The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-18
PRISON FOR
THIS PAIR
Refs and CamaCho are
in Jail Cells.
SUSPECTED ASSASSIN
Judge Wilcox Places the Men Under
Bonds. to Protect Consul
Canavarro.
(From Thursdays DailyJ

TWO IoTtuEutse suSpeCteu VI trying 10
assassinate Consul Canavarro with a
bomb, were yesterday placed under
bonds of $4,000 each. in default of
which they were sent to prison.
The police net OF circumstantial evil
dence which was drawn about the anar-
chistic-looking suspects who occupied
the witness stand yesterday, was strong
enough in the opinion of Judge Wilcox
to warrant the men being held under
large bonds to keep the peace and pre-
vent them from doing bodily harm to
Consul Canavarro in the future.
Both men were on the witness stand.
Refs denied that he had uttered the
statements attributed to him by the
witnesses for the prosecution, but ad
mitted having written the letters and
signed the petitions to the home gov
eminent asking for Senior Canavarro's
removal from Office. Under cross-ex-
animation he stated the letters were
written because he believed the Consul
had done him harm is his now-famous
case against Dillingham;.
| He stated he had heard of the eX
plosion the next morning when a Por-
| tuguese told him of 1t. This was be-
tween Z. and s o'clock
| Did you know of any attempt on the
! Consuls llfe?' inquired attorney Da-
wilson.
No" came the ready response from
| Refs.
Did you know or hear of any ex-
plcsion there to injure the Consult"
mo, did not"
He was asked If he knew who was
suspected of the first attempt on Cana
varro's life, to which Refs replied that
he had heard it talked about but did
not know the mans name.
Upon examination by Deputy Mar
shall Chillingworth, Refs admitted that
he had no friendship for the Consul be-
cause he did not aid him with his case
against Dillingham;. Refs stated he
had sent the petition mentioned, to
Portugal asking for Canavarros re-
moval in which he described him as a
licentious man, and made other allega-
tons against his character. A copy of
the petition was handed to the witness
who declared he recognized the nature
OF it.
1t Is rather remarkable fact, that !
even in this matter the name OF Ca
macho headed the petition, and was
followed Immediately by that of Refs |
1t was dated Pearl City. Asked as to
why he wrote personally to the home
government about Canavarro Refs
stated 1t was because the latter was not
paying attention to the interests of the
colony.
Don't you know that If Canavarro
did not pay attention to his duties that
he would be discharged?" inquired |
Chillingworth.
II told Mr.. Canavarro before / wrote
the letter that If he did not pay atten-
tion to my complaint, / would report
him." replied Refs.
A very important statement was
brought out when Refs was asked
where he had slept the night before
the explosion. He stated he had rested
at the house of John Soldino, a luna on
the Honolulu plantation. Inc prose-
cution endeavored to bring out of the
witness that the luna was employed to
supervise the digging up of tree
stumps, and perforce had to use giant
powder. The witness denied that he
knew of Soldino's using the explosive.
1t was also shown that Soldino had al
so signed the petition already spoken
of.
Judge Davidson made a strong argu-
ment in defense of his clients. Mel
ther of them had ever before been ar
rested for any offense, and If anything
had been said by Refs on any occasion.
1t was only in the heat of passion.
None of his hearers however, had ever
thought 1t necessary to warn the Con-
sui that he was in danger from the
man who uttered the statements at
tributed to him. But as both men had
signed petition to the Portuguese
government asking that commission
be sent here to investigate the Con-
Suls acts and further because an at
tempt or several attempts had been
made to assassinate the Consul the
police had directed the finger OF sus-
picion toward them"
III they were put under bonds, he
said, 1t would literally mean that they
would OF necessity have to go to prison,
rs they were poor men and could not
possibly get any one TO go upon their
bonds. He likened the present case to
hat OF a Roman emperor who had
iream that some one had tried to kill
aim, and when he awoke he had the
nan searched out and deprived OF his
ife. The Marshal had such dream
ne thought, and had drawn the net
lround Refs and Camacho as the guilty
mes In the attempted assassination OF {
jonsul Canavarro.
The argument OF Marshal Brown !
ended TO show that every action and
itterance OF the suspected men for }
months had been directed In a menac-
ng way toward the person OF the Con- !
nj, and he believed from the evidence
hat they were OF revengeful natures
md intended TO make way with him at
ONE time. He admitted that there Z
vas no direct evidence on which the !
men could be convicted OF the attempt
I assassination, because the men, who
yer they were. fought in the dark.
we're not seen by any one, and were 7