The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-12-19

don't remember whether the talk
about traitors was before or after
the Queens commissioners had re-
turned; arrived in Honolulu on
Dec. 10; remember being at Viii.
cox's luau on January IS; also
fight that occurred there; know
Leigh Irvine, and was not accused
by him at that luau of being a spy;
am not sure Sept. 4 is on a Monday;
looked at diary about three days
ago to refresh memory as to dates of
conversations with defendants; wit
ness made defendants believe two or
three months that he was looking
for work; came here on the s. g..
Wilder on free passage; had
money and was not stranded; don't
remember telling Bush that with
twenty witness could take the
palace from Richards street; never
made any such expression to these
defendants; between Aug. ii and
Sept. visited Bush's place several
times; cannot tell on what inst ances
! engaged defendants in converse
ton on the topics OF this case; was
assigned to watch these men the lat.
ter part of January; have been
drawing SI5 a month; reported con-
versation Of Aug. ii to the Marshal
the next day, also Bush's charge on
Aug 4; there is nothing settled yet.
Geo. Grau was sworn as German
interpreter.
j. l.. Osmer, ex-turnkey at the
Police Station, sworn, states; live on
King street; am acquainted with
Crick; had business dealings with
him during last few weeks; had
some transaction, selling guns to
him: first transaction was the latter
end OF November: when Crick came
10 witness house and asked IL he
had any guns to sell, witness said
he had some Of his own: told Crick
he didn't like to sell them; Crick
called again on Wednesday, Dec. 8;
told him he could have q repeating
rill :; Crick gave Sl5, aud asked wit.
ness to try and get him gun al Il.
y. Hall " Son; told him to come
back later; he went away and came
back on Friday afternoon; witness
was not at home; witness wife told
| him to leave a note: Crick left a
note; witness went To meet Crick nj
u =. IN. on acrount 81 til. note, aud
met him at corner Puucbbowl aud
King streets; told him he could
have the rIll" aIh also anuth her one;
both went to with IS house; the
rifles We're shown Crick and witness
said he would deliver them on
Saturday evening at $50; Crirk
went To house again Saturday noon,
the Sth; witness told him that he
did not know where To deliver the
rifles; Crick said he would go ahead
and wait for witness at Printers
lane; after meeting him Crick took
him in the lane aud showed him
where there was building like a
church, and told him that was where
the rifles were to be delivered: Crick
handed him a check ON Spreckels'
bank for 81; two ! lies were brought
tn the place al 6::D in the evening;
the rifles were taken to the gate
pointed out by Crick; Crick was met
there, the rifles were handed over
aud witness passed out; no one else
was in the yarl; met Nawahi soon
after At corner Of Punchbowl aud
Printers lane, coming from King
street (witness identified the two
niles delivered): Que was from Il, o.
Hall " Sons, the other from Capt ain
Parker; got the rifle from Parker
aud told him what il was wanted
for; after passing Nawahi, went into
town; gave the check to Senior Cap.
tain i'aTher in front OF the Station
House, and he went into the build
ing with il; saw the check again and
cashed il at Merchants Exchange
klonme giving witness twelve dol
lars Tor IL ia conversation with Crirk
about buying guns he told witness
that they wanted all the arms they
could possibly get, that the presen,
government would only stand little
while longer; witness was advised To
stand on their side and he would
give him good position; witness
told Crlck that he had a quantity Of
ammunition at his house; Crick said
that they had all the ammunition
they wanted; after handing over the
guns at the gate on Printers lane
Crick went towards the King IT reet
side tn small house; met Officer
KAPPA at the entrance to Printers
lane after delivering the guns; know
Weed and had three or four short
conversations with him during that
week; happened to talk about Gov,
ernment, and Weed said il witness
had any guns to bring them around
saw Crick and Weed in the Mer
chants Exchange the first week in
December; klemme the bartender, +
b. Thomas and others were present
never saw Crick aud Weed together
on more than one occasion; saw
Crick on several occasions in that
saloon; heard Crick and others con
versing in the saloon, but didn't catch
what they were talking about; had
few words with Crick in the saloon
on Monday or Tuesday OF the weel
ending Dec. y; saw Crick talking
with Thomas Walker; hut could moi
catch what they SAID; witness told
Weed during conversation in the
saloon that he would bring a gun
there on Thursday evening; in the
previous cOnversatson Weed told
witness that their party had enough
people on their side in the barracks
To overthrow the Government; talk,
cd about getting the gun on Wed
nesday, Dec. !; witness proposed &c
| deliver he gun i'm the saloon ON