The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-24

Owing to the fact that one Of the
members Of the court had bone %
pick with uuIle-. the court martial
proceedings against Captain Good did
not BEGIN promptly st $50, rs Presi-
dent Fisher had announced. Al 7:+5
the court convened and Judge Advocate
Kinney read the minutes Of the pre-
Fious 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 10 make i
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
ed 10 members Of the company in the
Office not 10 ne individually, because
an not 4 good shot. Remember when
Col Mclean introduced the riot drill.
Captain Good frequently referred 10 it
as the sailor drill. Presume he called
It Z sailor drill because Col Mclean
introduced IL, and IL was generally IN
derstOod that the Colonel had been on
= man-of-war. Cannot remember how
often these remarks were made; they
We're common before we had parade.
and whenever We had drill The re-
marks generally followed a mistake
made by the men while drilling. Com
maud TO order arms" was sometimes
carried out by 4 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
filing his position. These remarks
were made by the Captain during the
drill. Cannot remember any other re-
marks.
ss-Exauined: 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 Neelev going among
the nent did not come TO me personal
", as I was not & member Of the team
CapLain said he would not go into ths
shoot Understood the money to pur-
chase extra ammunition came from thf
calteen. Do not know that money .fol
cash prizes came from Captain Good.
pocket Do not remember the amount
Of Captain Goods subscription TO tht
fund TO take home member OF tht
company named Carlson: know il was
I larger sum than was donated by am
one else. Was not in the room all tbs
time the men were there with the Cap
tain. as I was on duty in the hall A
this meeting he spoke Of the reduction
in pay and expense Of keeping up tht
shoot Spoke OF increase in persona
expenses and mentioned his daughtel
as going to school at Los Angeles Re
member that Captain Goods own re
loading tools we're in use by the com
pany. There has beeu no reduction il
the drill by the company. Never saw
the sailors or the blue-jackets e
through the riot drill Know the
come ashore from the ship. I took tn
term sailor" in connection with tn
drill to mean Col Mclean II l ha,
known il was z sailor drill, would no
have taken Captain Goods remarks u
aIlude 10 Col Mclean Don't know
where the tactics introduced by tn
Colonel came from
Private Miller called and sworn Re
member the time Captain Good caIIei
US 70 the ONCE and prefaeed his re
marks by saEfHE the Government ap
ParentIE had the z2Es opinion OF US q
Of common prostitEtes-a necessar
evil Had stock phrases which he use,