The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-01
Witnesses in Hewett's Case Give
Opinions on Yarns"
DEFINE DRAWING THE Long Row.
Townsend, Warren and Captain Davies
Tell Their story AEaIn-The Custom
House OmciaIs TeStIfy-SOmewhat
of Levity In the Court Room.

The Military Commission proceeded
with the trial of A. NJ. Hewett yes
terday morning at 10:45.
Collector-General James B. Castle
was the first witness called. He knew
Charles Peterson of the lookout sta
tion very we'll; saw him at his house
Thursday, January Sd; in consequence
of what he told me wrote q note to
Mr.. McStocker that night containing
the Information L had received; L did
not give any orders about the search Of
the WaimanaIo after she came into
the harbor.
Port Surveyor Sanders testified that
on the morning OF January Sd he
caused the steamer Waimanalo to be
searched; she was at the fish market
wharf; I received instructions to do
this from Frank McStOcker.
George Townsend:-Sam Nowlein
first spoke to me of going on to Wal
manalo on December 10th; he told
me to go out Nuuanu street where L
would meet man with a horse on
which I was to proceed to Waimanalo
and watch for vessel; went to John
Liilii's place; we were watching for
the schooner for ten days; after the
arms had been landed L reported TO
Nowlein and he told me to be ready
to go on board the steamer Wanna
nalO; on the Monday before Christ
mas saw Nowlein; on Friday / left on
the steamer; there were Capt. Davies,
myself and the crew on board; sighted
the schooner New Years day; went
on board, gave the captain his letter
and the rifles and ammunition were
transferred to the steamer; we put
in to Rabbit island that night and re-
ported, then put to sea; Wednesday
we were at sea all day and at night
came toward the coast; were off Dia-
mond Head about IL O'Clock that
night; w. II. Rickard came on board
and said things were not ready and
we had better go to sea again; all on
board knew what the guns were for;
when we had landed the guns at Ka-
hala, went in and reported to Now
lein Friday morning; made Diamond
Head between II and / o'clock Thurs
day night; the ordinary lights on the
steamer were not shown; Rickard
came on shore at Bertelmann's place.
Deputy Collector F. B McStOcker:
On Thursday the Sd of January I
received q message from the Collect
or-General in consequence OF which I
told the Port Surveyor to watch for
vessel and search her when she en-
tered the harbOr; / did not direct the
search personally.
Charley Warren Il was at Kauals
and receiving word from NOwlein that
the Que en- was to be restored came
back and lived at Washington Place;
made cartridge belts at my School
street house; December 10th Nowlein
sent me to Waimanalo to watch for
schooner; I finally went on board the
vessel; saw the guns there and during
the twelve days 1 was on board fill
ed the belts with cartridges; met the
WaimanaIo New Years day, the
rifles were transferred and Wednes-
day night Rickard came on board;
Thursday We went to sea, returning in
the evening; Rickard went on shOre
and we landed the arms at Kahala.
Captain Davies cOrrOborated the
testimony of Warren and Townsend
and stated that when Rickard came
on board he said the signal station
had "been fxed;" after finishing my
work I came to Honolulu where the
customs officials searched the vessel.
Cross-examination: Had the con-
versatiOn with Rickard about mid
night when he told me the signal
man had been fixed"
The prosecution rested its case at
II As. Later the Attorney General
testified that the accused had furnish
ed 10 information of the landing of
the arms.
The noon recess to = o'clock was de-
clared.