The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-27

Good spoke to Colonel Mclean he said
sights all there.
Cross-examined-It was the third
Tuesday in May that this conversation
took place. Inspection by the Minister
was next day.
Captain McCarthy-Was called to
take part in a Court of Inquiry for the
purpose of examination into the matter
of receipt of the sight sent To Presi-
dent Dole Marked the sight and letter
Exhibit A" That is my handwrit-
ing on the articles. Captain Goods
testimony was taken there. Showed
this to Captain Good Said they were
all right.
Here the Judge Advocate asked Cap
tain Mccarthy to read the evidence of
Captain Good before the Court of In
quiry.
Attorney Robertson said that he
would agree to this provided he would
be allowed to cross-examine on all the
evidence given in the Court of Inquiry.
Captain Mccarthy stated the sub
stance of Captain Goods testimony as
follows: On third Tuesday in May.
Captain Good reported to Colonel Nc
Lean that sight was missing. Said
no other sight was missing. Asked IL
sergeant Weatherby had handed him a
sight He first answered mo" and then
asked to have that answer corrected.
He had received the sight from one of
the sergeants, but his memory was
very dim in regard to the matter He
was given every opportunity for
thought in order to answer the ques-
tionS.
read the order for the Court of In
quiry in answer to a question put by
attorney Robertson regarding, the rea-
son for calling said COURT Minister
Cooper stated one day that he had
some time in April, received a sight
through the mail. He said he had
started an investigation but the matter
had got so far that he could no longer
proceed with the matter Hence the
calling of the court
Re-direct-Minister Cooper said he
thought it was about the 18th 1t was
either the day before or after the reg
ular monthly inspection. He was not
under oath.
A long argument by counsel relative
to the plan of cross-eXamination by
Mr.. Robertson was ruled by the court
to be inadmissable and the prosecution
rested
Private Scott was called for the de-
Tense and sworn: Am a member of
Company e and have been since March
1895. Was in the office when CAPTAIN
Good called the members into the office
and stated that he would like to know
the opinion of the men regarding the
shoot. Stated that the government did
not seem to appreciate our services
Asked our views and the men were
nearly all opposed to it, DO not re-
member his saying that as the salaries
had been reduced 10 per cent and he
would do 10 per cent. less work Same
work has been performed since the re-
duction as before. Spoke of the ex-
pense he had borne in the practice
shoots. When / went into the room
the men were sitting there and after
wards Captain Good announced the
object of the meeting / was first to
leave, the rest followed me- Never
heard Captain Good say "-- this
-- - drill of the sailors; if they
want to put man over us why don't
they put soldier" Was in parade
on July 4. Heard Captain good say
- it guide right" Practice
shooting was discontinued after May
L. Until June 20 when it was revived
for about two weeks.
Cross Xamined-Captain Good said
the government does not seem to ap-
Dreciate our services. Did not hear him
allude to the cut in the pay, though
he may have. We understood that he
referred to the reduction. Had dis
cussed among the men the advisability
Of going in; heard several of the best
shots say they did not care to go in.
My impression is that Neeley was one
of the men who opposed shooting in
the first contest. Did not heard Cap
tain Good advance the suggestion that
it would have to be shot for three times
and it was not necessary to shoot the
first time 1t was quite common to
hear Captain Good refer to the riot drill
as the "---- sailor drill" Have
heard him use the expression "Accor-
ding to the latest Interpretation" It
is my opinion that il was a sort of
criticism of the ColonePs action.
Cat this point Major Cooper left the
hall to answer an earnest call at the
hospitai)
Objections raised by attorney Rob
ertsOn regarding method Of cross-ex-
animation. Objections overruled.
Have not heard remarks repeatedly
but on the occasions which / have
stated | understood these remarks
implied that he did not agree with the
Colonel in teaching the men. IT was
generally believed that there was
an i'll feeling between the two officers,
and when anything Of this sort was
said the men generally attributed il to
this i'll feeling. Have heard criticism