The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-19
TRIALS FOR TREASON.
SWOn StO'i'S Of The Fatal
DpeDlns Fight,
Evidence Upln The Sh ding # Charles
L. Cdrt,r al Bsrslm inns.
SECOND DAY.
Afternoon Session.

Rosa to cross examine, that without
imputation on Captain Parker he
would state that he would introduce
witness later who would testify
that Parker was mistaken in his evil
dence that the two Lane boys shot
Carter.
A member Of the Commission de
sired information as to whether any
shots had been fired from the revol-
yer taken from James Lane.
Captain Parker stated he did not
know.
Robert Hakuole Silva, sworn,
states: Am twenty four years Of
age; was in the boat shed on Bartel.
maun's premises on Jan. 9Th; James
Lane, W, &. Lane, Tom Poole and
witness were there; while in the
shed saw two persons come around
the house OF Bertelmann on the
Waialae side; did not recognize the
faces but saw poIicemen's badges,
then heard an eldery woman cry
out, "The policemen are coming"
As these two persons approached the
boat shed witness started to run and
one OF the officers called out to stop;
one OF the persons fired shot in
the air; didn't notice whether he
was big mau or small man; Tom
Poole was on the Waialae end
Of the she'd near the entrance; wit
ness was foot from Poole on the
town side, next to the two Lanes;
when the shot was fired the two
Lanes ran towards the town side,
witness went towards Waialae and
Poole was left in the shed; saw
Poole later standing on the Waialae
corner Of the boat shed in the sand;
when the rest OF the boys came up
Poole told witness that he had shot
white man who had tried to seize
him in the boat shed near the Wal
alas corner; the mau bad fallen
down on the sand; the trigger OF
witness gun was broken ard he ex-
changed IT with loela.
Tom Poole was brought to the
door Of the Court room ard identi-
fed by the witness. Poole was mar.
RED tn cousin Of witness.
Cross-examnation: Witness was
there when the Lanes were arrested /;
the policeman fired first, then there
was voll-y from the boat shed I;
prior To this, about fifteen minutes
before, there had been shots fired
10y some OF the boys; there was a
squad on the mauka side aud one
ON the makai; they were firing into
"a kiawe bush in which a horse was
running around; the shots were
continuous.
To Capt. Kinney: Charles Bar
tow was the leader Of the squad IN
which witness was; there were six
or seven in the first squad; Barlow
told witness that he was the cap
tain; Barlow also told witness they
were going to BsrteImsnn's place to
surround the police; something over
ten were in the seroud squad; when
the second squad arrived witness
saw loela in command; don't know
the object OF assembling at Diamond
Head; went there to clean the guns;
X. w. Wilcox arrived at the place
after II o'clock in the afternoon
did not hear Wilcox say anything;
saw Wilcox at Bcrtelmann's place
after the firing.
kanahele, sworn, states: Was one
OF Wilcox's followers at Leah on
Jan, 4; Wilcox sent three squads to
Bertelmann's house; Pua, Jr was IN
command of the first squad; they
had reyolvers and rifles; there Were
eight in the squad the second squad
numbered sixteen with rifles under
Pukila, who was killed; there were
twelve in the third squad under Johr
Mahuka; the squads were ordered t.
go to Bert.lmann's aud il they found
anyone there to arrest them; if Their,
was any resistance to fight them
heard reports of guns; did not know
what side fred the shots; some %
the men went as far as Campbell'
place and returned to Bertelm ,nn's
others went right back; witness an,
Others went to place on the pal
below Diamond Head, then hearl
shots; squad under Pukila was son
back to Bertelmann's place; they re-
turned later; Tom Poole told witnes
that he had been in the boatshed
Poole was hiding in the shed whel
white man entered and fred down
Poole had his gun ready aud fire,
up.
Cross-examination: The orde
given to the first squad WAS to go t,
the house OF Bertelmann and arres
the Marshal, captain or any polio
officers who happened to be there
orders to the second squad, in whicl
witness was, were to assist tha frs
squad; the orders We're given b.
Wilcox; witness was under arrest
was arrested on the road near tn
old Telegraph Station on Monday
Jan. 7; number were arrested a
the same time.
To Kinney: Saw the two Ian
boys with Wilcox that day, Jan. {
cleaning guns when arrested wa
was on; witness and others were al
rested by white men in diiieren
garbs; We fought until white flag
were raised by some Of the men; n"
knowing how to use gun, witnes
lay down while the others fired
when the tug Eleu came aroun
back OF Diamond Head, witness an
Others ran away; neither Sam Now
lein nor Carl Widemann were wit
the men on that Monday.