The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-27
Prosecution Witnesses Called
for Captain Good,
ONE SOLDIER FAILS TO RETURN.
Case Continued TOnight-No Apparent
Change in the Situation-Good Did
Not Like Sailor Drill-Much Con
fictIng Evidence - Lieut.. Coyne.

The court martial was little too late
in getting started Saturday night, but
when the work was once started it went
booming along A st. NJ. Macintosh
was the first witness on the stand.
A. ST. NJ Mackintosh-Am clerk in
the foreign Office. Have been employed
there eighteen months. Here the
Judge Advocate handed in letter mark
ed exhibit "a to Mr.. Mackintosh). Yes
| have seen that writing. 1t came in
a package brought by messenger to
the Foreign office about two months
ago 1t contained a sight similar to
the one you just showed to me. The
package was addressed to President
Dole Yes, that was the tag on the
package. (Here the Judge Advocate
filed the tag) Minister Cooper asked
me to telephone to Colonel Mclean.
He showed me the sight first and Colo
mel Mclean came up. Think that the
package was put on the Presidents
desk first. The next time l saw it, the
package was in Minister Cooper's office
on his desk Colonel Mclean came up
shortly after telephoned.
examined-Package was done
up very carelessly. One end the
sight was sticking out. 1t was tied
with a string Did not see the messen-
ger bring it in. Don't remember if
,fo n
means of fixing the exact date of arriv-
al of the sight. Minister Cooper asked
me if had seen the address on the tag,
| said l did and then went TO look for
it, finding it in the waste-paper basket.
Lieutenant Coyne-Remember some
thing, not distinctly, of remarks by
Captain Good in the mess-roOm regard
ing reduction of pay. Remember were
made generally. Don't know exact
time remarks were made by Captain
Good. 1 heard them made by him as
well as the other officers. Must have
heard them between the 1st and 10th
of May for l was off duty after that.
Captain Good said that he could do
ten per cent. less work. Yes, that he
could do less work. This was in gen
eral conversation.
Cross xamined-Remarks were gen
eral, I passed remarks myself. | said
that if I could get better pay outside |
would do it.
Re-direct-None of the other officers
said that if they got less pay they
would do less work
Captain Ziegler-Captain Good said
he would do less work. Some one said
he didn't see how he could do it. lie
said he would find a way.
Cross-examined-Cap Good seemed
to be the only one who spoke about
doing less work.
Re-direct-Captain Good was very
earnest when he spoke
Lieutenant Ludewig- Good
said he would do ten per cent. less
work. Was at table where all the Off
GERS were. Think Captain Good spoke
seriously. Don't know whether con-
versation became general afterward.
oss-eXamined-Capt Ziegler made
a joke about wages being cut down;
this to Phillip, the waiter. (The joke
was explained and attorney Robertson
wanted to know if that was a jokeD
Captain Good joined in here and said
he could do better by doing less work
Think he was serious. The officers
generally spoke about the reduction
but l cannot remember exactly what
they said. Don't know what the other
officers thought. For myself I thought
that 1 had to put up with it. Did not
express any opinion.
Sergeant eatberbv-When CAPTAIN