New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-16

Neumann made series Of objections TO the
jurisdiction Of the Commission and to trial by It's
members. All these overruled.
The charges and specifications read. the
cx-Queen being permitted to remain seated Mr..
Neumann then asked for postponement for an
| other day before pleading to the charges. as ne
had not had time to formulate objections to them
! He had to be counsel for most OF the prisoners
nearly all the other lawyers being either under
arrest or else taking testimony from prisoners
The case was accordingly continued to the next
morning The American and British representa-
tives were present, as well large number o'
| officials and naval officers In plain ciotheS
The trial was resumed on February g. 1t was
learned that from TO 8 o'clock on the previous
morning Captan Robert Parker OF the police
| had urged the ex-Qucen 10 make fun confession
| Of her knowledge Of and the part she took in the
! late rebellion He thought such an open avowal
might secure the release of many of her partisans
now in prison he labored without success. The
ex-Queen maintained that she innocent Of
| the whole affair and laid the blame for tn" up
rising upon Samuel Nowlcin. He had planned
the whole thing without consulting her at all.
She became much excited. and declared that the
authorities had agreed that she should not hc
molested by any persons except Noumann and
Wilson speaking to her on these matters. Parker
appears 10 have acted his own response
bil.ty. in the interest Of many prisoners.
MIR Neumann began by obiertine on the
ground that no order convening military COM
mission had been served on the prisoner. Major
Potter testified that a copy Of such order was
served with the papers. Mr.. Neumann then re-
peated the inc objections to the Jurisdictions
Of the commission which he had made in all his
former cases namely that no act of war now
existed justifying such a commission; that such
a tribunal could try only military offences, ard
that treason and misprisiOn OF treason We're
offences against the statute Law ana could be
tried only by a jury IN a civil court
The eX-Queen. through her counsel then de-
eli mod q he IN
charges. The Court directed 4 plea Q! not guilty
to be entered
RETAINERS OF LILIJOKALANI TESTIFY
The first witness was Charles Clark. who had
been two years retainer at Washing,on Pace
on the night of January over thirty armed
guards were there Their arms were dug up
of the yard between and : =. IN. They had
been buried there last year, when report arose
that Washington Place was 10 be GNarche1 TWO
watches set Of sixteen or seventeen men
each Witness was Informed by Now.ein that a
movement TO be made al ! a, m that night
and ordered by him 10 hold Wash'ngton
Place against all corners. Bombs wer" 10 be used
against any attacking force At midnight the
arms reburiod as Nowein had brought
word that the movement was off. On sunday
January G. Nowlein ordered witness 10 get ready
as the movement was 10 be made al 6 n. IN. IN
Monday The were again dug up ant the
men armed Witness met the ex-Queon at
O'Clock on Sunday evening and tod hei "i tne
expected movement. She replied that Nowlen
had told kcr. and she hoped Il would toe "A sic
cess That night he saw the Government soldiers
assembling. and told her; me said she was ao,-
| ry The bombs Were ;hen exhibited In court
| Witness stated that iron bombs were brought -
| Washinton Place OF the sunday before New
Years by Mr.. Nowein.
The second witness was Jacob Kanuwal. who
| mas been for two years n retainer AT Washn--
| ton Plac. ON Fridiy morning. January !. h.
testified the ex-Qucer asked him what the news
was If last night. lie told her the business had
been successful. On the following sunday hEnt
| The guns were distributed 20 the guards again
Sometimes Nowcin and sometimes Llionkalan
gave witnrss orders a. 10 his duties ABOUT me
place.
heated his former Testimony 20 having en-
crossed eleven commissions for nis employer -
he finished each one .he looked II over and
signed IT, He also copied a form ~ constNuii.
for the monarchy not long before ne copied ~"
commissions. near the end ~ last December ie
gave the constitution 10 Nowle.n. ON N" night
of January he saw thirty or forty armed men
guarding Washington Place. IL understood mat
arms were to be landed Al Kakaakp l. rest .rc
the monarchy under Liliuokalani. she told h.n
tho commissions were des;rOy ~ the morning
after the trouble at WaikaikA He helped thr Of
ncals search for them on The morning ai'ei s"e
arrested.
SAMUEL NOWLEIN's STORY.
Samuel Nowle.n then took the stand Hc rr-
peated his former testimony about planning and
executing the uprising lie had conversation
with the Queen. before starting about the in-
tended uprising at Kakaako. He told her be
would do something that night which he would
explain later on. After learning Friday morn
ing that arms had been landed beyond Diamond
Head. he told the Queen about it. She said she
was sorry 1t had not come OFF, Cross-cXamin"i.
the witness declared that he did moi after New
Years tell the Queen anything about the tm".
place or manner Of the uprising. ON Friday
morning he spoke 10 her o; the failure of 'he
undertaking she said she had heard OF IL. lie
told her nothing Of new plan Of uprising from
Waikaiki.
". o. Smith the Attorney General. testified
that the uprising entirely unexpected. The
first intirnation was toward night on sunday. that
arms had been landed al Bcrlenann's only
vague runors had been previously received. Mcn
were out in every direction, but nothing definite
could be learned. Nothing was seen Of any ve'-
sci
The Gover..men, closed It's case at II a. N. on
February : Mr.. Ncumann. for The prisoner tA"n
called twelve Wcl-known residents oi HonoMu,
all except one Of whom testified 10 Il long ac-
uuaintauce with Charles Clark. the ex-'llccn's re-
toinnr Th4v testified that his reputation for
truth and veracity was bad. and that they would
not believe him upon oath If 1t should Dc Tor ha
interest TO lie.
Iu.u.OKALANI ON THE WITNEss-sTAND-
II was on the third day of her trial that the
cx-Queen took the stand in her own DehaIi. 9he
spoke in Hawaiian, Luther wilcox Interpreting
Her tones were low ana distinct. In beginning
her testimony. she sad:
On SUNDAY afternoon January g. rode out
Joe Iic.c'nhi and rhariog 'larE accompanying
me We drove NuDanu, Judd, i''ka ana @ n,s s
SIS ana pasi Kan.ehaIseha school ret"hs' ~
O'Clock and went IN II family prayers, @ nli no,
sec Clark again until the next daJ. '.iI HVt -"
him betwoen and 5 that Sunday ovenlns' as he
testified , eel. I'll
you a. follows: sam Now!en haS toa me ne, me ne
time has come for the movement. ana you ia io1
p.jcd Won hoped il would be successful you had
heard Of IT before from sam Nowie'n? "A 49,
Q.-On the same evening. Al !. M uld hr "a
you that you were surrounded ana the '"'eIh-
ment troops weIe out? A.-\o. -
Odd YOU say YOU were sorry the Goternnieit
had goi On TO ~ A.-No did no, see him al az
that evening Josefh Kaawai works for me hy day
AS a v.archrnan do not RENE nber seeing him on
Friday the 9Th | had no conversation with hiH
that day / did not ask If there was any news