The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-28

In anticipation of a bomb that was
expected to be thrown into the court
room last night the chairs were filled
ara, was called and sworn: Am at
present Captain in n. G.. H.; was for
merly a paid officer in the barracks act
ing as assistant quartermaster. Met
Captain Good on Wednesday the sec
Ond week in May near the gun shed.
He was officer of the day. | went to
headquarters to 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.
Spoke to Captain Good about a job
that had been offered me at the tax
office 1t was between 10 and II
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 [ could see.
Was with Captain Good 15 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 a 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 u.s. From July
to December last year was never in
the shed. 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.
for the position after Captain
Pratt left in 1895. Made verbal appli-
cation when Captain Broom went to
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 to
the question as to the object of the
in the company office the wit
ness corrOborated the testimony given
by witnesses for the defense
MR.. RHODES EVIDENCE.
H. G. Rhodes called: Am Superin-
tendent of the government nursery and
am special officer, have been for
three years. Was an enlisted member
of Company E, detailed by the Presi-
dent for detective duty. Was attached
to the company for one year. Entered
the executive building grounds all
hours of the day and night and am
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 experience
with artillery in the L. S. Army during
the Civil War. Have used guns when
saluting as a member of Company E.
Last time came into the executive
building grounds at night was on May
ID about 1915. Fixed the time by the
call of the sentries. Came in to dem
to the commander in chief that
the guns were unguarded Heard it
talked of on the street. Heard this on
Jim DOdd's corner. Three white men
were talking, strangers to me, they left
there and went to the bar-room of
the Hawaiian Hotel This was the
last of April or the first of May. When
entered the grounds I just climbed
over the fence on the Likelike street
side. There were no sentries there.
When 10 o'clock called l was opposite
the alley on Likelike street After
scaled the fence l went to the shed.
Examined the guns till I reached the
gun at the Waikiki end l removed a
breech block intending to take it to the
President that night but it was too