The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-05
ANEXLED HAWAIIAN
Story Of His Experience With
the Dole Government.
TH,RrY-EleHr DAYS IN JAIL.
Denies Any Connection With the Up
rising. and rs . British subject
VIII Demand Indemnity.

Frederick Henry Redward, one Of IRE
exiles from Hawaii. arrived in the city
several days ago on visit 20 his broth
er, John C. Redward. the weil-known
contractor and builder. Mr.. Redward
has been a resident Of Honolulu for thu
past fifteen years. where he followed the
business OF contractor and builder. He
says he had nothing to do WIN the up-
rising and claims 10 have been thrown
in prison. where he was kept for a per-
Tod OF thirty-eight days. and although he
asked for a trial on a number of occa-
sfons he was always refused. and as q
last resort consented TO leave the coan-
try IN ORDER 10 gain his freedom. Mr.
Redward Is an English subject. and say >
his case is In the hands OF the British
commissioner at the Islands. Capt Halves.
In conversation with q Post-Inteili-
gencer representative iast night Mr.. Red
ward said: II knew nothing whatever OF
she uprising or the shooting of Charley
Carter until the following morning about
O'Clock while was on my way 90 my
place OF business. OF course. there was
great excitement and much loud talking,
but 7 paid no attention TO IL, and while
al work on a building across from my Of
fee about 3 O'Clock in the afternoon
was arrested by three armed rulfians.
commonly called guards down there. and
taken TO the station house and kept there
for an hour and a half. They then
marched me down 10 Oahu Jail. wheref
was detained for thirty-eight days. with
no charge being preferred against me and
without an opportunity of securing a trial.
which / demanded time and again. The
marshal sent T. b. Walker over TO the
Jail 10 ask whether I desired to leave the
country or submit 10 trial. l told Mr.
Walker 10 present my compliments TO
the marshal and inform han that / was
ready at any time to take my trial and
was not ready nor did not care to leave
the country. Shortly after this l sent
for the British commissioner. Captain
Halves. and stated 10 him the above facts
and asked him to demand q speedy trial
or allow me freedom on bailShuS ! could
get neither.
1T was getting very monotonods being
confined In the Jail SO long. and l was
losing flesh rapidly and developing synp-
toms OF sickness | was willing 10 10 or
sign anything in order 10 get out, so /
sent for the marshal and had as inter-
view with hiIa on February a. / told him
I wished 10 get out of prison: that bad
nothing 10 DO with the uprising: that l
slep: In my house on that night, and that
! knew nothing whatever of ii until
o'clock the following morning; that had
never been 10 a meeting OF any kind, and
that 1 was raady for trial at any time.
lie told me / had enemies In town. and
would probably be convicted OF mis-
PRISON OF treason, as he did not so
cent on the commission himself, and ad-
yised me TO take the opportunity TO leave.
as he did not think IL would be more
than three months before the whole thing
blew over and / would be permitted 30
return. / told him that man wouldn't
be man at all unless he had few enc
niles. and was willing and ready at all
times to stand trial
He also told me that he had no evil
dence against me. but some of my enc
mics might give such evidence as would
cause my conviction I told him / was
not afraid of that. and asked what kind
OF paper he had TO sign, and he showed
me one. which was quite different 10 the
one l afterward signed. At o'clock the
same afternoon he returned with the pa
per for me TO sign. and he was accom-
panied by the British commissioner. The
commissioner asked me IL I intended sign
Ing that paper, and / told him yes. He
said. Am / 10 presume that you are
guiity?'
II told him couldn't help what he pre-
sumed. as I wasrf't signing the paper on
account OF being guilty.
81 said: Mr.. Halves. you and the mar