The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-23

told him TO hide the things ksuii sail
they were already concealed; later tue
people At the beach r, turned.
TIE "majoT" told me NoWleiu had
sent q man over to re, the pistols; came
back without them. Sunday afternoon
tho ma IT and NOwlpil came in very ex-
ciiedl' and said the pistols had been
sent Tor but could not be obtained. They
asked me TO write letter; did, and
gave 1t TO Seward, and they sent over
again. An,ther day Seward came in ex-
citedly and said the pistols would not be
given up. | said IL WAS none of my
business, and again told him he was do
Jog something that would get me and
my family into trouble. He said: "No, |
I'm the only one that will get into trou-
BILE; ;" also said his connection with the |
affair was finished; others would do the |
rest. Two or three days later Seward |
aaid the Waimanalo had gone TO look |
for the vessel; he said to me: al want |
you TO tell Kauli TO keep on the watch |
for the Waimanalo; TO show light and |
if It was returned come back to town."
Three days later Johnny Liilii tele-
phoned that the boys were still on the
island and nothing had been seen. The
light taken by Kauli was one of our car
rage lamps. 1 saw lamp taken and
knew what it was for. Seward gave the
the vessel to wave the light and If vessel
answered to return TO town. A few
mornings later Johnny rang rs upon the
telephone and said the vessel had been
seen; when l went out he told all that
had taken place to the major and my
self. Kaui said all had been done as
directed. was at my home during the
whole of the trouble.
Thomas B. Walker was next called.
Mr.. Walker had requested to act as
witness On his own case, as for the Gov
eminent to prove its charge against him
would necessitate bringing members OF
his own family into court, which he
would like to guard against. Mr.. Walker
was told that his testimony would be
taken as that of a witness and he must
be sworn as a witness. he accepted the
situation and was duly sworn.
Mr. Walker stated that the latter part
of October last as he was going to dinner
one day he saw BerteImann, Now Elm
and Lawyer Peterson standing on the
steps of shop talking over plans Bertel-
mann had; latter stayed and showed
plan of shell to Walker. Walker said it
would be hard to get it made in the city,
and advised trying kitman'5 on Queen
street. / took the plans and carried
them to Ritman; he asked what wanted
shells for and 1 told him they were to
put on fence posts. wo weeks alter
was told the shells were ready; told him
to do them up tight and would call Tor
them. Nv wife drove down town one
morning and 1 asked her to call at Rit-
mans tor a package.
On Sunday the Goth went to Now
lein's and he asked me il the shells were
charged. 1 said 1 had no ammunition
Nowlein sent the ammunition; i charg-
ed the shells and sent them to NoWleln
by my boy.
On Sunday the 9Th Nowlein came to
nv house in an excited state and said
we must begin as we were all to be ar
rested the next day. He said, "you go
to the police station and hold that till
daylight when l will have got into the
city," said had no men and he re-
piled there were natives ready l toiC
HIM I couldn't speak native; he SAID
George Markham would be there to dc
the talking; witness objected to this
Nowlein went away leaving plan OF the
police station.
Walker said he had no means of know
ing what the bombs were made Tor. ID
had heard a vessel was coming anc
knew at the time he delivered the bombs
that she had been sighted; supposed
bombs were to be used to protect meI
till guns were on shore and In thel
hands; the bird shot was put in th'
shells to scatter as the shells were very
thin; broke six and charged nlnei bombs
were made to throw among people or a
Nowlein said to keep the crowd back til
the arms were got on shore; knew of tn
affair at Kakaako; had notice that Ber
teImann wanted to see him at the tisl
market; went there at that time to tax
part in an uprising; armed with TWO re-
volvers; knew very we'll what he wen
for. .
Witness made ten cement bombs i
1893 soon after the revolution and wen
ont on the Moiliili road with Nowleln
test them; was at home on Sunday nigh
of fighting at Waikiki; went out mex
morning.; had not been to damon
Head since trouble began
On cross examination Walker said tn
bombs made in 1898 were to protect tn
queens place.
Sam Pua Miu, commonly known 8
Pua. tue long haired native whose loci
are not to be cropped till LiliuokalaE
isrestored was called. Pua is The mo
res rved witness thus far put on II
stand. He is as stolid as an Indian, al
not unlike one in appearance. +
stated he remembered going out In Il
whaleboat and boarding the Waimana
the ea-ly part of the present mont
Wednesday night, January ID; boat Ii
from Henry Bertelmann's; were n
men in the boat. The witness Ieco
nized Richard as one of those in the DO
ami stated that they left him on boar
Richard sent letter to Berielmann, "
knew what it was for; handed letter
Bertelmann directly on returning TO {
house; did not notice any writing on it.
The last witness of the morning "
Ned Dowsett, who was standing on
veranda of the Hawaiian hotel the hig
Of the oui break. Major Seward was al
there When the news of the skirmi
At Waikiki and the shooting of Car
reached them, Seward remarked in
pleasant manner, 60 The ball has opened
Seward knew that Garter had been 81
when he made the remark.
About 1880 the Court was c!e Ired
recess till 1870 p. Ii.