The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-22

to get the things, and that Cummlns
knew of il, So telephoned Mr. Gum
minis. He answered the telephone IN
person: L asked if he knew these
bovs. he said s'yes;" then Aylett pro
posed that we go find the boys; we
harneesed up and rode to the fishing
station together; did not lind boys;
slept there night OF December 3Oth;
| Monday, 31st, L remained at my home
| at WaimanaIo; the two men returned
| to get something to eat; Aylett wrote
! a letter on the leaf Of a book; gave 1t
| to the man who came with him; don't
| know where the man went; nothing
more happened on the 31st; on New
Years Aylett and the boys came to the
! house to eat and then returned to the
! fishing place; Aylett said he had come
| there rabbit Island), TO show lights
/ for the Waimanalo; after that had
no direct connection with the affair
and know only what was told me by
| the men; remained at home sick till
| I went over to Kailua to see sick
relative, ut which place i was arrest
ed; had no talk over telephone except
! that Cummins often asked 1t "had
any fish yet"
On cross-examination the witness
| told of his relations with Mr.. Cum
minis since he was child. The boat
had been delivered on board the Cum
minis in Honolulu and witness re-
ceived il of Captain Nelson at Wal
manalo; Captain said "major" had
paid the freight; had been to Rabbit
| island, but not on the day the schoon-
| er arrived; had given lights and let
| tiers to George Townsend because
''major" had said to give them 10
| some suitable person who could speak
| English; did not know contents OF
1 - -.
again wrapped in paper; quit having
ANYTHING to do with watching for the
vessel on the Wednesday following
the Saturday when saw "Major" Sew
ard; was arrested by Cecil Brown on
the Tuesday when he came back
from Kailua; was questioned by Mr.:
Kinney at the station house and
made practically the same statement
as today; when Aylett came to wit
ness house he asked where the pistols
were, stating he had come with the
boys to get the pistols; Aylett said
NOWlein told him Cummins knew OF
the affair, so witness telephoned Cum
minis; latter said eyes" in answer TO
telephones; witness never saw any
pistols, and knew only what
had been said about them
on the first Saturday by the
"maior;I' recognized Cummins by
1
mon with rest of the money left over
from purchase of the boat.
A native named Kauli was the next
witness sworn. He is one OF the men
who helped to land the pistols. His
testimony in substance was as follows:
am acquainted with "Major" Sc
ward. The Sunday before Christmas
John Liilii told me to take two horses
to Mr. Cummins' place; L did as told
and put horses in the lot; L ate dinner
and went to the stable where L met
"Maior'' Seward and Sam NOwlein;
thew told me TO take the horses and
go along Punchbowl across to Nun
anu street where I would meet two
; men that were to ride the horses; L
: was to meet them at O'Clock near
! the mausoleum; 1 was late and wait
ed till o'clock when two men came
|, along and asked il these were John
!. Cummins' horses; we rode TO Wanna
, nalo and met John Liilii and two
: other men; we slept there that night
' and the next morning got things
: | ready to spend the night on the ISL
! and; we went out to watch for the
: schooner because John Liilii said 1t
: was to bring guns for fghting; we
Z met the schooner Thursday night be-
1 fore Christmas; the men with me
were Charlie, George, Kamaka and
. Kawelo.
We sighted the vessel about
: O'Clock in the evening, the blue light
: attracting attention.; when this was
: seen George burned red light and
: we set off in the boat for the vessel;
: when we reached the side George
boarded the schooner and the boat was
| lowed behind. AS we approached the
= vessel the captain shouted omission
+ ary'' to which George replied "mis-
: sionary."
After while the boat was brought
= alongside and two boxes were put into
> our boat, and all except Charlie, who
= remained on the schooner, went back
= to the shore. The boxes were broker
: open and found to contain revolvers
= with a box of cartridges tied to each
: These were put in bags and buried IL
the sand.
On Friday we went on shore, and
{ took letter from the captain to the
major" who was at Mr.. Cummins
where he received it. When he hearC
we had met the schooner he seemed
!, much pleased, and said: "Good boy
captain my good friend" The major
: said the arms were to remain where
they were till further orders. After
I. lunch, / saw no one. The " major
> told me to go to Sam Nowlein's. Mr.
: Cummins sometimes acted as inter
prefer between the major" and my
|, self. I went to Nowlein, as told by
: major" and said, 1.-the freight il
: over there" He told me TO take carr
of it till he gave orders to have i
J. taken back. 1 came back anothe
2 time and the major" said, "Gt
L watch for the Waimanalo."
: 1t having reached the noon hour
the Court took a recess till 1870 pm.
AFTERSO, y . sSION.