The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-26
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Tom Poole Tells bis Version os the
Rebellion.
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o The Military C0mmtaaiOn Was tERNt.
ed to an overflow Of native detaalaat
Its session yesterday morning, mach
that has already been told being
brought ont In the natives manner OF
telling bis. story. . a
The Court opened at 1920. After
the residing OF the minutes Colonel
Whiting announced that the ohJec-
ton to the jurisdiction Of the Court
by the counsel was overfnled.
Robert Paiau was first put on the
stand ,--I left nay house at $50 Sun.
day evening and continued along
around the eeaward side Of Diamond
Head till near Kaalawai where wac
halted and asked name; was snr-
rounded and taken to the house and
asked why T had come there; told
them had received an order TO go there
TO attend meeting. People In the
house were alarmed; they told me 30
pick out q rifle; I said 1 had not come
there for that purpose; ordered me TO
arm myself aud after several oRdersI
did so; stood there armed doing good
deal of thinking; protested TO carry
ing arms and they pointed their gums
at me and told me I must do it. After
Q little while one came TO me and told
me to select number OF boys TO 20
with me; I said i was no leader and
had no authorityi they gave author
ity and picked out men for me and
told me TO 90 10 Mpiliili where they
aald we Would find people; found no
one and went back % far as KahaIa.
Just as we reached there Nowlein and
others were starting out. NowIein
told Us to join his squad. We did 30
and went back 20 Telegraph HiIl and
stopped till morning; did no fighting
save myself; didn't like the business;
had made up my mind on Saturday
to come back but people told me to
wait. till the afternoon. Before the
afternoon Mr.. Larsen came out.
When asked to 90 to the meetlngI
did not know what the meeting was
for; was not at Kakaako on Thursday
evening; never attended any meeting
TO organize rebel force; did not see
people who approached me at Kaala-
wal.
Kiakahi Ioela said he went TO Kaa-
laval Sunday afternoon alone on
tramcar; saw quite number OF peo-
pie; went out there because Palau
said there was to be meeting at Kaa--
laval and IL I wanted to know what
was going on had better go; found
there wasn't meeting going on but
saw many people with arms; saw Lot
Lane and Bipikane in the house; guns
were there and o man told me 70 take
q gun; objected and was told 20 take
Q gun and say nothing; took gun
and soon Wilcox told us to 60 TO Ber-
telmann's; squad numbered about
fifteen men; when near the teleklraph
station Barlow and PuM had D dispute
regarding the 1eadersl,ip; went 10 KA-
uai's house and Ptis told Barlow he
could lead the squad; went as far %
Beokley's and men scattered; Wilcox
told US to see IL policemen were there
and became general; Wilcox came.
I was near Beckley's and Bertel-
mann's and Wilcox asked me 90 see
who had done. the firing; vent back
to the hill and Wilcox told us 70 re-
main there till morning; finally sur
rendered TO Hopkins; followed VII
cox ell around, because he said we
would be shot II Goyernment forces
saw t1s; there were ten of us that scat
tered II. Kalihis when fired into and /
followed Wilcox 20 the LAST .ns@
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the. following statement: Went to
Kaaiawai Saturday evening". under
orders Of Wilcox to clean gums; did 50.
then came with patty co Beftel-
mann's place and took part In the
fight, Went, on top Of Diamond
Head, and was there on Monday; re-
manned there until, the tugboet came
around, when we left and went into
the mountains, I took part in what
was done, and was in the field for my
love of country. I went into the
thing and got my friends to 60 with
me; went along with them and stuck
to them until we got into MaH0a Val
ley. and stayed there until gave my
self up. 80
Tom Poole was rather wordy In his
statement, but allowed to tell his
story as he desired: Saturday was
at work In town; went home and
was told that was wanted at house
beyond Bertelmann's place. Was
feeling the effects OF liquor / had
drank. Told them they must walt
until the next day. On account Of be-
ing little muddled, forgot TO ask
who wanted me, but supposed it was
Bertelmann, because be had taken
my name on list of soldiers who, he
said, were to protect the queen. Ber-
telmann said I would be needed for
onIy two weeks. The next morning
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