The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-14

Then the FOG and the banging on
the kettles and the wrestling, ana other
ihinra we're nii IN celebration 81 tho
dead or ~ somebody YOU thought was
poiuE 10 die Whlch7'
The Japancyr wfrftlc and do thss'
other things on thelr holidays
Then your actions had no sipnin
cance to the boss ~ any ~ the VII g.
men. or had nothing to do with your
Intentions toward themT'
~ was an w the celebration 81 thH
festival ~ the dead"
when Is this japanese hoiiday2'
ION the l1th of August In the Japan
csc calendar. In the English calendar
Il IL the nth Of August"
Spinner WOULD BE BOSS
In the cross denomination OF Higuchi
shire IL was shown that Captain
Spinner, formerly OF the Honolulu
mounted police patrol, had Informed
he witness just after Captain Spencer
had left for Honolulu that the Captain
was not going to return to Laysan Is
land, and that he. Spinner, was to b.
the manager for four or five years after
Spencer left. According to the witness,
inter Spencer had come back. Spinner
told the japanese that they wou haN"
to work harder than they had while
the Captain was away. At noon the
court adjourned until . o'clock In the
afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Attorney Kinney still had the witness
when the court resumed at o'clock.
He questioned him very closely In re-
gard to the rice and water and the
knocking off of work on the part OF the
Japanese.
How many times did you ask for
rice?" asked Kinney.
Two or three times"
Before the shooting occurred, when
were you given rice last?"
1--WE had some rice on Saturday
morning for breakfast; it was left over
from the night before"
when was the time that you were
supposed to get your rice?"
AT noon on Saturday"
what time did you go for it?''
"The cook went about II o'clock"
did he get any?'
No"
what did he tell you?"
He said that the boss said we could
not get any rice unless we worked"
Were you willing to work?'
The boss told us to get out so we
went to our quarters"
What occurred about 6 o'clock In the
evening, when you went to the platform
to see the boss?"
we went to ask for rice"
why did you go to the platform to
ask for rice?"
I'VE were very weak for want OF
food and we went to talk 1t over with
the boss to see If we couldn't get some
rice"
You were all very weak?"
yes"
How long had you been without
food?"
I'VE had no rice for lunch and we
didn't have any for supper"
And you had not been working dur
ing the day?"
mo"
Then you were not so very weak"
I'VE felt a little weak, having no
food
Which bothered you most, no food
or no work."
I'VE were hungry and weak, but were
willing to work"
About 8 o'clock Kinney was through
with the first witness. He had examin-
ed him most thoroughly, asking him in
questions and bringing out
many interesting things. Shire contra
dicted hims clf once or twice and got in
rather a serious tangle once. but was
most careful witness. and took things
very coolly never losing self-posses-
sion.
THE SECOND WITNESS.
Okamu was the second witness for
the prosecution. High Sheriff Brown
did not hold him long, and soon passed
him over to Kinney. Okamu told al
most the same story as was told by
Shire. He said that all of the white
men fired at the japanese from the
platform. He didn't see Goto fall be-
cause he ran away when the first shot
vas fired. He said that the white men
pointed their revovers at the crowd
when four or five men started to go
IN the platform In the evening.
CAPTAINS SON FIRED FIRST.
Okamu testified that Captain Spen-
,er's son fired the first shot from the
platform. He said all the white men
Ired shots from their revolvers. When
he Captain cried Go ahead, Go
'head!!" they all fired from the plat ;.