New-York tribune., 1895-02-11
EXILED FROM HA WAII.
STORIES OF ALLEGED AMERICAN AND
BRITISH SUBJECTS AT VICTORIA.
THEY SAY THAT ALTHOUGH NOT INVOLVED :"
THE REVOLUTION. THEY WERE KEPT IN
PRISON SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN FOR
CIBLY PUT on BOARD THE STEAMER
"A PROTEST MADE THROUGH
MINISTER WILLIS.

Victoria, b. c. Feb. 10. Crapston. who as
serts that h. is an American citizen. and who il
one Of the Hawaiian exiles who arrived mere Oh
the Warrimoo, makes a statement In substance
as follows:
The so-called revolution in the Hawaiian ISLANDS amos
began on Sunday evening, January o. some onn, e,e
snd amer et 'i1'S only to go out twce-tO dinner
and ID to the 5pay o ahe house said 70
must be something going on, as lots OF men are
bnTsY some ap With guns" The house was room
ing in about one block from me me gatc but
nI'a;s not seeing q any one returned room and
resumed reading. and so continued unr pe'spS neps
mopnn M and %"Sa Sas awakened Wake BY Mr. Muller sen
teman who was employed by me and at tne sdnS ,,nS
the ee wndowslinds isdcssS He said: Get up there |:
Ans asked We hat sfa ss st eur
There is revolution or something. and V0'u"'
haYe sp e hs had then
been allowed to enter. went m an ana comnany
&fter had dinner returned to yy,n my place Wb,Is Is
business and then WeHT 9Tom seattle he asked me
had d gun lie fad M saa nS that that he M" had heard
the throat OF every & White n beeve on anW
thing Of the kind such stories s,, were manS wso
to saima ann hsP ts ony ' Of such
sbiity taking place would take up arms c wni,s me
stree Sr @e'S when Consisted Of about twelve men one
% whom as Mr.. Norris, the Editor OF "Holomua,
a daily newspaper VINO were marcahihs Snms GoMn had
euns some revolvers. and think few had clubs.
They were escorting prisoners TO the Oaha prison.
Upon leaving my friend, continued about my my
nrison found a few white men guard. Fur
ther on met two policemen walking behind two
gentlemen; the latter, l presume. also pris-
on my return purchased newspaper. went TO
nv office and was detailing to my friend what
had seen. when suddenly the door was thrown open
and about tour or fve policemen. with rifles, six
perfect walking arsenals-walked in. The COM
nander In chief. whatever he was said MIR.
Cranston and Mr.. Muller, arrest you" When
l asked II he had any papers, he replied This 10
martial law: We don't need any, and arrest
you anyhow" ! replied "All right" Mr. Muller
asked them TO walt until he finished making an
ished reading the newspaper. When through. we
walked out. locking the door after We found
outside a hack and a big crowd looking on. When
were seated. policemen climbed into the hack
driven the station house. Arriving there every
thing except tobacco and matches was connscated;
Then were put into yard where we Iouh1
about hve or six men In snodt h h,ns hms ,uwsiIX
escorted out By another Datch OF po"ve'
men and nondescripts
CRANsTON's EXPERIENCE IN PRISON
We were marched down to the prison; arrived
about n nn and were searched again. AT hrst
vve we're plaoed IN separate cells but upon being
moved into other quarters, two were put into one
tcelI an wa Judged that some more prisoners had
haen sent in Again In the evening We were
moved TO other cells. where We spent the night
AZ about 6 o'clock in the evening the guards
biscuits This was all We had to eat until 1880