The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-05-26
Hearing Of the Gases Opened
TDefOre Judge Dole,
AdjolFled Till Monday With a De-
murrer Pending.


produced before Judge Dole of the
Supreme Court, sitting as q commit
ting magistrate. The upstairs room
where the Court sat was crowded, as
were all its approaches. In the
throng we're observed many promi-
nent citizens, together with Major
Wodehouse, British Commissioner,
and Mons. Vizzavona, acting Com
missioner for France.
Msssrs. V. V. Ashford and R. w.
Wilcox occupied chairs facing the
bench, while the other defendants
were seated in several rows in the
corner to the Judges right. Hon.
G. w. Ashford was one Of numer-
Gus representation of lawyers who
were spectators of the proceedings.
Mr. j NJ. Davidson came in as coun-
sci for the defense with Messrs. Hart
well and w. r. Castle.
Deputy Attorney-General Charles
Creighton read the charge as fol-
lows:
"Said defendants V. V. Ashford,
Robert w. Wilcox, George Markham,
Kaohiwaena, Baloka, Kahahawai,
John Brown, Manuel Ross, .Jr.,
George Maxwell, Robert Palau, Ks-
imimoku, Jim Grow, Alex. Smith,
Manuel Espinda, Kila, Lot Lane, j.
w. Biplkane and Kelikuewa, being
inhabitants Of aud residents within
the Kingdom Of the Hawaiian Isl
ands, and under the protection
of the laws of the said Kingdom,
and owing allegiance to the
Kingdom of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, not weighing the duty Of their
said allegiance, but in contravention
of the laws and in opposition to the
authority of the Queens Govern.
ment and wickedly devising and in
tending to disturb the public tran
quillity of the said Kingdom, did un-
lawfully, falsely, maIiciousIy and
traitorously compass, imagine, plot,
attempt and intend to raise and levy
war, instruction and rebellion
against the Queens Government, and
to dethrone and destroy Her Majesty
the Queen, and in order to fulfil and
bring into effect the said traitorous
compassings, imaginations and inten-
tiens of them, the said V. V. Ash
ford, Robert w. Wilcox, George
Markham, Kaohiwaena, Baloka, Ka'
hahawai, John Brown, Manuel Ross,
Jr., George Maxwell, Robert Palau,
Kaimimoku, Jim Crow, Alex. Smith,
Manuel Espinda, Kila, Lot Lane, j.
w. Bipikane and Keliikuewa, did,
with divers other persons also owing
allegiance to the said Kingdom, un-
lawfully, maliciously and traitorously
assemble and gather together on the
10th day of April, 1892. and on
divers days thereafter up to and in
Guiding the 10th day of May, 1892,
in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, and
then and there so plot and attempt
as aforesaid contrary to the duty OF
allegiance of The said V. V. Ashford
Robert w. Wilcox, George Mark
ham, Kaohiwaena, Baloka, Kahaha'
wal, John Brown, Manuel Ross, Jr.
George Maxwell, Robert Palau, Ka
imimoku, jim Crow, Alex. Smith
Manuel Espinda, kila, Lot Lane, j
w. Bipikane and Keliikuewa, ant
against the statute in such case made
and provided.
Mr.. A. S. Hartwell asked if th'
word ''imaginations" in the charg'
was not mistake for ''imaginings.
Mr.. Creighton replied that it wa
Neutrality-suspicious." was the wore
intended.
Interpreter w. l.. Wilcox read thu
charge in Hawaiian.
Mr.. Hartwell entered demurre
to the charge, on behalf of V. V
Ashford, setting forth:
81. That there is no sutficien
averment in said charge Of any &C
or acts constituting the offense o
treason as defined by the statutes o
the Hawaiian Islands.
~. That the said charge AYERS o
sets forth no overt act constituting
the offense of treason as defined b.
the statutes of the Hawaiian Islands
-. That the said charge AYERS @
sets forth no act or acts done by thi
defendant toward committing or |
part execution of any intent TO CON
init the said offense of treason or an
: offense, or which constitute an al
tempt to commit the said offense c
treason or any offense.
~. That the said charge purporI
) to present two distinct felonious o
lenses, in averring that this defenC
ant did attempt to levy war again
the Queens Government, and di
pilot and attempt TO dethrone an
destroy Her Majesty the Queen
, IS. That the said charge is insu
} ficient, uncertain and vague, an
: sets forth no criminal act in so fl
as it specifies and AYERS that tn
) defendant did compass, imagine
: intend to levy war or dethrone
) destroy the Queen, or that this d
PENDANT, in order TO fulfil and bril-
into effect such comprising, imagi
E atoms or intention, did assemble
: gather together with others or d
: then and there so plot or attempt
q in said charge ayerred.
$ sc. That in said charge no act