The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-07-28


men we're willing to shoot. l cannot
saw that | made the remark that we
were regarded as prostitutes-a neces-
sary evil.
There was no change made in any of
the routine work except that the
Colonel had ceased the afternoon drill.
A petition was handed me about this
time containing request for the drills
to cease. The man who handed it
asked me to circulate it in Co. E.
declined to allow it and handed it back
to him. At the officers mess room
| made some remark about doing less
work and as a matter of fact did less
work. Any other remarks made by me
were of the same tenor and related to
the shooting contests. I never have
said at any time that we would not go
through this - sailor drill of
the Colonel's. Have frequently spo-
ken of the riot drill as the sailor drill
because as matter of fact it is sailor
drill and originated with lot of boys
at Annapolis. 1t came to the Hawai-
ian Islands through Lieutenant Jones
We got it from Capt. Ingersoll of the
Philadelphia Afterward Captain
Pratt made a type written copy of it
This was prior to Colonel McLean's
arrival but was not used in the Nation
| al Guard until after he came. There
were never any orders promulgated in
writing to go through this riot drill.
Col. Mclean gave verbal orders that
we should go through it. Think Col
Mclean got his knowledge of the drill
from the COPY we had. Some of the
maneuvers are not in the text book
Company E began the drill the latter
part of May, 1895. There was never
an intended sneer at the Colonel in
my remarks. | do not like the drill
because it subverts the fundamental
principles of the infantry drill which
we are going through. (Witness then
gave briefly the difference between
the two drills) Drilling the riot drill
confused the men when they were going
through the infantry drill. These
mistakes caused criticism on the riot
drill. The Colonel, after he COM
menced drilling us in the drill he
amended some of the movements and
made the necessary explanation to
them as to the changes. The express
sion according to the latest interpret
| tation of the Colonel was frequently
used in relation to the infantry drill;
there was no allusion to the Colonel in
a sneering way. am minute in de-
| tails when l am instructing the men.
The remark regarding the only thing
| needed is rudder has been going
| OH dc
tried to check it.. The method of rails
! ing and lowering the flag, Colonel Nc
Lean told me, was in accordance with
the system in vogue in the United
States nevy. When / showed him the
tactics of the army he said, Yes that's
the practice in the army but the U. S.
Army don't know how to raise the flag
At the conclusion of the parade on
July 4, gave the order to Lubbock to
guide right" He did not understand
me and in moment of heat, after Civ
ing the order several times / said c.
|" it guide right" On May Is / was
officer of the day. On the morning of
the 18th 1 had squad of men take
the guns to Kakaako for the purpose
of saluting the U. S. S. S. Charleston.
l remember Carlyle brought a sight to
me but | do not remember what did
with it beyond laying it on my desk l
was officer of the day in December last
and not again until May Remember
hearing the Colonel say he had a sight
for the purpose of studying the grad
uations, and that it required a man
with scientific education to do it. An
order was given last year to put the
guns in order for immediate use.
Weatherby told me what he had done
On May l | examined the guns closely:
the sights were on all the guns then
and also on the 5th: first missed it on
the Tuesday before the regular month
ly inspection. When l found it gone
| proceeded to investigate but could get
no information. l reported the matter
to Colonel Mclean but he insisted that
was mistaken. 1 next discussed it
with the Colonel in the interview
which the Colonel denies took place
but which Weatherby said he over
heard. When Weatherby said he had
eight sights the subject was dropped
because / did not want to dispute
Weatherby's statement. Later l saw
i Weatherby in his room and he re-
marked that as l was so sure l had
seen the sight he would look up those
he had as he was getting little shaky
about it.
When Rhoads told me about the
sight 1 did nothing because Col. Nc
Lean had hard and fast order that
no one connected with the military
could see the President or Minister of
Foreign Affairs without first commune
eating to him the nature of the bust
ness. With this law in my mind l re-
solved to do nothing until action was
taken by the people upstairs. Remem-
Der telling Rhoads he had better not
try going into the grounds as he might
get hurt. When the guard was taken
off the Likelike street gate 1 instruct
ed the sergeants to keep as much as
possible at this end of the building,
After the witness describing the ma
ture of his differences with Privates
Buchanan, Miller and Neeley the court
adjourned until 1870 this evening when
the cross-examination of Captain Good
will begin.
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