The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-12-21

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partitions were torn down and built
again; saw place where new boards
had been put up close to telephones;
witness occupied center room; Crick
and witness were nearly back to
back; attend to work regularly;
never left the office; Nawahi discOn-
tinued coming very often about two
months; sometimes Bush, Nawahi
and Crick went upstairs and had
lunch.
Got news from the English papers
published in this city; understand
English.
j. X. Prendergast, sworn, states:
Employed on Bush's papers, Ka Leo
and Ka Oiaio since 1893; only had
holiday on Bush's ssbbaths on |
Saturdays; no one is allowed in that |
day; Bush thinks that from the
setting Of the sun on Friday until
the setting Of the sun the following
day is Sabbath, according to the
scripture; Van Giesen's place Is To-
Gated in Crick's room; Punini's room
is adjoining Crick's; an oil cloth
hangs between the rooms; this was
hung up to keep out the noise caused
by the talking of Punini and the
paper carriers; Nswahi stopped his
frequent visits to Bush's in the mid
die of October; resigned the treas
urership during September; saw Van
Giesen prior to October there; think
Van Giesen severed connection with
the paper before witness; think the
reason why Van Giesen was let out
was because he put something IN
the paper which did not suit Bush;
saw Van Giesen at Bush's place on
Monday last; he came there for .
microscopes; don't know whether he
got il or not; cont remember being
at Bush's on Saturday, Dec. &; Satur.
dag being Bush's Sunday IL was kept
very sacred; know Nee 10Y; Bush
aud Nawahi knew that McEvuy was
q spy either ia May or June; was at
I Wilcox's luau ON Jan. l6 and WAS
told by Wilcox that McEvoy was a
spy; told Bush and Nawahi OF the
fact on Jan. IL.
/ Cross.examination: Was married
on August .; did not go to Waislua
until the middle OF October; always
attended to work; noticed new parti-
ton in the office about q week be-
fore arrest was made.
+. W. Weed, sworn, states: Aged
"a years; work in Golden Rule Ba.
zaar; know Os,ner; been acquainted
with Osmer in February or March;
met Osmer 10 Merchants Exchange;
sometimes go there to get tenn
perance drink known a. "Creek
Sharp" for the throat; met Crick in
the saloon about the 18th or 9Th Of
this month and told him there were
some papers at the store for him;
saw Osmer there; had . little con-
versation with Osmer; he wanted to
borrow SO from witness; W. o.
Smith and others, he said, were try.
ing to got him out Of town on
plantation; he led the conversation
on 20 the Government buildings;
Osmer told witness that he had full
control Of Co. A OF the National
Guards; W. u. Smith, the Attorney
General, OslHer continued, aud other
Government officials were trying TO
disband Co. \, but they were kind
OF delicate about II he also said that
he knew how tn work and manipu.
late the rspid.fring guns At tho
Executive building; he said that the
guns were in good condition when
the mon were being drilled, and
after that he would fix the gun
SO that when the fourth shot
was fred the gun would sx-
plode, thus disabling Il; the men
In the barracks were fighting
against one another, aud the place
could be easily blown up with dyna.
mite; this Government was no good
and he would join in opposing II
any government was better than the
present one; he wanted to borrow
SO aud was to give a promissory
note; later no said that he would
give gun as security and he would
have il at the saloon ON THURSDAY
evening; then witness decided III
would not try to raise the money
witness did not promise to call To-
the gun; witness did not accept thu
proposition OF the gun; Osmer sale
that Smith aud Others were tryinI
to push him and he had to pay 81
to Dayton by 4 o'clock Saturda
afternoon; he said that the authori
ties were trying to get him out O
the country on to some plantation
Osmer said . good many thing
against the Government; think d
msr's intention was to pump wit
ness; witness had been to q dane
on Saturday evening and was on,
side the Elite Parlors when Capital
Parker found him and escorted hil
to the Police Station, where the wa
rant was read to him; had no tai
with either Bush, Crick or Naval
about politics.
Cross. examination: Osmer said b
had full control OF half OF the nae
at the barracks; the Governmer
was trying to disbsnd Co. A, bu
was afraid to do SO; he said that |
had giant powder ready to pass
to the men to blow the building u
when everything was ready; talkt
very freely in the Merchants E
change on this subject; he was We
bitter against the Marshal and Il
Attorney, General; did not repo
the matter because felt it was II
material to him whether the Go
eminent building was blown up
not, or how many men were kille
Osmer never told witness that
had left a gun at the Merchants L
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