Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-02-14
The TREASON TRIALS.
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VICTORIA. X {. Feb 1.-The
steamer warrimop arrived here Satur-
day night frun iIonolula. bringing
news of happenings there mp TO Febvu-
+ AIRY .. On bspar,i the warrimu-D are thr~e
men who have heen exils.l BY the ha-
waiian government for participation
F IN the recent rct~iiton- They are
E }. trauSton. A. Mgelicr and J. r.
F johnson Mr.. C-anSfon. upon arrival
here, sent fer the American consul.
Tie intends placing his caSc in the
hands of the American authorities. and
viii seeS redress for the expulsion OF
Mueller. johnson and himself
SIX q the r~bels have hcen SEN
;enes,i TO death for eomplicisy in the
+ recent uprising. The general belief in
Honolulu. however. was that no capi-
tai punishment would he mesesi out To
the retsrls. the frSt ho. feeling af ~
ss-uiDe nt against the di>turb~rS hav-
ing pass-ei away and given place 70
one of mercy and moderation
The trial % the ex-qaern has Prob
ably alrrady occurred The charges
and specifications were S-rvc.i anon
her en January 81. and the trial was
set for the following week Her own
diary. fosnd az waShiurton palace.
viii t. put in a. Important evidence
against her The impression i gen
vral that she Will plead guilty
Among the Passengers who arrived
on the Warrimoo was r. w Holmes,
private secretary 10 Hawaiian Minister
- Fiuanss Damon
The Advertiser ~ January II pointed
II anim2dvert-si npou the iEnpropvi~sg
~ forcign representatives interfering
wiih lo-ral political Affairs. and By
their interpretation embarrassing the
action of tho new government Within
few days much resentment has h-sen
expressed ahssut s.sme interference of
this nature which has recently CONS. 70
light IL i positively asserted that
early in the recent outhrrak United
states Minister Willis ami British
Commissioner HaweS Joined in re-
qurStiDE Fre-sisient Dole 80 r~p~i.r~
the British and Ameriean. supposed IN
h-c under sentence of death until such
a time as thsir respective governments
eoHld - communicated wish and in
ssructiuns received a. 20 the eourS- Of
actiau they should pursue.
President Dole has not ret replied 20
thEs request. and II is not p.ssiiiEe that
the eapatai sentence will be carried
aat The heated cutlery for Sneh ex-
ecttinus which prevailed here at ar~s
has sut'sissest There is M douht but
that the executive will extend tn thx
ex-queen the utmost eiemency con-
sist~nt With the pahlie safety.
The trial Of v y. Ashford lasted
during part Of four days Novxl@ia
testified 70 having arranged vita Ash-
ford for that part Of the proposed at
tack on th. II which was In be made
from the f>h market Davies testified
Is EaxiRg. e,2gsE.ird .Ashsar: Ahoas
dag be went 10 "a 20 meet the
schooner
k2al tes.ised "a his copying and the
ex-gueen signing on the 18th of Deeeu1-
hssr commission for V V Ashford as
an associate justice Of the supreme
court
several witnesses testified 10 Now-
lrin's repeated interviews with Ash
ford
4 vigoroGs defense Was masae for the
accused Esnth himself an8 his hrosher
testihcsi that the interviews with Vow
lcin related 10 various items of legal
business, especially a. - advise VIA.
- do in case u = s~&reh warrant eszu-
ing Ia Washington palace
y. =. Ashford testified that he was
attorney far Davis in xzriaus claims
nssie against him- He stated that he
knew nssshin< ahoat the 4ruas or the
prsV-~-e-l movement He had a.Axs~~si
{ Iavts - kecp clear of any movement
f r.susinrfesl hy natives. a. Il woald
fail NuyIein had aid 10 aim
that Il she natives ro-e they womld
rzs~ - aas- Arzns werp nos neueSsarv-
they csuld aceumplish the unsi~rt2lx-
in~ with clubs lie had fa&d Novxleia
that there w4s M p~s~SGhl-- chance Il
+. the resturat5an of the ulonArrhy. and
f tie ex-gueea's san had ses when sae
rrfaSeS the terms of Minister willis
f lie was surpr5ssss 10 earn thAt Saeh u
fsr-alh2rs1y attempt bad h-ren msA~s~ 10
rrsssre The monArehy. 4nA aid that he
had h-sen n lll-Ae1lth fe< sonae nuuths
F and in NJ eonsiaiiaE - take part n The
movement
en- thr ist DAY - February the eeurs
presr--sissi With The trial ef tweuty-twa
uafss~S The aeraSian and seatene~s
u the coart viii prsshablv BE pro-
naunessi after the es1elnsion - the