The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-31
Continued from Isl Pdge.)


thorizes military trials, not only for
suppressing an armed disturbance,
but for the punishment of those in
it, whether as principals or accesso-
ries.
The motion was over ruled
Prisoner declined to plead.
Sam Nowlein, sworn, states: Born
in the Hawaiian Islands; been here
months November, December and
January; know V. V. Ashford; wit
ness took part in the uprising OF
Jan. 6 and Z; witness planned the
project Of overthrowing the Repub-
lie of Hawaii; had meetings at Gu
lick's house; Richard, Seward, Gulick
aud witness were present; the plan
was to re. establish the monarchy; in
| pursuance of the planning arms
we're sent for and landed at Dia
mond Head and Waimanalo; Warren
and Townsend assisted in landing
them; witness sent them; nearly
three hundred guns we're landed;
witness arranged the recruiting OF
the men; Warren and Townsend en-
listed under request of witness; be-
tween FIVE and seven hundred enlist.
ed for the imprisoning; only one
hundred came out to take active
part; had a talk with g. W. and V.
V. Ashford about the uprising be-
fore it took place; had FIRST talk with
G. w. Ashford; had two talks with
him before witness saw V. V. Ash
ford; met G. w. Ashford at Long
Branch, had second interview at his
house, and later met him at his
office; the last meeting was on Dec.
%; went to G. WIS Office in the
forenoon; went there again Satur-
day morning following; had first
talk with V. V. Ashford about up
rising on Sunday, Dec. 80; met him
by arrangement with G. w. Ashford;
the arrangement was to meet V. V.
Ashford at IL o'clock in the morn
ing on the Waikiki road; had had
no talk with him prior to this meet
ing about this matter; witness had
heard that G. w. Ashford was going
to Hilo on Dec. 81 that is reason
why witness went there and had in
terview with him; witness told him
that the uprising was coming to a
head and he ought to stay; Ashford
said he was sorry he could not stay;
the steamer Waimanalo went to sea
on Dec. Is to get the arms from the
foreign schooner; G. W. Ashford at
the interview told witness that he
would see his brother V. V. Ashford
aud arrange with him; G. W.
told witness that V. V. had told
hA at nj ms
nslo had gone after the arms;
and that he ". W had been
told by Captain Davies OF the steam
er Waimanalo; witness called on G.
w. Saturday morning and was ask
cd by that person where they could
conveniently meet with V. V. Ash
ford; witness told him the Waikiki
road would be good place; il was
so decided and Y. Y. Ashford and
witness met at IL o'clock Sunday
morning; V. V. Ashford said it was
not very good place to meet and it
was appointed to meet in the after.
noon at V. VS. house on Punchbowl
street near King street; went there
and had interview with him and laid
out before him all the plans about
the Kakaako and Fishmarket moves
and told him that the delay was
o only until the Waimanslo reported
witness asked V. V. to help him on,
with the plan for the attack from
' the Fishmarket; have been to V. ":
= office three times since the inter
view; was there on Dec. 81, and saw
e him in back room; witness asked
u him il he had done anything with
the plan; he said no, as he was very
G busy; next went to V. VS. office Oh
Wednesday morning following; ask
ed him again about the plans, ant
he said he hadn't done anything
witness told him that they woulC
have to act, as the Waimanalo haC
been sighted; he advised witness {,
send the steamer of, as things wer,
not ready; witness sent Richard OF
IS to intercept the steamer and sent
her of again; the following morning
Thursday met V. V. again, and h.
: said that he was sorry he wouldn'
be able to help, as he had rheuma
tism in the knee; witness said tina
the thing had to come of that night
as the steamer cruising off port wa
running short Of coal; the arms wer
to be landed at Kakaako; the steam
or was to come alongside the break
water of the Immigration depot
heard that police had got on to tn
affair at . o'clock that Thursday
night; the natives had been ordere'
to assemble there before II o'cloc
midnight; learned that the Waims
nalo was off port with the arms o.
board on Wednesday night fror
- Henry Bertelmann; the men were /
he divided, $50 men to be at tn
Fishmarket and $50 at Kakaakc
witness figured on 300 arms an
they were to be divided accordingly
! told w. that the, plans for tn
= Waikiki side OF the Executive builo
ing had all been laid out and tina
Bertelmann would take charge c
IA $50 men; Walker was to take tn
3, station house, aud V. V. and witnes
I'd could lead the Fishmarket squad,
Cross examination-Had five il
terviews with V. V. Ashford abou
this affair; first was on Waikiki roa
>. on Sunday, Dec. 30, at IL a. m, SCI
ond that evening; between five an
seven hundred men were enliste
and only one hundred and twenty
five turned out in the field the arm
landed and used were Wincheste