Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-12-20


same source. The lady told me
the drawer was CrIck's. All L
know is what the lady told me- L
don't know who put the rifle be-
hind the bureau. In the room |
call Crick's room there was a
bedstead. chair and bureau.
saw no other bureau. was In
every room of the house. but
saw only one bureau. L don
know who took the rifles or re-
volvers or anything else there. L
only know / found them. [ did
not talk with Van Giesen on the
matter. 1t was about 4S hours
after Crick's arrest that search
ed his house. / have had no talk
with Osmer in regard to his
evidence and | have offered him
neither money or position for
his services. Van Giesen was
not at his home when searched
it. ! don't know why he was not
arrested The Marshal aud |
did not speak about arresting
Van Giesen. | don't know II be
was arrested when be was going
to Molokai.
re. W. Ashford excused the
senior Captain remarking that he
knew very little. indeed for a
senior Captain.
Marshal Hitchcock was the
next witness. He stated: [ am
Marshal of the country. | rec
ognize the guns produced IN
Court. Seven of them have been
in my possession since the oth
and the other four since the fol-
lowing Wednesday. [ first saw
the seven when Cap tain Parker
brought them in my room on
Saturday night The other four
| saw at Van Giesen's house. L
went there and made a search.
Parker was with me. found one
in a bedroom makai of the parlor
behind IA bureau. The rother
three were found in little room
on the Eva side under the floor.
They have beensin my possession
since. | recognize the revolvers
here as found in the same house.
Another was brought in on Sun
day morning from Bush S house
| by Parker. The ammunition was
| found in the house occupied by
Crick and Van Giesen. The re-
volvers and ammunition have been
in my possession since. | also
recognize the cartridge belt. 1t
has been with me since the Sth.
| know Van Giesen. He has
been in my employ, on the secret
service since November 1898. He
has been in my employ ever
since. l assigned to him to
watch parties, that needed to be
watched and report. Mr.. Weed
was not one of the parties, the
other defendants were. He has
reported to me from time to time.
Mostly by written reports. |
know McEvoy. | have employed
him on the secret service
since March 1884 re has been
with me since then
CROSS EXAMINED
Mr.. Van Giesen reported to
me the conversation stated by
him as having taken place be-
tween Bush, Nawahi and Crick.
l didn't think that / had evidence
enough to make an arrest then.
He has reported other converse
tons. Van Giesen never told me
that he was found out by the
defendants. McEvoy has made
reports. McEvoy reported meeting
to me which took place at Bush S
house in August. / think he re-
ported to me in September. He
did not report to me that he was
suspected. He never told me that
he was suspected by The defend
ants and could get no more from
them. l searched the Van Giesen-
Crick premises under a search
warrant. Warrant produced. }
| did not know at the time how
many guns there were on the
premises. / knew from Van
Giesen that there were three
guns but we suspected that there
were more. Van Giesen did not
inform me before the 18th of
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