The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-08

then they would take the oatn-
Q-About how many people were at
this meeting on the 6th OF May. Al
think there were over teri, cannot tell
the exact number, that is with the old
members
Q--You say you explained the objects
OF the association 20 get equal rights,
nov will you just give US the expiana-
ton as near as you can recollect 1t no"
that you gave to the men on that even
ing. A-Well, you have heard how
explained, how TO get equal rights.
Q.-Go on in the same words, just as
if you were explaining it to me as you
explained it to them. Al told Kaahu
and others AID even the old members
who were there, | told them the object
is to obtain equal rights end justice IN
the Kingdom OF Hawaii through the
Legislature as | am member of 1t. That
is all that is told to them.
Q.-Then these meetings at which this
oath was administered were to obtain the
same end that the public meetings at
the Armory were to obtain were they
not. A.-The meetings at the Armory
had nothing to do with these meetings.
Q-But the objects and aims were the
same were they not. Al never told
you the same
Ono, am asking you, Mr.. Wilcox.
Objected to. Objection sustained.
! Mr.. Creighton-Was this meeting at
Printers lane, and these other meetings
of this patriotic association, were they
open or were they secret. A.-Not very
| secret, If yon came there you would be
sworn like the soldiers.
Q.-That is if l wished to be / suppose.
| A.-EVen II you come there.
THE COURT QUESTIONS.
The Court Charles Warren was pres
ent was he. Ayes, sir.
Q.-And he testified that you talked
about getting the rights OF the nation
and that you could not get them through
the legislature. Ayes, sir, | heard
that. | never said that | heard what
he said.
Ole also said that you said that
the committee would be appointed tc
provide the men with guns and cart
ridges in order TO get the rights OF Ha'
waiians and this republic. Alt was
never said. anything of that nature al
that meeting.
Q.-And Mr.. Markham said that the
talk was to oppose the intention OF the
Queen to promulgate new constitution
at some Of those meetings, | don't say
which one A-Wel in the meeting
what they called general meeting, as al
ready stated here, when they were sworn
in nothing was explained to them only
equal rights and Legislature, as in the
common meeting Of the committee--thC
story--it will take me all day because
the Queen is implicated in it.
Odd you say, Mr. Wilcox, at any
of these meetings that the Queen wished
to promulgate new constitution anC
that the object of the meeting was Il
prevent it. A--Well, that was only
said in what we called, executive meet
ings, only one or two, only two'or three
OF those meetings, explained.
REBUTTAL.
j. A. Thompson, sworn: Am clerk o
the Police Court. Took part in examin
alton OF witnesses in this treason case
Acted as Interpreter. Know Puhili. Ht
made o statement on Sunday, May %
after the defendants we've arrested. Hi
said something abont guns. Re stated
that he was at one of the meetings, ant
that the objects OF the hui were TO ge
equal rights. He also stated that he wal
at meeting in Printers lane. At thi
meeting a proposition was made tina
to get equal rights they must resort tC
arms. His statement at the second ex
animation was similar to the first.
Cross. examined: He had been drink
ing little.
Sam NoWlein, sworn: Am Captain o
the Queens Guards. Know Markham
Did not tell him that the Queen INTENDED
to promulgate a new Constitution by
| IF of n
place did tell him that.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Antoine Rosa, sworn: Know Publ
very we'll, have talked to him on two o
three occasions about this case. After
had been requested by the Attorney
General to assist in the prosecution c
these cases. l examined the statemen
that had been taken and considered
necessary to re-examine the witnesse!
myself. Among the witnesses was Pu
hill. He was sent for on Wednesda
afternoon. Talked to him about tn
case. heard his testimony yesterday
his testimony is not true.
Mr.. Rosa was the last witness. A
soon as he left the stand Judge Hartwe
read the following motion for discharg
which was overruled as previously men
toned.
THE MOTION FOR DISCHARGE.
The said defendants, by their attol
neys, move the Court 10 order that the
be discharged on the following grounds
viz:
l. Because, on all the evidence, ther
is not reason to believe that the defend
ants or any OF them would legally b
convicted of the offense charged agains
them-of plotting to dethrone the Queer
2. Because, on all the evidence, ther
is reason to believe that the defendant
and each Of them would legally be al
quilted OF he offence charged agains
them-of plotting to dethrone the Queer
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