The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
FATE on QUEEN LII.
Much Interest In Her Forth.
coming Trial,
SHE Is CHARGED WITH TREASON,
Fhe Six Leaders of the Revolution All
Sentenced to Death Only One Entitled
to the Protection of the United States.
willis Attitude Changed.

VICTORIA, =. c., Feb. ll..-Hawaiian
advices by steamer WarrimOo to Feb, ,,
are as follows:
There is lull in affairs here and
quiet will probably reign until the mill
tary court now sitting will have fin
ished its work. There are large
number of conspiracy cases yet to be
tried and the probabilities are that the
court will sit for two or three weeks at
least. Great interest is attached to the
orthcoming trial Of the ex.queen The
government claims to have more than
sufficient evidence 20 convict her Of
treason. What her punishment will bein
case of conviction is hard to conjecture,
Her case will probably come up on next
Monday. She is charged with treason.
The charge reads:
/. Treason, by engaging in an open
rebellion against the republic OF Hawai-,
by attempting by force of arms to over
throw and destroy the same and by
levying war against the same, and by
adhering TO the enemies Of the republic
Of Hawaii, giving them aid and comfort
within the Hawaiian Islands and else
where.
2. Treason by aiding, abetting, pro
curing, counselling, melting, counte.
nancing and encouraging others to com
NIT treason and to engage in open re-
bellion against the republic Of Hawaii,
and to attempt by force of arms to over
throw the same, and to adhere to the
enemies of the republic of Hawaii, III
giving them aid and comfort in this
Hawaiian Islands and elsewhere,
There are six specifications in the
charge. The military commission has
! brought in findings in "a GASES. Their
names are: X. w. Wilcox, S, Nowlein
IL. +. Bertelman, Carl Widemann, w
| IL. O. Greig, Louis Marshall, w. @.
Lane, ]. C. June, G. T. Gulick, w. H
! Rickard, w. Il. Seward, T. b. Walker
Solomon Kauia, Pelahua, Lot Lane,
Thomas Poole, J. Kalaukoa, Robert
| Palu, j. w. Kipikane, Kiolana, Joseph
Clark, d. Januha, w. Widdifeld and
Joea Kiakahi. OF the foregoing ID,
! Jahnua and j. Kalaukoa were acquitted
The others were all found guilty and
sentences were fixed by the commission
subject to review by President Dole
! The sentences vary much, all the way
! from sentence Of death to imprison
ment for five years with fines, The
| lowest sentence for treason by the
Hawaiian statute is imprisonment fol
five years and fine of not less than
$1,000. The F'I leaders were all sen
fenced to be hung. They are; Charles
! T. Gulick, William H. Rickard, William
T. Seward, Robert w Wilcox San
| Nowlein and Henry Bertelman. Sen
| tence in the last two cases will be com
muted, as both men have furnished val
liable evidence for the governments
Gulick was born in this country, Rick
ard is an Englishman. Wilcox is Z
! Hawaiian.
The only one of the four entitled L
the protection Of the United States il
William Seward. AS yet no date has
been set for the executions. The onl,
important case tried before the military
court since the departure of the Austria
liza was that of V. v. Ashford. He Il
charged with treason. A batch OF q
native rebels, charged with rebellion, IL
now attracting the attention OF th'
court.
URited States Minister Willis haI