The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-24
Clam TO Have Bssn Cruelty
Left by Foreigners.
Narrow Escape Of The Cout from a
Falling SpaWl Of P'aster.
SEVENTH DAY.

Court convened at 10 o'clock,
minutes were read. The attendance
was not as large as on previous days.
kawelo, sworn, states: Was stop
ped in Nuuanu by Government
troops; was with Kauli, Maulia, Ka.
laukoa and five others; it was al
most daylight Monday; was coming
to town to fight; had talk with Ka-
laukoa about the erraud; had pre-
vious arrangement with Kalaukoa to
call for him; afterward walked into
town to witness house at Cape
Horn; stayed there and Kalaukoa
went away; he returned at 2 p. m.
and told witness aud others to go
by way Of Kailus; started and lost
the road; was captured between
Telegraph hill aud Moiliili road by
Government troops.
Cross examined-Witness and Ka-
uli were the leaders.
Accident in the Courtroom.
Part OF the fancy plaster ceiling
directly above the table where the
Military Commission is sitting at
Courtmartial fell with a heavy crash
at 1920 o'clock, when this witness
was being cross.exsmined. The
piece, about eight feet in length, fell
with laundering noise which could
be heard block away. The edge
Of the fragment grazed Col. Whit
ing's forehead, making a slight
scratch. 1t was very narrow escape.
The ceiling broke at the beam.
The ceiling had probably been
loosened by the earthquake on Tues
day evening. 1t was noticed by sew
eral yesterday that there was a crack
in the ceiling, and it was predicted
that it would fall some day, but it
was not suspected that the disaster
would occur 30 soon. The Court
adjourned for some time on account
OF the accident.
Resumption of Business
Continuing-Witness and others
would not have gone out to Dia.
mond Head il Kalaukoa had not told
them to go; was previously employed
by Major Seward to 20 on Rabbit
w oSSiSt III ldutihk out
have not been paid for it yet.
Maulia, sworn, states: Came to
town from Koolau with Kalaukoa
aud others on Sunday; the next day
Kalaukoa reported to the men that
he had news; that the men were to
go back and around to Diamond
Head with food for men there; met
Joe Clark at Maunawili; he was look,
ing for re.enforcements; witness did
not go to Diamond Head.
Cross-examination- was the
leader OF the men; witness was one
OF the men who landed the arms; al,
though witness did not wish to go he
went because he had been sworn by
Keoni Liilii not to desert the work
Kalaukoa did not seem to have much
enthusiasm in coming to town; Ka
uli had to call him a number Of
times before he would get up.
BY Rosa-Witness and others met
Clark at Maunawili coming from
Makapuu way.
Bipikane Runs Away.
Kia, sworn, states: Was ordered
by Palau to go to Diamond Heae
and fight; Palau's squad was picked
from Kaumakapili; Bipikane wa
present during the fight; did not SO,
Bipikane fighting, but saw him run
ming; the men expressed their opin
ion OF Bipikane's running away
Bipikane said it was better to ge
away; witness stayed fighting til
the men we're surrounded by thu
Government troops.
Bipikane put up his fists ant
showed his displeasure when thi
witness was giving evidence abou
his running away. He could no
keep still.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ordere,
by Palau to go out between | and
O'Clock Sunday afternoon; did no
know what was to be done there un
til on the way, when his companion
told him; there was no reference b
luau.
Manuel Kuhio, sworn, states: Wa
in the fight on the Waialae road OF
Jan. 7; was ordered by Palau to e
there on Sunday afternoon; Pala
was the leader OF the squad; he lie,
the squad from Kaalawai to Kaimu
ki; saw Bipikane at the fight; wit
ness was one Of these who surrender
ed; Bipikane didu't stay to tn
fight; he ran away; he advised In
men to run with him; after the frs
gun was fired Bipikane and other
ran away.
Cross. examination-Palau came t
witDpss' house on Sunday and toll
him to go to Kaalawai; Kakaio an
Liwai Kameakana accompanied vii
ness; witness understood what the
were going out to Kaalawai for.
George Townsend, sworn, statel
Many natives came to Kaalawai an
left later; some saw the arms an
then went away; that was on SUI
day morning; they looked aroun
and seeing no foreigners left; the
said, Cd the haoles" and wer
away; witness heard them as
"where were the haoles?" they Q,
pected there would be haoles Their
Cross-examination-Stayed thel
until Sunday evening and sentri,
We're posted around the place;
good many passed in aud out all I'll
same; there was very slim crow
at shutdown Sunday; there were lo
of sDara arms living IN tina floor. a