The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-22

Richard, Seward and witness plan
ned for the revolt at Gulick's house;
met as often as twice and three times
a week; sometimes would be two or
three hours in the house; several
plans we're made and Abandoned;
witness laid two plans before them;
first plan was to surround the Ex-
ecutive building aud have 81 out
posts at street corners; these would
consist of natives and some white
friends; there was map before the
men; the other plan was to sur
round the town from Maunakea to !
Punchbowl streets aud Queen and |
Beretania streets, take the station |
house, telephone buildings and cleo |
trio station; Richard and Gulick were |
present when the plans were sub.
mitted; no part was assigned to any OF |
the three; they were only planning; |
the plans we're submitted the early |
part OF last month: the last plan
was decided on; Seward had gone
over for the arms and ammunition;
he returned from San Francisco the
early part OF this month; Seward
told witness the arms were on their
way; witness sent natives around
town and on the other side of the
island for forces; the enlisting Of
natives was left to witness, that was
his part of the work; there were
agents in koolau; the agents were
to form squads of thirty seven men
and await orders; witness arranged
for the sending of men to see the
landing OF arms; Seward arranged
for the boat to be used between
Rabbit Island and the mainland;
the arrival of the schooner was re-
ported to witness after Christmas;
meeting was held and it was
agreed to get the steamer Waimanalo;
Richard secured the steamer; the
Waimanalo went out before New
Years; had another meeting after
hearing the Waimanalo had met the
schooner, and it was decided to have
the uprising as soon as the arms
came over; it was arranged to start
on Thursday night; word was sent
around town to the natives: half OF
the arms were to be landed at Kaka-
ako and half at the Fishmarket;
witness was to have charge OF the
Fishmarket, and Walker OF the Police
Station; the steamer was to pass at
| a. m. Friday; heard from Bertel-
mann and Pua that the Waimanalo
was off Diamond Head aud commu-
nicated the same to Gulick; the
police got on to the scheme, which
was abandoned; first heard at $50
o'clock that the police had got on
to it; canoe was secured aud the
steamer was intercepted by Richard;
next morning witness received let
ter from Bertelmann for Gulick; the
letter contained request for an
other boat Gulick then told witness
to get a whaleboat; a boat was got
from the Queens boathouse and was
taken out to Waikiki that afternoon
by witness own men; they got back
to town about 3 p. m; Richard
and witness fixed on Monday morn
ing at 6 o'clock for the revolt,
as it was impossible to have it come
off at night; did not see other two
colleagues; witness went out to
Waikiki 9 o'clock Sunday evenings
the affair at Bertelmaun's precipi
tated the affair; the plan was to re.
store the monarchy; Gulick, Rick
ard and witness drafted new con
, stitutiOn; it was in writing; it wa:
from Constitutions OF 1887 and 1864
Gulick put in additions or amend
> ments; constitution was completed
about Christmas; the arms were OF
their way then; William Kaae, ;
= nephew OF witness, engrossed tn,
! constitution; he has been private
, secretary to the Queen nearly tive
. years; there were also forms fo
-, martial law and commissions for biz
. offices; they were drafted by Gulicl
- and engrossed by Kaae; witness
u gave these to Kaae; there was alsC
proclamation drafted and en-
q crossed by the same persons; thes
. were handed to Kaae at Washington
. Place; the constitution was to b
, signed by the Queen and promuI
a gated.
- Cross-examination-First meetin
= at Gulick's house was about 2 or
Z" months ago; the subject was how t
procure arms; there were over te
meetings; at most OF the meeting
Seward was not present; Rickar
" told witness that Seward was to <
for arms; Witness had command {
the natives with Wilcox as assistant
witness had 81 men with him from
n, o'clock Monday morning until th
IF afternoon; had re-enforcements I
a. about ID from Wilcox's squad; til
o. gauge OF the rifles is 800 yards; nor
- were killed; made confession to I'll
2; authorities on Wednesday or Thur
& day Of last week; witness was give
a his life il he made clean brea
X; OF it.
r. To Kinney-None OF the foreigl
le ers who offered their assistance eau
k out on the field to help witness.
as To Neumann-None OF the prison
I'd ers promised to go into the feel
o; except Walker; had uuderstandin
q; with him on Sunday morning; the
I'd were sixty partly armed natives
to town to be under Walker; Bowl
at also promised to render assistan
n in town.
or The Court then retired for co
*; sultation on the objection OF &
'xt Judge Advocate to the introductl'
ID of outsiders who were not on trl
''h Thirteen Thousand Miles In Nine
w Seconds.