The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-14

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Were you told not to so OH the plat
form?"
THE boss said that few of US could
go on the platform to talk over the
matter"
Did any of you so on the PLATFORM"
"Goto and | and several others step
ped up to go on the PLATFORM
f"Well; what them"
They pointed guns at us"
who did?"
IAN of the five white men on the
platform"
Did any of you tell the white men
TO go ahead and shoot?''
NO. We asked them why 1t was they
pointed guns at us when we were Just
asking them for rice"
WHEN THE SHOOTING BEGAN.
What did they say?"
"They began shooting at US
who did?"
can of the five white men on the plat
FORM
"Then what happened?"
"Goto FELL
Where did he fall?"
"On the platform"
ION what part of the PLATFORM"
"on the edge, near the steps"
What did you do?"
II ran away"
How far were you from the white
men when they shot at your"
About ten feet"
What did the Japanese do then?'
"They ran toward their quarters"
when the Japanese went towards
the platform did they carry knives or
clubs. or any arms?"
to go armed when all we wanted was
some food. We did not want to fight"
The above are only few of the ques-
tions and answers up to this point in
the direct examination. The little Jap
anese was never guilty of answering
question directly, but required several
questions on the same point before he
would give an answer. He spoke care
fully and. judging from his gestures,
with great precision.
A SAMPLE ANSWER.
what time was ii when the shooting
took p,ace?" continued the High Sher-
if.
1T was at night"
What time of the night?"
about dark"
Was It dark when the shooting took
place."
Not so very dark"
How far could you see?"
only just in front"
"Then it was just beginning to get
dark when the shooting took place."
1T was not long after the sun had
set"
What occurred after the shooting.
after the Japanese had run away to
their quarters?'
"Tanaka came and told the Japanes,
to stay In 'their quarters or the white
men might kill them all"
Afterwards Goto was carried 10 the
bark Ceylon and put aboard, where he
died two days after being shot He
was buried on the Island. High Sheriff
Brown here turned the witness over to
he attorneys for the defense.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Attorney Kinney started on very
thorough and lengthy ss-eXamina-
ion of HigucM shire shortly after II
o'clock In the morning.
How long had you been In these
Stands before you went TO Laysan Is
and?' asked Kinney.
About four years"
What were you doins ??
working on plantations.
"Where?"
AT Waimanalo."
What was your number at Wanna
lalo?"
Two hundred ana one"
Did you hear anything about Il
hange IN the government Of Hawaii af-
ectlrg the japanese laborers on Lay
IAN lsand?"
NO nothing Of the kind"
rs II not so that the Japanese who
went to Laysau Island this last time
ook the news Of Hawaii becoming n
Territory of the United States, and that
me Japanese who went from here told
BE laborors on luysau Island that they
were now free men, ard needn't work
any more uu the lsland?"
didn't hear any talk about that az
Then You heard no tank about labor
contracts being made void by tho app
'icailon Of American laws here?'
~ heard no tank IKE that"
Didn't any OF ths twelve JAPANESE
"hp arrived at Laysan on tho Ceylou
i1N anything about the ch1nge 0f laws
ln. me eirti ON the contract system?"
" heard no one say anything about
he rhnnre
FESTIVAL or THE DEAD.
ron the day NJ the shooting dld tho
Iesr have a naB raised on top ni
r housef'
itH"
What was tha significance " thar
~ WAS a Iapaplno holiday"
What Was thd holiday fur7'
festival fur ihe dead"
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lnl teillfs anq making Hreal nalia2'
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