The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-15
by business jealousies-of which
l know nothing at the present time"
WORKED HARD TO CONVICT
ASHFORD TELLS ABOUT HAWAIIAN
RENOr IITIOMISTS

ASHFORD TELLS ABOUT HAWAIIAN
REvoLUTIoNIsTs
Among the exiles from Hawaii who ar
rived in this city by the steamer Arawa yes
terday was G. w. Ashford, leading at
torney of Honolulu, an ex-Attorney-Gen-
eral and an ardent constitutional royalist.
He is at present guest at the Lick House.
According to Mr.. Ashford, who related his
experiences during an interview last night,
the Provisional Government of Hawaii re-
sorted to some rather queer practices in its
prosecution of revolutionists, suspects and
sympathizers after the attempted insurrec-
ton of January 6.
81 will relate some facts that will sound
almost incredible" said Mr.. Ashford. "For
instance, Charles E. Dunwell a British
subject, who came from Jamaica to Hawaii
about three years ago, was arrested on suS-
plclon of being q sympathlZer with the eX-
Queens cause and of knowing something
about alleged plots and intrigues to restore
her to power. There was no specific charge
brought against him. Dunwell was thrown
into dark cell, was stripped of all his
clothing and was kept there for fourteen
hours without food. | was also in prison
at the time, having been arrested on the
pretext of suspicion.
"When Dunwell was first arrested he
piled that he knew nothing whatever
against me as regarded the Government or
otherwise. The Marshal and Mr.. Kinney,
the iudge-advocate then told him to try
and remember something the next day
after he had spent the night naked in the
dark cell. After fourteen hours Dunwell
was called upon to state whether or not he
had recalled anything which he could give
as testimony against me on the charge of
misprision of treason. He replied that he
had not. He was then placed in an ordi-
nary cell where he was kept for several
weeks, but was finally discharged.
Alexander Smith, halfcaste and non
combatant, was arrested on mere suspicion.
He was very sick when taken into custody.
Shortly after being arrested he was con-
fronted with charge of treason. He de-
MED the charge. He was then stripped of
all his clothing and placed in a tank of
cold water to make him confess. When
taken out of the tank Smith tainted and
fell, striking the back of his head on the
edge of an iron bucket, thereby sustaining
serious wound. His subsequent i'll treat
ment and sickness completely broke his
spirit. He was subdued and finally
pleaded guilty of misprision of treason. He
was sentenced to five years Imprisonment
and to pay fine of $1,000. He is now in
prison serving his sentence.
can Englishman, whose name I am not
now at liberty to tell was arrested without
any specific charge being made against
him. While in Jail he was visited by
military officer, who was a member of the
commission. This officer took the Eng
lishman up on the roof of the jail and there
offered him $1,000 and his liberty if he
would give evidence that would convict
my brother, V. V. Ashford. He declined,
was kept in jail another month and then
released.
"There was another British subject, Mr.
Richards, who fell under the ban of the