Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-03
SEVERE SENTENCES "Dolei" Out to the Hawaiian
 Revolutionists.
THE BX-QUEEN's SENTENCE
Withheld for the PreSent-NoW- lein and Bertelmann Set
 Free for Testifying.


 March 2.-TCorrespondence of the United Press, per steamer Australia. .1-The execu- tive has not yet passed upon the sentence of the ex-queen. It is quite certain that tue military commission made it five years and s50s0 fine. It is well understood that the government is debating the method and place of imprisonment. A conclusion will soon be arrived at.
 This morning at 9 o'clock the presidents aid, Major Potter, went to Oahu prison and read to the chief prisoners their sem tences, as follows:
 SENTENCES OF THE PRISONERS.
 car. GULIcK, thirty-five years' inn prisonmept and S10,o ,ooO fine.
 w. Il. RICHARD, thirty five years and s1O,O fine.
 MAJOR SEWARD, thirty five years aud s10, ,OO0 fine.
 ROBERT ". WILCOX, thirty-five years ana SIG, ,000 fine.
 T. $. WALKER, thirty years and s5O0O fine.
 CARL WIDEMANN, thirty years and S1O, ,O00 'hue.
 HENRY BERTELMANN, thirty five years and S10, GOO fine.
 w. Il. c. GREY, twenty years and s10, 0C0 fine.
 LOUIS M AhSHALL, twenty years ana SlV, GOO fine.
 JOHN LANE, five years and $50O0 fine.
 WILLIAM C. LANE, five years and $5000 fine.
 Gulick, Rickard, Seward, Wilcox, Now lein and Bertelmann had been sentenced by the military commission to be hanged. The sentences were modified by the com mander-in- chief as above.
 Nowlein received his sentence a the sta- ton house. At the end Major Potter req i: 'tAnd furthermore, in consideration of the fact that the government a3 used you as witness before the mili.ary commission, the marshal is instructed to set you at large, etc. .'
 The marshal then set Nowlein at liberty. A similar appendix to the sentence was read iu the case of BertelmaDn, aud he was also set free. The prisoners exhibited much nervousness while their sentences were read. They donned their prison suits immediately. Gulick was first to appear in the new garb. The trousers, coat and hat were of black and white stripes. The announced. On account of his service as a witness it will doubtless be modified. The past week has been comparatively quiet. Martial law win probabfy be dis continued after the military comnission has finished the trials for treason and mis- prision. The first four days of this week were occupied with the trials of twenty one natives for treason. All of them were charged with having carried arms with NowIein and Wilcox. Three pleaded guilty. The majority tried to show that they were forcibiy detained beyond Dia- mond Head and compelled to carry arms.
 The only prominent case among them was that of George Markham, q well con- nected and capable half W hite. Hewas witL Wilcox in his insurrection of 1889, and was shot down from the opera house while serving rifle gun. Latterly he has been serving the present government and was much trusted by he marshal, having been employed as special walchman to guard tee house of the attorney general. At the last moment he disappeared contrary to orders and was found with the rebels. He endeavored to prove that he was there as spy. The evidence, however, shows that he was taking an active part and did not report an nytbing 10 the authorities. Mark ham's is the only case of the twenty-one that seems to have any show for acquittai.
 Junius ana Kaac were arraigned Un Feb ruary 20 for misprision. Their trial con- tinued the next day. Their conviction appears to be certain. Several leaders and supordinates made headquarters of their houses on the night of Feoruary 8, when the arms were to have been landed at Ka- kaato. On the following Sunday they par tioipated in forwarding men 10 Diamond Head. Kaac had bsen prominent hanger-on of Kalakaua. Through favorit- ism he enjoyed for few months in 1887 tld IucFaLlVc OMCe Ol KeSistoE oi uceus. Au 1886 he was the kings medium for collect ing the famous opium bribe of $76, GOO.
 Since the reports received on The 18th of expressions of sentiment by leading sena- tors at Washington upon the question of capital punishment for the rebels here the opinion has been decidedly expressed by many leading supporters of this govern ment that such views of friendly senators must necessarily determine the commuta- ton of the death sentences fixed by the military commission. It is considered to be of the first importance not to disregard the views of active friends in the senate, however dangerous 1t may be felt not to make some severe examples. The strongest demand for the death penalty on the rebel leaders seems to come from the native sup porters of the government, men of high character, who have long suffered greatly from royalist persecution.
 PLRA FOR AN AMERICAN.
 On the 18th United States Minister Willis had long interview with Minister Hatch with special reference to the case of John F. Bowler, an American citizen, who is sentenced to five years' Imprisonment and a fine of $5000. MT. Willis asked that he should be permitted to leave the country in place of imprit comment, citing the case of John White, an Englishman, who re- ceived that favor, although proved to have cast the bombshell found at Washington place. Mir. Hatch replied that MT. White pleaded ignorance of the use of the shells, having been ltold that they were intended for fence ornaments; also that Bowler was proved to have undertaken the seizure of the telephone office. thereby cutting on the gorernment's communication with its de- fenders. At his request Mir. Willis has been furnished with a full stenographic re-