The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-13
STIR In HAWAII.
Frank Honeck. Formerly of This
City, and an Exile From Islands,
Returns There as a L. =. Tarine.

Dispatches from Honolulu say that gov
eminent officials have been in quite a
predicament over the arrival there as a
marine aboard the United States steam
snip Marion Of Frank Honeck. a painter.
who served as private Ia the Hawaiian
national guard during the rebellion Of iss5.
and was afterward arrested, thrown IN q
dungeon aud exiied from the islands on
the day OF his departure from Honolulu
Honeck said 20 some friends that no
would return within two years. He was
just seven days late due as he says, to
the fact that the Marion was delayed by
had weather. And now he walks the
streets in open defiance Of the government,
and those high I'm authority hesitate
whether 10 ignore him or TO again throw
him In jail and take their chances OF stir
ring up an international row.
Houeck came 70 Seattle In 1855. He had
various occupations at once time being in
the employ OF the Seattle Transfer Com
pany teamster. In 1894 he made a
voyage 10 Bering sea on the sealing
schooner Annie II. Nixon. He Is OF Ger
man descent. and Is about q years old.
He II said 10 be a good painter. OF an
energetic adventurous disposition. Honeck
has been good deal OF traveller. He
told his friends here that Honolulu is the
paradise OF the earth.
In 1895 Honeck came TO Seattle and fled
a claim AT Washington, p. c.. for dam
ages against the Hawaiian government for
being thrown into prison and his banish-
ment thereafter. Later he secured po-
sition on the e. 5. s Mohican as a paint
err and short time ago was transferred
TO the Marion. which was ordered TO
Honolulu.
Honeck tells the following story:
II had been living here about nine
months when was exiled' he said Two
months after my arrival became mem
Der of Company A. National Guard. When
the rebellion broke out and there was a
call to arms. was the first man TO ap-
pear at the palace under arms and offer
my services In the defense of the govern
ment. ] remained In the field until my
company was recalled and assigned to
guard duty at the judicial building. AS
for my shooting my comrades In the back.
that is simply absurd. After we were re-
called from the field I was assigned TO
the duty Of court room orderly and acted
as such during the trial OF the ex-queen
and the leading rebels. II was the day
following the close OF the trial, | think
that ! was awakened by my landIady
early In the morning and told that the pal
ace WAS on fire. ! got into my uniform
as quickly as possible and ran down town
to find that the opera house was in flames.
] stayed around there a while, and was
on my way home when Deputy Marshal
Brown drove up in a hack, and, after in
quiring my name. said ! was wanted at
tho marshais Office. | jumped In the hack
with him, and fifteen minutes later found
myself In a dark dungeon at the police
station. Inquiries as 10 why / was there
ELECTED no Information from the govern
ment officials.
while In the police station | had tried
in every way TO send word 10 the Ameri-
can consul and Admiral Beardsiee, and.
failing In that. to some of my friends
but all communication with the outside
world was denied me II was the same
thing on the reef. Finally | received
q visit from Marshal Hitchcock. who bull
lied and threatened me. bat would not d.
vulge the nature OF the charges. / de-
manded trial. agreeing 20 stand By the
consequences, and saying that / would
willingly stand up and be shot on the fol-
lowing day II the charges were proven.
But | was told that trial would do me
no good THAT the government would con
Wet and hang me II 10 chose and no one
would hc any wiser. As a last resort no;
having been born 10 live in a dungeon. |
signed two papers. one saying that I left
the country OF my own free will. and the
othar agreeing never 20 return"