The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-20

eating the flesh OF horse that had died
from disease. 1t is fear that is killing the
people and not cholera.
'In regard to my Imprisonment it was
a travesty on justice, and L was held in
Jail day after day because [ would not
sign a paper generating the Government.
| insisted upon a trial, but they would not
give me one, and finally they let me go,
just as they did dozen others. Then they
boycotted me, and in self-preservation [
had to sell out part of my business and
come to California. In order to arrest me
for 'misprison of treason they had to have
thirteen counts against me. The entire
thirteen allege the same offense, the
phraseology only being different. One of
them reads:
That the said Samuel Nowlein at Honolulu
in the island OF Oahu. one of the Hawaiian
Islands, while owing allegiance to the Republic
OF Hawaii at divers times within three months
now last past. did consplre with divers other
persons to overthrow, put down and destroy,
by force, the Republic of Hawaii and the Gov
eminent thereof, and 10 levy war against it.,
and to oppose by force the authority thereof
and in pursuance of said conspiracy and in
effectuating and carrying out the same did
procure, counsel, incite, command and hire
others to commit treason against the Republic
of Hawaii and the Government thereof and to
muster and assemble to levy war against the
Republic of Hawaii and the Government
thereof, and that the said George Lycurgus,
while owing allegiance to the Republic of Ha-
wall, and having knowledge of the commission
of said treason and of the various matters in
this specification alleged, concealed the same
and did not, as soon as might be, disclose and
make known the same to some member of the
executive council, or to some; Judge of court
of record, or to the marshall or to some sheriff
or deputy sheriff.
81 went to Hawaii in 1885," continued
Mr.. Lycurgus, "and was good and loyal
taxpayer at all times and in all circum-
stances. When the militia was ord cred
out in January, 1895, seventy-fve of them
came to my place at Sans Souci, near
Diamond BEAD, where the trouble broke
out, and quartered themselves on me.
When they marched away they marched
me with them, and [ had to tramp five
miles into Honolulu, and was then
thrown into jail. 1t was three weeks be-
fore | was allowed to see a friend, and in
the meantime they ransacked my place
and read all my private correspondence in
search of evidence against me. Twice
they sent friends to me to pursuade me to
leave the country and sign papers which
would release the Government from all
blame, but [ refused and insisted upon
being placed on trial.
"No one could have done more for me
than did Minister Willis. He stuck up for
the Americans through thick and thin and
on number of occasions went out of his
way to help US. He upheld the dignity of
the United States In splendid manner
and was consequently very much disliked
by the heads of the Hawaiian Govern
ment."
From San Francisco Lycurgus will go to
Washington, where he will present his
personal claim to the Government. From
New York he will go to London, then to
Paris and thence to Athens. At these
points he will act as the agent of members
of each nationality now residing in Hawaii
and having claims against the Hawaiian
Government.