San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-07
ABDICATION OF LILLI.
TRIAL OF THE ROYALIST REBELS
FOR TREASON.
The Philadelphia Arrives Rudolph
spreckels Wanted for His Part
in the RebelIion-other News
of HAWAII.

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others who took part in the rebel
lion. She hopes executive clemen-
cy will be exercised in their cases.
She expresses desire to live in
absolute privacy henceforth. The
Queens abdication was not uneX-
pected in many quarters. Its look.
ed upon as a ruse to secure clemency
when she appears before the mill
tary court now sitting.
Evidence Of a very damaging
character has been piled around
her. She was arrested on military
warrant January 10Th, escorted
to the executive building, and
confined under guard. Her house
was searched with the re-
suit OF finding the largest
amount ofarms and ammunition at
one time since the present trouble
began, including twenty-one dyna-
mite bombs. A number Of damag-
ing papers were also found. They
showed that Queen LilioukOlani
felt certain of restoration, as she
went so far as to have new
cabinet made out,governors for the
different islands selected, new
constitution prepared, and every
thing in readiness for the restora-
ton. Arrests for treason and con-
spiracy have been numerous. In
all 80 mon are under lock and key,
including the prisoners Of war.
The last OF the leaders to surrender
was Lot Lane, half white, and
considered dangerous.
When the military court was
convened by President Dole it was
decided to allow the prisoners coun-
sci. In most OF the cases Paul
Neumann was named. The follow
ing day Robert Wilcox, W. G. Lane,
James Lane, Samuel Nowlein, Carl
Wideman, VIM. Greig, Henry Ber-
tellman and Louis Marshall were
arraigned on the charge Of open re-
bellion. Wilcox, Bertellman and
Nowlein pleaded guilty. The
others refused to plead, on the
advice of counsel, and a plea of
not guilty was entered against
their names. A good deal of i'm
portant testimony was secured
from Nowlein nd!Bertellman, who
turned states evidence.
The murderer Of Charles l.. Car
ter has been found. He is half
white carpenter named Thomas
Poole. He admitted that he shot
him.
The trial Of the leaders was con-
cluded January 20, but the finding
Of the court has not been made
public. A member Of the court is
quoted as saying; of the death
penalty is imposed, the executions
will take place quietly and the
public will not be informed until
all is over. The profound secrecy
with which affairs are conduct
ed has led many citizens to believe
tho offenders will be dealt with in
lenient m amer.
January 81 Charles L. Gulick,
w. II. Richard, T. B. Walker and
w. Il. Seward were arraigned on
the charge Of treason. Walker
pleaded guilty.
1t is generally supposed Seward
purchased the arms and ammuni-
ton for the rebels duriag his recent
visit to San Francisco and the evil
dence in court confirmed this. 1t
was also stated by the witness that
John Cummings, formerly a cabinet
minister and now under arrest for
conspiracy, was told by Seward
that he had received letter from
the Queen telling him to 60 to San
Francisco, where he had been fur
nished with funds by Rudolph
Spreckels, with which to purchase
arms.
A friends Of Spreckels, named
Willis, is also implicated in the
transaction.
January oath, number of ma
tives were tried on a charge OF trea-
son. They were on the field of bat
tie. A fourth batch of prisoners
was tried on the following day.
The evidence against them was
conclusive. John Bowler, an Irish
man, was tried January 30, on the
charge Of treason. V. V. Ashford
Is on trial now on the same charge.
In all the above cases no verdict
has been brought in so far as the
public are aware Of. 1t is esti-
mated the commission will be in
session two weeks, as there are
large numbers OF prisoners to be
disposed Of.
Martial law still continues in Or