The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-16
Denies Completely With the
Hawaiian Uprising.
THE CHARGE IS TREASON.
The Penalty is Death. She Pre-
sents Paper Denying Con-
nection With the Plot. The
Argument in Court.
The Defense.
By Southern Associetol press.


of the eX-Queen upou the charge of
misprisiou OF treason, before n mill
tary commission began on the morn
ing of the 9th instant. over 200 per
sons were present, Il majority beiug
ladies'. Her counsel, Neumunn, mndo
series Of objections as to the jur
isdiction of the commission and to
trial by its members. All these were
overruled.
The charges and specifications
were srend, the accused being per-
mltted to remain seated. Neumann
then asked for II postpouemeut for
another day before pleading to the
charges, which was granted.
Second day, February 9th: 1t
| was learned that the previous morn
ing tie eX-Queen had been visited
| by Capt. Robert Parker, of the po-
lice, aud subjected to a trying sole.
| itatlon to make inll confession OF
her knowledge and OF what part she
took in the late rebellion. lie
thought such an open avowal might
secure the release of mauy OF her
partisaus now III prison. The eX.
Queen maintained that she was in-
| nocent OF the whole affair aud LAID
the blame for the uprising upon
Samuel Nowlein. He had planned
the whole business without consult
ing her nj all.
Mrs. Dominis, through her coun-
sci, declined to plead to the thirteen
specifications aud charges. The
| court directed plea OF not guilty
to be entered.
The first witness was Charles
Clark, who had been two years IA
retainer ut Washington Palace. On
the night OF Jrnuary Sd, over twenty
| arm ed guards were there. Their
arms were dug up out oi the yard
| between 6 and I p. IN. They had
| been buried there last year when u
report arose that Washington Palace
| was to be searched.
At midnight the arms were re.
| buried us Nowleiu had come and
told them the movement was oil.
! On Sunday, the 6th, Nowlein
ordered HIM to get ready, ns the
movement was to be made at q u. III.
on Monday. Witness met the ac
cnsed mt I O'clock Sunday evening
ana toid her of the expected move
mont She replied that Nowleiu
had told her, ana sne hoped 1t
would be u success. That night he
saw the government soldiers as.
| sembiinG and told the accused.
VIM. knae, the ext Queens private
secretary, repeated his former testi-
mony as to having cngrossed eleven
COMMISSIONS for tue accused As ho
finished each one she looked it over
aud signed 1t. He also copied a
| form OF constitution for the mon
archy not long before he copied the
commissions, near the end Of De-
cember last Tie gave the consttu
ton to Nowleln.
Samuel Nowlein took the stand.
He repeated his former testimony
Of planning aud executing the up.
rising. He had n conversation with
the Queen before starting about the
| uprising ~ kakaoko. lie told her
ns would do something that night
that he wonld explain later. On
learning Friday that arm, had been
landed beyond Diamond Head, he
told the Queen about II. She sa Il
| she was sorry 1t han not come oil.
CrosseXnmined, the witness de
clared TINT he did not after New
| Years tell the Queen any thing about
! the time, place nor munuer OF the
uprising.
Mr.. W. o. Smith, Attorney Gen.
eral, testified that the uprising was
entirely unexpected
The Government closed its case at
| II n. III.
Neumann for the accused then
called twelve well known residents
OF Honolulu, ,all but one of whom tes-
titled TO IL long acquaintance with
| Charles Clark, the eN Queens re-
tainer. They testified that they
would rot believe him under oath If
1t was for his interest 10 lie.
Mr.. Neumanu spoke forsan hour,
maintaining that the evidence failed
entirely To prove III tho accused any
knowledge whatever OF the uprising.
Judge Advocate Kinney responded
for 10 minutes, treating with de.
rision the possibility OF her Ignor-
anco of the conspiracy.
The trial closed at 2:30 y. N. An
act empowering the marshal to exc.
cn;e the sentence of the military
commission is being pushed rapidly
through the councils.
| On the last day OF the trial a long
statement written by the OK. Queen
was read in court. Int she SAID:
"Ihe movement undertaken by Hn.
Wallnns Hast mouth was absolutely
commenced without my knowledge,
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