The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-02-01
Y. Y. Ashford Tells a Direct
Story Of His NoncompIi.
city in the Up1is-
Ing
Commissioner Camara Stands flr What
He D ems a Fair Deal.
TWELFTH DAY.
Afternoon Session.

Yesterdays report closed with a
statement Of g. W. Ashford's refusal
to give names OF any persons not
directly connected with the case.
The Court over-ruled the objec-
ton.
Witness-In Difference to the
Court he would answer, the driver
was Keala, driver OF hack No. 1873 OF
the Y l. stand; hack was on King
street or in the vicinity OF my office;
hackman was told by me to go and
find Nowlein and tell him to meet
me at Waikiki on Sunday at 2 p. m;
met G. b. Wilson also then; Nowlein
came to my house that evening; out
Long Branch, Waikiki, told Now
lein that had heard police had gone
out with picks and shovels to search
for arms at Bush's place, and Now
lein said that he expected the police
would be searching Washington
Place; Nowlein asked me when and
where he could meet me in case
such a search would be made; wit
ness said l could meet him at his
house that evening; | decline to
state what my given opinion was, as
it was in professional confidence;
| was not positive that told Now
lein at Long Branch that they would
have to submit if a legal search
warrant was presented at Washing
ton Place; l think l only had five
conversations with Nowlein; did dis
cuss the probabilities Of wholesale
arrests; Nowlein visited my office
only twice; he talked to me on the
second visit about the Bush and
Nowlsin case; also talked about the
plans which the detectives credited
to Bush, Crick and Nowlein, and l
told him about the absurdity Of the
movement; had heard that a pure
native movement in the shape OF an
uprising was projected; l pointed
out the defective points OF the
plans.
Captain Camara arose as a men,
Der OF the Commission and entered
his objection to the cross examina-
ton by the Judge Advocate, that it
was not proper cross-examination.
Mr.. Kinney awaited the ruling OF
the Commission.
Col. Whiting announced that the
Commission held that the objection
was proper, that it was the privilege
OF any member Of the Commission.
Mr.. Kinney commended that he
would await the ruling and until
then he would continue his cross
examination.
Col. Whiting stated that questions
regarding talk OF witness between
himself and an outsider, which did
not connect the accused with the
case, were not proper cross.examina-
ton.
Witness, continuing: Went out
to Waikiki on Sunday, Dec. 30, and
met A. Robertson and Mr.. Ballen-
tyne; returned from Hilo the Fri
day following the week of the assem-
blage at Kakaako.
Charles f. Dunwell, sworn, states:
Am from Jamaica, West Indies; been
here six years; am a hack driver;
have driven he accused, Wv. Ash
ford, several times; last drove him
Thursday night, Jan. 3; was sent by
telephone to his residence, Punch
bowl street, between 6 and 8 O'Clock
in the evening; drove to a little cot
tage near the old kerosene ware
house; know Sam Stone lives in the
house; V. V. Ashford stayed there
about ten to twenty minutes; re-
turned him to his house and STAYED
there from three to five minutes:
then drove him into town to Hollis
ter N Co.'S drug store; left him
there; witness was placed under ar
rest on Jan. 8; don't know what for
Cross-examlnation: Hack No. is
rs; don't remember taking anyone
else at witness request that day.
William Woon, sworn, states: Re-
side in Honolulu; saw V. V. Ashford
on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 3,
at the HOLSTER Drug Co.'S store to
get surgical instrument case; that
was after 6 o'clock; he stayed there
quite a while; Col. Soper came in
and witness left to attend on Col.
Soper; spoke to me about his going
to Wailukl.