The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-13
SPRECKELS VS.. SMITH.
THE KATzENJAMMER CASE IN
COURT.
Smith Files Demurrer aud the Judge
Reserves His Ruling One
Day.

Katzenjammer case came up in Judge
Fosters court Claus Spreckels was on
hand early, with his counsel, Hon. +.
M. Hatch, and Walter G.. Smith, edi-
tor of the STAR, was there with his
attorney, Hon. A. S. Hartwell. The
courtroom was filled with spectators
When several Chinese and other
cases had been PIT over Mr.. Hatch
read his complaint. He recited the
Katzenjammer article word for word,
with interpretations designed to show
that Katzenjamm4r meant SpreCkels
and included with the affirmation that
Mr.. Spreckels had been libelled. Fol
lowing is the complaint in full.
DISTRICT Court OF Honolulu, ISL.
AND OF OAHU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
COMPLAINT.
Claus Spreckels being first duly
sworn, says: That Walter c. Smith OF
Honolulu is guilty Of the offence OF
publishing libel of and concerning
said Claus Spreckels, to wit: That the
defendent at said Honolulu on the 9th
day Of June instant, did wllfully and
maliciously cause to be published and
made known to others in the HA-
wAIIAN STAR, a newspaper published
in said Honolulu the following false,
scandalous, malicious and defamatory
words of and concerning said Claus
Spreckels, viz. "When the contest
between the Crown and the people Of
Germany (meanlng the contest between
the Crown and the people of Hawaii
came to an end Herr Rothschlld Won
Katzenjammer (meaning said Claus
Spreckels) who had large holdings in
the land but had been living abroad
returned to Prussia (meaning to the
Hawaiian Islands) and espoused the
cause of the Ex-Emperor (meaning the
cause of the Elk Queen Liliuokaiani.)
The G vernment of Germany (mean
ing the Government of Hawaii then
in transition state and controlled by
a committee of the RelChsag (nean
ing the Provisional Government Of
the Hawaiian Islands, was disp sed on
many accounts to be enent with Herr
Won Katzenjlmmer (meaning said
Claus Spreckels) fact which he mis-
took for an exhibition of weakness.
The prof gacy OF the Imperial Gov.
eminent (meaning the Government OF
said Llliuukalani and her predecessor
had brought Germany (meaning Fla
vail into the rich mans (meaning
said Claus Spreckels) debt, and as a
means of embarrassing the popular
regime he demanded his pay. Much
to his surprise and discontinue he got
it. His (meaning said Claus Spreck
els) next move was to attack his
(meanlng SAID Claus Spreckels) debtors,
who were of the dominant party,
through the courts, and by a quiet
word here and a useful thaler (mean.
ing dollar there, inhame the ROyaIist
faction (meaning the supporters OF
said LiliuOkalanD and induce it (mean-
ing said supporters of said LiliuOkala-
ny IN spite OF its great respect for is
own neck to commit some overt act "
(meanlng some overt act of treason
land also meaning by said words to
charge that said Claus Spreckels had
lnstlgated others, to wit. the supporters
of said Liliuokalani to commit ar
offeGce, to wit. treason, by committing
some overt act of war against the Pro
vlSlonal Government of the Hawaiian
Islands, and that said Claus Spreckel'
was guilty of an offence, to wit. treason
by so inducing others, to wit. the sup
porters of said Lliu )kaani to commit
some overt act of war against said
Provisional Conveniently "The com
mlttee of the Reichstag (meaning thu
Provisional Government which hac
been patient and long suffering, nov
determined to act. 1t (neaning sale
Provisional Government) declared
martial law, suspending thereby the
functions of the Courts in which Her
Won Katzenjammer's (meaning sale
Claus Spreckels) malicious suits wer
being brought 1t then summoned
the millionaire (meaning id Clau
Spreckels) himself before the mlitAr
tribunal. He appealed to the Ministe
of the country where he had beel
residing, but that functionary said tina
man who goes into a foreign ant
to NEEDLE with its politics and intel
fere with its government must take tn
legal consequences Without furthe
resistance Herr Rothschld Won Ka
zenjammer (meaning said Claus Spreck
elS) came before the court martial as
prisoner of state. 1t appeared tbs
the lnculpated millionaire had carrie
his seditIon on his sleeve. He ha
run at the mouth alb ut his plans an
had entrusted grave secrets to me-
who could not retain them. 1t wa
easy therefore to prove that he linear
ing said Claus Spreckrls) was a cor
splrator against the act and dignity {
the Provisional Government of Ge
many (meaning the Provisional Coy
eminent of the Hawaiian Islands
The sentence of the co lrt was that h
estates and credits should be conf
Gated and his persop banished fror
the country. Already he had lost &c