The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-31

TAIN Mccarthy was the truth. L was
astounded when they ceased answering
questions. Captain Kinney. when l
went into that inquiry was prepared
10 answer every question put to me;
was not the Court OF Inquiry, but the
man being inquired into. First saw
Mr.. Rhodes in 1891 or 80; BECAME ac-
Quainted with him in 1892. He has not
been any more special friend than any
others. l have number of friends.
: have no frequent callers. He has
10 SET period for calling on me; he has
probably called on me three times in
as many months. Am not certain that
he has called here at night since he
distracted the sight. l do not think
he has called on me prior to May be-
cause was engaged with friends from
the Coast. Do remember Mr. Rhodes
coming in through No. 8 gate one night
after nine o'clock and visiting my tent
and leaving there walked to the steps
and mis- going away
Questioned as to another occasion
similar TO the one mentioned Captain
Good denied a second visit Do not re-
member the subject of the conversa-
ton between us that night in June
when he called on me He is not a
mere gossip as l understand it. He
called at my tent in June but l cannot
say how long he remained | cannot
say that he mentioned about the sight
that night. l never probed the matter
further because knowing that he was
a detective in the employ of the gov
eminent and had no right TO question
him. I can recall but one visit to the
camp at night l have not seen the
gun at the Waikiki end of the shed
without sight after the battery was
put in order last fall Sergeant
Weatherby agreed to inspect those
guns as he passed TO and from his
meals.
II was in the latter part of Oc-
tober, prior TO Minister Cooper's in
J cumbency, that the battery was put
) in order. My impression is that l
never said anything to anyone but
. Lieutenant Coyne about Mr. Rhodes
: statement about the sight Sometime
before the Court of Inquiry, Col Soper
, told me about Rhodes extracting the
sight.
t H. G. Rhodes recalled. Have not
; heard any of Captain Goods evidence
: did not wish TO convey the idea that
had not been here at night after
: took the sight. was in once in june
TO see Captain Good. Do not remem-
Der who let me in or out of the grounds
: Was only there once at night during
/ the month of June and think once il
| the day time Took the breech bloch
= part way out and then put it bach
| again. I can better demonstrate thar
! tell you how 1 did the work.
AT this juncture Judge Advocate
[ Kinney asked that the court go tC
1 the drill shed and watch an exhibition
which Mr.. Rhodes would give. En-,
: tering the shed at the Waikiki side o.
the shed Mr.. Rhodes removed the bloch
but after a i've minutes trial failed Il
5 get it back. AT the suggestion of Mr.
2 Kinney he tried the next gun and re
! moved and replaced the sight in one
2 minute by actual time; returning TO the
} first gun he repeated the performance
! in one and half minutes. The court
: and spectators then returned to the
court
, A few minutes later Mr.. Rhode:
| again took the stand.
There was no plan as TO my intents
= I intended to take something out Of
the gun to show that l had been there
} took the block out of the Waikiki CUR
and returned it.
! In answer to a question by Mr.. Rob
ertson Mr.. Rhodes described the
{ mechanism OF the Austrian field pieces
: Judge Advocate Kinney then an
| nounced that he had closed his case
S and d recess of twenty minutes was
taken in order that Major Mcleod, al
absent member of the court could bt
I sent for On his arrival the argu
e ment for the defense began.
i Rep. Robertson spoke as follows:
' IF it please the court, I realize tina
: it is not pleasant duty this court ha!
e to perform in sitting in judgment upoI
s fellow officer and especially a maj
$ of Captain Goods standing He ha
always been recognized as an efficien
' officer and man willing to do his dut!
: at all times. 1t is all the more dis
: agreeable on account of the charge
/ having been preferred by the Colone
I commanding 1t has come to tn
knowledge OF the court that the char
G ges are not the same as the original
e Everything has been scraped up Il
g place against Captain Good.
I Il have divided my argument int,
7 two parts: first, matter of law whel
: the charges were first read TO tn
: accused, that the allegations in tn
first five specifications do not supper
the charges.
o Admitting the truth of the first fiv
S specifications, they do not make tn
e accused guilty of conduct unbecomin
an officer and gentleman. l hay
: consulted the authorities and fail t
d find anything that would convict tn
il accused on the specifications there At
L torney Robertson quoted Winthrop de
it fning conduct unbecoming an Office
and q gentleman.
It 4 submit If the court please, takin
} the language used in these specifica
II tions does not render him unfit to re
II main in the army or to associate wi
l. the officers. No man can be expecte
II to be better than his surrounding