The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-01

Hewett about seventeen years; did
not hear Peterson ask about the direc-
tiOn from which the Waimanalo was
expected to come.
Hewett:-know Sam Nowlein; had
heard nothing of the conspiracy head
ed by him; knew of the outbreak
Sunday evening; was sick that day
know George Townsend; had never
heard OF the matters testified to by
Townsend and Davies; had never
heard about the procuring of firearms
abroad bad never known OF the dis
patching OF vessel from this port to
procure arms; had known nothing at
all of the firearms until after my ar
rest; was arrested two days after the
anything about the mastering of men;
used to do freight clerking and other
jobs; was bookkeeper with Mr.. Lewis
at the time of my arrest; on New
Years worked all day; on Wednesday
worked all day again; went to Lish-
| mans, and we went out to the signal
station; knocked at the door; Peter
son opened the window and asked who
! was there; told him; door was opened
by him.
| Cross examined Am acquainted
| with w. II. Rickard; have known
him for seven years; was not procured
| by Rickard to go out and report the
WaimanalO; my errand to the signal
station was in the interests of the
| merchants of this city; was going to
| speak to Peterson about the money for
kitchen; have not been intimately
acquainted with Peterson; when was
about twenty feet away from the house
Peterson sang out and wanted to
know which direction the steamer was
| coming from; did not speak to him
about the money I gave him on
| Christmas; understood that Peterson
meant q steamer on the list I had
given him when he wanted to know
from which direction the steamer was
coming, said nothing to lead up to
the question; did not know that the
steamer WaimanalO had gone out
after arms.
F. B. McStocker for the prosecu-
tion Have lived here about twelve
years; know Hewett: have known
him since a little after my arrival:
Hewett's reputation for truth and YER
acity is not good.
Cross examined :-SeveraI persons
have spoken to me about the Veracity
of the defendant; Louis HOogs was
one of the persons with whom l spoke
about the matter; Douglas Collins
was another; the general impression
is that Hewett is addicted to stretch
ing the truth.
w. 81. HOOgs:-Know Hewett; have
known him fourteen years; my duties
have taken me about the WharVes con-
stantly; Hewett's reputation for truth
and verarity is very bad.
CrOss-eXamined: - Do not think
Hewett would tell lie to iDjure any
body; would not state under oath that
HeWett would lie under oath.
Captain Campbell: Know Hewett
have known him eight or nine years
Hewett's reputation for truth and YER
acity is not good.
CrOss-examlned: - My opinion is
based on the yarns he has told; do not
think he would lie to inj jure anyone
will not state under oath that / would !
not believe Hewett under oath.
Frank Mcintyre Am clerk with |
Schaefer & Co.; know Hewett his
reputation for truth and veracity is
bad base my opinion on the awful
yarns he has told me and others.
Cross examined :-Hewett has not
lied to me in business never knew
him to tell lies to injure anyone; have
spoken with several people about !
could believe him under oath; have
never had any quarrel with Hewett ;
would not believe him under oath all
the work he ever did for me was al !
ways right.
Frank Hustace Know Hewett g.; |
have known him about fifteen years;
HeWett reputation for truth and We !
racity is good SO far as business is con- |
cerned; his reputation in the yarn |
spinning line is pretty bad.
Cross examined :-HeWett's Teputa- |
tiSn is good in business would not |
state under oath that Hewett would |
lie under oath.
Archie Gilfillan - Have known !
Hewett about fifteen years; he cannot !
always be depended on for the truth |
have based my opinion on several !
yarns he has told on the wharves.
Cross-examiDation: - Have never |
known Hewett to lie for the purpo e
of injnring anyone; If he were under
oath, think I would give him the
benefit of a doubt; gave US yarn at |
one time that he was tallying freight |
out of five matches at once.
Alfred Carter Was assisting Mr.. |
Kinney in securing statements OF |
prisoners; prisoner stated at that time
that he had obtained counsel, and did
not propose to talk he then changed
his mind and did talk; he spoke vol
UNFAIRLY after that; no threats were
made.
w. s. Luce for the defense: e:-Have
known HeWett ever since he came to
the islands; should doubt him even
under oath.
The defense submitted the case on
the evidence Judge Advocate Rob
ertson spoke as follows:
"The stories of the witnesses for the
prosecution must be believed. Rick /
ard himself stated to Captain Davies
that a man had been sent to the signal !
station for the purpose of ordering
Charlie Peterson to omit telephOning
the WaimaualO. 1t was by no cOinci- !
deuce that Hewett reached the signal !
station; it was by guilty knowledge !
He must have received information
aud acted upon it, as has been shown !
10y the evidence. Peterson could not .
have been wrong in his statements be- /
fore the Court. This is well es' ab-
lished 10y the fact that he telephOned
to the Collector. General and came to