The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-23
PLEA FOR GULICK.
Nc. Ncumann Scores a News.
papers Improperly.
DoprsCatsS Drawing The Color Line
AeainSt Whita Men.
SIXTH DAY.


courtroom at 9:35 o'clock. Minutes
OF previous days session we're read.
Reading of the evidence was
waived by consent.
Paul Neumanu then stated that
the prisoners would offer no evil
dence for the defense, but in con.
formity to the rules in Courts. mar
tial they would offer a statement.
Out of Difference to the wishes OF
one Of the local journals he would
not consume much time.
Col. Whiting wished to know, to
avoid any misunderstanding. wheth.
or Mr.. Neumann would file the
statement after address by both
counsel and the Judge Advocate.
Mr.. Neumann stated that that was |
his understanding OF the rule. He
reminded the Commission that a |
statement was not made under oath. |
Mr.. Neumann then continued his |
argument. He called attention to |
the comments of a local journal,
which had said that counsel was
procrastinating, and he considered
the criticism one OF questionable
taste. He thought the Court should
take notice of this matter. Counsel
would endeavor to remove the i'm
preston OF indignation regarding
the making Of bombs, il legitimately
used. These are always used in war
fare. The use of bombs Is not in
humane. IL the Commission took
the case carefully under considera-
ton it would fluid that there was to-
sufficient evidence to convict Gulick
of the charge of treason. Even il
it was true that he did draw up
the constitution to be proclaimed
and other things, that would not
constitute a crime. Under such
men as General Nowlein and
Colonel Bertelmann an easy VIC
tory was anticipated, hence the
picking OF men for the kingdom or
the Kingdom come" Assuming
that everything is true counsel
would say that it was reflection
on mans sanity. There was no
council held and no concerted plan
was adopted. No sane white man
would adopt such plan as General
Newlein aud the other military Off
GERS had proposed. A promise Of a
"whole skin" would make a man
say things he would not think OF
saying. 1t showed the valor OF the
Hawaiian, the leader of the rebel
lion. Counsel believed that Gen
eral Nowlein had been promised to
get scot-free IL be was to make him
self useful to the authorities.
Counsel wished to praise the
Judge Advocate for his fairness OF
justice. He had been very kind both
officially and otherwise. Counsel
anticipated what the Judge Advo.
cate would have to say in his argu-
ment. 1t was the "man with the
white skin" he was after, and he
would say the Hawaiian was mis-
guided. The Hawaiian, it will be
remembered, had his will fettered
There were plenty Of people in the
United States who think that re-
public is a nonentity, sham and 1
crazy idea. 1t is the same here
That the Hawaiian has been impel
led to this by the coercion OF whit,
men in these islands is not true
Counsel would ask the Court why
any white man should be wrong i
he thought the country had beeI
taken unlawfully away from the ma
tives, as long as he did not come on
in open rebellion. He denounced
the invoking Of any desire of venge
ance on the prisoners because the,
are white men. He hoped Their
would be no prejudice in regard t,
color. Counsel had heard and kne,
that the right Of revolution exists il
Hawaii, but woe TO the men il IN
successful. Such are culpable re
CARELESS OF color. Counsel woul
like to make an appeal on behalf c
Major Seward, who made such ga
liant record in tho war of the rebe
lion in the United States, but h
would refrain from doing so. ii
could not refrain, however, froi
making an appeal for Gulick. TIL
only evidence against him was tn;
OF Nowlein. He was we'll known an
respected in this community, who's
conduct was open aud above boar,
risked his life with Alfred Castle,
Il. Walker, Geo. Dole and others, @
behalf Of the Government. Durin
the Queen Emma riot, when thint
were very dark, Gulick was lead,
aud assisted in restoring order. TT
record OF this prisoner should ha'
some weight against the evidence
man like General Nowein. \
case has been made of treason again
Gulick, and the Commission has l
right to convict him OF this chare
The following statement was thu
read bp Judge Advocate Kinney;
Statement of Charles T. Gulick.
"For the last four months al
more, have been under the docto
care (most of the time confined
my house,, so that whoever desir
to sec me-, whether on business
otherwise, called at my house
King street. Many called-W.
Kinney, A. w. Carter, F. Willie
and Others on business, az we'll
Mr.. Richard, Mr.. Nowlein and Ma.
Seward. did business for {
Queen, making conveyances, et
negotiating (amongst other items
business), the transfer Of the Mex
bin lease to the Queen. Nowl,
was the medium OF communicate
between the Queen and myself, a
WAS frequently at nv house on bu