The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-28
THE coURrMANrtAL.
Startling Testimony of Special
officer.

buhach were present last evening
when the Courtmartial re-convened
Capt. Camara was the first wit
ness called, by the attorney for the
defendant. lie stated that in the
month OF May he was at the Drill
Shed together with Capt. Good and
at that time saw the guns cleaned
up aud each having q sight also the
one stationed at the Waikiki side.
Private Smith corroborated the
evidence of former witnesses for the
defense in regard to certain con-
versations between Good and the
men.
II. G.. Rhodes was the next wit
ness, He stated that he was super
intendent OF the Government nursery
and that he had been special Of
fcer for three years. Also that he
had been a member OF Co. E detail
ed for special duty by the President
to act as detective. He had free
access to the grounds of the Execu-
tive Building and was familiar with
the localities Of sentries and guns.
On May the 18th this year, at 1915
p. III. he climbed over the Likelike
street fence into the yard and en-
tered the gunshed. No sentries
were in sight. There he examined
the guns and tried to remove the
breech block Of the gun at the Wal
kiki end of tho shed. 1t was too
heavy to carry away so he removed
tho sight scaled the fence again and
went home. On the Tuesday fol-
| lowing he wrote the anonymous
letter on record in the Court, en-
closed the sight and sent it through
the mail to the President. Mr.
Rhodes further stated that in a
conversation with Good he told the
latter that the Commanders chief
knew something about the missing
sight. He claimed to be solely re-
sponsible for his action.
During the cross examination
Rhodes admitted that he did not re-
port the removal OF the sight to the
Marshal or to anybody else at the
time. Later on he spoke to Colonel
Soper and Attorney Robertson,
The witness who stated that he has
been we'll acquainted with Captain
Good since 1892, received salary Of
$85 month as Superintendent Of
tho Nursery, and $25 month for
his especial" services. He was we'll
acquainted with Mr., Greene who
has charge of the palace grounds
and had also visited Coyne.
He adopted the plan of jumping
over the fence because he heard
strangers outside Dodd's discussing
the foolishness with which the Exc
cutive building, and the guns were
guarded. The reason that he did
not go TO the President to report
the sight matter was because he
wanted to see il guard had been
placed over the guns after it was
found out that sight was missing,
Now Mr.. Rhodes does not draw
salary as special officer, He had
at times told the President that he
didn't like Colonel Mclean. He
was always friendly to Good.
The next witness was Captain
Good who denied the allegations
made in regard to using language
towards or about the Colonel, un.
becoming an officer and gentle
man. The reason he didn't re-
port when Weatherby delivered the
sight to him was because he was un-
able to see Minister Cooper and
President Dole and the soldiers were
forbidden to enter into direct com
munications with these great digni
taries without going through the
hands of the Colonel He remem
bered that sight said to have beer
found in the grounds was brought
, to him by Sergeant Carlyle but il
was impossible to remember what
had become of the sight.
The counsel for the defense turn
ed the witness over to the Judge
Adyooata for the cross-eYamina tiOr