The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-13
OLD STORIES TOLD OVER AGAIN.
Kali and Hutchinson on Trial for
MisprisiOn Of Treason.
ACCUSED DECLIsED TO PLEAD.
Session of the military Court xes-
terday Rather INSTRUMENTATION
ney Kane's First Appearance
Hutchlnson's Case Not Yet Finished.

The Rev. S. X. Kali was before the
Military Commission yesterday morn
ing on the charge of misprision Of
treason. 8. K. Kane appeared as his
counsel. The preliminary proceedings
of the trial were quickly cleared up,
the usual objection to the jurisdiction
OF the court meeting with the usual
overruling In very short time. The
objection was the exact counterpart Of
that offered by Mr.. Neumann.
The prisoner, on advice of counsel,
declined to plead, and plea Of not
guilty was entered to each charge and
specification.
Sam Nowlein was the first witness
called :-Lived at Washington Place
prior to arrest; was conspiring against
the Government with Rickard, Seward
and Gulick; heard arms were coming
1st of December in q schooner from
some foreign port. The landing OF the
arms and the incidents with the event
was told.
Johnny Paaoao Live at Kahala
saw many natives there Thursday
Kali was among them; was st Kahala
that night; slept there; was Weakened
by q man named Kaaiike knocking
on the door about IL O'Clock; accused
was sleeping In the house at the time;
we went out and Kaaiike disappeared,
i noticed q boat, and walked along on
the beach following it T met II when
it landed and saw the freight OF guns
we formed . line and passed along to
aigar0ba t4eee, sssE e q le1k W Hook by
the fence around my house when /
returned; as i approached the house
Kali came out saw Kali the next
morning; he went out Of the house
toward Waialae to see white man
about some wood he went along the
road gone about hall an hour, and
did not talk to Kali that day about
landing the arms.
Cr0ss-examined :-On Friday morn
ing saw accused going from the house
toward Waialae, in the opposite direc-
tion from where the guns were landed.
To Colonel Whiting:--Kail and his
wife lived at Kahala off and on.
have lived there about six months.
Kali arrived only the night before.
Joseph EaUlA .-1ItN0 at 6Aud4a
know the accused, he lives at Kahala
part of the time saw accused morn
ing of Friday outside the house; Katli
came around the Waialae end of the
house had not seen him before that
morning. When he came along the
sun was up, and / had been up some
time. I was with Kali on the beach
afterward to go a fishing noticed
many footprints on the sand. The fish
ing net was put down near the tracks,
and Kahanui called out something
about cartridge belt [ was asked IL I
had heard any news During the night
heard some talking and whispering
in the house don't know whether
Kali went out; staid in the house.
Cross. did't see whether
cartridge belt was filed or not; don't
know what was done with it; recog-
niZed several voices in the whisper
ing; did not recognize Kali as one Of
the whisperers. Kali left on Satur-
day morning and came back to town.
Rederick:-There was more drag
ging about of the fishing tackle on
the sand than was necessary to repair
it; suppose there was some cause for
the extra dragging, but don't know
what it was.
Kahimalani sworn: Live in Homo
lulu, sometimes at Antoine ROsa's
place near Diamond Head; know the
accused; I was in one of the boats
that brought arms ashore Wednesday,
January I'd; went again Thursday
night at the request OF Kauai / was in
one of Bertelman's boats that landed
at Kahala; guns were placed In the
bushes; saw accused at time arms
were landed; Robert Wilcox, Warren,
Townsend and others were standing
about; Wilcox and Warren spoke to
Kali; Wilcox told him to care for the
things landed at Kahal2 and explained
where they were hidden; told him to
cover up the tracks on the beach In
the morning; Kali agreed to do as he
ws5 told; we then came to Honolulu.
In the cross examination reiterated
the statements of his direct testimony.
Charles Warren's preliminary state
ments were the same as previously
given. First saw Wilcox on night
guns were landed on board the Wal
manalo; saw Kali same night out
side the house on the beach; Wilcox,
myself, George Townsend and native
were there at the time; I told Kali
where had hidden the rifles, and told
him to 60 in the morning to see IL
they Were well concealed; Kali con-
sented to do the work; told him to
see that the tracks were well oblit-
Grated; saw nothing more OF Kali
after that.
Gross examination:-I told Kali to