The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-22


were ready to be landed; gave captain
letter; after reading captain said all
right; arms were passed from schooner
into boats; came back and got second
load; some one said there was whisky
and cigars aboard the Waimanalo for
captain of schooner; Captain Davies,
witness, VIM. Hutchinson, a Norwe-
gian and two Cinnamon were on the
Waimanalo; Warren was on schooner;
schooner named W. G. Wehlborn, and
was from San Francisco; witness
thought captain of schooner was a
Swede; had but little talk with him;
captain asked how things were in Ho-
nolulu; wanted to get some ballast,
but didn't care TO go anywhere where
he would get into trouble; wit
ness told captain to go to Lanai; after
getting arms on New Years day,
Waimanalo went back to Rabbit Isl
and; got there after dark: anchored
and put out signal; got no answer;
witness went over to Rabbit Island In
boat and reused men up; told them
we'd got q rms all right; went to
sea again in northeast direction; ran
in again; Waimanalo was to get mes
sage off Diamond Head; whaleboat
came alongside about IL O'Clock; w.
81. Richard and four other men were i'm
boat; Pau, the long-haired native, was
steering; Richard came aboard Wal
manalo and went into cabin; Rickard
said can't go in tonight; not ready in
Honolulu; had 2S5 guns. ammunition
and belts on WaiIuanalo; ammunition
was in five little square sacks; Rick
ard pulled out letter from inside poe
ket; asked Warren how many arms
had; letter had some blank spaces;
in these Rickard put number of arms;
he said steamer couldn't run in at
fish market, on account dredger being
there; after Richard filled in letter in
pencil gave it to Pau to take ashore;
Richard remained on board and told
Captain Davies to put to sea; we took
course south southeast; witness was
sent to wheel by Captain Davies; next
day Thursday at sea got short OF
coal; ripped up some planklng; came
in Thursday night; met two whale
boats off Diamond Head Pau was in
one; one was white; other white and
blue striped; Wilcox came alongside
in q canoe said can't land at KakaakO,
as place guarded; Richard went
ashore; sent letter back to Captain
Davies telling him to either go to sea
or land arms at some safe point
Captain Davies said dump them over
board; Wilcox said to land them !;
arms were put in two boats and start
ed toward Isenberg's place: landing
was made along the beach; one load
was buried in sand; other was taken
to Black Point and hid Wilcox, War
rem and witness were together; rines
were afterward taken out and dis
tributed among natives; they are same
used by Wilcox and others In fight
with Government troops on Sunday
and Monday; they were snort sport
| ing rifles; witness was captured at
Black Point on Tuesday afternoon !;
been under arrest ever since; Richard
talked with Captain Davies; heard
nothing about any office he or any
one else was to hold.
Cross examined Witness was born
in Honolulu; knew nothing of plans
of new government; was not to hold
any office; Kauli told witness captain
of schooner was related to Richard {;
witness did not give any letter to
Kauli to be delivered to Major
Seward; witness handled three letters
altogether got one from John Liilii ;
second letter was from NOwlein to
| Captain Davies; third was from Now
| lein to captain of schooner.
On redirect examination, witness
stated letter given by him to captain
of schooner was opened in cabin; cap
tain asked if it was from major.
Judge Advocate asked that bottle OF
whisky be put in evidence; 1t was q
portion of that found on the Walman-
alo. Agreed to by defense.
Charles Warren was the next VII
| ness called. His testimony was the
| same as that given by Townsend. He
told Richard that there was go rifles,
| 100 rounds of ammunition for each
rifle, and 1900 spare cartridges, De-
| sides those in belts, aboard the Wal
manalo. There was belt for eacn
rife. The arms landed were the same
used by Wilcox and others in the tight
with Government troops on Sunday
and Monday around Diamond lead
| and Bertelmann's place. witness Sa"
rifles and ammunition distributed &c
people. Witness took part In ngnt'
had five bombs but didn't use them
| NowIein pave witness two and two Il
Widemann; witness was told by Now
lein how to use the bombs; was glveI
two cigars and told to spread wIcks o
bombs well before lighting; they were
to be thrown at any of those VINO
came to fight us; NOwlein sent me u
Kahala to clean guns; witness divided
arms at Kahala; don't know who
divided them at Kaalawai.
! No cross examination.
On direct examination Warner
| stated that arms OH w dlIudboiO "O'N
placed on top of house; Richard sa"
them and knew they were there.
c.. w. Macfarlaue was called an'
testified that he sold Major Seward
case of whisky of same brand as bottl
introduced in evidence on Decemoe
9th, at about 4:30 in the afternoon
The case was put outside door of Mac
farlane & Cos. Stewards buggy wa
in front of the store when the cas-
was put outside. Entry in book wa
shown of the sale. The charge wa
made in pencil as Seward said b.
would pay cash for the goods. IL wa
done so that the charge could D
erased. Seward said he would call 10
the case himself.
Maulai:-Witness was one OF tn
men with George Townsend aud Cha'
Warren on Rabbit Island; went 1
boat to schooner; wasn't there Wne
man sent by Townsend to town; dion
: sre any letter or package given hauI