The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-21
Witnesses Tell How They Were
Forced to Garry Guns.
WE'RE TOLD THEY WOULD BE SHOT.
George Markham Makes Speech 60 the
Court In which He Claimed 1hsat Ne
Was 1nnocaAt OF Any Crime AgAinat
the GoveEnmsnt-Ths TriAl of KaAe-

The Military Commission occupied
most of the day yesterday with the
twenty-one natives on trial for the
past two days. Witnesses for the de-
tense in Markham's case were brought
| up during the forenoon, also witnesses
called by several other prisoners. In
the afternoon Kaae was put on trial
for misprision of treason.
Kema Kekipi was the first witness
called:-January 9Th 1 saw Markham
in the house somewhere between
and o'clock; later he was in the
back room of the house with num-
ber of white people; he was In the
room off and on, from o'clock 20 4
or 5 o'clock in the morning; had q
gun with him all the time; George
Markham did not disappear after 12
o'clock; after o'clock did not see
him; I certainly saw him have . gun.
Cross-examination 81 first saw
in the afternoon; he was there when
] came; he was talking among the
natives; did not overhear any Of the
conversation; about daylight Monday
morning was up on Diamond Head.
To Judge Whiting: :-A1 the time
Markham was there at the house he
had gun with him; he with others
| were guarding white prisoners.
Kelona Poep0e was put on the
stand IS q witness for George Mark
ham:-I know George Marx khan; AaW
him ct Kaelawai On Sunday; I was
one OF those guarding him; I got
| there first but did not see when Mark
ham first came; was put on guard
duty about dark and remained all
night; saw Markham have e. gun
once, but don't know whether he
carried it all the time; gun went or
accidentlY and saw George showing
the men how to work it; was on
guard over the prisoners during the
night, outside on the veranda; did
not see Markham walking about with
q gun.
Cross-examination 81 saw Mark
ham go outside; that was the time
when the gun went off Rccidently;
all the prisoners were allowed to 60
outdoors; after he was taken into the
back room did not see him again till
the morning.
Mr.. Kane announced the Markham
case closed.
| hSllOnA 1OGQO6 a5hGU 10 make q
short statement in his own behalf -
/ I told my attorney all the facts relat-
ing to going out there. and plead
guilty, and hope the Court will be as
| lenient with me as possible.
William Pua, on being questioned
by Col. Whiting, said he had wife
and child.
Neioho tw) was called to testify in
behalf OF Pihana, Hsha and others.
d. H1M II Ia kara
coming to the house AMI telling Nahi-
nalau IL he did not go with them
they would shoot him. Had paper
| to sign. NahinaIau wanted to know
why be was to sign; Apalahama said
he had work for him to do. Haha
was there. Enoka was there, Pihena
and also Pho. Haha was not told to go
hama said. Pho started to run away
but was chased up and brought back.
| Cross ss-examination After this talk
with Apalahama and Kauai, these
men said: eve are going to Mauna-
| lua to get fish money! Apalahama
objected. They went off and soon my
| husband came back and gave me
money; then went away with Apala-
hama.
Haha was called Know Apalaha-
ma; he came to my place on Sunday
forenoon. They urged me to go to
Kaalawai. Told us to sign our names
to q paper. He said: "If you don't
sign you don't love your country"
They were armed with pistols. I said
/ couldn't go to Kahala because was
sick. That made no difference. We
went.
Cross-examination:- - Kauai and
Abraham first talked with us about
noon. They left us with Kauai while
Abraham went to get the others. Got
to Kahala late In the afternoon.
J.K. Kamali asked to make state
Mention Saturday morning my
cousin and came to town looking for
work. We went back about 10 o'clock.
Between and in the evening Pua
said he was going to . feast at Ka-
bala. went along with him to take
care of him. While we were resting
at Kaalawai boy came up and said
the feast was at KahRla. We went
along till we came to gate where we
were challenged. Went in and found
a good many people there; soon men
began to come In from the beach car
ryfng guns. I saw it was useless to
refuse, SO took the guns and carried
them where I was told. The next
evening they began to send men away
to the other places, but kept me at the
house as cou Id not handle 8 gun. /