The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-25
Captain Good Spoke Of Missing
Sight Before the Trial.
CAPTAIN ZIEGLER On THE STAND.
When the Sight Was NIiSSed-But
Few New Features In the Trial.
Sight Exhibited Could Not Have
Passed Inspection by the OfIicer.

For ten minutes before the court con-
vened last night the members read
military law and contemplated the
|, long session to be held tonight Then
another ten minutes was spent in wait
ing for Major Potter and Stenographer
Marx, who were engaged at the Bun
| gallo. In the interval the audience in
ones and twos gathered expectantly.
To the man on the outside the mem
bers OF the court wear a wish-it-was-
over expression which was evident in
other ways.
Lieut.. Coyne was the first witness
called, and acted as though he would
tell the truth if it necessitated the sac
rifice of the friendship of every man in
the company. He related the circum-
stance of the missing sight with con-
siderable clearness, except as to date.
1T was seven or eight months ago." he
said, 'in the Colonels office, on the
desk and at at times on the shelf. Lat
terly it has been on the shelf. Sights
all on guns in the yard except at the
Waikiki end of the yard. When the
officer of the day takes charge he
makes general inspection of quarters,
guns, etc. L am officer of the day once
in four days, and as officer of the day
| inspected the guns; may have missed
the inspection of the guns some time.
Never saw a sight on that gun from
the time it was first reported missing.
Privates are not supposed to be in the
shed where the guns are except when
they are cleaning them. Since we have
been in camp the canteen is at one end
of the shed, so that privates are around
there at all times. Qn answer to
question by the Judge Advocate, Lieut..
Coyne told with the permission of
President Fisher, of the guns that are
kept loaded and ready for instant use)
Remember a sight being reported as
found. Went to BungaIo to report as
officer of the day. A sergeant reported
to me the finding of the sight and it's
disposition. My recollection is that
there was an interval of time between
of the sight in the yard. Sergeant Car
lyle reported to me after 1 had seen
the sight in the CoIonel's office
ross-Examined: 1t is between four
and five months since Carlyle reported
to me. Said to Carlyle that it was
all right if he had turned it in to Cap
tain Good. The duty of the officer of the
day is to see that the regular routine
of business goes on. Do not know
whether it was my duty as officer of
the day to get the sight and return it
to the Colonel. l did not speak to Cap
tain Good about the sight, but he did
to me about three weeks ago. Can't
say exactly, but it was after the sight
had been reported to the Colonel
Since he has beeen under arrest told
him that a court of inquiry was or
dered, and he said, Yes! What for?"
I told him about the missing sight.
sight" He mentioned it to me. This
was before. Do not know which sight
he referred to; as we were walking
along by the Bungalo near the walk he
said TO me: Il know all about that
sight, and they know up above about
it, and they will know more about it. -
l said, "Yesr That was all that was
said about it. The shed was built ex-
pressly for the guns and the guns
placed there The guns have been kept