The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-08
THE MAN WHO BOUGHT ARMS
A. F. Judd Sheds Light on the
Island Revolt.
The Guns Bought In San Francisco
With Spreckels' Money.
Well Laid Plans of Rebels That Wont
Astrsy-story Of the Rev.
olution.

The following account OF the Hs-
waiian revolution, as told by A. +. Judd
over his own signature, throws new
light on the affair. The story is in the
shape Of letter addressed to the public
aud is dated Honolulu. January "a, Liant:
cannot undertake to give you full histo
ry OF the late ROyalist rebellion, whose object
was 10 reinstrte the ex-queen. 1 must. refer
you to the newspapers for many details. |
shall endeavor, however, to give succinct
account of the evidence as IL now stands.
Major w. T. Seward, John Cummins' bosom
and an American j went to San Francisco,
and with Rudolph spreckels' money (R.
Spreckels' friend Folis doing the job bought
25S Winchester carbines. 80 revolvers and
thousands of rounds OF ammunition; had them
sent on board Sc slios Schooner, the II. c.
Wahlburg, by tug after she had left San
Francisco. Seward returned by steamer to
Honolulu on December Sd last, and made ar
rangements TO have Cummins natives in camp
on an island atithe farther end OF waimanalo.
This island is called by foreigners Rabbit
island, and is not far from the eastern point Of
Oahu, called Makapuu. ON December I'D
the prsconcerted sigma, blue light, was OBJ.
served. The natives answered with red
light from the island, and the schooner. re-
natives and half-whites. which had been
bought by Major Seward in Honolulu for 1886,
and shipped over to Wamanalo, then put off
to the schooner which standing off and
on. You will notice that by reference TO the
map Of Oahu that Manana island is W, II to the
windward of Oahu and not likely to be or
served. When the boat got near, the schooner
hailed i: and asked for the password. 1t was
given, Missionary and the boat was allowed
sons wife's brother. a three.quarters white,
boarded her. and after some talk two cases,
containing in all 80 revolvers, were put in the
boat, landed on the island, put into grain bags
with plenty of cartridges, and buried in
the sand. The pistols were Afterwards brought
to town by way Of Nuuann pali by three ma
tiyes, and finally delivered to Nowltin at Wash
ington place and distributed to natives. The
schooner, taking on board Charles Warren,
the Household guards OF the ex queen. and up
to that time her yard boy o. attendant, stood
on the land to windward. This was notified
Nowlein captain OF the ex queens late
guard.
THE EMPLOYMENT OF DAVIES.
W. H. Richard (Brtish) then hired, advanc
ing 500 for coal and promising ST. 900 Captain
Davies (British) to take his little steamer. the
Waimanalo, to go a. Quad the east point of
Oahu and take the rest of the arms on board.
The Waimanalo left Honolulu and anchored
off the island fishing" Suspicious were not
aroused. because the waimanslo having been
wrecking the G. N. Wilcox on Molok al
beach could be absent days or weeks
from Honolulu. and this absence not
part of Waimanalo land is seldom visited
by any white person, and the island itself
would shut OFF the view of the steamer from
the observation of persons at the plantation
Sunday night, December 80, 1894, the ca plain
of the steamer saw the preconcerted signal
light, got up anchor, met the schooner, gave
| the password missionary" and the arms the
2Ss Winchester carbines and ammunition,
were transferred by boat 10 the steamer. The
| steamer came around Koko Head to Diamond
| Head. When near there W. ii. Ricard came
on board from Henry Bertelmsn's house.
penter., formerly on the ex.queen's staff }
/ Richard questioned Warren as to the number
of rifles and cartridges, etc, wrote the amounts
to Bertleman Richard stood off for "a hours
| in the steamer Waimanalo. While away the
rifles were on top Of the steamers house. and
the men practiced with them. This was on
| Wednesday night, January I'd. The steamer
came VI, again to Bertleman's, Thursday
| canoe and said that the arms could not be
landed in Honolulu as arranged for, the
steamer stood off to Kahala, just eastward
OF Diamond Head tsee large map OF oahul
| and landed them there One boat load
was buried in the sand, and another boat load
| hid in the algabo trees This same evening
| January Sd, large number of natives gath
| cred at Fisherman's Point, Immigration sta
| ton, near saluting battery, and several spe-
tolls and badges taken away from them. vii
| cox was there at Fishe rman's Point, and see
| ing that the government had some knowledge
of the gathering, went to Diamond Head and
| warned the steamer not to come into the har-
Dor there and land the arms 1t had been ar
ranged range to land them, q part at Fishermans
street. Meanwhile 7. B. Walker, an English
man, son-if-law of John Cummins, had at
captain s. NoTleins request Allied on Sunday
giant powder and bird shot, and had his son
deliver them h,, to Nowlein on New Years day.
Ritmans foundry in Honolulu.
THE MUSTER OF NATIVES.
Thursday night, January Sd, Walker had
gone to the fish market to see to it that the
rifles and ammunition were safely landed
| there. He had two revolvers This was at
Nowlein's request. He waited long time,
and seeing no one, went home, not then know
ing the change of plans. On Saturday, Janu-
airy 9th. many natives began to collect in
Diamond Head. The place is called Kaalawai
(see mapl This gathering OF men continued
on Sunday, January 18th That day the tele-
phone station, marine telegraph station. was
taken possession of by armed men. the tele-
phone instrument wrenched out Charlie
Peters and daughter, the operators. were
taken prisoners by the rebels, as were also
some dozen persons residents tourists who
were taking Sunday strolls in and beyond the
p psnas t Insse were a.! conducted to Rosa's
liberated during Monday. Sunday, January
9Th, the marshal received an intimation from
a native that there were arms at Bertleman's.
posse of police were sent with search war
rant Deputy Marshal Arthur NJ. Brown and
Police Captain Robert Parker CWaipa) went
a sister of Hon. Sam Parkers father) This
posse saw patrols near Bertleman's and were
fired upon before they could serve the war
rant. Several gentlemen living in the park
who had an intimation of the trouble that
was likely to occur and who were members of
the Citizens guard went to Brown and Par
kers assistance. These were my. nephew
b. Castle. Alfred W. Carter. Charles
cousin and law partner and Jack"
Atkinson. The circumstances OF Char.
lies being shot at the entrance to the
boat house are too painful to be retod. But
doctor was got there (Dr. Wal,ers) under fire,
and Charlie was ly taken home to his
residence at the park. where he died at 80
Sunday night, while in Central Union
church., opposite Washington place, members
of the Citizens guard were called sngly out
OF church. This alarmed us and the services
were closed little before the usual time. No
one exactly knew what the trouble was
CT liens guard and volunteer companies we're
running to their various quarters; but all
mans the police searching for arms were be-
ing resisted. The next morning, January 7th,
l was awakened by a telephone from j. o.
Carter that Charlie Carter was killed and that
must go and tell his mother discharged
this sad duty at daylight and tnem drove
back to the park with my wife, saw Charles
body. and returned to Sweet Home and made
the arrangements for the funeral, which took
place that day at p. m.
REBELS IN THE THIcKET
Sunday night the rebels, who were about
Bertleman's in the thickets and who ad fred
hundreds of shots from their ambush at our
friends, hitting and wounding dangerously
Two native police, Holi and Lokana, fell back;