 20 Mr.. Sprecke
or the Hawaiian Commercial {
fencing in and taking exclusive pC
session Of the Waikapb Common
Neither Of rs or any one on our
half ever consented or agreed IL
Mr.. SoreckeIs should take the la
on the east side of sand nils to W
kaou. or land on the west side. A
said before I talked it over "
John D. and told him that | thou;
that portion on the east side wo'
naturally belong to the Hawai-
Commercial Co. and on the west ;
wonld naturally belong to the v
kgDn. and that would be the natr
hcnndarv. the sand hills, but ne
agreed to anything Of that kind.
t6jnk that the area Of good c
land on the east side Of the 3
hiIls IS abont from 1000 to 5000 &C
bLo TEai-arr side probably