The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-24
ian OPPOSITION PLANT THAT FIELD PIECE SIGHT
STORY or THE "MlhTARN NOV
ELETTE" Is TOLD IN COURT,
Cot, Mclean US u Witness Report and
Investigation The Anonymous Let
ter Package other Testimony,

ting ~ iilO lhurNuuy evening, All
members present. Accused, Capt.
Good, was escorted to the chamber by
Lieut., Ludewig, Company +, officer Of
the day
Col, Mclean was the first witness.
lie suid Am Colonel Of First Regi-
mcnt, Remember occasion IN May
when issue arose regarding u sight
missing from one Of the Austrian field
pieces on the grounds. On May 20
was inspecting old barracks, Capt.
Good, officer Of the day, reported that
u sight was missing from one Of the
Austrian field pieces, knew sight
had been gone ever since ! had been
here, aud told him II was all right
This did not seem 10 suit the ac-
cuscd lie snid the sight was IN the
gun the week before. My curiosity
was aroused, Told accused his report
was nll right, Accused went OIL NUT
tcring something about Colonel !
then cXamincd the guns myself and
found all sights there except the one
I had had IN my Office several months.
Next day ! was IN the Foreign office.
Was handed bundle by the Minister
Of Foreign Affairs aud asked to cN-
plain H. The package contained the
sight Of m Austrian field piece
wrapped IN brown paper and u letter.
rcad the letter. Netter ~ pub
lisbcd IN seventh specification Of
charge is produced and idcntihcd.)
Continuing witness said: After
reading the letter said 10 Minister
Cooper That's n lie; no sight h miss
ing from the guns" Told Mr.. Cooper
| I would investigate. Went back "a
headquarters and told Scrgt Wealth.
erby 10 investigate. lie reported that
two months previous u room had been
broken into and a sight was missing.
A sight was also found on the grounds
several months ago which was deliy-
cred Ia Capt Good.
took the sight IN my Office just
after arriving here. Each gun had n
spare sight. Seven were IN the guns
one was before the court, one had been
IN witness Office and seven are IN The
locker. Al accounted for This lisi
includes the one found on the grounds
Produced the one IN my Office before
the court Of inquiry and they toOI
possession Of n. Had t.c sight IN l1S
office 10 make myself fh1iIiar viii
the grnduntiOns on H.. This sight wa
the only one ever missing from tb'
guns.
On crOss-cXamiD1tion witness hai,
bc took sight from the gun IN place
of one Of the spare sights because !
was more convenient. Sight was takei
from the gun Oh the WaikiN side
Scrgt. Wcatbcrby took the sight from
the gun. This was about year ago
Inspected guns once or twice pc
week aud 40 other sight VAS cye
missing. when first came here gun
"werr placed around the building 4
fire ~ people" Affer had been here
fcw days took them away and store
them Had building put up 10 receiy
them. There had been special guar
/ over the shed ~ certain times. Bf
fore witness kncW ~ much about IIo
nOlulU there was talk ~ hlibustFrs an
u guard wHs kept over the shed. Sine
tbeH 80 "0rpoinls and guards on dnt
had ofders 80 hrep u watch on the 90
shed When Witness arrived he ~
duccd tbp number Of mntrics froi
eigbtcch 80 four. Special care wa
tnlcn ~ the guns near headquart"r
witness placed little vain" on the AU
/ trim gums for 1se ~ this country
2 CORPORAL of the guard went al oye
2 the ground. They have no stand.
" customary 20 hook for them, bov
! ever. on thc Richard street side Of M
/ building.
> ~ this point The witness was ~
! qDcAtcd 80 mpent the interview b'
2 tween himself and capt GOOD. wbic
lr did.
Continuing be- said that after thl
, incident Capt Good talked about NJ
! sight Gll oycr town AMI among III
4 officers. The circumstance cause
. witness "a suspect The defendant ~
I on reading the letter scnt 10 the Pre-
= idcnt
! Witness opinion wns that the sigh
p WIS lost white some men were cleal
u ing the guns. lie thought that u
. men ~ work became frightened. broI
b into Weatberby's locker. took u sigl
and put n back on the gun. The 10