The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-02

some Of these people were present; was
present at Il meeting on the night OF
May Sth back of Hotel and Punchbowl
streets, on premises belonging to Mrs.
Pratt was invited by member OF the /
Hubby Kaohiwaena, one Of those men /
over there; he used TO be a soldier; was /
invited to this meeting with kapela and /
Charlie Warren-he is a half-white; he /
is the man who left the stand just before /
/ came on; Wilcox explained the object .
of the meeting; ne told US what 1t was /
for; he wished to have all the people OF /
one mind, then they would succeed; 1t
was not from the Legislature that the
rights Of the people could be obtained,
only by the implements OF war; 1t was
his desire to have large membership
Of the Hui, so that the work should adj
vance; he wished to change the govern
ment into an independent republic; he
asked us if our captain had heard what
was going on; then we were sworn by
raising the hand, he repeating the oath
and we repeating it after him; don't
remember all the oath the first part was
you swore that you will become mem
Der of this Hui; that's what L remem-
Der; we were not to reveal anything
about the work of the Hui; anyone who
| know Of five present who we're sworn
in and two whose names don't know
Karhu, Warren, Pela, Kaleihopu, Kaal-
luiue, also a man from Kohala and one
from Kikihale; remember Wilcox, Ka-
ohiwaena, Lot Lane, Publ, and another
| person whose name | don't know, who
! were there; George Nawaakoa was there
| Mr. Wilcox took the names down OF US,
| the seven new members the meeting
was secret; | say so because Mr.. Wilcox
! didn't want anything said about the
meeting and for anyone who told the
penalty would be death after that we
were allowed to 90 home Wilcox told
us that Mr. Ashford belonged to the
! Hui; something was said about equip
! ping the people with arms; it was said
| that the great difficulty was the lack OF
arms; the foreigners were supplied with
arms, but we, the natives, not; consld-
cradle was said about arms nothing else
was said about arms: that is all | can re-
member remember nothing being said
about procuring ar as; persons were ap-
pointed in the different districts to notify
the people when the time has come to
put the work into execution which this
| Hui contemplated; we were asked to
come to another meeting; l didn't go to
any more.
Cross-examined The words used by
Mr.. Wilcox in reference to getting rights
from the Legislature were, that they
could not be obtained from the Legisla-
ture, the people must be ready with
arms.
Deputy Acknowledgement Creighton
desired to enter nolle prosequi i'll the
in the case of Alexander Smith.
The man was discharged. lie shook
hands with the defendants aud left the
| Court room.
William Young, sworn: | am printer
at the Press office; know Wilcox and
Ashford, and also some OF the other de-
| PENDANTS | was at a meeting at Bipi-
kane's house few weeks ago; his house
is in new street running to Liliha
street; friend of mine took me there
Kaie by name l saw Wilcox, Bipikane
and some whose names l don't know
that big man (pointing out a defendant
was there, and Maxwell and Lane that's
all L know there l know Markham; he
was there; l went into the house and SAT
down by Wilcox's side; Ashford told
Wilcox to ask US if we knew the object oil
the meeting; we said no; Wilcox told us
the meeting was to have equal rights
among Hawaiians, not to be one-sided
he was translating from himself-no
body's talk; no one else was talking
then I sWore the oath remember some
of it; he said they wanted q new consti
tuition, and when he was ready he would
tell them afterwards Wilcox led him off
don't know whether Wilcox told the
others how to get the constitution: dom
know whether anybody guarded thu
door, think it was locked; the meeting
was held on Sunday; my friend told MT
to 60 to church, and we went up tina
way; it was in April think / don't re
member what day; | attended no othe
meeting; l don't know Geo. Nawaakoa
l have heard of him don't know whethe
have seen him in the street or not.
, Kamanoua, sworn: My occupation i
scraping the streets; l know Mr. Wilco.
and Ashford and some of those other de
/, PENDANTS. / attended some meetings a
Bipikane's; there was hui aloha ain
; there; Wilcox said SO; he said it was
hui aloha sovereign, to get equal rights
that was all he said half-whites wer
strongly represented, but only a fey
natives; Lot Lane was there; the othe
half-whites among the defendants | di
, not see; the meeting was not an opel
meeting like that at the Armory; it wa
t not secret meeting anyone could g
in; did not attend any other meeting
! there was an oath; | was sworn in; W
raised our hands, and Mr.. Ashford re
peated the oath in English and Wilco
, in Hawaiian; we swore to become mem
bers of the Hui; anyone who betraye
the Hui to the Marshal, death would b
, his penalty; that is all l remembe
about the oath; it is longer than what
have given you, but l have forgotten tn
, rest. The other members of the Hu
were to kill anybody who told the MAJ
shall about the Hui; that's all l remem
Der; Wilcox told what the Hui was
there was great deal of love OF country
something was said about dividing th
members into squads; lieutenants wer
to be in the different districts they wer
to attend the meetings; we were told
stay at home until we were told to al
tend the meetings; 1 don't know whethe
, they were members OF the executive com
mittee or not, but was as lunas; he
luna OF the cantoniers Mr.. Wilcox wa
the one who told about dividing int
squads l don't know why we were divide
into squads; something was said abou
getting a new Constitution; the ide.
was to have one, and equal rights TO
everybody, and understood that by get
ting new Constitution we would have
equal rights; nothing was said abou
, how new Constitution was to be got;
don't know what the squads were for;
. know ID. Nahoolewa and Mr.. Thompson