Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-16
Kaaumoana Says He
Was Forced To Lie

David Kaaumoana, who confessed
to having burned the house of Charles
W. Booth, claiming that he was hired
to do sd by Booth, and the charge
against whom was nolle prosd. lis~t
week when Judge De Bolt sustained
demurrer based on the ground that
II Is no offense against the laws of
the Territory for man to hire an
other to burn his house down, now
takes II all back and says that he
lied before, that he did not set fire
to the house, and that he was never
hired to set fire to It. He explains
his previous affidavit by saying that
he was coerced by charlie Chilling
worth into making 1t. He claims
that Chillingworth threatened to
have him hanged or sent to jail for
life, Of something equally terrible, II
he did not confess. Yesterday ka-
aumoana made the following afiidav-
Il:
Honolulu, County of oahu, Terri
tory of Hawaii. IS: !"
My name is David Kalama Kaau-
moana. ] am twenty-four years old.
was born in Pauoa, Honolulu, and
have lived there ever since my birth.
Within the month last past, ] was
taken to the station house In Homo
lulu, and made u statement to which
subsequently made oath. When
Chas. +. ChiIlingworth first asked me
about the burning of the house OF
Chas. w. Booth on Pacific Heights,
some years ago, told him that /
knew nothing about It. Then he
took law book and read the law to
me, saying that | would be charged
with arson in the first degree and
that l would be hanged or put in
prison for life II did not tell all
about It. did not say anything, but
he kept on trying to frighten me, and
said that he would put me In Jail
right then II I did not confess. I was
sick. | asked him what he wanted
me to say. He said, you do as you
think" As | did not know anything
about II, I felt that II was going to
tell lie against Mr.. Booth would
be in trouble for II. He said he
would look after me and get me out
OF trouble. ! then told him as David
Manuel had instructed me to say. and
then I gave him the statements that
| made in the AFFIDAVIT. I then said
that David and did burn the house
| told him that went down to David
Manuels house and told David tc
! help me burn Mr.. Booths house. They
asked me II Booth had given me any
; money. and | said, NO" Booth hat
not given me any money, but I sale
as David instructed me to say, that
IL, that Mr.. Booth sent my brother
out to give me money. did moi
know the amount to say, but I SAID
$25. They asked me IL Mr.. Bootf
had ever talked to me about thu
matter, and. according to what Davit
Manuel had told ME to say, sale
yes, Booth had met me at tn,
Heights. I told them that Booth hat
told me to set the house on fire.
said that Booth had talked to mi
about a week before the fire. HI
told me to go and fix the windows
and about two days afterwards
went up there. saw the old maj
who lived there most of the time.
worked on the windows, but not al
day. put in some shelves, whicl
COX me about three days. go
I through with my work three days be
fore the fire. told them that w
got torches and set the house on fire
/ told him that we sprinkled oil oil
| the walls. told them there wa
some grass on the lanai. heard Da
vid make the statement that the OF