New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-07
THE HAWAIIAN CONsPIRAToRS-
STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST THE ARRESTED MEN
president DOLEs GOVERNMENT 10
DEAL WITH THE DlsTURBERS OF
THE pFACF SHARPLY.


THE PEACE SHARPLY.
tto,oi,lu Dec 81. per steamer China via San
Francisco Jan 6-Three OF the conspirators' Bush'
Crlck and Nawahi. who were arrested Decehpel o.
were committed on the oath for trial by JURY l"eS
are refused bail and lodged in Oahu pris'"'
Young Weed. the fourth person arres-ed' was re-
leased The examination Of the conspirators occu-
pied five days from the lsth 10 the "a ohe ' al"
Gesen had been arrested soon after these arrcS'S,
bu, was released on bail. He mad been the speciai
c-ony and housc-nate Of Crick. and was hl!ihdte
with Bush writing for his paper. "Ka Leo 10
the CONSERVATION OF the prisoners van ''eSe" aP
peared as the chief witness against thcm ne h~'
been spy OF the Government and reVeaied d" 'ne
plans Of Bush and his associates to the Marsha"
Van Glesen mad been for many years Government
school teacher and Of sufficiently good record to
give great weight 20 his testimony other spes'
Osmer and McEvey c0rroborated Van Gieseh eVi-
dence Osmer deeply implicated Weed Out ia'ed
sufficiently 10 connect him with 5ush ana otnei
so that the charge Of conspring with them tailed
and ne was released Tinker. who had Deeh dr.
rested later was also released after ten Gays con-
Hnement notwithstanding rifles were found secrcied
In his house
The scheme Of the conspirators as FUZZY dlscloseu
by Van Giesen was somewhat elaborate. Ihder al
circumstances Il wholly impracticable. by
sudden movement the Executive building was 10
be surprised. the chief leaders and supporters OF
the Government arrested In their houses, telephone
wires cut certain stores radcd Of guns and ammu-
milton. staton-house blown up win dynamite anu
fifteen OF the principal street corners Of the city
occupied and held by armed squads, who were 10
capture all citizens reserves and volunteers seek
ing to assemble. None OF these formidable under
takings were original devices Of the conspira'ors
who seem 10 have been poor inventors as they
were calculators. All their plans had formed part
OF previous conspiraces Of Royalists rife during
the last eighteen months Lists Of street corners
TO be occupied were given by Van Gesen. well
as the OF the republican leaders TO be
rested. As 10 means for carrying out such formi-
dable and desperate plans the conspirators felt
sure OF the help Of large number OF whites and
half lfwhites They also relied upon the aid Of large
and miscellaneous nobs OF natives. all Of whom
were without military training and unaccustomed TO
lhe use Of arms The obstacles 10 be overcome
we're First. the strong and watchful garrison at
me Executive Building. consisting OF sixty en-
1ssed white men, thoroughly drilled in special
,urprise drill The building IL well fortified and
.ico with SIX r.ncu cannon and TWO eating
suns Second there Is o thoroughly drilled battalion
81 81 over 80 volunteers from the best white citizens.
,rr,ohs whom are fifty extra sharpshooters. Third;
s,e'e are 600 800 Of the citizen well armed
Sa Sau equipped and organized for prompt action by
'sx or night
~irne Government regards the matter serious. II
~. ~. 10 It's best to make wholesale example or
k.ce and to the sense OF security has been ex-
rnsnmey annoying. The continued existence OF such
dsnaspiracies has long made necessary heavy bur
y " military expenditure. For TWO years the citi-