The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-26

but was afraid to tell all he knew for
fear of getting himself into~trouble-
He said he believed the doctor was
assassinated in a cowardly manner. He
said he had said so himself but he had
not expressed his feelings on Friday
night or Saturday. He listened to
what other people had to say, he didn't
express what he felt. He didn't hear
anyone at Paupau's house, excepting
when the police were there, say any
thing of the death of DR.. Smith. They
may have spoken of it when he was
not there. He said he told Iosepa
while they were on the veranda fix
ing the trunk, that it was a base act
and wondered what the doctor had
done. He thought that no one else
could have heard him. No one at the
house asked who had killed the doctor,
at least not while he was present.
He considered Iosepa's telling of hid
ing the pistol practical admission of
guilt, yet he said he could not tell why
it was Iosepa answered his question so
easily, even though he was friend of
DR.. Smiths. He said that while he was
questioning Iosepa he had no idea that
the best plan for him was to make
friends with the Marshal. He said the
first he had heard of the burning Of
DR.. Smiths cane was on Saturday.
He said he never told Mr.. Kinney or
Sheriff Carter that he thought Kapea
killed DR.. Smith. He said he had no
suspicious that Kapea did it. He de-
MED that he gave the key to his house
to Kapea on Saturday afternoon and
fol hi,,, 20
Inoa and for her to go and hid his pis-
toll. He said there was no conversation
about hiding his pistol and he hadn't
heard that they are going to search
their houses
In redirect examination Rathburn
said he thought it was liza who said
that Kapea had been seen with a
bright pistol. He said that when he
talked with Iosepa about keeping his
mouth shut he had no idea what
Iosepa's thoughts were, he couldn't see
his face and did not know whether
there were any symptoms of fear on it
or not.
Kaio was called to the stand. He
comes of a long lived family His
father died in 1896 and before his
death he told Kaio that he as 12O
years old. Kaio is Kapea's father His
own father was not a Hawaiian. Ka-
pea is between 20 and 81 years old.
Kaio said he was at home when DR..
Smith called on the Monday to examine
Paupau. He gave in detail the CONVEX
'ation which passed between DR.. Smith
md Paupau. He said that Paupau
'ffered no objection to going. Hokana
stood at the steps as the doctor came
tut. Kapea was just outside and To-
epa and Jhonnie were putting wood
n the 'imu." He heard Kapea make
10 threats, either while the doctor was
here or after he had gone He said
hat Iosepa and Jhonnie must have
,nown when Paupau was coming to
honolulu as they were members of the
amily and the matter had been fully
alked over. He said that he and Pau
au spoke of the matter and he told
'aupau that the doctor was right, that
he should go and that he would go
With her. On Tuesday afternoon To-
epa and Kapea had some plan and
7ere talking it over. Kaio said he
sked them what they were talking
bout and Iosepa told him to keep
uiet as he knew nothing about it.
hat was the only time anything was
aid. He heard nothing of the making
f any plans to do aay with the doctor
e thought he would have known it
ad there been plans. Kaio said that
n the Friday night Dr. Smith was
Tiled, both the boys were in the din
1g room when he retired. They came
1to the large room when the officers
anne to the house.