The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-12-18
Van GIESEN'S STORY
BE Tells About the CODSpiIaC!
to Upset The Republic,
vi ness Helped B,sh TO Ran & Leo
Only 10 Bstriy Him.

The District courtroom was
crowded to the door at y o'clock this
morning with spectators eager Ia
hear the treason aud conspiracy ex.
aminations. So sitting was the at.
mosphere that q large number,
principally natives, were ordered on,
Of the room. T. Il. Walker, British
Vice Consul, was present in Court.
Attorney General W. y. Smith
and his deputy, A. u. NJ. Robertson,
appeared for the prosecution; &. ".
Ashford and a. L. Peterson for the
defense.
The charge was again read. MI.
Ashford refused to enter q plea, but
would file objections to the proceed
ings, on the ground that the Repub-
lie OF Hawaii had not been in exis.
tsnce SIX months. Magistrate Perry
ovsrruled the objectious and the
prosecution opened its case.
j. IL. Van Gi.sen, sworn, stated:
Am resident II Honolulu; aln a po-
lice officer in the service Of the Ha-
waiian Government; been such since
November, 1898; employed by the
Marshal; have made reports To the
Marshal during this pofioI, very
frequently; am acquainted with Ma
wahi, Crick, Bush, not especially
with Weed; Bush has been engaged
In printing business, publishing the
paper ka Leo, printed in Printers
Lane; Crick has been assisting Bush
in publishing the paper; Nswahi also
sss,st.l NJ Rnsh nv ,yr,t ma 4. ~ IA. las
one press is in an adjoining building
to his private dwelling, other in low
or floor Of the dwelling; have assist
Cd in setting type anu writing arti'
cles; have been extremely intimate
with these gentlemen; AIN very sorry
TO see them in their present position
have had many conversations wit h
defendants on different matters; Oh
August ~ Crick informed me tina,
blood would yet have to be shed to
settle this question; replied that
thought the question would bt
quietly settled, that the natives
would SEQ the question aud settle i,
peacefully; Crick said Robert WilcoA
had 3OO natives, and all he lacked
was ammunition; the natives woulC
follow him anywhere; he also salt
there were some white men: ther,
were Tom Walker, Jas. Merseberl
and others-quite a crowd; asked
him when no expected an uprising
he said that the attack would DO 81
multaneous; that prominent people
would be guarded SO that they coul,
not cOngregate at any one place; h'
said they were to take the Govern
ment buildings, also the Station
House; witness said it would be hare
to take the latter; Crick then salt
that they would have to blow opel
the windows with explosives; thi
conversation was held on the veran
da OF my residence ON Llliha street
none other present.
While Mr.. Ashford was arguing
point on the law OF evidence, wit
ness took out his diary and wa
ordered TO shut it by the counsel.
Witness, continuing: Have ha'
conversations with Bush, Crick AM
Nawahi several times in regard l.
the overthrow Of the republic am
the restoration OF the monarchy
have had conversation with two q
these men on this same sub ect
about Sept. y had conversation wit
Bush and Nawahi; this conyersatio
was not exactly with me, but wa
between natives and half-caste
who had congregated in the ollict
each OF those present was to prepar
himself, in case Of an uprising; 5
that they would be- ready; Busl
Nawahi aud Crick made these stat,
ments; among the mass OF eyidenc
which I've got in my diary, il woul
bs impossible to locate any specii
date; but on Sept. "a, a map OF H'
nolulu was obtained by Crick; strat'
gic points were discovered; list {
the names Of sympathizers with th
government was shown; also the
residences witness obtained a cop
Of the list tlist exhibited)j have nc
the original; saw il last In the hand
of Crick; the strategic points 10 L