The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-25
HAWAIIAN KINGDOM.
THE Ex-QUEEN FOUND GUILTY OF
TREASON.
She May Have to Spend Term o
Years in Prison-Pr1nce DAVID
Also Found Guilty.
Special to the RECORD. UNION.

Special to the RECORD UNION
HONOLULU. Feb. I7.-Ex-Queen Liliuo-
kalani has been found guilty OF misprls-
ion of treason, and is now awaiting the
sentence of court. Rumor has II that she
may be placed in confinement Tor nVe
years, but Attorney-GeneralS smith stated
that her sentence has not been approved
ss yet by President Dole According 10
the Attorney-General she Will not De sen'
out of the country.
Prince David has also been tried ana
found guilty, but has not yet been SEN
fenced.
The Government caused the arrest OF
3Sl persons since the 9th of January. OK
that number ninety have oeen trleu
before the military court. Sentences IN
but twenty-four cases have been mace
public, those of twenty-three natives
charged with mISpriSiOn OF treason
Fifty-five men have been released by
the authorities and the military court ac-
quilted two. Three men, Cranstoun,
johnstone and Mueller, were deported.
The military court is still in session.
and about 200 cases remain 10 be tried yet.
V. V. Ashford was turned over TO the
Marshal on the 10Th inst. de was trled
on charge of misprlsIon OF trea son anu
found guilty. He has been sentenced 10
one year in Jail and to pay line OF SI,UUo.
The twenty-three natives convicted OF
treason have been sentenced to prison 1or
terms varying from five to ten years. In
each case fine of $500 was imposed, put
this was remitted by President Dole. I've
following is the list of those whose sem
fences have been made public:
Solomon Kauai, eight years: Apele-
hama, seven years; Lot Lane, i've years;
Thomas Poole, ten years; Robert Palau,
ten years; j. w. Bipikane, ten years;
Kiliona. five years; Joe Clark, ten years;
NT5HasEnII fNrn Innip
kaikahi, eight years; Mahuka, keliuewa,
Liwai, kameakani, alias Plpl, PunaIua,
Samuel kalalau, Patrick Lane, Samuel
X. Kaloa, Kilohana, Mamiel huhio,
Henry Mahoe, Nakaikuahine and Tom
Pedro, each five years.
The latest sentence approved by the
President is that OF John Bowler. He is
sentenced to five years imprisonment
and fined $1,000 on a charge of nisprision
of treason. The degrees of punishment
melted out to the conspirators found in
Btant favor among the people genera lly,
though some were of the opinion shat
Bipikane at least should have been sum-
marily dealt with.
The following persons have been al
lowed their liberty with the underSta I'd
ing that they viii leave the country
within reasonable length OF time: john
Radln, Fred Harrison, f. II. Redward q,
i. J. Levey, Arthur White, q. il. Rit-
man, j. Z. White, L. j. CamarinOs, NJ. &.
Bailey, a. Mcdowell, j. Carianne, Fred
Wundenburg and James Brown.
The latter have signed an agreement
that they will not return to this country
until granted permission by the Govern
ment. Several of the men called on Brit
ism Commissioner Hawes, but he gave
them TO understand that be would not in
terfere in their behalf, as they admitted
their guilt when they signed the agree
ment.
A strong fight is being made to save the
neck OF w. Ii. Richard, one of the con-
demned men. He is a member of the
Masonic order That body has interested
itself IN his behalf. The Government is
very reticent regarding the date set tor
the EXECUTIONS to take place.
The steamer Australia, leaving here
on the 23d instant, win carry away a
number of men who took part IN the re-
bellion and who are leaving of their own
accord, sooner than stand trial.
Martial law is still in force. In all
probability the hours viii be extended
until 1880 o'clock at night, SO as not To
1nterfere with social functions.
WALKERS DEPORTATION.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.-Among the
arrivals on the steamer Gaelic from Homo.
lulu was L. d. Walker of the schooner
Norma, who, according to the stories cir
culated. was asked to leave the repu bliC
for the republics good. Mr.. Walker de.
MES this. and tells tale OF how be left OF
commercial business. Wake was origin
ally from Victoria, 3. c., and went tC
the islands first five or six years ago
There have been suspicious tor a long
time that he was engaged in opium snug
Cling from British Columbia TO Hawaii
and not long since the Norma was
believed to have unloaded a lot %
arms for the revolutionists at one %
the islands. AS Walker made frs
Quent trips back ana forth, the Gov
eminent considered It had a strong cas-
against him. Shortly after the recent at
tempt to restore the Queen, Mr.. Walk 81
was preparing TO sail Tor Victoria on tht
WariGs0O. AT the last moment he was
asked to see the Marshal. and wher. h
did so his passport was taken up. A
this, so Mr.. Walker stated, he went to Sc
President Dole, and then Attorne Y
General w. .. Smith. Both were abseL It
however, and he got little satisfactio
from subordinates. Then he went /
British Consul Halves, but Halves tolC
him it was time of war, and he got little
satisfaction from him.
The upshot of it was that he was de-
tanned till the Government could look
into his case, and then he got word tha
he was to be deported. Walker says tina
he was not deported, but there are init
nations that that is about what it amount
ed to.
Walkers story is that he did not really
own the Norma, but that she was Sin hi
NAME" while, in tact, Mr.. Roweu o
Honolulu was the proprietor. At TIN
same time. f. J. ClaXton, of Dolby
Claxton of Victoria, had her chartered
Walker tells that the Norman at the tim
she was supposed to be smuggling arm
and opium had really gone to the head o
Queen Charlotte Sound for salmon.
Walker proiessed loyalty TO the Ha
waiian Government, and says that jus
before the recent revolution he was pre-
pairing to visit London, with the concur
renee of President Dole and the Cabinet
TO raise funds for laying a ca bic from
Vancouver to Honolulu. Walker is ell
route 10 Victoria.