The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-05
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20 offer his evidence, but it was too
late now. He said he did not accept
the chance to offer his evidence. He
thought the court would stultify itself
To now go into the matter after the
court had counted the ballots to take
testimony of this sort. The proper
time to have offered this testimony
was before.
Judge F'rear said that he understood
that Mr. Kinney had made the reser-
walton when the envelopes We're open
ed and would present such evidence.
Surely remarked Mr.. Kinney
Judge Hartweu also stated that Mr.
Kinney had reiterated the charge per-
haps twenty times.
Mr.. Barker then went on with his
testimony. The envelope certainly was
not torn when it was placed in the
cloth bag by him.
Mr. Kinney made a reference to the
guardians of the Republican secrets,
and named Buffandeau, Jim German,
Charley Clark and Jimmie Boyd as be-
ing a few of them
Mr. Barker was excused until this
morning in order that he might get his
spectacles. as he could not read the
ballots very we'll without them.
Mr. Stroup was put on the stand and
testified to having seen the envelopes
sealed and placed in the cloth bag.
o. K. He personally toted the bag to
County Clerk KaIauokalanis office
about 2 a. m, November z, and placed
| it in the latter's hands for safe keep
| ing. He told of the manner il which
| the count of votes had been maze. He
read the names off the ballots to Foun-
| tain, who tailed them. Fabian. Kupi-
hea and Cockett, Browns watchers,
were present during the entire count
and made no objection to the count or
results.
When shown some ballots rejected by
| the court, and when asked whether
| certain marks on them had been there
when the count on November was
going on, Mr.. Stroup replied that he
was certain they were not. The marks
were plain enough to be read by
blind man.
rs that the way you read them?'
asked Judge HartweI
Mr. Gear showed some ballots to b1r.
St"odp His attention was called to a
| mark IN one ballot and he was asked
whether that had been there before.
AItcF 0AduiillIHS CLOSELY, MI. SIrOup lS-
piled that he did not think it was there
when he went over the ballot.
Col. Iaukea, whose election as Sheriff
is being contested by Mr.. Brown, was
put on the stand. He spoke of con-
versation he had with County Clerk
Kalauokalani shortly after election He
wanted to know whether the contents
of the bags were in safe place where
they could not be tempered with. Mr..
kalauokalani had replied:
They are in my possession
Can anybody else have access to
Them" he was asked. Mr.. Kalauo-
kalani replied Il am the only one who
can get to them.
In answer to a question by Mr.. Kin
ney as to what led him to make that
inquiry of Mr. Kalauokalani Mr.. Tau
kea replied that he had heard from
some people that they might be tam
pered with. Mr.. Iaukea said that on
his return from Hawaii he again saw
Mr. Kalauokalani. Their former con-
versation was recalled. Mr. Kalauoka-
lani again replied that he was the only
one who had access to the bags. Frank
Harvey was present at this interview.
Mr.. Kinney then called Mr.. Brown to
the stand. At this juncture the court
decided to adjourn until this morning
at 10 o'clock