The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-06

JneI tueIG Is uuN neHHlnB III JulS en-
preston of equal rights" as used.
Witness No; think some had the
right in old times; don't know who
they were; kalakaua had the right
Of appointing Mobiles; the people had
nothing to say in it; the subject was
discussed at the league meetings;
we went into details to submit 10 the
Legislature; no records were kept #
The meetings; the secrets Tor which
the death penalty was appointed
were matters Of love to the country,
equal rights, etc. /; attended some
public meetings at the old Armory
don't remember talk there like that /;
don't recollect hearing anybody there
say ave want equal rights" heard
some talk at election but did not
understand it, there was no vxplana.
ton given; Wilcox or Bipkane may
have said at public meetings that we
couldn't get equal rights from the
| Queen, l don't recollect; don't think
much about the oath to keep the
secrets; know an oath is binding, but
don't consider an oath like that
much; was police officer two years
ago; that oath is not binding because
there is no law behind it; don't re
collect having sentries at meetings ;
took oath in company with the others
at each meeting l attended; all re-
member about explanations prior to
oath being given was what l said al
ready about love of the land, etc. !;
nothing was said about new consti-
tuition; L am member OF executive
council, didn't attend any of its
meetings; sometimes when | went it
was a II over; no, never attended any
council meetings; il was not told me
that men were TO be divided into
squads, don't recollect that it was
ever mentioned; l was appointed u
committee for my district; my dis
trict was Nuuanu Valley, l am the
only member | know in my district !;
| am telling the absolute truth had
no title except a committee to repre-
sent my district; nothing was said
about my duties, they had not been
made known TO me; questioned in
detail as to each defendant) don't
remember anybody but myself on
the committee; was appointed by
Wilcox; thought l had no right to
ask him about my duties; have been
at meetings Of people where commit
tees were appointed, but always
came late and never heard of duties
of committees; have visited the
Legislature sometimes.
MIR. Hartwell obj, cts that Christ
mas will be here before this line of
cross examination is over.
Mr.. Rosa (warmly)-Counsel must
see the point. This witness is not
telling the truth. He says he has
always come late TO meetings.
Witness-Wilcox is president of
the league; don't know who is vice
president; don't know which is chief
OF deputy, Wilcox or Ashford; they
are the leaders, first the foreigner
would speak and then Wilcox they
would consult and then tell us wha,
10 do; don't know what they told us
paid no attention to what they said
there was no secretary; don't know
which of the two Ca. and w. took
down the names; am not sure who
was the treasurer, or that anybody
subscribed funds; never subscribed
anything and don't know of anybody
having subscribed; have not a gun,
my house was searched for one
didn't take it across the way; never
ownedior fired a gun in my life.
GEO. MARKHAM, sworn First
heard of the league latter part OF
March or first of April Geo. Nawaa-
koa and Robt. Wilcox were among
first to speak of it; Wilcox said the
Queen wanted to promulgate a new
constitution, and he asked me what
| thought of it; asked him how it
was proposed to promulgate the con-
stitution, and he said it was TO be
backed by force OF arms, the Queen's
Guards and the police to be en-
ployed /; l told him 1 didn't like the
proposition, that we should look TO
the Legislature for constitutional
convention; told him he was men,
Der of the Legislature and he should
bring up constitutional connec-
ton; was also asked by hangers
on and solutions and favorites of the
Palace, also by couple of soldiers,
by Kanui and Sam Nowlein, at the
Elele office, the office of the Palace
party; answered them that l didn' t
believe in the proposition, but want
ed to work through the Legislature
they told me the Queen wanted the
old prerogatves back which were
taken from Kalakaua; told Kanui
and others did not approve of the
proposed measures, that they would
be dangerous to peace and property /;
heard Nawaakoa's evidence and a
great deal Of it Is false il is false in
regard to getting firearms; saw Ma.
waakoa with pistol at meetings but
nobody else; Nawaakoa advised
members to arm with pistols in case
of surprise first meeting l attended
was at Ashford's; Ashford told me
object was to ward off prOmulpation