The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-06-02
Continued from Is, pages

the people could not get their equal
rights in the Legislature, but only
with implements of war.
Mr.. Creighton at this point asked
the Court to mol. pros. the case
against Alex. Smith, one OF the pri-
soners, and Mr.. Smith was dis
charged.
WIN. YouNG-Am printer at the
Press Office know Wilcox and ASH
ford; remember meeting with them
at Bipikane's house, on the new road
between Nuuauu and Liliha street
friend of mine named Kaia took
.me there; saw Wilcox, Bpkane,
Lane, Markham and others were
there; went in the house and sat by
WilcoX's side; Ashford told Wilcox
to ask us if we knew the object:
Wilcox told us that it was for equal
rights and not have this one sided
business; then took the oath
Wilcox said he wanted a new Con.
stitution and when he was ready he
would tell us how it was to be got
/ asked Wilcox to let me go outside
to get drink of water and l went
home door | think was locked 1t
was on Sunday night in April
my friend had asked me TO go to
! church, and we went there instead,
that was the only meeting l attended;
don't know Nawaakoa.
KAMANoUA Am employed scrap
ing the streets; know Wilcox, Ash
ford and some of the others: at
tended meeting at Bipikane's when
defendants were present: the meet
ing was called "ITui Aloha Alma,
Aloha Lahui, Aloha Ali and Hama
Pono Kaulike;" haIf-whites were
strongly represented and a few ma
tives; had a meeting Aloha Alma;
it was not public meeting; anybody
could 90 in and come out :. Ashford
was there; that was the only meet
ing | attended: was sworn in with
hands up and Ashford administered
the oath in English and Wilcox in
Hawaiian, the oath as follows: eve
swear to become members Of the Hui
and anyone who betrays the hui to
the Marshal death will be the pen
atty !" the oath was longer but |
have forgotten; the other members
of the hui would kill the betrayer;
that was all that was said; was the
first meeting attended; something
was said about dividing the men up
in squads, the lieutenant of each
squad was to attend the meeting,
aud we members were to stay at
home until notified by them to at
tend; Lot Lane was my lieutenant;
he was my boss also when | was en-
| ployed as cantonier; it was WilcoX's
idea TO divide the men into squads
the idea of the meeting was to
! have new Constitution and equal
rights TO all; it was assured to
them that if they secured a new
Constitution they would have equal
rights; nothing was said as to
what means would be employed
in order to get the Constitution;
know Nahoolewa, police officer, and
Thompson, court clerk, and told
them what l am saying now; the
Marshal was present made state
ment in the Marshal's Office; no one
has approached me with regard to
this case; have a very poor memory ;
am not concealing anything purpose
ly; Nawaakoa was present at the
meeting; something was said about
those arrested who attended the
meeting; if arrested some member
of the hui would get them out; if
arrested for attending the meeting to
say that it was an 'aloha alma"
meeting; was not told how to get
equal rights; twenty members were
recruited at that meeting and were
all sworn; meeting was in the first
part of April, on a "Wednesday
night, did not see Kaahu and War
rem there; (repeated the object of the
meeting as told him by Wilcox y that
was the truth.
S. w. LEDERER General mer-
chaDdise dealer, corner Nuuanu and
King streets; have firearms occa-
sionally for sale; know Markham :;
he has been in my store asking the
price OF a rifle; sold the rifle later to
native; the native was accom-
panied by Markham: he is not pre-.
sent; rifle was sold latter end of
March.
VIM. OLEPAU - Am laborer;
know Wilcox, Ashford and other de-
PENDANTS; was present at a meeting
when some of the defendants were
present, in latter part of April, on a
Tuesday night, at Bipkanes house
at kunawai; saw Wilcox, Ashford,
Lot Lane, Bipikane and Others; did
not 90 here TO note particularly any
thing; when | went in there was
Bible on the table; the idea of the
hui was aloha alma, and new
Constitution through the Legisla-
ture; should they fail the only
way would be perhaps with guns
Mr.. Kenyon made me say the lat
ter part of what | said; he saying,
if you don't tell the truth you'll be
hung; the only ones they wanted to
get at were the principals Mr.. Ro-
sa told me on a Saturday that if |
didn't tell the truth was liable 10