Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-21
PETITIONERS ARE EXAMINED
CONTINUED from Pa2e u

Why, yes; / think did--out Wal
kiki-way," answered Macfarlane.
We'll, as a matter of fact" said
Wilder. 81 didn't vote at all. ! was
away at that time"
The laugh which followed this can
did statement was SO great that the
bailiff was compelled to rap for Or
der.
All Petitioners Examined
Fred. Macfarlane was the first wit
ness questioned by the Court. Chief
Justice Hartwell asked him what his
Information In re Crawford was. He
stated that he was called before the
Territorial Central Committee, Of
which he was a member. and there
certain charges were read, presented
at the. meeting by Chairman Atkin-
son. The Court asked him II this
was where he got his information
and he replied in the Affirmative. He
said he had no knowledge Of his own
In the matter Of the charges. Chief
Justice Hartwell asked where he ovt-
ed and he answered I'm the Second
of the FOURTH"
l.. 8. CONFESS stated that he met
one Of the inspectors after the polls
were closed and this inspector told
him that the polls were kept open
after 6 o'clock. Ergo, he signed the
petition for a recount.
William Henry said that his infor-
nation was general regarding the
polls being kept open after 8 O'Clock.
He said also that Mr.. Fernandez. a
notary publier told him that Craw-
ford had kept false tally. He voted
in the Fifteenth Of the Fifth.
Col. Knox stated that he-based his
information on what he heard. He
said that he was told Willie Craw-
ford wanted to bet SIS that Achi
would win. He also said there was a
mistake in the count, he knowing
this because he twas inside the
booth" This was in his own pre-
cinct. Knox was asked by Watson
II he had ever been convicted of any
offense. The question was objected
to by Republican counsel, but Knox
stated that he had never been con-
victed.
James Kulike stated that he had
knowledge Of fraud in his own pre-
cinct (the Fourteenth Of Fifth and
therefore he signed the petition. He
stated that he saw something wrong
going on when the votes were being
counted. Hei saw strange cross
marks on some OF the ballots. He also
heard that votes were being cast aft
er o'clock In other precincts. He
said he met Crawford in booth and
he (Crawford1 wanted to bet with
him on the result. In the Third Of
the Fifth he said he heard from Ma
one and others that four votes cast
for Lane were illegally thrown out.
Naone is Deputy Sheriff of Koolau.
Geo. A. Davis asked-him II he was In
the polling booth at which Willie
Crawford was stationed. checking
the names of as the voters went into
the booth. Kulike answered in the
affirmative. Davis stated to the court
that he wanted to show by the wit
ness that the inspectors took Craw-
ford's ally as final. Kulike was pres
ent when the tally was taken. Ku-
like said that he heard the inspect
ors say that they accepted Craw-
ford's tally. He said that Crawford
offered to bet $25 that Charlie Achi
would receive the highest number of
votes. Il. M. Watson made a motion
that Kulike's testimony, as brought
out by Davis examination, be strick-
en- from the records. Davis then said
that he wished to prove that Craw-
ford was wrongly in the polling
booth, keeping tally-sheet when he
had absolutely no right to be there.
Justice Wilder stated that he wanted
to find out whether or not this petit
ton business was sort of fishing
cAbcuitioh DdNiS ucuicu any SuCi
imputation. Kulike said that he
heard Crawford address about five
Chinese in the Chinese language as
they went in to vote. When he aft
erwards asked a Chinese boy what
Crawford had said, the boy said that
the Chinese voters had been request
ed to work hard for Cathcart.
Kulike was asked what he knew
about the voting In the Second and
Third Of the Fifth District. To this
he answered that In the Waikane
district he had talked with several
electors who had actual knowledge
OF what took place there. In the
Third Precinct he had conversations
with number of men who also had
complaint to make, among those he
talked with being John All Sing. an
| inspector OF election.