The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-28
Nurseyman Rqodes Scaled the
Fence and Examined Guns.
ENTERED FRoMLIKELIKE STREET
Crc5s Examination Does Not Change
Testimony Captain Good on the
stand-says He Was Not Insulting
TO the. Colonel Riot Drill.

room last night the chairs were filled
when the first witness, Captain Cam
ara. was called and sworn: Am al
present Captain in n. G. H; was for
merlv paid officer in the barracks act
ing as assistant quartermaster. Met
CAPTAIN Good on Wednesday the sec
ono week in May near the gun shed.
He was officer of the day. l went to
headquarters 10 place an order with
J. w. Chapman the commissary stew
ard. Saw Captain Good at the gun
shed l went as far as the railing.
Smoke to Captain Good about a JOB
that had been offered me at the tax
Office. 1t was between 10 and IL
O'Clock. Saw the guns had been
cleaned up. Saw the sight on the gun
at the Waikiki end of the shed and on
the other guns as far as l could see.
Was with Captain Good Is or 20 min
utes then went TO the kitchen. saw
CAPTAIN Good on Fort street a week
and a half later. Had a conversation,
exchanged greetings and he mentioned
that there had been dispute about
missing sight. Remember having Wis
tied the grounds and seeing the sight.
l asked him if he recalled the visit and
told him / had seen the sights on the
guns. Don't remember any arrange
ments being made with Captain Broom
for drilling with Austrian field pieces
with mules, but saw such drill. Heard
from other officers that some of the
Austrian field pieces had to be put in
order for immediate use.
Cross Examined. Was in the gun
shed two or three times after Min
lister Cooper took charge of the For
eign Office and the military. The sights
were all there. When inspecting a
gun and some ammunition in the gun
shed we were within three or four feet
of the guns. On the occasion of my
conversation with Captain Good in the
gun shed military matters were not
dwelt upon by either of us. From July
to December last year was never in
the she'd Passed by frequently after
the guns were put in the shed. Did
not pay any particular attention to the
sights. Saw they were on the guns
and in bright condition. When the
reduction was made / was dismissed
Applied for the position after Captain
Pratt left in 1895. Made verbal appli
cation when Captain Broom went tt
Washington this year. The monthly
inspections were inaugurated by Min
lister Cooper.
Private Smith called: Am a private
in Co. E, n. G. H. Have been here two
years and nine months. In answer tC
the question as to the object of the
meeting in the company Office the wit
ness corroborated the testimony giver
by witnesses for the defense.
MR.. RHODES EVIDENCE.
H. G. Rhodes called: Am Superin,
tendent of the government nursery anC
am a special officer, have been fol-
three years. Was an enlisted membel
of Company E, detailed by the Presi
dent for detective duty. Was attached
to the company for one year Entered
the executive building grounds al
hours of the day and night and an
familiar with the lay of the land
Was familiar with the locality of the
guns, sentries and ammunition Have
had three and a half years experiences
with artillery in the q. S. Army during
the Civil War. Have used guns wher
saluting as a member of Company E
Last time l came into the executive
building grounds at night was ON May
Is about 1918. Fixed the time by the
call of the sentries. Came in to dem.
onstrate to the commander in chief that
the guns were unguarded. Heard il
talked of on the street Heard this or
Jim Dodd's corner. Three white meI
were talking, strangers to me, they leff
there and went to the bar-room Of
the Hawaiian Hotel. This was the
last of April or the first of May Wher
l entered the grounds l just climbed
over the fence on the Likelike stree
side. There were no sentries there
When 10 O'Clock called l was opposite
the alley on Likelike street. After
scaled the fence / went to the shed
Examined the guns till 1 reached the
gun at the Waikiki end. | removed {
breech block intending to take it to the
President that night but it was toe
heavy and it occurred to me that il
would disable the gun so l removed
the sight, put it in my pocket, scaled
the fence at the point where l went il
and went home Kept the sight unit
the Tuesday following when 1 sent il
with a note addressed to president
Dole or Minister Cooper Qetter shown
That is the letter / wrote. That is tn,
tag (tag shown the note was wrapped
around the sight and another piec,
of paper around it. Took it to tht
post Office, placed two five-cent stamp!
on it. Sight looked bright.
Had a conversation with Captain
Good at my house some days after that
Discussed military matters and i'm.
mediately he mentioned that he hat
had tiff with the Colonel about mis-
sing sight and the Colonel denied il
had been on the gun. Told him that tn,
Commander in Chief knew something
about the sight and would probably
hear more about it. The conversation
took place after l had sent the sigh
TO the President. Told no one of my