The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-12-12

The Acknowledgement: "And did
I you not know also that that was one
OF the principal reasons for its being
establishedSa
Wundenberg: YES"
The Acknowledgement: did YOU in
/ any way assist in establishing the
I Provisional Government
Wundenberg: Il do not think that
/ should be asked thst question:
Mr.. Neumann: al also object to that
/ question. / claim that it has no bear
/ ing on this case in any way. A man
has $ right 10 assist in the estab-
lishment OF and to help carry on the
Provisional Government and still not
I be in favor OF annexation, even
though he did know that annexation
was the ultimate object Of that Gov
I eminent
The objection was overruled and
] the question was repeated.
/ Wundenberg: ''f absolutely refuse
I TO answer that question unless forced
/ 10 do so by the Court"
The Acknowledgement: II must ask
| the Court to force the witness to an
swer the question. II is perfectly
relevant to this case. shall prove
/ that this man was, until certain
I point in the history of the Provisional
/ Government, in favor Of that Govern
/ ment; that st 3 certain time he be-
I came s traitor 10 and turned against
| that Government. My question is
material, and l submit that he is
obliged to snswer Ii and want il an
swered."
The Court: ''You must answer the
question, Mr.. Wundenberg.n
Wundenberg: 81 may have done
certain things, but whether they were
instrumental in establishing the Pro-
viSional Government or not is for the
Court 10 decide"
The Acknowledgement: "Before you
went to the station house, after the
Government was established, did you
assist in any way to establish the
Provisional Governments
Wundenberg: II do not understand
what you mean by that question"
The Attorney-General: at seems
to me that any man with common
sense could understand it if he want
ed to- Question repeated.)
Wunden5erg: son Saturday, the
18th of January, I was asked if I
would stand in with such movement
and said 1 would.n
The Acknowledgement: THAT was
all you did?''
Wundenberg: 81 attended some
meetings. 1 don't think should be
asked TO divulge what took place at
those meetings.
The Acknowledgement: mo one
has asked you yet to diyulge what was
done. At what meetings were you
present?n
Wundenberg: 81 object to answer
ing that question"
Chief Justice Judd. 81 cannot see
how you can object to answering"
Wundenberg: II object to saying
what took place.
The Court: ''YOu are not asked to
say what took place, but where the
meetings were that you attended"
Wundenberg: "At Henry Water
house's.n
The Attorney-General: "At what
timer
Wundenberg: con Monday even
ing, the 18th Of January
The Attorney-General: "Wss that
the first meeting you attended,"
Wundenberg: Yes"
The Attorney-GeReral: "Were you
not st the houses of W. R. Castle and
aud l. A Thurston before thst?"
Wundenberg: ~ was.n
The Acknowledgement: "Was not
the question of forming 8 new gov
eminent under consideration at those
meetings.
Wundenberg: Il decline to answer
that question"
The attorneys for the defense both
objected to the question, and Yordy
war ensued between Ashford and the |
Acknowledgement
The Court overTuled the objection. |
Wundenberg; 'It might have been |
discussed at the meeting at Mr.. Water
houses
The Attorney-General: Was it or
was it not ?'
Wundenberg: sit was"
The Attorney-General: "Did you
TO such action pr
Wundenberg: ~ did not.n
The Attorney-General: Twas it dis
cussed at Mr.. ThurstOn's?T
Wundenberg: II have no recollec-
ton OF anything that savored of an
lEAaLlOu uGFluZ Deeu ul-Cusccu 6lluGf
at Thurston's or at Castles. The first
intimation that l had of annexation
was at Warehouses; on Saturday
night"
The Acknowledgement: "Did you
protest in any way ?"
Wundenberg: NO.
The Attorney General: when the
was made, did you pro-
Test to any one 81
The question was evaded, and OBJ
ected to by the counsel for the de-
iense.
After some argument the objection
vas overruled.
Wundenberg: II think L protested
% Mr.. Smith the Attorney-Generall !
limself.u
The Attorney-General: twas that
before the raising of the American
iag?u
Wundenberg: 81 know that L spoke
% you about it. Whether before or
.fter the raising Of the flag, cannot
iay."
The Acknowledgement "How
about your going TO the station
|