The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-16
LILIOUKALANI ON TRIAL.
The EX-Quesn Charged With nisprIsion
Of Treason,
EVIDENCE BEFORE The CcMNISSI,N.
Efforts to Secure - Full Confession From
Her Proved Failure-Many Witnesses
Examined and Cro.-ouestioned.

HONOLULU, Feb. s, via. San Fran
cisco, Feb. l5.-The trial of the ex-Queen
Apon the charge Of misprision of treason.
before a military commission, began ON
! the morning Of the 9TH instant. over two
| hundred persons were present, ma
iority being ladies'. Nothing distinguished
the entrance OF the Queen or the pro-
| ceedings from those OF any other accused
person. Her aspect was depressed, and
J her face seemed eXpressionless. She
| seemed to listen intently to the reading
| of the charges. but at its close wiped her
eyes. Her counsel, Neumann, made
series of objections to the jurisdiction Of
the commission, and to trial by its men,
bers. All these were overruled.
Tho charges and specifications were
read. the accused being permitted to re-
main seated. Eeumann then asked for
postponement or another day before
/ pleading to the charges, as he had not
! had time TO formulate objections to them.
| He had to be counsel for most of the
/ prisoners. nearly all the other lawyers
! being either under arrest or else taking
/ testimony from prisoners. The case was
continued 10 he next forenoon. The
/ American az British representatives
were present, 8s usual. also large num-
/ ber of officials md naval officers in plain
! clothes.
BEGGED HrR TO CONFESS ALL
Second day, FEB 6th.--It was learned
| that from S to . o'clock on the previous
morning the e1 Queen had been visited
by Captain RoOert Parker, of the po-
lice. and subjected by him to a trying
solicitation TO make a full confession OF
her knowledge and OF what part she
took in the late rebellion. He thought
such an open cvowal might secure the
release of many Of her partisans now In
prison. He labored without success. The
ex-Queen maintained that she was inno-
cent Of the whole affair and laid the
blame for the uprising upon Samuel Now
ieln. lie had pl nned the whole business
without consulting her at all. She be-
came much excited and declared that the
authorities had agreed that she should
not he molested by any person, except
Neumann and Wilson, speaking TO her
ON these matters. Parker appears 10
have acted on his own responsibility in
the interest OF Inany prisoners
Neumann began by obiecting ON the
ground that no order conyeninS u military
commission had been served on the prs
oner Major Potter testified that copy
Of such an order was with the papers
served. Neumann then repeated the
same objections to the jurisdiction of the
commission which he had made in all
his former cases-namely, that no act Oh
war now existed justifying such a com
mission: that such a tribunal could Try
only military of-1ccs, and that treason
and 1nisprision of treason were onences
against the statute law, and could only
be tried by jury in a civil court.
Mrs. Dominis, through her counsel, then
declined to- plead to the thirteen speciii-
cations and charges. The court directed
a plea of not guilty TO be entered.
BONES TO BE USED.
The first witness was Charles Clark,
who had been two years retainer at
Washington Palace. On the night Of
January 80 over thirty armed guards
were there. Their arms were dug up out
of the yard between 6 and =. NJ. They
had been buried there last year when a
report arose that Washington Palace
was 10 be searched. TWO watches were
set of sixteen or seventeen men each.
Witness was informed by Nowlein that
movement was TO be made at / A. VI. that
night. and was ordered by him 10 hold
Washington Palace against all c0mers.
Bombs were TO be used against any at
tacldng force. At midnight the arms
We're rcburied, as Nowlein had come and
told them the movement was off. on
Sunday. the 9Th, Nowlein ordered him TO
get ready, as the movement was to be
made at A. VI. on Monday. The arms
were again dug up and the men armed.
Witness met the accused at Z o'clock
Sunday evening and told her OF the eX-
pected movement She replied that Now
lein had told her and she hoped it would
be q success.
That night she saw the Government
soldiers assembling and told the accused
She. said she was sorry.
The bombs were then exhibited in court
Witness stated that iron bombs were
brought to Washington Palace the sun
day before NewYears by Mr.. NOwlein.
The second witness was Jacob Kauwai
VINO has been two years a retainer at
Washington Palace. On Friday morning
January 4th the accused asked him what
was the news Of last night. He told her
the business had been unsuccessful.
The following Sunday night the guns
were distributed TO the guards again.
Sometimes Nowlein and sometimes the
accused gave witnass orders as 10 his
duties about the place
PRIVATE SECRETARY TEsrrFIrs.
William Raae. the cx-Queen's private
secretary, repeated his former testimony
as 10 having engrOssed eleven commits
siOns for the accused. As he finished
each one she looked Ii over ana signed it.
He also copied a form of constitution for
the monarchy not long before he copied
the commissions near the end OF Decem-
Der last. lie gave the constitution TO
NOWlein On the night Of January 81
he saw thirty or forty armed men guard
ing Washington Palace. He understood
arms were 10 be landed at Kakaako to
restore the monarchy under Lilioukalani.
She told him the commissions were de-
stroyed the morning after the trouble
at Wakait He helped the officials search
for them the morning after she was ar
rested.
Samuel Nowlcin took the stand. He
repated his former testimony OF plan
ming and executing the uprising. He
had a conversation with the Queen be-
fore starting about the uprising at Kakai-
ko. He told her he would do something
that night which he would explain later
on. After learning Friday morning that
arms had been landed beyond Diamond
Head, he told the Queen about il. She
said she was sorry 1t had not come off.
Cross-examined. the witness declared !
that he did not after New-Year's tell the |
Queen anything about the time place |
or manner Of the uprising. Friday morn I
ing he spoke TO her of The failure OF the |
She said she had heard of |
IL. He told the Queen nothing OF a new
plan of uprising from Waikiki.
THE UPRISING UNEXPECTED.