The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-24

sight about May 20. He came 10 me
when l was inspecting the old army.
He told me there was a sight missing
from one OF the Austrian field pieces.
] paid no attention to ii because l knew
the sight was in my Office. He was ap-
parentIy annoyed at my lack of atten-
ton TO his report, and followed his re-
port with the statement that the sight
was there when he last inspected the
guns He spoke rather loudly, and
told him there was no occasion for yell
ling at the top of his voice Captain
Good then talked about the matter TO
the officers agd all over town.
4 day or two afterwards, probably
the next day, was sent for by Minister
Cooper. l told him after reading the
letter that it was lie. that the sights
were all there. A sight was subse-
quently found by a guard and handed
10 Sergeant Weatherby and by him
handed 10 either Sergeant Taylor or
Carlyle. and by him handed TO Captain
! Good. ! have an opinion regarding the
! finding of the sight. The locker of Ser
geant Weatherby was broken into by
some one after q sight had been lost
! I do not know who broke into the
locker, and probably would not tell il
I did.
Attorney Robertson expressed a wish
20 question Colonel Mclean further
regarding condition OF the guns in the
! shed. but the Judge Advocate objected.
| There was never any question put by
me TO Sergeant Weatherby in presence
of Captain Good regarding number Of
sights. and his answering, Eight"
/ Weatherby told me later that Captain
! Good had sent for him as 10 the num-
| Der Of sights in the locker. Weatherby
! reported TO me something about Cap
/ tain Good. WeaJherby went on my or
der, not on Captain Goods order
/ At this point Judge Advocate Kinney
arose TO object to the manner in which
| Colonel Mclean answered the questions
put by Attorney Robertson. which
! questions, he wished 10 say. as Judge
! Advocate, were entirely correct. He
would insist upon them being answered
and would object if there was one word
/ from Colonel Mclean which did not
! belong 10 the answer He did this. he
said. as Judge Advocate. representing
the prosecution. but the defense must
be protected.
Col. McLean-I thoroughly recognize
! what Captain Kinney says. and do not
! intend 10 be disrespectful TO the court
or Mr.. Robertson. but we are human.
and as this thing has been going on
/ for months there is naturally some feel
! ins do not. however. mean TO be dis
respectful.
By Robertson-Did or did not Wealth
erby go 10 the locker and discover but
seven sights?
do not remember exactly. but he
| came back TO me and Said he had found
only seven sights. They are kept in q
small box. When he went TO the room
ne found it had been broken open and
I some belts taken. He examined the
/ boxes and found one sight missing
With those in the box. in my Office and
on the guns, there are sixteen sights.
Redirect: The sight I had was
/ placed on one OF the book shelves be-
/ hind my desk. II was within the knowl-
edge of a number of officers.
Sergeant Weatherby-Am ordnance
sergeant, First Regiment. \. G. II. The
first time I knew about the missing
sight was when Col. Mclean asked me
10 set him q sight from one OF the
Austrian field pieces, he wanted 10
/ study the ordinations Of the sight. I
removed one from the Waikiki end of
The building. He told NE he could 90
nothing with il without the key. Was
/ present when Captain Good reported 10
! Colonel Mclean that the sight was
missing. Captain Good said the sight
was on the gun the day before. Looked
al the field pieces the day the sight was
reported missing and found seven
! sighJs-but one missing. Next thing
! Col. Mclean sent for me and asked
! how many sights there were and I told
/ him sixteen-seven on the guns. one in
/ his Office and eight down stairs Next
] day Col. Mclean asked me to investi-
/ gate and ascertain the number. and
found one missing from the box. Later.
one was found in the yard and handed
over 10 one Of the non-eommissioned
1 officers. Investigated the affair of rob
/ berry and found staple drawn I re-
] paired IL. II has been broken into
/ twice since then. Did not discover any
thing but belts taken from the room at
/ that time; would not have known II
but for the fact that saw some Of the
J men wearing new belts. Took account
Of stock before Col. Mclean came here.
but have not since, except the time
! Col Mclean ordered me TO. There was
no suspicion cast upon Captain Good
/ for breaking open the door.
Cross-Examined: Do not remember
when Capt Good reported the loss Of
the sight; think it was the third Tues
{ day in May. Went 10 the storeroom
/ and found seven sights. Learned that
The sight had passed through several
hands TO Captain Good. Do not know
whether the sight was lost before I
/ gave the sight 10 Col. Mclean or not
The third break was four or FIVE
months ago. Presume the sight was
found in the yard about this time
When the Colonel asked me how many
I sights, l had I told him sixteen. and
where they were. Captain Good was
4 present with the Colonel. Good wanted
ne 10 count sights with him. Later he
met me in the hall and said that was q
good tine 10 look al the sights. Knew
before this that there were but seven
and reported II 10 the Colonel Captain