The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-24
Honolulu, Oahu. IS.

Honolulu Oahu, SIS.
Juen being duly sworn, says: In the
month of May, l, Harry A. Juen, was
a police officer serving as a captain
lof the Honolulu police under e. G.
Hitchcock, the marshal At this time
1 was approached by Klemme, an Of
ficer in the mounted police who made
| a proposition to me to join him in a
plot, the object of which should be to
blow up with dynamite the residences
and persons of the Queen, Colonel
Claus Spreckles and Charles Nordhoff
| Klemme made me understand that he
belonged to secret organization
which had the aforesaidpurpose for its
object. He stated that he could not
at the time let me into the details Of
their plans, but would keep me posted
as to the movements of the organiza-
ton. He also made me understand
that there was a big sum of money
| in it for the men who would assist
pretended that | was willing to join
him, because l considered it advisable
to get to the bottem of the business.
In answer to a question, he further
stated that there were a good many
men connected with the plan, and that
no fear need be entertained as they
had big and influential backing He
refused to give me the names Of any
|Of the members of the organization.
but told me that the dynamite was
easily procured in any quantity, as
one Wagner, also a member of the
police force, could manufacture the
necessary explosives.
When everything was almost in read
mess, as 1 was told, l came out fiat
footed and refused to have anything to
do with such cowardly and dastardly
affair. Up to this time, l had not got
any deeper into their plans and l had
not spoken to anybody about the mat
ter. AS l positively refused to Join
them Klemme proposed another scheme,
the main feature of which was as fol-
lows: We would place the explosives.
which Wagner was to manufacture, in
the neighbo~hood of the Queens place
for the purpose of making it appear as
if an attempt was made to blow up
the barracks across the way, and by
accusing the royaliStS of being the
authors of he plot create a strong feeic
ing against the Queen and give the
government sufficient reason for trans
porting her out of the country together
with her principal friends and sup
porters. To this plan | agreed and the
work was done in the following manner.
Wagner prepared the stuff at the house
of Klemme and gave it to that officer.
On the night of May 81 we were
ready to move. Wagner was ordered
might have created suspicious. KLEIN
me put the explosives in a gunny sack
and placed it according to his under |
with me close to Miller street !
in the lot adjoining the Queens resi-
dence. Shortly after 2 O'Clock KIemme |
placed Officer Cortis of the mounted
police. on Beritania, street, not far from
Miller street; at the same time it was
that I should leave my house
at the corner of Palace Walk and |
Punchbowl street ostensibly going TO |
the station house on duty, but really |
to be present on the scene of our work |
and do my part upon hearing two pis- |
tol shots. the signal agreed upon be- |
tween us. l consequently started down I
Beritania street, and when l was nearly |
outside Central Union church / heard |
two shots fired on Miller street, and |
some horses running. | rushed up to |
Miller street and stopped at the ap- /
pointed place where two horses were
their riders (Klemme and /
Cortis) being on a pretended chase