The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-12

dust, blown by the fresh sea breezes,
got into the eyes of the laborers and
greatly bothered them.
WANTED EXTRA PAY.
/ Captain Spencer informed Tanaka,
the luna of the japanese, that he could
not very we'll comply with the request
of the men in this respect, said the
witness. Then the laborers applied for
higher wages in view of the fact that
their eyes were suffering from the sue
cessfve days of work under the same
uncomfortable conditions. Shire tes-
titled that the Captain had said that he
could not give the men extra pay and
| that he had said he would send the
Japanese back to Honolulu on the next
vessel if they repeated their request.
Then what did Captain Spencer
say?' asked the High Sheriff.
/ WENT TO THEIR QUARTERS.
| HE said Get out! So we all went
to our house, answered Shire. Some
slept at their quarters while others
passed the morning in reading, accord
, ing to the witness.
when did you next speak to the
| Captain?'
About IL o'clock in the morning
when we asked for some rice"
did you get any rice?'
| mo"
why not?''
1.-The boss said that if we didn't work
we would get no rice?"
Were you willing to work?'
I'VE were willing to work, but the
boss told us to get out SO we went to
our house and didn't work"
When was the next time you went
to Captain Spencer"
about A o'clock in the afternoon"
What happened then?'
'"Tanaka, the luna, came home and
the boss came to our house.
well! go on-what did they do
| tell all about it."
1.-The boss found Goto, one of the Jap
anese who was killed, drinking from a
gin bottle and he took it away from
him."
What neXt?"
WANTED TO BUY RICE.
1.-The japanese asked the boss to sell
them some rice. They said they had
money of their own and wanted to buy
what rice they needed
| Did you get any rice?''
mo; the boss said he could not sell
lany rice
'sWhy not? Did he. say?"
He said the rice belonged to Hack
field, and he had no right to sell it,
At half-past six o'clock on the even
ing of Saturday, August IL, according
to the testimony of Higuchi Shire, the
Japanese sent word to Captain Spencer
that they couldn't stand it, and
WANTED to know if they were to be killed
by starvation. They came anu stood
loh civ nlatfOrn
the five white men We're stationed.
What did you go to the platform
for?" asked the High Sheriff.
THEY WASTED RICE.
ITO get rice"
was any rice kept on the platform? %
mo; not on the platform. The rice
was kept near the house where the boss
lived"
Did you ask for rice. then?"
Yes"
Did you get any?"
NO"
Were you told not to go on the plat
form?''
THE boss said that few of us could
go on the platform to talk over the
matter
did any of you go on the platform? p
"Goto and I and several others step
lped up to go on the platform"
We'll; what them"
They pointed guns at u.s."
"Who did,"
"Ar of the five white men on the
platform
did any of you tell the white mer
| to go ahead and shoot?"
, mo. We asked them why it was they
. pointed guns at us when we were jus
asking them for rice"
WHEN THE SHOOTING BEGAN.
What did they say?"
They began shooting at US"
who did?"
"All 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
ION the edge, near the steps"
What did you do?''
II ran away.
: How far were you from the white
!, linen when they shot at you?"
About ten feet"
. What did the Japanese do then?"
, "They ran toward their quarters"
when the japanese went toward!
the platform did they carry knives o.
clubs, or any arms?''