The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-25
FOLLOWING THE SIGHT.
THREE LINE OFFICERS GIVE IN
THEIR TESTIMONY.
Capt. Ieigler, Lieuts. Coyne and Lude-
wig-Sergeants Recalled-The One
Missing Sight Often Seen.

The military court resumed it's sit
ting at 7:4O Friday evening. Before
that hour the room began to fill and
at the time of opening was crowded.
The accused was escorted to the cham
ber by Sergt. Moore of Company L.
Minutes of last session. except the evil
dence then taken, were read. The
court then proceeded to business.
Eieut. Coyne sworn. Stated that he
WAS Firt Lieutenant, Company +, Ma
tional Guard Remember a sight TAX
en- from Austrian field piece ten or
perhaps seven months ago. Gun was
on Waikiki side of the gun shed and
reported same. Saw Weatherby and
he told me the sight was in the Col
onels office. and saw it there maybe
for a month afterwards. Weaterby
told witness that the Colonel had TAX
en- it to study the range. Saw it on the
desk in the Office a good many times
during the past months. No other
sight has been missing. My duty has
been to make a general inspection of
the Austrian pieces about a quarter to
ten on my duty mornings during the
past ten months. Never saw a sight
back in the gun or a sight missing
from any other gun. Privates are not
supposed to be in the gun shed ex-
cept when cleaning the guns or to
take them out to salute. The four on
the Eva side are taken out to salute.
The guns on the Waikiki side of the
shed are kept ready for immediate
use in case of instant necessity. Re-
member the finding of the sight under
the banyan tree by Sergt. Taylor, The
sight was given to Sergt. Carlyle who
turned it over to Capt. Good. This
was about five months ago. Had seen
a sight prior to this in the Colonels
office.
Cross examination-Was officer OF
the day when the sight was found
| oalu III WIS all TlSnt Whel SuiiSi ie
spoke about handing the sight tc
Capt. Good. Did not report the find
to the Captain. Capt. Good spoke tc
witness in regard to the missing sight
This was after the court of inquiry
Capt. Good said 81 know all about
that sight. They know it above ant
l know more about it," or something
to that effect. The guns on the Wal
kiki side were put into condition fol
immediate use shortly after the sheC
was built. Don't remember seeing
sight in the gun at the Waikiki ent
of the shed during the month of May
: Was away on furlough from the It'll
to Goth. when | got married. Tn
Court of Inquiry was about weel
ago.
Capt. Zeigler was the next witness
Remember seeing sight on Col. Nc
Leans desk about the latter end o
The Colonel was comparing the sigh
, with one of those on the new guns
Anyone could see it. 1t was in opel
view, and saw it right along quit
often. Have often inspected Austrian
field pieces and the sight on the gul
on the Waikiki end has been reported
month after month missing. Saw TIN
sight in the Colonel's Office and tol,
Sergt. Gumpher it was all right, ant
told the company to clean the gun
without the sight. These guns wer
cleaned previous to the monthly in
spection which occurred on the thir
Wednesday of each month. Guns wer
cleaned last by witness company ol
May IS. First heard of the finding O
the sight after the Court of Inquiry
Was present. and heard Capt. Good Civ
the answer. Capt Good stated tina
he thought he had received sigh
, from Sergt. Carlyle, and in answer t.
9 question replied that his recollec
tion was so dim that he was not pos
tive that he had reported to Col. Nc
Lean of the finding.
Cross examination.-Guns were tax
en- out of the shed on May Is ant
cleaned.
Sergt. Evansen, Firse sergeant Com
r pany +. and keeper of official recor'
7 for officers of the day. Have beel
, lieutenant until reduction, the resul
of dropping out second lieutenant
, Remember seeing the sight during tn
] month of July 1895 and have seen
! several times since till about the lat
: ter end of April. Have had occasion
!. to nspe,, Austrian field pieces IN III
shed and found the sight of gun o
the Waikiki end missing since abou
t December last.
Cross eXamination.-As As lieutenan