The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-12-20
Chr 9aily g 'llstin.
THURSDAY, DEC. 70 1894
TRIAL FOR CONSPIRACY
El.TurDkey Osmer Relates ais
DoiDss Is 4 Detective.
SECOND DAY.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


delayed somewhat by q few civil
cases. These were disposed OF and
the prisoners were brought in at
las o'clock.
j. l.. Osmer continues: Met Weed
Friday forenoon, after the Thursday
evening witness left the gun in the
Merchants Exchange; told Weed
the gun had been left at the saloon;
Weed said he would call for IL on
Saturday evening; Weed did not
call; the gun was taken away Satur-
day evening before Weed had time
to call for Il; (witness identifies the
gum; got the gun from the senior
captain; police officers took the gun
away from the saloon; witness was
in the saloon when the officers call
ed; the price Weed was to pay for
the gun was $l2; Weed told witness
on Friday that he would probably
get money from his friends aud pay
for IL; (shown q check for f12 on
Spreckels' bank; received that from
Crick on Saturday for . rifle.
Cross examination: Been here
since 1883 from Germany, through
the Straits Of Magellan, a. coal
HEAVIER; worked as carpenter about
q year, then plantation ovsrseer for
j. Nj. Horner d Sons at Hamakua 3
years; joined the police in April,
1s!t3; was in Maui previous doing
nothing; was turnkey at Police Sta
ton to Novembsr-lsst month; was
suspended for adultery and didn't
return again; two weeks after sus-
pension entered the secret service;
my duties were to report on those
working to overthrow the Govern
ment; Crick came to witness house
on King street, near Alapai street,
the latter part OF November; Crick
said he heard that witness had some
rifles to sell; witness showed two
rifles, one his own and the other the
military rife; have only bought one
from 4. q. Hall aud sold three, the
two others belonging to Captain
Parker; saw Captain Parker next
day and reported about Crick; was
then employed on the secret ser.
vice; Crick offered witness Sl5 with
which to buy . Winchester, advis.
ing him at the same time to try
and get four or five rifles; he (Crick)
was willing to pay Sl2 for . rife;
think the second visit Of Crick was
on q Tuesday; bought the rifle
from 4. y. Hall on Friday, the 7th,
with the $lb; the purchase was made
through patrolinan Berndt; the
gun was . Winchester, single shot,
one Crick had especially liked; the
delivery to witness was made at the
Psnhallow house, Fort street; wit.
ness took the gun to his house by
way Of Beretania aud Alspai streets
in the day time; witness then took
the bill OF sale and showed Il Ia
Captain Parker; the three guns we're
delivered to Crick in Printers lane
on Saturday evening; met Crick at
the gate and said, "That's all I've
got nowl" had about zoo rounds oil
u 10 cartridges when Crick called
at the house first, 400 Of these were
the property OF witness; these were
filed at Police Station and were
purchased nj the Station; met Ka
apa on Punchbowl street after leav
ing Printers lane Saturday night
KAPPA asked witness wheth her b,
had been in; witness said yes; wa,
arrested on Saturday morning al
the Police Station; witness asked
the Marshal that he In locked "
so that he could work further amonl
the defendants; the gun in tn,
Merchants Exchange was known I,
Captain Parker; asked to bs arrest
cd because klemme had been arrest
ed the Saturday previous for tn,
possession OF witness guns left il
the saloon; was locked up in eel
No. ! until 3 o'clock in the after
noon, when released on bail; had u,
idea that the government would no
prosecute the case against witness
did not tell Muller the other even
ing that Captain Parker had oiTsres
to pay witness S35 il he would stant
firm, as they were afraid some OF tn,
witnesses would go back on thsi
word; in conversation with Weed il
the saloon he told witness that thi
government had short legs aud !
witness had any guns to bring then
around.
+. !, Spalding, sworn, states: An
cashier bank OF Spreckels a. Co; an
acquainted with Crick; saw tn
check at the counter OF the bank OF
the 10th OF this month.
Witness, being asked who pre-
sentsl the check stntad that ha ha,
been subPeused to appear in thi
case and produce a certain specific,
check, which he had done. Any busi
ness relations of a customer wit
the bank were of confidential ma
ture, aud he declined to divulge any
thing Of this nature without direC
ton Of the Court.
After argument by counsel tn
Court directed witness to answer tn
question.
Continuing-Check was prssente,
by Seely Shaw, the signature is tina
OF +. G. CTick, defendant.
Seely Shaw, sworn, states: Resid
in Honolulu; recognize check as on
he had in his possession; il wa
handed to witness on a Saturda
two weeks ago; il was cashed o
presentation at the bank.
Emil Klsmme, sworn, states: Al
barkeeper in Merchants Exchang,
remember seeing a check like tn
one exhibited; IL was given to wit
ness in payment OF a glass Of bee
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