The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-19

as they came near the boathouse and
saw Us running, they called out for Us to
stop; on our refusing one man fired
q shot upward; when I saw police COM
ing, got heightened; Tom Poole and two
Lane boys were in boathouse with me;
Poole was on Waialae side near door;
witness was about six feet from Poole,
near the Lanes; when firing began. two
Lanes ran out OF shed toward Honolulu;
witness went toward Kahala; afterward
Poole told me he had shot @ white man
at the entrance of boathouse; some white
man reached out to take hold OF him; he
shot him and he fell in sand right at en-
trance of canoe shed, toward Diamond
Head, on solid ground.
Poole was brought into Court and
identified by witness, who said Poole
was married to one of his cousins.
On redirect examination, HakuolR
stated Charles Barlow was leader Of his
party; some six or seven In party; he
said he was our captain; we were going
to Bertelmann's to surround police; wit
clean guns they had sand in them; saw
Wilcox there same afternoon; Wilcox
was at Antoine Roea's house when Bar
tow organized our squad.
Kauahe:e: Wilcox sent three squads
TO Bertelmann's house; Pau, Jr., COM
manded first one; they had revolvers
and guns; eight men in first squad six
teen in second, led by Pukila; he Is
dead; they had long guns; third squad,
under command of Mahuka, was COM
posed of twelve or thirteen men armed
with long guns; was told to go to Ber-
telmann's and arrest anyone found there;
If they resisted, we were to shoot them;
We obeyed orders and fred not certain
who fred at us; after firing, Wilcox's
forces retreated towards town; some
went as far as Campbelps place; after
wards they came back to Bertelmann's;
know Tom Poole; Poole said. when he
came back, he was in the canoe-house;
white man came along and stood just
outside; had his gun fired up and shot
him; Poole said he was squatting down,
and when the white man came along he
fired at him.
On REORGANIZATION, Kauahele
stated, he with a number of others, were
arrested near old telegraph station on
Monday; the party had no arms when
arrested.
On redirect examination, Kauahele
admitted having seen Lane boys at Ber-
telmann's cleaning guns; there had been
q fight between our men and the white
soldiers this was kept up until we sur
rendered; witness did not know how to
the shooting; had no leader; when tug
was seen coming out near Diamond
Head We ran away; did not see Wide
mann, Greig or NoWlein out there.
Collector-General ]. B. Castle was
next called. He recited the events of
Sunday evening, January 9th. Was
with Charles l.. Carter when that gen.
tleman received wounds from which he
died Carter was standing near door Of
canoe house when shot: think he fell in
side Fhed at opening of canoe house
there is drop of eighteen inches to
sandy floor of shed there was one canoe
in house; Carter fell simultaneously
with first volley; saw fash fret volley;
it came from Waialae side; Carter fell
near Waialae side she d; think three
shots were fired; Garter was shot twice;
witness fred at man running along
beach saw two men inside boat house;
calleU out to Garter, "Look out Charlie ;"
man was running eastward when witness
fired two shots at him Carter fell along
side mauka end of canoe very near en-
trance Carter raised from belind canoe
Carter and witness came from back of
Bertelmann's residence to canoe shed
was within three feet of entrance when
firing commenced.
On cross-examinafion Dir. Castle stat
ed three shots were fired IN first volley;
in that one Carter was wounded; first
shots witness heard on place were those
fred at himself and Carter while at en-
trance of canoe house; no one was with
Carter and witness heard shots fired few
hours before while at home don't know
ANYTHING of shooting of Holi; was within
two or three feet of Carter when he fell.
To Colonel Whiting Garter laid where
he fell for a brief space of time; alter
witness fred shots he ran back to see
Garter; didn't remember hearing any
shooting after Carter was shot; witness
shot after that; Alfred Carter was firing