The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-31

Printers lane l think; Wilcox was
there some recruits were sworn IN;
court of inquiry was held; 1t was stated
that Manuel Espinda was giving away
the secrets of the League; 1t was found
that it was no such thing; it was some
one else not interested in the League 1t
was learnt that Joe Kalana was giving
the thing away, and there was discus
sion about using influence to get MN
out OF his position as luna on the road
it was decided that Wilcox 90 to Cum
mings and find out If he was giving
away the transactions of the League and
if so to have him fired; there were two
meetings that night; one a general
meeting and the other an executive;
Jim Crow, X. Palau, Keaukiakoho, *.
w. Wilcox, Bipikane, Puhili, kahui,
Hosea, Brown and others were there;
Ashford was not present at the eXecu-
| tive council; he had gone to Hllo;
Wilcox stated the missionaries were
not afraid OF the Germans be-
cause they could be bought with
money, as for him they were afraid be-
cause he was the leader OF the Ha-
waiians and could not be bought; he
| further stated that Col. Ashford had
sent for 100 revOlvers by the last Aus
| tralia; the association was called the
Hawaiian Patriotic League; l joined 1t
on the 10th of April; the next meeting
was at a place next to Bush's on the Sth
of Nav; the oath was administered TO
some soldiers the same as at other meet
ings; the punishment for traitors was
death; don't know whether anybody
was armed | came in late about half
past s. Warren, Kaahu, Boyd and Wal
nee were there when [ arriy cd; Wilcox
said we must be cautious in taking men
in as the soldiers had league outside OF
ours; the soldiers league was estab-
lshed so that the soldiers would not
know what we were doing; the house
was unoccupied; it had no chairs, no
table; L. attended another meeting but
it was not meeting because it was sur
prised by the police; it was at Bipika'
mes; it was gathering in the yard; cant
give the date. Bipikani, Palau, Kahaha'
wal, Kaimimoku and John Brown were
present. 1t was to be an executive meet
ing; no one presided; | attended ne
meeting after the Sth, except this sur
prised meeting; there was another meet
. ing on May 10th, at which Mr.. Ashford
said confdentially for the benefit OF the
members that he had been informed by
his brother that Mr. Castle CIV. R. haC
called on his brother and wanted him t.
be careful in taking in men into thell
league. Mr.. w. r. Castle had given the
information to G. w. Ashford that thu
Marshal had information about thu
movements of the League; G. w thel
told Mr.. Castle that he had no informa
ton of any league in which he was in
terested, but if he had anything to con
vey to his brother he would very willingl,
take the message; there was meeting
on May 18th at Printers lane; ther
were four rev recruits; Geo. Nichols
Lee, Daniela, VIM. Kaawalia; new
names were proposed, including tw'
policemen they were to be sworn
in the next evening at Palama, a
Kila's; was not present at that meet
ing; l attended meeting on the l4th
April, think at Colonel Ashford's.
The question OF refreshing the memor.
arising, the witness testified that h.
made his original memoranda on tablets
and went home and wrote out from thes
the memoranda which he had beer
using in Court; he had not shown hi
original memoranda to anyone; all tina
he had written out was here; the name
OF all the persons present We're in tn
memoranda, as far as he had been abb
to remember them.
The memoranda in question were sub
mitted to the counsel and the Court TO
inspection.
The witness testified that the state
ments were given each morning to th
Marshal
judge Hartwell stated that the pris
oners had, as he was informed, bee
called up By day and by night to max
statements before the Marshal. II
would like the practice to be stopped b
instructions from the Court.
The Court took the ground that it ha
no right to interfere in the matter
! At AIS an adjournment was tak6
= until 10 o'clock this morning.