Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-02-15
FOUR SENTENCED.
Leaders OF, the Hawaiian Re-
bellion Found Guilty of
Treason.
QUEEN ILLS TRIAL NEXT.
Officials Claim to Have Suf-
fiCient Evidence to
Convict. -.

VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. 11.-Hawaiian
advices by steamer Warrimoo to Feb. 2:
There is a lull in affairs here and quiet
will probably reign until the military
court now sitting will have finished its
work. There are a large number or
conspiracy cases yet to be t1ied and the
probabilities are that the court will sit
for two or three weeks at least. Great
interest is attached to the forthcoming
trial Of the ex-queen. The government
claims to have more than sufficient evi.
-dence to convict her. What II punish
ment will be in case of conviction il
hard to con- cture. Her case will prob
ably come up OH next Monday. She IS
charged with treason.
Findings in Twenty four Cases.
The military commission has brought
in findings in ri cases. OF this numb be-
two were acquitted. The others We're
all found. guilty and sentences were
fixed by the commission subject to re.
view by President Dole. The sentences
vary much, all the way from sentence
of death to imprisonment for five years,
with fines. The lowest senteuce for
treason by the Hawaiian statutes is i'm
prisonment for five years and a fine Of
not less than $5,OOO The six leaders
were all sentenced to be hanged. They
are Charles T. Gulick, William Fl.
Rickhard, William S. Seward, Robert
w. Wilcox, Sam Nowlein and Henry
Bertelman. Sentence in the last two
cases will be committed, as both men
have
Furnished Valuable Evidence
for the government Gulick was born
in this country Rickard is an English
man. Wilcox is Hawaiian. The only
one of the four who is entitled to the
protection of the United States is
William r. Seward. AS yet no date has
been set for the executions. The only
important case tried before the military
courts since the departure of the Aus
tralia was w. V. Ashford. He is
charged with treason. A batch Of 20
native rebels charged with treason is
now occupying the attention Of the
court United States Minister Willis
has changed his attitude somewhat
since last advices. He is not
So Belligerent in His Demands.
His latest communication to the govern
ment is a request that if the death pen
atty is imposed in cases Of any Ameri-
cans that the executions be postponed
until he can communicate with his gov
ernment. The British commissioner
has made similar request. Thus far
but two men who claim American pro-
lection have been tried. They are Louis
Marshall, charged with open rebellion,
and Thomas Walker, who pleaded
guilty to the charge Of treason. The
government has decided to Danish three
persons from the islands for complicit:;
in the rebellion. They are J. E. Grams
ton and A. E. Muller, for conspiracy to
use dynamite, and J. B. Johnstonc,
special police officer,
To Turn Traitor.
The men will be sent on the Warrimoo
Cranston and Muller were to blow up
the Central Union church on the night
when the rebellion broke out. OF the
three exiles Johnstone is British sub
ject, Cranston an American and
Muller German. They say
they do not know what they
were arrested for, We're given no trial,
were kept confined without any chance
of communication and did not know
they were to leave until the Warrlinoo
whistled to leave. Johnstone will r.
main at Vancouver, but the others say
they will not leave the steamship, but
will return on her to Honolulu when
she goes back. They claim they have
been victims of gross outrage.