The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-27
Plea Of Not Guilty Ordered Entered
For Him.
FOURTEEN OTHERS PLEAD GUILTY..
Peter HOOkAnO and KAnekoa Tried For
Treason at the AfternOOR SesslOn
But Refuse 20 Make Any statemaEt
In Their Own BehaIE-Court Today.

1t looked like 8 morning OF rapid
work lor the Military Commission
yesterday when seven of the frat lot
of natives put on trial promptly
pleaded guilty to the charge Of trea-
son. An unexpected snag was struck,
however, when David Koa decided
that he ought not to plead guilty.
The men brought before the Court
were: John Aea, Henry Rogers, Pa
hukoa, Kupuna, William Oil, J.
Kama, J. Kukalahiwa, and David
KOa.
Koa wanted to make q statement
before pleading, which was allowed
by the Court. He said he had been at
Washington Place as q guard at times;
he was not there Thursday night and
knew nothing of what he was to do;
was there Sunday night and had
revolver handed him which he kept
and gave to the man who relieved
him. ST knew nothing OF an attempt
to overthrow the Government" A
plea of not guilty was finally entered.
Charlie Clark was called as 3 wit
ness Was arrested for completely in
rebellion; Know David Koa, the ac-
cused; he had been q guard since the
middle Of 1894; arms were buried, but
I don't think he knew of the guns
being there; Koa was on the first
| watch; the guns were taken up the
night of the are st of Bush, Crick and
NaWahi. After the arrest we buried
them; Koa could not see the place
| where the arms were buried from
where he stood. Guns were taken up
again Thursday night OF the Kaka-
| ako affair; David KOa was there;
| told the men the time had come and
| I expected every man to do his duty.
If the GOvernmt mt forces came we were
| to resist. don't remember talking
| with KOa; remember KOa made COM
| plant that he was not given rife in
Stead of a revolver; told him had
something else for him to do; think
it was understood by the men what
was meant by "the time has come"
Cross examined by Koa:-YOu were
on general duty at Washington Place;
previous to Sunday there was no time
when NOwlein or / had talk with
you; I don't remember saying when
handed you the arms, "NOw is the
time to overthrow the Republic"
William Kaae Acted as secretary
of the ex-queen at Washington Place
since the overthrow; know David
Koa, he was at Washington Place as
a guard on the Thursday of the Ka-
kaako affair; distributed the arms
from the back room where they had
been brought, no instructions were
given by me; I talke,l with David
Koa on both Thursday and Sunday
evenings; Thursday he complained
because gave him revolver Instead
of q rife; had no dire.'t conversation
with him about tie OK eTthrow, but 1t
was understood among the men what
thew were there for; KOa had rifle
and ammunition Sunday night; David
and were talking about the Rmmuni-
tion: he wanted more; we under
stood there was to be fight with the
Government forces.
Cross-examined by Koa:-T know
YOU talked with Charlie Clark and
Nowlein, but don't know that you
talked of the overthrow; you were In
the house talking with them fire.
quently.
Washington Place, was called as 8
witness:-Know David KOa; he was
a guard; was on the fret watch
with him; was on guard the night
Of the Kakaako affair; when I arrived
the guns had already been dug up;
saw KOa Sunday night; was there
when the guns were distributed; !
didn't know Sam NOwlein was at
Diamond Head with men to attempt
to overthrow the Government.
Judge Advocate asked for q recess
to 1:30 p. M, that he might summon
| other witnesses, the case having taken
! an uleXDeCted turn,