The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-25

on foot and in carriages, the vendors
of flowers were as persistent as ever,
although trade was livelier than usual
with them, the band played its best
and everyone seemed good natured
and happy, even the exiles themselves.
Some few had feared that some kind
OF demonstration would be made at
the wharf by the friends of those who
were leaving their country for their
country's good, but nothing of the
kind was attempted. They spent their
enthusiasm in purchasing leis with
which to decorate the exiles, in hearty
handshakes and alohas for the future.
The political prisoners who were
given passports from the Foreign
Office instead of obtaining them in
the usual way at the Custom-house
were eleven in number: John Radin,
James Brown, Fred Wundenberg,
Charles Creighton, A. p. Peterson, +.
H. Redward, p. O.. Camarinos, A Car
rianne, Arthur White, Frank Honeck
and Nick Peterson, the latter deciding
to go at the last minute.
Charles Creighton was interviewed
by an ADVERTISER reporter few
minutes before his departure and
in answer to the question why
he made up his mind to leave the
country, replied:
Anything was preferable to the
life we had to live at the prison; not
that we had anything in particular to
complain of in the way of food or
accommodations, which were all we
could expect, and Mr.. Low made it
as pleasant as he could for us consist
emily with his duty as jailOr. But
you don't know what six weeks
almost solitary confinement will do for
q man. Mind you we were only
allowed four hours exercise in the
yard out of the twenty-four. But the
WEAKNESS of that cell life is indescrib-
able. 1t puts a man in that mental
condition that he would do anything,
say anything, sign anything, even to
signing away his own life, to get away
from it and out in the free air again."
tBy the way, Mr.. Creighton" said
the reporter, chow about that docu-
ment you signed to procure your free
dom? Have you a copy Of it?"
mo, have not. We were not al
lowed to take copies, although asked
for one"
Scan you give me the substance
of it?".
in these words, and being q lawyer
it is about as near right as memory
can make it:
Whereas, the undersigned, Charles
l.. Creighton, resident Of Honolulu,
Island of Oahu, is now confined in
Oahu Jail upon the charge of compl-
city in the recent rebellion; and
Whereas, the said Charles L.
Creighton is DESTROYS of leaving the
Islands of Hawaii on or before Febru-
airy 23d, 1895;
NOV, therefore, permission is here
by given the said Charles l.. Creigh-
ton to do so, upon the condition that
he does so leave on or before said date
at his own expense and without re-
course on the Republic of Hawaii. 1t
is further agreed that during the alb
sence of said Creighton from the Re-
public no charge arising out of his
completely in the late rebellion will
be made against him by or for the
Republic, and that the period Of such
absence shall be entirely at the pleas
ure of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
of said Republic
About this time the last whistle
blew and bidding aloha to Mr..
Creighton and his friends the reporter
sought the dock.
In casting off from the wharf, the !
sudden tightening of the bow line of |
the steamer from the steam winch |
Knocked down little boy who was |
700 close to it. In falling the boy
graZed his cheek on the wharf so that !
the blood flowed. This so scared the |
young lady who was with him that |