The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-07
THE TREASON CASES.
Continued from 4m Poge.)
TUESDAY, June z.

Mr., Hartwell at 1923 addressed
the Court, saying the defense would
content itself with putting on the
principal defendants.
V. V. ASHFORD, sworn Neither
the subject of an attack on the Pa
lace nor of sending for pistols, men
toned by Nawaakoa, was ever re-
ferred TO at the meetings described
by him he (Nawaakoa) simply lied
from beginning to end on those
points; never anything Of the sort
said about my wanting definite un-
derstanding about time OF making an
attack before my leaving for Hilo;
in my presence Wilcox never used
such words as that it was necessary
to dethrone the Queen, not in the
English language and / don't under
stand the native.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Creighton
Yes, there was league in exist
ence.
Q.-How long has it been in exist
ence?
A.-As it has been described
Mr.. Davidson objects that the
cross examination should be confined
to matters brought out in the direct
examination.
MIR. Hartwell remarks that he had
explicitly stated he would only ex.
anime this witness on the evidence of
Nawaakoa as to language used by
Mr.. Ashford and Mr.. Wilcox, and he
contended the cross examination
should not go any further than the
direct. If the prosecution goes fur
, ther into the Leagues history, he
should not restrict himself to the line
laid down.
Mr.. Creighton replied that as wit
ness had included all meetings in his
testimony, he had a right to go into
the whole history.
The Court. ruled that the cross
examination should be restricted
to the particular line of the direct
examination.
Witness-1 never at any meeting
or anywhere else used the language
attributed to me by Nawaakoa; l
don't know how many meetings were
held; more than one; don't know
what you mean by "quite NUMBER"
don't know if there were more than
ten.
Q.-Was it secret organization?
Al would like the ruling of the
Court whether | answer that.
The Court rules out the question,
on the ground that the cross-exami-
nation cannot go beyond the direct.
Was Nawaakoa present at these
meetings?
A.-Specify the meetings and l
will tell you, if was present; 1 said
never used that language, and l
say SO again; Nawaakoa was present
at some of the meetings; might
locate the date of meetings if 1 had
access to certain other data; there
was what we called an executive
committee and sometimes we met to-
gether; l was member of the exc
cutive committee; you can call them
what you like, but there were meet
ings open to everybody; ifyou mean
would you be kicked out if you
came, / would say you are too much
of gentleman to come to a mans
house without being asked.
Q.-What was the topic of conver-
satlon at those meetings if not as
Nawaakoa testified?
Mr.. Hartwell objects.
The Court, after parley with
Mr.. Creighton, allows the question.
Witness-There was no particular
catechism gone through; Cat sug-
gestion of the Court, counsel asks
The same question as to the meeting
of the 18th of May) as l said before,
without reference to other dates
cannot locate any particular meeting
do not believe there was a meeting
on Monday; cannot answer ques
tion with an "if' in it; l do know
whether there was meeting at Bipi'
kane's on Sunday evening, April "a
there was no meeting that date
know because it was the Sunday be.
fore the Tuesday l left for Hilo; an
absolutely certain | was at no meet
ing that night.
Mr.. Creighton remarks he has NJ
more questions, as he is confined Il
general denials.
Mr.. Hartwell asks witness to giv'
additional reasons for his knowledg,
of there being no meeting ATTENDED
by him April "a. Witness describe
his movements that evening in detail
showing he was visiting at house OF
Keeaumoku street till 10 or quartz
before or past.
To the Court-My impression i
that there were no Monday nigh
meetings previous to my going t
Hilo.
ROBERT w. WILCOX, sworn-Hear
testimony of Nawaakoa, in which h
Testified that used the words "Ka
pae ka Moiwahine" (set aside tn
Queen); never used the words
nor the words "Kapae ka Moiwa
hine me ka ikaika" (set aside tn
Queen with force); that was false
hood, l never used those words
never used language about oblainin
equal rights by force; the way sal
! was to get equal rights through lh
, Legislature, as am q member of it