The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-25

tue sum OF elh,OOO.
1t may be said too. in this connection,
that the amount was promised by Local
parties and that Mr.. W. II. Cornwell
knew little If anything of it; and, fur
Their that Tim Murray, of the American
League. was not one of the parties
singled out.
spirators and the Government employee
referred to occurred shortly after 1
o'clock Thursday night, June 2Sth, on
Nuuanu street. At this conference the
conspirator enjoined confidence and
close Sc crecy, and arranged for another
meeting the next night, June Goth, at
the same hour.
That meeting occurred at the house of
one of the intriguers near Waikiki.
Business was begun at 2 o'clock Satur-
day morning. Both plotters and the
primal object of their designs were
closeted together in close room. Sec
recy was rlgidly enjoined and the em-
ployee of the Government sat quietly
by and listened.
They wanted him TO do something,
but would not say what. The require
ment could be surmised and full explain
ations would follow in due course. He
cou'd understand He was also ex-
pected to work upon two other persons,
friends of his. The names would be
given later.
Money was to be the first reward. He
should receive $4,000 for compliance
would be like finding small fortune,
Besides, he would receive political
reward in case the scheme worked out
all right. Everything was business and
came from ''royalist headquart' RS. y
The soft hand of friendship was played;
the cup was touched; a certain peculiar
prejudice was worked upon. All was
believed to be running smoothly. 1t was
nearly daylight when the employee of
the Government had agreed to take the
matter under Amusement and report at
! o'clock the next morning This was
agreeable to his mysterious companions.
He arose to go, but was stopped. He
must see those two friends at once. If
everything was all right they would
also receive $4,000 each. The money
was at hand and could be produced
when required.
The next night, June 30th, at IL
O'Clock, one of the intrigurers appeared
at the corner of King and Nuuanu
streets, opposite VOTERS saloon. He
stood in the shadows, without moving,
for nearly forty minutes. Then he
stepped into the light and was distinctly
seen and recognized. After waiting
sometime longer he becam restless and
wheeling around he walked hastily
away out King street toward the Gov.
ernment building, disappearing In thu
haze of distance, as the employee of the
Government came into view.
In the meantime something else haC
been going on. Certain officers of the
law had been furnished the full circum
stances, and more than one lantern haC
been turned upon the secrets of tn,
Royalist agents. Every movemen
made by the conspirators was undo
|. surveillance. Every change in affairs wa
noted, and the words uttered in confer
ences were overheard and recorded.
Then mistake was made. A com
- lnt Col
) which reached one of the conspirator
and told him as much as that every
thing was known to the Government
That exploded the whole business. Tn,
| employee of the Government and thu
two emissaries of the ex-Queen annulle'
their engagements, and the latter TIVE
5 divided stakes and quit.
The above explains the last icon
t spiracy' case. 1t was intended t.
amount to something, but shared tn
fate all such things must share; and ha
it not been published abroad it woui
. likely never have been published here
AS for the money offered by the con
in hand at the time the proposition wa
made. Good circumstantial evidence
however, makes it morally certain tina
the money was offered by prominen
royalists in Honolulu, and would hav
been put up had the proper time for il
2 use arrived without mourning persona
DANCER