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

the privilege of telling of his par
in the war rather than have mem
bers Of his household appear as wit
nesses. Agreed to by Captain Kin
ney, Mr.. Neumann and the court
He was informed that he became ;
witness for the people and was no
required TO crininate himself.
In the latter part of March | Wis
tied the MarshaPs office OH account
of men coming to My household
and talking politics to me. | asked
the Marshal to withdraw them. He
said he would, but to keep quie,
about it. Three days afterward
met Nowlein, who asked me about
my visit to the Marshal.
In the latter part of October,
going to dinner, l met Bertelmann,
Nowleiu and Peterson. Bertelmann
called NE to his shop and showed
me the drawing of a shell. He
asked if l could get any. l sug.
gested White & Ritman's, and we
went there. Ritman asked what
they were for, and l said they were
used sometimes on iron fences.
Two weeks afterward | was told
these shells were made. My wife
called for them them three days
later, at my request. l went to the
wreck OF the Wilcox as a diver for
a week. Bertelmann asked me il
those things were ready. l said
l had no powder. Nowlein called
at my house about it. l told them
both had no powder.
Nowlein sent eight sticks
Of giant powder, twenty caps
and fuse. Only nine Of the shells
were good. charged them and
sent them by my boy to Nowlein
on New Years day.
On Sunday morning, the 5th,
Mr.. Nowlein called on me and said
they must start it, as everyone
would be arrested the next day.
He assigned Inc to the police sta
ton to hold it till he came in. l
was to have many natives, two
captains and George Markham. He
gave inc a tracing Of police station
plans and said we had more friends
than knew about. Two natives
called on me in the evening and
asked about bombs. / had heard a
vessel with arms was coming. l
knew before the first it had been
sighted. l understood shells were to
be used in case there was trouble
in landing arms. had only fifteen
castings and broke up six bad ones.
l used bird shot because the shells
were so thin. Bertelmann and my
self explained to Ritman what we
wanted.
| was told to report to Nowlein
at II o'clock at the fish market the
night of the Kakaako racket. l
went there inten ling to take part
in an uprising against the Govern
ment. 1 had two revolvers. Saw
no one there. Waited till after
midnight.
l made some cement bombs-ten
in October 1898. Nowlein and
| tested bombs on the Moiliili road.
On the night of the uprising l
was at home. In the morning l had
breakfast at Redwards, saw Mr.
Herrick there using the telephone.
Cross examination - The 1898
bombs were for use in defending
Washington Place, on Nowlein's
order.
BORNEO WILD MAN.
After a recess of five minutes,
Pua, with the raven locks, was
placed on the stand. Born Molo-
kai. Told by his father his age
was 80. Went out i'll whaleboat
to the Waimanalo off Diamond
Head on Wednesday night, Jan
rary ?. Started from Bertelmann's
four other men with me. | recog.
nized Richard as being i'll the boat
He remained on the Waimanalo
He sent back a letter by me to
give to Bertelmann, to be de
livered. l did my part, waking
Bertelmann from sleep.
Cross-eXamination-I can reaC
Hawaiian. Letter was i'll a sealed
envelope. l did not see any writ
ing.
Stewards COMMENT.
Edward Dowsett was at the Ha
waiian hotel Sunday night, Januar,
; 9th, at s o'clock. Saw Seward
there. Had heard of trouble a
Waikiki. l asked him about tn,
excitement He said "he believed
the ball was opened and that Carte
[ had been shot.
Cross examined-Seward spok'
to la ly and myself. He did no
say After the ball is over"
} ANOTHER POTTER.
; Henry Bertelmann was the frs
: witness this afternoon. L remenl
! Der the landing of arms off tn
/ Waimanalo, January 3. The even
=, ing before the whaleboat went on
from place. That time Rickar'
, was there and John Raden,
. hackman. The latter came at
am hour after Richard. Rickar'
did some writing. l gave him tn
= paper and ink. Raden brought pack
!, 5e to Richard and said it was fror
I "Gulick." Richard wrote al
answer to be handed to "Mr. Gu
, lick." Pua brought me a lette
!, from the Waimanalo. 1t was 70
Charles 7. Gulick. Next day l dc
. live ed it. Richard came to N
: house Thursday night and l toll
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