The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31
Long Cross-6xamination of the
Accused Officer,
MR.. RHODES GIVES AN EXHIBITION
Removes and Returns Breech Block IN
One Minute Not Shaken When
Called in RebuItal-An Hour Used
in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Waited For.

Every chair in the great hall was
filed last night and standing room
within ear shot of the witnesses was
at a premium. Major Mcleod was
absent and an argument between coun-
sci and the court as to the ACCESSIBILITY
of going on without him tired the
audience and resulted in the court rul-
ing thauthe trial should proceed. Cap
tain Good was the first witness.
Cross Examined. Mr. Rhodes spoke
TO me about the missing sight the last
OF May subsequent 10 the inspection of
the guns on May %. Cannot fix the
date specifically. Cannot fix the date
OF the finding Of the sight by Sergeant
CARLYLE Would not have recalled
the circumstance but for the fact that
I was questioned regarding the matter
by Captain Mccarthy. Cannot say the
hour of the day when the sight was
handed me- Know nothing of Ser
geant Taylor's connection with the
sight except as l was told that Taylor
had found it under or near the banyan
tree. Do not remember what time
of day l had q conversation with Tay-
Tor regarding il. Had no suspicion that
I would be tried for the loss of the
sight until the specifications were
amended by you. This was after Mr..
Robertson returned from Lanai. After
I learned that this was one of the char
ges I puzzled my head TO learn all
could about the case. I knew there
were 10 sights originally. I have been
IN close arrest since was charged and
have not been in a position 10 do any
thing 20 clear up the sight matter.
have not been refused a visit from
witness but have furnished names OF
persons TO my attorney who l thought
might know something and have been
told by him that he had seen them
Don't remember telling my attorney
to see Taylor; told him wanted Lieut.
Ludwig and ex-Sergeant McKeague
Wanted the latter to be questioned as
to his knowledge of the sight. Have
made no other movement; have been
thinking rather than acting. In the
order OF arrest l was forbidden to
speak 10 or communicate with any man
in my command. l have observed the
terms OF my arrest most serupulously.
Do not recoIlect reporting the finding
OF the sight 10 any other officer.
was not officer of the day. There
were a number OF things I might have
done in connection with the sight; per-
taps the best thing TO be done was to
have given IL 10 the officer of the day.
Il was believed that Co. F had cleaned
the guns that day and there had been
feeling on the part of the men OF
Company E that the men in Company
+ were careless. l do not think
wanted to let it be seen that there was
any feeling from our side of the house
for that reason may not have wanted
20 put it back on the gun or shown II
20 the officer OF the day. When the
sight was handed to me probably laid
ii on the table. do not know OF any
occasions which would arise and re-
mind me of the loss of the sight. There
might be some theories as TO occasions
which would remind me of it but as
fact I do not remember.
Another question by Captain Kinney
regarding conversation between Cap
tain Good and Lieut.. Ludwig was OBJ
jected by Capt Good as Theoretical
and he replied testify that he did not
remember it.
1 had heard President Dole say ht
. considered Mr.. Rhodes a very valuable
man, I knew from Col Soper that ht
was 20 DO this outside work. At thai
time Mr. Cooper was acting as Minister
Of Foreign Affairs and Attorney Gen,
eral and I presumed he knew the cir
cumstanee.
Is that aH2"
There is something else which d.
not consider right TO tell as it wa:
transmitted TO me under the promis'
OF secrecy.
1T makes no difference I shall in
sist," said Capt Kinney. Capt Goo
continuing: 4 will say further that i
affects TWO of the members OF the court
On a vote the court decided to admi
the question
I vas informed By Maj Jones tina
the Iabors Of the board would be sub
mitted 70 Lieut.. Col. Fisher and Majo
Mcleod and that Col. Mclean was no
70 be shown the report; another rea
son. Col. MeLeau's rule that We canno
see either the President or Minister @
Foreign Affairs without communica
ting through him. think that will ex
plain my position During all this tim
the government and the Minister Q
Foreign Affairs il seems were gropin
in the dark I never said TO Lieu
COME that I knew all about tn
sight; that was his statement, no
mine; what / said was that the peopI
up stairs know all about it and wi
know more. I knew only what Nj
Rhodes had told me When 1 wa
called into the court Of inquiry l wa
told by Captain Mccarthy that it ha
been called in consequence of a lette
received by Minister Cooper. The frs
question asked me was regarding ii
disappearance of a sight of the Aus
rian field piece. understood tn
question 10 relate to the sight tia
disappeared in May and I answere
accordingly. If I had been asked fur
Their questions l would have ansWere
them. was perfectly willing to TEL
them all knew. As far as l under