The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-06-27
From Daily, June "a )

Yesterday afternoon three men
were arrested on a charge Of con-
spiracy. They were T. B. Walker,
Archibald Sinclair and E. C.
Crick. The arrests were made
about 2:30 o'clock.
Sinclair and Crick were found at
the Central House on Alakea street.
They were taken down to the sta
ton house by Captains Juen and
Kahookana. Both men surren-
dered quietly, and declined to say
anything regarding the charge
made against them. Walker was
arrested by Captain Parker shortly
after in saloon. The three men
were locked up in separate cells,
and nobody was allowed to see
them yesterday. Marshal Hitch
cock refused to grant them bail.
The news of the important arrests
spread very rapidly. 1t worried
the royalist faction, as a rumor was
current that a number of other
alleged conspirators were to be run
in. The following is copy of the
complaint:
"E. G. Hitchcock, being first
sworn, says: 7. B. Walker, Archi-
bald Sinclair and e. C. Crick, at
Honolulu, within three months
last past, were guilty of the
crime of conspiracy by mali
ciously and reasonably conspir-
ing and concerting with others,
to the affiant unknown, to
overthrow and put down and
destroyed by force the Provisional
Government of the Hawaiian Isl
ands, and to levy war against said
Provisional government and to OPP
pose by force the authority thereof,
and by force to seize, take and
possess certain property of said
government, to wit: the govern
ment building now occupied by the
executive council of said govern
ment, contrary to the authority of
the same"
The warrant was signed by Judge
Foster.
Yesterday afternoon the resid-
ence of John Cummins was search
ed by the police, but no arms or
ammunition were found. The Cen
trail house was also searched, and
two rifles and two revolvers were
found. The weapons are supposed
to be the property of Crick and Sin
clair.
The following is the law covering
the charges made in the indict-
ment, being a portion of act 3, to
amend chapter 6 of the penal
code relating to treason
SECTION 5.-If two or more persons
conspire to overthrow, put down or
destroy by force the Provisional Gov
of the Hawaiian Islands, or
to levy war against it, or to oppose
by force the authority thereof, or by
force to prevent, hinder or delay the
execution of any law thereof, or by
force to seize, take or possess any
property thereof contrary to the
authority thereof, each of them shall
be punished by fine of not less than
five hundred dollars, and not more
than five thousand dollars; or by i'm
prisonment at hard labor for not less
than six months nor more than six
years, or by both such fine and i'm
1t may be news to the general
public to know that the chain of
evidence in the conspiracy, which
eliminated in yesterdays arrests,
has been accommodating since about
March 23d last. Shortly after Mar
shall Hitchcock took Office the chase
began. The determination was
formed when the matter was first |
taken in hand that no arrests were !
TO be made for trivial reasons.
Adherence to this policy has won
the authorities a reputation for
timidity which has been, perhaps, |
not justified. The seeming timid-
ty of the government was due to
,he determination to do no injus-
ice, and to arrest no person on so
grave charge as conspiracy or
reason without having sufficient
evidence to secure conviction under |
ordinary circumstances.
It was not until Thursday morn
ng that Marshal Hitchcock was
prepared to act, and the arrests
rere expected to have taken place
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