The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-27

Frederick Henry Redward, one OF
the exiles from Hawaii, arrived in the
city several days ago on visit to his
brother, John G. Redward, the
| we'll known contractor and builder,
says the Seattle POst-Intelligencer of
the 5th inst. Redward has been a res
ident of Honolulu for the past fifteen
years, where he followed the business
of contractor and builder. He says he
had nothing to do with the uprising,
and claims TO have been thrown in
prison, where he was kept for period
of thirty eight days, and although he
asked for trial oa a number of Occa-
sions he was always refused, and as a
last resort consented to leave the cOun-
try in order to gain his freedom. Mr..
Redward is an English subject and
says his case is in the hands of the
British Commissioner at the Islands,
Capt. Hawes.
In conversation last night RedWard
said: ST knew nothing whatever of
the uprising or the shooting of Char
ley Carter until the following morn
ing about o'clock, while was on my
way to my place of business. OF
course, there was great excitement
and much loud talking, but / paid no
attention to it, and while at work on a
building across from my office about
o'clock in the afternoon / was arrested
by three armed ruffians, 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 to Oahu Jail, where
/ was detained for thirty-eigh days,
with no charge being preferred against
me and without an opportunity of
securing a trial, which [ demanded
time and again. The Marshal sent
British Vice Consul T r. Walker over
to the Jail to ask whether desired to
leave the country or submit to a trial.
/ told Consul Walker to present my
compliments to the Marshal and in
form him that I 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
Hawes, and stated to him the above
facts and asked him to demand a
speedy trial or allow me freedom on
bail, but / could get neither.
"It was getting very moOOtOnOus |
being confined in the Jail so long, and |
was losing flesh rapidly and develop |
ing symptoms of sickness. | was |
willing to do or sign anything in or
der to get out, so l sent for the Mar. |
shall and had an interview with him |
on February 18th. / told him l wished |
ing to do with the uprising; that / |
al Mt n INV hnul0 on niOht and |
that 1 knew nothing whatever of it |
until o'clock the following morning;
that [ had never been to a meeting of |
any kind, and that / was ready for
trial at any time. He told me that
had enemies in town, and that I
would probably be convicted of mis-
prisiOn of treason, as he did not go a
cent on the commission himself, and
advised me to take the opportunity to
leave, as he did not think it would be
more than three months before the
whole thing blew over and / would be
permitted to return. | told him that
a man wouldn't be man at all unless
he had few enemies, and was will
ing and ready at all times to stand
trial.
"He also told me that he had no
evidence against me, but some of my
enemies might give such evidence as
WOuIQ cause my COQVlcIlOD. L LOlu
him I was not afraid of that, and
asked him what kind of paper he
had to sign, and he showed me one
which was quite different to the one
afterward signed. At o'clock the
same afternoon he returned with the
paper for me to sign, and he was ac-
by the British Commits
sioner. The commissioner asked me
if intended signing that paper, and [
told him yes. He said: Gam I to
presume that you are guilty?'
''I told him 1 couldn't help what he
presumed, as [ wasn't signing the
paper on account of being guilty.
~ said: 'Mr. Hawes, you and the
are both here. Let him take
me to stand trial tomorrow, or name
a day. L have been here for thirty
eight days, and l am willing to do
anything to get out of this place, as /
was never in anything of the kind
before, and L want you to distinctly
understand that l am not signing this
paper with the understanding that l
ana guilty of anythipg.' L was released
and took passage for San Francisco on
the steamer Australia.
"The treatment I received while in
prison | could not complain of much
myself, although it was pretty rough,
but some Of my friends and acquaint-
ances were treated mot disgracefulIy.
[ always expressed my opinion very