The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Six Of the Leaders in the Ha-
waiian Rebellion
Condemned to Death by a Mill
tary Court.
ILLS TIME NEXT.
The Ex-Queen's Trial Begins
Today.

VICTORIA. B. c., Feb 1.-THE steam
ship Warimoo from Australia via Hon
olulu, arrived here yesterday with
advices from Hawaii up to February
2. The press correspondent at Homo
lulu says: There is a lull in affairs
here, and quiet will probably reign
until the military court, now sitting,
will have finished it's work. There
are q large number of conspiracy
cases yet to be tried, and the proba-
bilities are that the court will sit for
two or three weeks at least. Great
interest is attached to the forthcom-
ing trial of tn e ex-queen. The gov
eminent claims to have more than
sufficient evidence to convict her of
treason. What her punish ment will
be in case of conviction is hard to
conjecture. Her case will probably
come up on next Monday. She is
charged with treason. The charge
reads:
''First-Treason by engaging in
open rebellion against the republic of
Hawaii, by tempting by force of
arms to overthrow and destroy the
same, and by levying war against the
same, and by adherIng to the enemies
of the republic of Hawaii, giving
them aid and comfort within the Ha-
waiian islands and elsewhere.
''Second-Treason by aiding, abet-
ting, procuring, counseling, melting,
countenancIng and encouraging
others to commit treason and to en-
gage in open rebellion against the re-
public of Hawaii, and to attempt by
force of arms to overthrow the same,
and to adhere to the enemies of the
republic of Hawaii in giving them aid
and comfort in the Hawaiian islands
and elsewhere
The military commission has
brought in findings IN twenty-fOur
cases. Sentences were fixed by the
commission subject to review by Pres
ident Dole. The sentences vary much,
all the way from sentence of death to
imprisonme for five year., with
fines. The lowest sentence for trea-
son by the Hawaiian statute is inn
prisonment for five years and fine
of not less than $1,000.
The six leaders were all sentenced
to be hung. They are Charles T.
Gulick, William 81. Richard, William
T. Seward Robert T. w lcox, Sam
Nowlien and Henry Bertelman. Sem
tence in the last two cases will be
committed, as both men have fur
nished valuable evidence for the
government Gulick was born in this
country, Richard is an Englishman,
Wilcox is a Hawaiian. The only one of
the four who is entitled to protection
of the United States is William T.
Seward. As yet no date has been set
for the executions. The only import
ant case tried before the military
court since the departure of the Aus
tralia is that of V. V. Ashford. He is
charged with treason. A batch of
twenty native rebels, charged with
treason, is now occupying the atten-
ton of the court.
United States Minister Willis has
changed his attitude somewh since
the last advices. He is not so belig-
erent in his demands. His latest
communication to the government is
a request that If the death penalty is
imposed in cases of any Americans
that the executions be postponed until
he can communicate withhis govern
ment- The British commissioner has
made similar request.
Thus far but two men whe claim
American protection have been tried.
They are Louis Marshall, charged
with open rebellion, and Thomas
Walker, who pleaded guilty to the
charge of treason. The government
has decided to Danish three persons
from the islands for completely in the
rebellion. They are j. E. Cranston
and A. Muller, for conspiracy to use
dynamite, and ]. B. tombstone,
special police officer. who turned
traitor. The men will be sent on the
Warimoo, leaving for Victoria to-day.
Cranston and Muller were to blow
up the Central Union church on
the night when the rebellion
broke out Of the three exiles,
tombstone is British subject.
Cranston an American and Muller a
German. They say they do not know
what they were arrested for; were
given no trial, were kept confined
without any chance of communica-
ton and did not know they were to
leave until the Warimoo whistled to
leave. tombstone will remain at Van
couver, but the others say they will
not leave the steamship but will re-
turn on her to Honolulu when she
goes back. They claim that they
have been victims of gross outrage.
Reported Seizure of rear1 Harbor.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1.-THE Ex
aminer prints a story from its cor
respondent at Honolulu to the effect
that Admiral Beardslee has taken pos
session of Pearl harbor and declared