The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-30


There were no surprising devel-
zopments in the district court yes.
sterday during the examination OF
IL. C. .Crick, T. B. Walker and A.
fSinclair, charged with conspiracy.
THE attendance was large. The
kprosecution put on five witnesses
in addition to the ones examined
ION Wednesday, and then announced
THAT they would rest their case.
4 There was no defense offered
*and at the opening of the afternoon
esession A. P. Peterson, on behalf
tof the defendants, moved for dis
& charge, on the ground that there
was no evidence to prove that the
men conspired together. He made
long argument for the defendants,
and was followed by General A. S.
Hartweli, who argued for the gov
eminent. Judge Carter announced
that he would give his decision
this morning at 10 o'clock on the
motion for discharge.
The first witness called was captain
Good, who testified that Won Topaz,
who was examined on WedneSday,
was a member of Company E. Won
Topaz made reports to him duri g the
last four weeks regarding con ersa-
tions he had had with Walker The
witness would have to refer to written
copies of the conversation Def e he
could give the dates. At thE tint
Mr.. Peterson objected to the less
reading from any manuscrip nd,
after argument, the court deciC nat
any evidence which proved W ION
Topaz had conversations with .ker
was admissible. The with len
stated that the conversati' ok
place on June 10, 16 and ,ec-
lively, and that the last : mt
was made about the 22d inst
a J. r. Marmont, the next So,
testified that he had resided TO-
lulu little over four years JUS
to which he had lived in n
cisco. Had also been in ia,
prospecting and hunting. W IL
.ermaker by occupation. Is ed
with T. b. Walker and ha wn
him three or four years, ano on
<yersions with him during the list
three months. That during the LIST
three months he had been acting in
the capEcity of detective for the Prov+
with Walker were chiefly on topics
with the Provisional gov |
eminent. He stated TO me on several |
occasions that he had a certain num- |
Der of men, no particular num- |
Der, to overthrow the govern
ment with at any moment they
wished; arms and ammunition also.
Also that the men were well drilled
fully as well as those of the Provision
al government. The marshal deputed
me- nd out where those men were
II ole and to look into it. Invent
Minis house one night, at the
of the road which turns to Wal
next to Walkers house, and L
.reard them drilling there-what L
thought was drilling. L couldn't see
anyone. 1t sounded to me like irreg-
ular drilling. [ am familiar with
drilling. Have been military man
here and in Arizona. Was in the
Rangers about year and
ten months. Am accustomed to men
drilling and drilling them myself. L
heard what / thought was drilling on
premises-what L would
think was drilling as far as my know
ledge went. 1t was two months and
half ago, at one time. Have had con-
with Walker since that
time. On one occasion since then we
spoke of drilling. He spoke Of it on
the street outside of John Philips on
King street. He told me that they
We're well prepared to meet tie Pro-
visional government, and ttPy had
men equally as well drilled, r would
have very shortly, and l asked him if
they were drilling down to hs place,
and he smiled and said yes.
EA. Strout, a member of.tfe regu-
lar company, testified that he knew
Walker but slightly. He hadtalked
with him during the past month.
Walker asked him if he was satisfied
with his place. He also waited to |
know If there was much patriotism
in the ranks of the company. Wit
ness replied that there was MT, and
as far as he knew the boys were work
ing for $40 a month and that vas all.
Walker told him that they hadarmed
men and plenty of big guns This
took place on ether the
10Th or 18th of the present moth.
Michael Kennedy was called to :,
prove that Criek lived at tbe Central =
House. .
George Markham knew WALKER and
had talked several times with him
past two months On one
-Easion the subject was revolution. =
Maker asked him to join a society
vgeh had for its Object the overthrow
othe Provisional government, with
fntentionea re9oring the queen.
witness replied that he was an
fneSatonist and refused to Join the !
All Hopes Abandoned. n
RARAToNGA, June 8.-The schr.
soldhnch, which left Mangaia for
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