The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-01-25
LOT,PAT Rio 7
THE Biggest LANE BOY
TELLS WHY HI FOUGHT.
WENT INTO The REBELLION WITH
EYES 0PEN---INVITBD FRIENDS.
Tom Pool Recounts How He Was
Made a Captain.
THE QUARREL IN THE FIRST SQUAD
ron THE HONOR or THE
LEADERSHIP.
Two Patches are now Before the Court
Martial-One Set of An Even
Dozen and Another of the Unlucky
Thirty.
A BIG GANG.

A BIG GANG.
Captain Paul Smith brought
twenty-five prisoners and thirteen
witnesses before the military COM
mission this morning At 10
o'clock the routine work of the
court began, with ten of the pris-
oners in the dock, Paul Neumann
filed his written protest to the
court. Overruled.
FURTHER DEFENSE.
Robert Palau was called by the
defense to make statement, He
said: Left my house on 5 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Near Kaalawai
was halted by guard. Was told to
advance. Saw parties were armed
and l was surrounded. Was taken
to house and asked why / came.
Said l was invited there to attend
meeting. The people in the house,
who were armed, ordered me TO
put on cartridge belt and pick out
a rifle. l said | did not come there
for that purpose, but when ordered
again put Oil the belt and took the
gun.
Did no fighting; did not fire my
gun up to the time / left, wen
up to Moanalua and remained there.
Before the commencement of the
uprising | told no one to go. They
asked me: What is the matter?
What are we waiting for? l told
them to go and see.
ANOTHER STORY.
lola was the next witness. He
said he went to kaalawai Sunday
afternoon alone. Quite a number
of people were there. l went there at
the invitation of Palua who said
there would be a meeting there.
Found people there were armed.
Lot Lane and Bipikane and others
were there. Was ordered to take
a gun. Took gun and number
of us were ordered by Wilcox to
go to Bertelmann's Were led by
Pua, son of Pua at Palama.
While going to Bertelmann's,
Charles Barlow and Pua got into a
dispute as to who was commander
of the squad. They drew their
revolvers on each other and had to
be separated. Soon somebody be-
gan to fire and shortly the fight
became general. Shortly Wilcox
came. Wilcox ordered witness to
assemble the men 50 that he could
find out who did the firing. Later
on met Wilcox on the top of Dia-
mond Head. After that followed
Wilcox all around and surrendered
with him at the last. Ten o. us
got as far as Kalihi together. There
we were fired at and scattered
Surrendered at Hopkins place.
KoOLAU WARRIOR.
Lot Lane asked to make a state
ment in order that his punishment
might be mitigated Lane said he
went to Kaalawai Saturday after
noon under orders from Wilcox to
clean guns. Went to Bertelnann' S
and then took part in the fight.
Went on top of Diamond Head and
stayed there until the tug came
around. Then we left and went
into the mountains. On account
of my patriotism l took part in the
rebellion. Went into it and got
my friends to go into it with me.
A GUARD.
Thomas Poole volunteered a
statement. He said; l took some
wine and liquor Saturday after
noon. Afterward was asked to &c
to house beyond Bertelmann' S
place. Thought Bertelmann wanted
me as my name was on list
of soldiers he had that were tc
become a guard to the Queen
after restoration. Whether the
United States restored her not OF
she would be restored shortly anC
my services would be needed. He
said 1 would only be required for {
couple of weeks, or until the new
government was firmly established
Asked a cousin of mine to go with
me to Bertelmann's. Townsend
wanted to march into town, Wit
ness thought such a man would b(
fool hardy.
A man ran up near the canoe
shed and fired, l was near hin
ON the inside. Two shots were
fired from outside. Then Jim Lane
fired. Il then started to run anc
heard the man outside fall to the
inside. ran against an outrigger
then turned and fired at the maj
who was down. AS | ran out was
shot at from the side and free
back. From there ran into thu
hou bushes"
Joe Clark took the stand-Re
ceived a note inviting him to
luau at Kaalawai. Took part il
Diamond Head fight. Was cap
tured beyond the Pail.
Recess to 2 o'clock.
THE DIRTY DOZEN.