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He Places Government Evidence
Before Lawyer Davis.
ASHFORD TALKS TO REPORTERS.
He Thinks He VIII Return-pelahE or
Arthur Peterson's Dsath-Creightoh's
YersIon-Judge Dixon An Anhexa-
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fANCOUN Ed W. O'JJ 1A"AOA 80
Ten days ago a man named Houk, OF
Honolulu, arrived in Vancouver and
represented himself as a lawyer sent
By the Hawaiian Government to look
into the case pending between the
three deported men, Cranstoup, Muel-
Ter and tombstone, and the Canadian
Australian Steamship Company, that
carried them away from Hawaii.
Houk could not produce any papers
substantiating his story, and those
who could give him information re
fused to do so.
A week later E. p. Davis. O. c.,
who has had the case ostensibly for
the steamship company and practi-
eaIly for the Hawaiian Government,
got letter from Minister of Foreign
Affairs Hatch, advising him that
Judge Advocate Kinney, the prosecut-
ing attorney in the late court martial
at Honolulu, would call on him.
Judge Kinney's visit was kept so
secret that, although he came by way
of San Francisco, he had left Vancou-
yer on bis return before the nature OF
his visit was ascertained.
He called upon one person only,
Lawyer Davis. He came to him
armed with voluminous documentary
evidence bearing upon the case IN
point. He said he had been sent by
the Hawaiian Government to the
Coast for the purpose OF mastering the
details of the case, aud that the Gov
ernment was so much interested that
it had given him power to engage the
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case for Hawaii. He considered the
claims of the men preposterous. They
wanted $4,000 and they were barely
ekeing out an existence in Honolulu,
previous to their being deported, he
said.
Lawyer Davis said that it is true
that there is an agreement between
the Hawaiian Government ana the
steamship company, but he had seen
the agreement and was satisfied that
it was not binding on the Govern
ment. The Government was taking
the keen interest it did on account of
the constitutional question at issue.
Cranstoun, the American who was
deported, said that the Hawaiian
Government had put up bonds re-
Gently to the extent of the damages
asked, to insure the steamship com
pany against possible loss in the suit.
VANCOUVER tB c }, March 23.--Ad-
vocate Judge Kinney, of Honolulu, is
in this city in connection with the
suit of the deported men. Judge Kin
new was clOseted with the lawyers
acting for the outlawed American,
Cranstoun, all the afternoon, AS yet,
he is uncommunicative.
SCHOONER WAHLBERG RELEASED.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-It will
be remembered that in January last
lot of arms and am munition was ship
ped from this port to the insurgents at
the Sandwich Islands on the schooner
G.. II. Wahlberg. At San Diego the
schooner was seized at the instigation
of the Hawaiian authorities, aud an
appeal was made to United States
District Attorney Foote, of this city,
to hold Captain Martin, of the Wahl-
berg, for perjury and violation of
the neutrality laws.
The District Attorney has decided
that, in view of the decision Of Judge
Ross in the Itata case and other pre-
cedents, the United States is without
any legal grounds for action in the
premises. Captain Martin and his
vessel will consequently be released.
RETURN OF ENVOY DIXON.
BUTTE, (Mont.), March 16.-Judge
Dixon, who has been sent TO Homo
lulu by Chairman McCreary of the
turned today.
While declining to discuss the OBJ
ject of his trip, he admits making a
thorough investigation of the recent
events on the islands, and givesit as
his opinion that annexation is newt
able. He says the natives are becom-
ing enthusiastic anneXationists, and
ali favor it except the English resi-
dents.
RICHARDS CASE.
LONDON, March 19.-Sir Edward |
Grey, in reply to question of Hugh |
Lettrell, representing the Tavistock |
division of Devonshire, who has asked |
for information regarding the case of |
Mr.. Richard, who was sentenced to
death for taking part in the rebellion
at Hawaii, and whose. sentence was
subsequently COMMITTED to three years |
imprisonment and a fine of $4,000, |
said that as soon as the necessary |
papers were received the Government !
would decide whether it could inter-
fere.
CAPTAIN DAVIES DENIAL.
SAN FRANCISCO, March Is Among
the Arawa's passengers was Captain I
William Davies, commander of the |
steamer Waimanaio. Davies was ac- |
cused of taking arms to the rebels at |
Honolulu. He denies that he suffered |
any tndignities at the hands of the !
Hawaiian Republic, as was reported. !
He says that although he is now an /
exile, he was the victim of circum-
stances and hopes that some day his |
innocence will be proved.
DEATH OF ARTHUR PETERSON.
Arthur P. Peterson, Attorney Gen
eral of Hawaii under the monarchy, !
and recently exiled with many others |
from the islands. did Yesterday of |