The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-20
Detectives Disclose Secrets Of the
Conspirstors.
cKrcK WROTE \ NOTE ro osMEE.
Bought . Gun and Paid for IL With .
Check-TaIk OF Poisoning Omcials-
Interesting Incidents brought Out by
the Government Secret Service Men.

The usual crowd Of spectators VA:
gathered in the Police Court room yes
terday morning to listen 70 the continu'
ance of the conspiracy case.
The prisoners entered about 8: 40
headed by Weed, who had not little
svagger az he passed in front Of the
crowd. This trial is a new experience
for the young man, and he seems to
quite enjoy the notoriety. Bush, NaWahl
and Crick following, stepped quietly TO
their seats near Lawyer Ashford.
None of the conspirators seem deeply
impressed with the enormity of the
crime with which they arr charged
Bush displays the greatest degree OF
nervousness. There IS not q moment
during his stay in the courtroom that
some portion of his body is not in mo-
ton. His fayorite attitude is sitting
with his legs crossed, curling with
his left hand a few locks of his s"anLy
beard. He watches both the witness
and his counsel very closely.
Crick DAYS the closest attention 10
what is going on. Very little Of the tes-
timony or questioning misses his ear.
Sitting in the rear and 70 the left of Law
yer Ashford, he very often takes advan-
tage Ct the opportunity TO whisper a
word or two with his counsel. Nawahi
ADDc6fb Tile IIlOoL hhC AObs
He spends most of his time taking notes
and ecribbling.
Van Giesen was the first to appear in
the stand yesterday. The defense said
thew had no more use for him, and Mr..
A. ID. McAvoy was called.
McAvoy is tall, einewy fellow. be
takes things calmly, and allows no law
yer TO mix him up. No one will ever
accuse him of being troubled with ner-
vousness. Dates, one OF the points Law
yer Ashford harps on persistently, are
very we'll fixed in Mr.. McAvoy's mind.
McAyoy, in his direct testimony, said
ne had been in the country a year the
18th of December. He has been in the
secret service of The Government. Fret
became acquainted with Bush, Crick
and Nawahi year ago Tuesday. Did
not know Weed. Since the establish
nent of the Republic he has had many
conversations with Bush. On the 9Th Of
July the latter stated that il the United
States would not interfere to restore the
queen the natives would fight. No one
else was present at the time, and moth
ing more in this particular line was said
on this occasion.
McAyoy had another talk with Bush
at his residence the 9Th of July, during
which Bush remarked that IL would be
an easy matter to poison any objection
able Government officers.
This part Of the testimony appeared TO
amuss Bush, but Mr.. Ashford objected
20 funher testimony on this point.
Un August 18th the witness met Bush,
Ma ahi and Crick at Bush's residence.
he asked, What's tbs news?" Nawahi
replied that they had heard bad news,
and had also discovered traitors in their
ranks. these were named as T.. b. VIII
son, r.. b. Thomas, John Bowler, +. III.
Re iwood and Editor Norrie. Nawahi
proposed immediate action; didn't say
what Kind. Bush objected. thinking it
best to await the action OF the United
States. Nawahi replied that the longer
they delayed the harder it would be to
overthrow ''the d. haole Government"
Crick said he had had a talk with a
captain on board the Champion, who
said that in case of an uprising the Roy
alists would receive aid from the ship.
Bush said If the United States did de-
lay action it would be an easy matter to
overthrow the Government, as there
were traitors among the soldiers at the
barracks and the rest were towards.
The witness asked what action would be
tBken in getting possession OF the Govern
ment building. Crick said it would be
an easy matter to cover the guards, dis
arm them, run them through with bayo-
nets, and rush in and capture the rapid
firing guns, and shoot down any person
WIN attempted to approach. ALL the de-
PENDANTS were present during the CONVEX
sation. Had no talk with them on the
subject since that time, as it was shortly
after that he was suspected OF being in
the Government employ
The conversation on the l4th took
place upstairs in Bush's house about
O'Clock in the afternoon.
The Government closed, and the cross
examination was taken up by the de-
tense.
McAvoy was not invited upstairs, but
found the defendants there and talking
politics when he entered
''How do you locate the date"
"'It was impressed on my mind
Mr.. Ashford said very little more TO
the witness on the matter Of accu
racy of dates The witness made
Crick's acquaintance at the Central
House when he went in order 10 be near
him. He told Bush and his crowd he
was looking Tor work. Spoke OF being a
Scotland Yardman sometime III March
and remembered a letter OF resignation.
Was it not a fact thai these men
knew You We're detective before this
occurred p"
''No; 1t was on the 4th OF Ssptem-
Der that Bush first intIm sted that 1 was
suspected"
Was at the luau at R5bert WIlcJx's
on the 18th of January.
do you remember that You We're
then and there accused of being spy?''
"No; nothing OF the kind was said.
The first WAS Bush's accusation on the
4ih of September"
Here again tue defense tried TO mix
McAvoy on mis- dates, VINO assured his
questioners that his memory WAS good
enough for him.
McAvoy made Bush think he was
looking for work to avoid suspicion.
Kept this up for three or four months
and then said he was Scotland Yard
detective. Was never asked his means
of support. Represented that he was
out of work but never minated he was
cut of money. Came to this county on
the s. q. Wilder and had money when
he arriuad Ratnrnino IN the conueraa-