The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-01-22

on the field. The uprising hat
been planned four or five month,
by myself, Gulick, Richard anc
Seward. We met al Quick.
residence on King street
Seward did not always at.
tend. We met two or three
times a week. l laid two plans
First plan was to. surround the
building and fifty-seven posts
around town. Natives and white
men were to command. We used q
map.
Another plan was to work from
Queen, Punchbowl, Beretania and
Maunakea, and seize the station
house, telephone Office and electric
light station.
The fifty-seven posts were 10
stop the Citizens Reserve from
getting to their rendezvous. Early
in December the plans were sub
nitted and the second adopted.
Seward went over for the arms
and ammunitian. l don't know
who furnished the money.
II sent natives to enlist rebels in
town and in Koolau. Nowhere
else and on no other island. This
was my part of the work by agree
ment with Gulick and Richard.
II told my agents to organize
squads of thirty-seven each and wait
Tor orders.
II sent Townsend and Warren
to Rabbit Island. Seward sent a
shore boat.
Richard, Gulick, Seward and
myself agreed to charter the Wal
manalo.
I'VE tried to start the revo-
luton on the Thursday night be-
fore the Sunday it happened. Half
the arms were to be landed at
Kakaako and Dalfat the fishmarket.
sent word to my men. l was to
take charge OF the fish market
party. Tom Walker was to take
the station house. This fell through
because the police broke up a
gathering of natives in Kakaako.
1t was to begin at o'clock that
night.
Richard went on the boat to
take her to sea for twenty-four
hours, so our men could be called
in. l had the steamer stopped to
prevent her capture by the police.
l received the letter tor Gulick
from Richard. 1t was 10 the effect
that shore boats must be used to
land arms l sent bows to get q
boat from Liliuokalani's boat house.
Finally decided to begin trouble
at 6 o'clock Monday morning.
Richard and l fixed this and he
was to tell Gulick and the Major.
l went out at 9 o'cl.ck Sunday
night.
eve talked over a new Govern
ment. We were to restore Liliuo,
kalani. We drafted a constitution
from an old one furnished. Gulick
did the writing. The constitution
was written in a week and finished
about Christmas. VIM. Kaae ell
crossed the constitution. He is a
private secretary to Liliuokalani.
The Constitution was to be
signed by Liliuokalani and promul-
gated.
Cross examination First meet
ing at Gulick's was two or three
months ago.
There was a draft for Martial
Law and a form of commission.
Gulick did this work. There was
proclamation calling on citizens
to come to the station house and
elsewhere, to help preserve order
Tie questioning by Mr.. NJ u mann
was very severe and lasted long
time. Nowlein stuck to his story.
LATE MONDAY.
George Townsend, aged thirty
eight, seafarer, native of Hawaii,
three-quarter haole, formerly in
Honolulu Fire department. Charlie
Clark first approached me about
landing arms. He arranged con-
ference with Sam Nowlein and my
self Chas. Warren was with me.
Nowlein said we were to land
revolvers on Rabbit Island. The
rifles were to be landed elsewhere.
Schooner was to show a blue light
we were to show red, then the
bright. All this was done. We
exchanged the password mission.
ary.'
Nowlein gave me two letters in
one envelope to give to Captain
Davis. One was to Davis to &c
due north twenty-five miles with
t1e Waimanalo to meet the
schooner. The other letter was t.
the schooner captain. 1t told hin
that if he was not hailed to go of
south and to get rid of his cargo.
Off Diamond Head a whaleboa
came to us. Pua was steering
Richard was in her. Richard cam,
aboard. We went into the cabin
Warren told Richard there 2S;
guns, belts and ammunition
Richard filled in letter to Chas
Y. Gulick with the information
and with a note that they coult
not run into the fish market on &C
count of the danger. Richard wen
to sea with us. Pua was sen
ashore.
We came in Thursday night
Two boats met us off Diamon'
Head. Wilcox came alongside il
canoe. He said You can't lane
at Kakaako, it is all guarded.
Richard went ashore and sent bacl
note signed "W H" saving t