Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-02-01

Charles L. ever,
SAN FRAxcco, u
land and sydpy via Hon
noon, and breght news
and bloodsI]si at Honolulu
CA, Carter. whdas one Of tn
COMMISSIONS, was klAea
government supporters WEI
d. r. haa I'm much rfghtll
,a.s. 4,.ss,f satiyes have beer
Nearly Near 2oo' pyalistsi are under
P 1o w;,.a Is theisaderoi they
T TUo1 soht;,%ras stillnin progress
th me Alsmaf,left Honolulu nuasy
tne A Az snment iorcs had Pra3
put tne goy ma the revolutionistsa
caliy ovet% evolution ia as follows
s'1ry ., LIE s,e no fresh develoop2 A.
- i tha ,hTssatened uIris ng unit M
~ my t.onsnn. January q, W 3sn ~
NAY s hiIe 1Setectives brought in nsu n.y.
that e iad thst officer immedia lelv Il e,ss,
una, rmao i the S'binet and lead No officers s y
the en m , and Citizenz Guardio con.
snltationr In few I>aihutes after Chi,
arrival Deputy Marshal Brown and !
souad of lpolice ..Gnder Captain Parker
left for ths beach at Waikiki with q.
ders to ssarch the premises Of Henry
Bertehnann prominent royalst, for
arms iand ammunition. Just preyious
! to reaching the place the posse was
Joined by Charles l.. Carter, Alfred Car.
ter and J. B. Castle, who lived near BY
all members of the Citizens Guard. On
approaching the house the Deputy Mar.
shall left the squad on the lawn while he
entered the house, and finding Bertel-
mann and strange white man there.
proceeded to read his warrant. When
about half through shots were heard
from the rear of the house. The officer
said quickly: -.
"What does that mean?"
AZ know nothing about it. There are
no arms here" replied Bertelmann.
Brown rushed out to join his squad,
and Charles Carter shouted:
"There they are under the boatshed.n
He pointed to shed in the rear Of
the lot, and rushed forward, followed by
his cousin, Castle, and the Others. At
that instant volley was fired by a
crowd of natives under the shed, and
Charles Carter and Lieutenant Holi fell,
wounded. The police charged and drove
the natives out ON the beach, whence
the latter retreated to the brush, keep.
ing up desultory firing. AS the police
only numbered eight, and there were
three or four times as many natives
they returned to the house, taking with
them three of the rebels whom they had
captured in the melee, during Which
some sixty shots were fired. Taking the
wounded men also, and first caring fol
them as well as possible, they searched
the prisoners, placing Bertelmann asC
under arrest. The first one was recog.
nized as John Lane. He had heavy
revolver, belt OF cartridges and rife; tbt
second, a pocket pistol and belt 0
cartridges. The others were unarmed
but short rife was found behind til,
door, which evidently belonged to him
AS Holi says Lane was the man wit
shot him, there is no doubt that Carter
three wounds came from Lanes pistol
it having three empty chambers.
From statements of the natives cap
tured during the day it was ascertaine'
that the captain OF the little steame
Waimanalo was responsible for the land
ing o: the arms with which the native
+ were supplied. The entire crew was ar
} rested. The mate confessed, and whei
| confronted with his testimony the cap
J tain also acknowledged his guilt. Til
l government claims to have evidence
: the whole transaction from the origina
| purchase until the final disposition
During the day large number
t prominent royalists were arrested, IN
> Guiding the editor of the Holomu;
. which paper has suspended, the bus
ness manager being since arrested.