The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-02
TREASON CASE.
Third Day Of the Trial of the
Alleged ConspiratOrs.
A Witness Tells About an Inter
view He had with Mr.
KeDyOu-The Case viii
Be Resumed This
Morning.


ators took place yesterday before
Justice Dole.
The usual large crowd was there
to hear the evidence and appeared
greatly interested in everything
that transpired.
The morning session was not
particularly interesting, but in the
afternoon the proceedings were a
little more exciting caused by
witness relating a conversation he
had had with Mr.. Kenyon.
MORNING SESSION.
Benito Guerrero sworn; knew Wilcox
and Ashford; saw them at more than
one meeting; attended a meeting at BIZ
pikane's house; did not know the object
OF the meeting until informed by Wilcox
that the League wanted equal rights for
everybody; was sworn in as q member
by taking an oath on a Bible; took the
oath which was translated into Hawaii
an; had heard that equal rights were to
be obtained by fighting, but did not
know what arms were to be used; re-
membered seeing Wilcox, Ashford, Bipi
kane, Manuel Ross and Herman KaOnli at
the meeting; the meeting was held about
q month and half ago; nobody had
talked to him about the evidence he was
to give at the trial; is employed on the
roads.
Cross.eXamined: made 4 statement
before the trial to Antoine Rosa at the
station house there were two witnesses
present at the time, Kenyon and clerk
named Thompson; commenced to work
on the roads last Friday; no mention was
made OF guns at the meeting at Bipi-
kane's; equal rights through the Con-
stitution" was part OF the oath; there
was some talk of a new constitution;
equal rights were to be obtained under
new constitution; il equal rights could
not be had under the present Ccnstitu-
ton they would fight for a new one.
Herman Kaouli, clerk at Egan &
Gums was next sworn: knew Wilcox,
Ashford, and some OF the other defend
ants was at a meeting at the house OF
Bipikane; Ashford, Wilcox, Bipikane,
Manuel Ross, Robert Palau, Markham,
Maxwell, and a number of others were
present at the meeting; saw Nawaakoa
there; the meeting was on the 18Th of
April of this year; went inside of the
house at the invitation of Bipikane went
in rear door; MIR. Ashford asked if |
knew the objects of the meeting Wilcox
explained that the objects were for equal
rights heard a new constitution talked
of by some of the members; heard Man
uel Ross talking about it.
At this point Judge Hartwell objected
to the interpreter and asked the Court
for the official interpreter, Luther Will
cox. AS the latter gentleman is en-
ployed interpreting for the Legislature,
his services could not be had. Mr.. Hart
we'll noted an objection; the trial then
proceeded.
Attended another meeting on the 25th
OF April at Bipikane's; Ashford, Wilcox,
Lane, Bipikane, Manuel Ross, and 9TH
ers were present; Nawaakoa was there
the meeting was conducted the same as
the first meeting with Ashford as presid-
ing officer; pistols were shown around
during the meetings; was told by Man
uel Ross to get a pistol; Nawaakoa, Pa
lau and another had unloaded pistols
did not attend any but the two meetings
mentioned; took the oath at each meet
ing; part of the oath was punishment
to traitors is death ;" the oath was taken
by laying hands on the Bible, it was ad
ministered by Ashford and Wilcox
nothing was said about guns or pistols al
the meeting on April 25th.
Cross.eXamined: went away with Geo
NawaakOa after the meeting of April
25th.
Charles Warren sworn: have been {
soldier over eight years knew Wilcox
Ashford and the other defendants; wer
to a meeting and saw some of the de
PENDANTS there; went to the meeting IL
the month OF May on Sunday, accom-
panied by Kapela and another soldier
saw Wilcox and Lane Wilcox told us tC
come in the house; Wilcox made a re-
mark about equal rights and il it could
not be obtained from the Legislature
then guns would be resorted to; Wilcox
said that the Hawaiians ought to be bet
ter prepared; the idea was to change
the government to an independent re-
public; they knew he was a soldier
was informed that Ashford was one Of
the leaders; Wilcox said that then
rights were to be obtained by the use Of
guns; committees were to be appointed
TO furnish members with arms and am
evening by taking an oath with hands
up; after being sworn in our names were
asked for and given; did not attend any
other meeting; Palau was the only
member who had a pistol.
CrOss-examined: Wilcox had told us
we could not get our rights at the Legis.
lature, the only way was by guns; he
said the Hawaiians must be better pre-
pared than the foreigners, otherwise the
foreigners would have a better position
kaahu was near me; others in that
meeting might have heard it; Kaahu is
one OF the soldiers; Kaahu must have
heard what he said about getting equal
rights in the Legislature; Kaahu told me
to come; l got there between aud s
O'Clock; went away between s and 9
reported that meeting first to the Mar
shall and Capt. Nowlein soon after the
meeting was over; | went back to the
barracks; Wilcox asked me whether
was a soldier before talking to me abou
an independent republic; he spoke about
not getting equal rights in the Legisla
ture before | was sworn; he asked me-
whether L was Il soldier before | was
sworn; | told him l was.
The Court took 4 recess at - unit
80.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session was resumed at 80 anC
the cross-eXamination OF Charles Warner
continued.
Being questioned as to the exact word!
used by Wilcox in reference to the get
ting OF their rights by the natives, tn,
witness said MIR. Wilcox said the nativ,