The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-02-12
FOR MISPRISION.
Another Prisoner 90 Trial for Fail.
ing to DiVulee Treason.
Same Old Story Of LandiOs Arms al Ka.
hsli for The Fray.
TwENTY-sECoND DAY.


Samuel X. Hall was placed on
trial on the charge OF misprision Of
treason.
On being questioned he stated
that s. X. Kane would represent
him.
After the reading OF the charge
and specifications Mr.. Kane fled a
written objection to the jurisdiction
of the Commission. 1t was the same
as that filed in former cases.
The objection was over-ruled.
The accused declined to plead to
either specifications or charge by
advice OF counsel, and a plea Of not
guilty was recorded.
Samuel Nowlein, sworn, states:
Live in Honolulu; was engaged at
Washington Place during past three
months and conspired with others
to overthrow the Government; held
meetings at Gulick's house; engaged
in sending for arms; had arms land
ed at Diamond Head; they were
used in the attempt at overthrowing
the Government.
Keoni Paaoao, sworn, states: Have
lived at Kahala with others for six
months past; the accused was there
on the night OF Thursday, Jan. 3;
Kaaike came there about midnight
that date to my house and knocked
at the door; l got up and went out;
Kaaike told me they had some stuff;
l went out and saw a number OF
men in a boat inside the breakers;
the boat was taken along parallel to
the shore till a landing place was
found; 1 walked along the beach;
met the boat and assisted in landing,
helping pass the guns ashore; the
guns were hid in q thick algeroba
bush; saw the accused next morning;
he went towards Waialae, but not in
the direction where the guns had
been hiden; he lives there of and on;
he came out there that Thursday,
after having been in town about
week; my dwelling place is at Ma
kiki; Hail asked me on Friday morn
ing following to go out fishing.
Joseph AHA, sworn, states: Live
at Makiki; was at Kahala on Friday
morning, Jan. 4; saw accused out
side Of the house; went fishing that
morning; saw great many foot.
prints on the beach; had heard
whispering in the house on Thurs
day night; recognized the voices OF
Kaaike and Keoni Paaoao; did not
get up to see them; the accused
came into town on the following
Saturday.
On cross xamination witness
stated that there may have been un-
necessary dragging Of the fishing
net on the sand to cause the foot
prints, but he did not know.
Kahimalani, sworn, states: Am
acquainted with the accused, he was
at Kahala on Thursday night; was
in q boat that went out from Kahala
on Wednesday night; went out q
second time on Thursday night;
went out under orders OF Kauai;
got the guns and landed them at
Kahala; Kali was standing near the
fence by the beach when the guns
we're being landed; Wilcox and War
rem spoke to Kali; they told him to
take care OF the things, meaning the
guns which had been landed at Ka.
hala; they also told him to go out in
the morning and obliterate all the
marks along the beach made by
footprints; the accused said he would
do it; after giving these orders vii.
cox and party returned to town.
Cross-examination - The guns
were landed when l and the other:
saw the accused standing by the
fence.
Charles Warren, sworn, gave his
usual evidence OF the landing Of
arms; when the guns were landed
saw Kali there near the beach
Wilcox, Townsend, Kahimalani and
myself we're present when l told
Kali to 60 in the morning and see
il the arms had been securely hid o.
not; Wilcox also requested Kali t.
follow the order; told him to dral
something over the imprints of on
feet on the sand.
Cress- examination-Told the &C
cused that Thursday night that w
had landed some stuff, guns, and re
quested him to look in the morning
and see that they were secure,
w. o. Smith, sworn, states: An
Attorney General; know accused; b
did not give the Government an.
information as to the landing O
arms.
Recess until l;30,