The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-31

his life would be saved if he told the

MS liIo would De saved u ne told the
truth.
Lee TOng:-Havs been in city from
sixteen to seventeen years; drive
hack; stand at Castle q Cookies cor.
ner; known Ashford for several years:
drove him on 30th OF last moTiEh &C
1885 o. M; telephone boy sent me
from stand; Ashford told me 20 drive
him to Waikiki; did not state eny spe-
ciai place; drove him as far as road
leading 30 j. +. Brownss;l told me %
turn to right; when got down. % last
: house told me to turn to- right a0ain;
went past John Enass place and came
out on King street again told me TO
turn % right again. got, ont near
where street cara stop; told me- TO Enrn
round; came toward town; fusk outside
Chinese banana field on reed Tea ding
TO J. +. Browns, saw N0WlelA aing
froEn town IN buggy Ashford thltkme
to. stop; both carriages ss4Qppal1 at
once; Ashford get out and Wnaked
across 70 Nowlein; talked for few min-
utes; number OF my hack 11S.
On erOas-exAEnknaffons counsel for
defense brought out the eact that Lee
gagement with Ashford until after he
was called upon by the police He
recollected that it was In the morning
about the end Of December, but that
was ell.
Manuel Andrade:-Am II years old;
work at City Carriage Company's
office; take telephone meassaRea and
send out hacks; keep record Of where
ever they 60; know Y. ". Ashford;
remember he called US up; knew his
voice; received message and sent Lee
Tong to his house; put entry In book.
On cross-examination nothing new
Sing Fook:--Work for Ashford; be-
gan clerking there In March Of 1894;
know Sam Nowlein; remember Now
lein made visits st Office previous to
revolution; during two weeks previ-
Gus to rebellion he called three times.
Gross examined:-Called once and
Ashford was away; came back during
day; Friday morning was called by
Marshal to police station; had no
bribes or threats offered; swore there
upon oath to tell truth; made state
ments Of own free will.
Captain Davies:-C Commanded Wal
manal0 before trouble; made agree.
ment with Rickard at Walkers Office
ON 9th of December; know Ashford;
saw him Friday afternoon previous to
trouble; met him on Bethel street
and spoke to him; asked him II he
knew anything about political trou--
bles; said only heard something was
going on and was trying to find out
more about it; told him then witness
would look after sea part and would
want good person to look after ahore;
said better look into matter more care.
fully before going TO sea; finished con-
versation In back room; someone was
there at time; waited until through
and then entered; went to sea same
day; got arms and landed them at
Waikiki.
Sam Stone:-Live at Kukuluaeo
about 500 yards from /. old salt
works on Queen street, Ashford
used to come to my house; remem-
Der hearing something about trouble
on Sd of January; 1880 that evening
Ashford called; stayed about five min
| utes; talked first about q mortgage
between me and another man named
Kaapana.
At this point Interpreter Luther
Wilcox was introduced on account OF
stones imperfect English.
Stone continued:-Ashford asked me
| If I was acquainted with the situation
Of the royaIists; told him had heard
Of politics for the last two years, but
had no idea OF what was going on and
didn't care. Ashford got up suddenly
and said he was going home; said he
would not send mortgage up until Ka-
apana sent up $40 more, which would
close up matters.
Detective Larsen was called, but
Mr.. Neumann objected to him on ac-
| count of his name not being on the
| list of witnesses for prosecution.
After deliberation the Court decided
that Larsen's testimony would be al-
| lowed.
VIM. Larsen:-Was in employ OF
police department on Sd January; had
heard Of meeting of natives;' was sta.
toned with another man on road
leading to leper settlement at $40;
| remained there thirty minutes; first
| fifteen minutes counted forty men
| coming down two roads.
Captain Kinney asked Larsen IL he
spoke to any of them, and IL 30, what
they said; whereupon MIR. Neumann
objected to the last question as being
| irrelevant.
The objection was sustained by the
| Court.
Mr.. Neumann asked for adjourn
ment on account of the physical state
of his client.
The Court adjourned until 9:30 q. M.
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