The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-23

Owing to the fact that one Of the
members of the court had a bone TO
pick with a mullet, the court martial
proceedings against Captain Good did
not begin promptly at 7:30, as Presi-
| dent Fisher had announced. At z: 45
| the court convened and Judge Advocate
| Kinney read the minutes of the pre-
vious nights session.
Sergeant William Carlyle was the
first witness called and sworn.
Remember when the announcement
by Col Mclean of the reduction of
pay was made, and his assurance that
he would do what he could to make it
easier Captain Good spoke of the
company shoot in connection with the
reduction of pay. The team was not
formed for the reason that the men
took no interest in the competition be-
cause Captain Good did not. Good talk
office; not to me individually, because
L am not good shot. Remember when
Col. Mclean introduced the riot drill.
Captain Good frequently referred to it
as the sailor drill. Presume he called
it a sailor drill because Col. Mclean
introduced it, and it was generally un
derstood that the Colonel had been on
a man-ofwar. Cannot remember how
often these remarks were made; they
were common before we had parade,
and whenever we had drill. The re-
marks generally followed a mistake
made by the men while drilling. Com
mand to order arms" was sometimes
carried out by a charge bayonets, and
on that occasion remarks were made
by the Captain regarding the sailor
drill. The impression of the men seem
ed to be that Captain Good did not con-
slider the Colonel was capable of
filling his position. These remarks
were made by the Captain during the
drill. Cannot remember any other re-
marks.
Cross Examined: Men were called
into the Office by Captain Good in order
to ascertain the feeling of the men as
to the competitive shoot He asked the
men their wishes on the subject Re
member Corporal Neeley going among
the men; did not come to me personal
ly, as 1 was not member of the team. |
Captain said he would not go into the
shoot. Understood the money to pur-
chase extra ammunition came from the
canteen. Do not know that money for
cash prizes came from Captain Goods
pocket. Do not remember the amount
of Captain Goods subscription to the
fund to take home a member of the
named Carlson; know it was
a larger sum than was donated by any
one else. Was not in the room all the |
time the men were there with the Cap
this meeting he spoke of the reduction |
in pay and expense of keeping up the |
shoot. Spoke of increase in personal |
expenses and mentioned his daughter |
do SOAA4S " SCnOOl dl Los AUSSl6S. he /
that Captain Goods own re- I
loading tools were in use by the COM
pany. There has been no reduction in .
the drill by the company Never saw
the sailors or the blue-jackets go
through the riot drill Know they
come ashore from the ship. l took the
term sailor in connection with the
drill to mean Col. Mclean. If 1 had
known it was a sailor drill, would not
have taken Captain Goods remarks to
allude to Col. Mclean. Don't know
where the tactics introduced by the
Colonel came from.
Private Miller called and sworn. Re
the time Captain Good called
us to the Office and prefaced his re-
marks by saying the Government ap-
had the same opinion of us as