The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-21
Young Weed Tells What He Knows
Of Conspiracy.
GovEESMESr WITNESS ATTACHED
Endsavor To Prove Statements False
Government Rests it, Case-Mar.hai
Hitchcock and Captain Parker on the
stand-Evidence Probably all In Today

The morning evidence Of the conspir-
aey case yesterday was rather listless.
Captain Robert Parker, senior captain
of the police was the first witness called.
The captain was one OF the best witnesses
that has thus far been put on the stand.
notwithstanding Lawyer Ashford's part
ing shot that he knew the least of what
went on In the police department of any
senior esptain he ever saw. This, how
ever, was only one of the pleasantries
the defense accords every witness.
Captain Parker stated he was ac-
quAinted with the three defendants,
Bush, Criek and Nawahi; also knows
Osmer, Crick had been living in q house
on Lihha street; Parker had searched
the house, In company with the marshal !;
they found four rifles, two pistols aud
some ammunition three Of the rifles
were hidden beneath the floor in Crick's
room, and the fourth was behind the
bureau in the room occupied by Van
Giesen; one OF the reyolyers was in
Crick's drawer, the other in Van Gle
sens; the ammunition was beneath the
door with the guns.
The revolvers were produced and
identified. The one owned by Crick
was loaded when found; that owned by
Van Giesen was not. The rifles were
also brought ID the court room and iden-
tiled.
Captain Parker had furnished Osmer
with a rife. This was done TO aid him
IN discovering where the arms were Sc
GREETED only one gun Was given him for
this purpose This was identified. Os-
mer had been working under his direc-
ton with the approval OF the marshal.
Bush's place was searched Sunday
morning, the 9Th Of December; nothing
Was found downstairs; Mrs Bush gave
Captain Parker . pistol. The defense
objected to questions leading TO the re-
hearsal of the conversation with Mrs.
Bush, as that was only hesrsay, and did
not bear directly on the case. The At
torney-General did not press the ques-
ton.
Parker first saw the seven guns in
question ut the station house on Satur-
day night, the Sth of December. These
with the other guns had been in the
possession OF the marshal since that
time.
The croes-examiuation openrd with |
searching questions as 10 how Parker |
knew the place on Liliha street was |
Crick's house. He had seen Crick COM |
ing and going TO and from the house |
he knew the room designated as Crlck's |
room was occupied by that man, because |
the woman in the house told him so; |
did not kuos the woman's name, and |
had not been there since; only one bu- |
rean was noticed in Crick's room; did |
not know wh1 took the guns, and the /
pistols to the place, and did not know /
who>- they were previous TO the search, |
which was made at the marshal's insti-
CATION: the search was made on Mon
day The witness had had no conversa-
ton with Osmer regarding the evidence
TO be given in this case, and had made
L.. Ill
not see Van Giesen Oh the night OF
Crick's arrest did not know why he vas
no. arrested; had not heard that Van
Giesen had been arrested as he was
about 10 board the steamer for Molokai.
The cross-examination closed and
Marshal Hitchcock was sworn as wit
ness. The marshal testified that he had
seen the guns from Bush,S<place before,
and that they had been in his keeping
since the Sth OF December; those from
the Crick house came in the following
Wednesday; all had been in his pos
session since being brought TO the sta
ton house; hs went with Captain Par
ker when Crick's house was being
searched. The story of finding the guns
Captain Parker's state
ments. The revolvers and ammunition
were idle ntitied as those found at the Lii
lIba house.
Van Giesen has been in the employ of
the Government secret service siuce
November. 1895. The work assigned
him was watching those who needed to
be watched. The witness could not
swear that Weed was included in this
number. Van GieZen reported usually
in writing, sometimes IN person. Nc
Avoy las bsen IN the Marshal's employ
since March, 1894, and has been conIin-
uaIls employed since first engaged.
In The cross examination the defense
want, Il to know WHY after Var Giesen
the conversation of Bush and
others on August 22d arrests were not
then made. The Marshal did not con-
slider that he had sufficient evidence to
make an arrest. Van Giesen mad re-
ported other talks Of the defendants.
Never stated that he had been discov-
cred. McAvoy reported the meeiing ut
Bush's place in August and another in
tie has never reported he
was suspected, but had said the defend
ants were very close mOuthed. This
was in September.
The search warrant male by the Mar
shal when Crick's premises were search
ed was produced and identified. Mar
shall did not know how many guus there
were on the premises. Had been told
there were three and probably more.
Had not had any talk with Van Gieser
before the search. The last inform alton
FROM Van Giessn was about week re-
yious u that time. he said there Were
four or five guns in the house and told
where they were. Had no information
concerning gun behind the bul eau Van
Gissen was not at the hOus- when the
search was made. Had never bee
taken into custody. Tie search was
made IN the afternoon after Parker
got through with the Court business.
AT this point the defense asked that
the search warrant be put in evidence.
DE then called the MarshaPs attention
to the fact that the form was the same
az that used during the monarchy. The
questioning was then resumed. When |
the Marshal went to the premises the
only persons there were q halt white
Grl and n Japanese woman. He re-