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TALES OF THE WAR.Bipikane Expected to Fiod a Million Men it Kabala.Siorlte o( CoDscripilon at the Point ottba Pistol.ISirdIMI-I*'»*irIIIIf*1ft*idInley.ju»t-mu•a.ukin*^irtomlmiSEVENTH DAY.Afternoon Session.liipikaue i«l««n11a Sharp nil* exhibited iu Court with thu iuitials, “J, W. B. an the oue lit* had aeeu at Kaalawai.John Kalaukoa, sworn, states: Ka-welo called at witness' bouse about midnight on Sum lay, .Jan. •’». and woke Inin up; witness a«ked Kawelo w hat hv wauled him for, and In* said that they received a telephone message from town saying that they were wanted in town; witness then had a horse saddled and cause to town; stayed at witness’ bouse at Maeina* and had something to eat; witness called Kawelo aside aud by then told witness that he had couie to town to light; if witness had knowu that In* was coming to town to light In* would uot have come; he did not send auy native* with food tii Diamond Head; was arrested on the fbursday after the week of the uprising at me Bust Office; thought when Kawelo called for him at Kailua to bring him to town that it was because aouie of his relatives ha«l beeu taken sick, aud that he ( Kawelo) did not want to iet himknow until arrival in town.Blplkano's Statement.II.INit 1:s!.J. W. Bipikane desired to make a statement in regard to his connection with this uprising. Left homo at II o'clock ou Sunday, Jan. tt; before arriving at Kaalawai met sentries stationed about 2UM fat boms bcyoud lb** house; tin* guards pointed their bayoueta at witness stomach; they askeit for a pass-word aud witness said ho ha I uo pais woid and that he was Ibpikaue; ho was thou called and told the password was “Aloha Aina ; was told to gi» there ou the day previous; witness hail thought that there would be a million people out there ami it pained his soul; he found uuly a few I” I people there; lie felt like going home* * but could not, as the place was guardt*d; Wilcox, the leader, then allotted witness Ins pirt of tin* work, that was to have the authority over the soldiers iu the house mid some foreigu ami native prisoners; slaved up all night and m-xl morning received orders to release foreign prisoners, uexi order was to gif tif the assistance of Sam Nowleiu; wituess girded ou his lielt, picked up his rille aud went up on Telegraph hill; when witness arrived the ineu under Nowleiu were strung out along the hill; the boys were exchanging shots; witness asked the boys where the enemies where; they said that where there was a puir of smoke, that would be the enemy; be asked the boys what the range was, and w as told it waa MM) yards; witness then fiewl his guu at that range and fired one shot; he then lay dowu auil went to sleep; he had been up Suuday aud ail Monday night; there was firing on. I (Kith sides and witness slept for ail 1 ■ hour; there were fixe cans of milk for the boys; think they were stolen Iroiu Iseulierg's; got up aud fired 1 • I another shot, but did uot kuow J | where the bullet went to; waited awhile ami then fired auother shot; ml that was the last shot lie fired;later in the day a shell came overthe hill ami the men looked up atit; a second shell came over, but didn't run then; when the third shot cauie everybody rau; witness a 1 picked up a piece ol the trou shell 1uml found it hot; witness went$ down to Maunalua ami later started y to come in town ami was met by a policemau; and later taken tif the police stauou; the reason why witness went tu fight was because of his hive ol count lyWit in k* forgot tif mention that he threw hi* accoutrements of war away Indore he started to coiue mtu towu; aisif that he look one of the cans of uiilk when be rau away; he gave il to some people ou the road.Alwaiiatmt, sworn, slates: Joined the upriiuug ou Suuilay through being forced; Ueorge Townsend point-•hi a pistol at witness ou Suuday morning and told him to go ami get uieu to go aud fight; did uot kuow with whom, as he had uot heard auythiug about it before that; George gave witness a bottle of gin and |r il I gave him some so that he wouldn't* I be afraid when he weut to look for men; this was at Auloue Itosa's house I iet w iH»n 8 aud 'J Sunday morning; wit uess was ou his w ay to Wai-ftiae to meet his wife; lie was Stopped umior a bau tree; witness drauk two glasses of giu, theu legau to feel good; Ueorge gave witness a revolver, Kauai went along with him; weut to Waiaiaeaud secured horses, aud went to Mauualua; recruited some ineu there but do uot kuow whether they weut or not; told themcrrioh•u.,In tints oftskrs.(Continue* on UK
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The Daily Bulletin
Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Fri, Jan 25, 1895
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