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

the Ashfords. 1t was the confession
If the entire affair. Why go outside
to falsely accuse them Why should
Davies do il Ashford says not, but
says he was mistaken. It Is impOs-
sible for his friend To say that by mis-
take
IL Nowlein is not reliable aud the
court says so, we will not use him
again, even IL il breaks down every
prosecution remaining.
The statements are corroborated.
Crime will out. Mr.. AshfOrd's hack
man, Lee Tong, is a very bad witness
to get around. In the heat Of the day
he goes around In q circle along q
sandy, uninviting road; then at the
entrance TO the park turns around,
drives back, meets Nowlein, and
drives right home.
And what OF NoWlein? Was he
taking the air? He drove to the
bridge and came right in.
The guilt was upon him. The Wal
mRnalo was at seq. He was running
a revolution and had his hands full.
There was no time for aimless drives.
with G.. w. Ashford and the four with
". V. Ashford? They are admitted
to have occurred all within q very
short time, and 1t is something he
had never done before.
Misprison of treason to my mind is
in some respects worse than treason
itself. One in the active pursuit Of
treason becomes dulled to the enor-
nifty of his offense, like opium smok-
ers. But he who comes upon treason
full blown has no such feeling.
Mr.. Ashford, at any time between
Sunday and Thursday, with five words
to the Marshal, could have averted
the entire catastrophe. Outlay OF
money, crowded prisons and women
at the gates; all this hung in the bal
ance, and a word could have turned 1T
one way or the other. But he would
not say il. What must have been his
feelings, when with no active open
part In the work of treason to keep
his mind engaged and relieve him of
thoughts, he simply stood by in rest
less and guilty silence and watched
for the blow to fall upon this city?
Did he, as the time approached, feel
no impulse to warn the all uncon-
scious citizens Of this town OF what
hung over them?
Did he see no woman or child that
he wished was safely out of danger;
or, was it simply cold-blooded, calcu-
lating selhshness which led him to
wish it to come; for the chance that
in the overturning the wheel Of for
tune might turn his way?
The fact remains he kept silent
while that guilty thing at sea lay,
waiting like q beast Of prey, for a
chance to steal down upon this city to
inaugurate, as far as human foresight
could foreteli, a carnival OF bloodshed,
which would have made that night
the ST. Bartholomew of Hawaii.
At the close of Captain Kinney's
argument a recess was taken to await
the arrival of the twenty-five natives
awaiting trial. When the court re-
turned at 1915 Colonel Fisher, Cap
tain Ziegler and Captain Pratt were in
their old seats.
The natives brought to trial were II.
G. Ulukou, Keki, Keolo, Tommy All,
Inoaole, John Pike, Kaanaana, WILL
lam Kekoa, Ella, Sam Hookano, Ka-
hikikolu, Koia Kapena, Waianae,
Keawe, HikiIea, George Makalena,
Kamae, Kalawalu, James II. Bush,
Buff Moepali, Manuel Rosa and John
Wise. All excepting Wise did not
care for counsel. After consultation
was asked for Wise. The charge not |
having been made, Wise was with |
drawn, and will probably be arraigned !
on q charge of misprisiOn of treason.
Ulukou objected to Captain Camara |
sitting in judgment upon his case, as |
some years ago they had business |
dealings which resulted in hot words |
between them. Captain Camara was |
excused. This was the only objection |
offered, and the court was duly sworn |
and the accused given opportunity to |
plead. The general plea was not guilty |
to melting or abetting the rebellion,
and while nearly all admitted that |
they had taken up arms, they had
done so from fear of the consequences
threatened by the leaders. Consider
able time was consumed with explain
ing the true purpOrt OF the charge and
with the following re-
suits: Ulukou, not guilty; Keki,
guilty to charge and specifications;
Keolo, guilty to charge and specifica-
tions; Tommy All, the same-prisoner
was nearly Is years of age; Inoaole,
guilty to specifications and not guilty
TO charge; John Pike, guilty to speci-
ficatious excepting the clause "ab ct
ting, counseling Others" also guilty |
TO charge; Kaanaana, guilty to both |
specifications and charge; William
Kekoa, the same as Pike; Ella, not |
guilty; Sam Hookano, not guilty; |
Kahikikolu, not guilty; Koia Kape-
ma, not guilty; Waianae, not guilty; |
Keawe, not guilty; Hikilea, not |
guilty; George Makalena, not guilty; |
Kamae thought he was not guilty Of |
treason because he had not taken the |
oath to support this Government
plea of not guilty; Kalawalu, not |
guilty; James H. Bush, not guilty; |
Buff Moepali, not guilty; Manuel |
Rosa, not guilty.