The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-24

| acIlOn the council might just as We'll
| do away with juries. If the council
grant reprieve to those who were not
| believed to be ringleaders that is anoth-
er thing. Judge Perry affidavitis to the
effect that he found 200 Portuguese
nearly all of whom were armed with
pickets. To pardon men who had been
convicted of a crime and pardOned be-
| fore serving a day was establishing a
bad precedent.
| Mr.. Winston stated that he had talk
| ed with a juryman who gave it as his
opinion that three of the petitioners
were not guilty, but they had returned
that verdict because they were so in
structed.
| Mr.. Brown-That has been denied.
Mr.. Winston-Well, he told me so
today
| Mr.. Brown-Mr. President, in order
that this matter may be decided, 1
move that it is the sense of the council
that the petition be denied.
Mr.. Smith would say further that
after the trial in the District Court
warrant was taken out against two of
the officers for perjury and both cases
were nolle pressed. Later three war
rants were taken out against the men
for assault and these pursued the
because the other case was still pend
ing. Mr.. Browns motion to refuse
was seconded by Mr.. Ena. The mo-
ton was carried by vote of 6 to 4.
| President Dole then announced that
there was another case that of Nieman,
! charged with shooting Jack Fry,
while under the influence of liquor.
Secretary Smith read the petition
which was largely signed, nearly two
hundred persons, having agreed to the
discharge; among them c. Bolte.
| President Dole said it was undesir-
able for a member of the council to
sign a petition to the council. To
save time the petition was handed to
| the members to read over.
| Minister Smith stated the case say
| ing that Fry had plead for his friends
saying that the shooting was as much
his fault as Nieman's. The minister
| thought that while the father had al
ways been a hard working man and
| though his wife was in delicate health
he thought that in view of the short
term inflicted and so little of the term
served that the matter should be hand
ed to committee.
Minister Cooper was not aware that
the petition was to be presented. He
would suggest that the petition be re-
turned to the Prison Commissioners
and let them decide; it was within
their province to recommend or de-
cline.
Mr.. Phillips-If this man had not
been a volunteer the petition would
never have been presented. With the
Portuguese it was different, the action
of Trix Nelson was enough to bring
them together. find the petition sign
ed by other members of the council
than Mr.. Bolte and 1 find, too, that
some of the signers got their names
down twice. l oppose the petition and
oppose the appointment of the COM
mittee. l am one of the men who do
not like to hear of the sufferings Of
woman and children but the prisoner
should have thought of that before
putting the cartridge in the gun and
shooting his friend.
Minister Smith said he would like
to correct the statement that it was
presented, merely because the man was
voluteer. There are other volunteers
in Jail for whom petitions never have
been presented. He believed some rec
ommendation should be made on ac-
count of the condition of the mans
family.
Mr.. Bolte explained that the reason he
signed the petition was because he had
known the man for many years as
reliable good man. When he signed
he did so with the remark that there
70 Oyr+
before Christmas. Secretary Smith
said he signed with the same under
standing.
Mr.. Brown moved that action be de-
ferred
Minister Smith offered an amend
ment to the effect that for the sake of
the woman and children the petition
be referred to a committee. Carried.
Messrs. Brown, Kane and Phillips ap-
pointed to investigate and report at the
next meeting.
Minister Cooper then stated the
prime object of the meeting; that of
pardon to Liliuokalani
He related the circumstances OF the
arrest and Imprisonment and the sub
sequent parole He wished to say that
it was the unanimous recommendation
of the Executive.
Minister Damon said it was with
great deal of pleasure that he Joined
in the recommendation as it was the
unanimous opinion of the Executive
that the pardon to the former queen OF
the islands be made full and absolute
and she be restored to her rights OF
citizenship. The past was in history
and the unpleasant features would soon
be forgotten in the new era which is
dawning upon us. Every feature of the
case had been considered and it was his
belief that the action of the Executive
was the proper one. He repeated that
it was a pleasure to him to endorse the
recommendation.
Mr. Brown moved that the recon-
mendation of the Executive be endors-
ed by the Council. This motion was
seconded by Mr.. Ena and it was car
ried unanimously Adjourned