The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-01
Sent to Washington By Hawaii
ans Is Under Fire.
SIGNATURES WERE EXAMINED
By L. A. Thurston Who Says Some
of Them Are Forgeries-His
Analysis

amined in Washington. The analysis
of the petition by L. A Thurston is as
follows:
The petition consists of 556 pages, of
which sos pages CONAN what purport to be
male signatures; and 24S pages, female
signatures.
The number OF male signatures purports
TO be 1888; the number of female sig
natures purports TO be 1881; making the
total number of signatures p, 269.
The petition contains a column in which
opposite each name, the age of each
petitioner purports to be written. The
male petition contains summary in
which ii is stated that the adult signers
number SIG; and the minors between
the ages of "A and 20 years, 2,262, making
the total of 1888 males The female petit
ton contains no summary of adults and
minors, but examination thereof shows
that there purport to be, adults S,2l5; I'M
der - years OF age, 2,67S.
The face of the petition therefore shows
that there are; male adults, SIG; women
adults. S,2l5. total adults, 1881; male
minors, 2.252: female minors, 1856; total
minors. 4,g3S. It thus appears, even from
the face of the petition, that % per cent.
Of the petitioners are minors. There is
strong reason to believe that a much
larger number of the petitioners are
minors, for reasons hereinafter stated.
REASONS FOR DISTRIBUTING THE
PETITION.-The following facts, tending
to discredit both the genuineness and the
good faith of the petition, appear upon its
face. The certificate or summary accom-
pauying the male petition states that the
minors are between a and 20 years of
age.
The petition shows on its face that there
are so male petitioners, and 327 female
petitioners. or 6U in all, under "A years
Of age. of whom boys and girls are
only two years of age. The page of the
petition and number of each male petit
toner under Il is given above. There is
strong reason to believe that the number
Of minors under Il is much greater than
that given above, by reason of the fact
that several hundred fraudulent changes
in the ages of petitioners is apparent on
the face of the petition, particulars of
which are hereinafter given.
The number above enumerated is simply
that appearing on the face of the petition.
Second fact tending to discredft the petit
uon.-The ages of p of the male petit
TONERS, and DDS of the female petitioners,
making 27S in all, have been fraudulently
changed from a lower to a higher figure.
The object of these changes is manifest
Iy to try and make the face of the petition
comply with the statement contained
therein that the minors are over IA; and
second, to give an appearance of greater
responsibility and weight TO the petition
than it would have if so many young
children appeared to be signers.
The page of the petition and number of
each male signature which has been
fraudulently changed, is given in Table
2, hereto attached.
The page of the petition and number of
each female signature, the age opposite
which has been fraudulently changed is
given in Table g. hereto attached.
There are a great number of other ages
which appear to have been tempered with,
but only those are enumerated above
which have plainly been fraudulently
changed.
Third fact tending to discredit the petit
6on.-The signatures of over 1,4OO, or near
ly 10 per cent of the adult petitioners are
act original but forgeries. There are
an immense number of other signatures
that appear to be forgeries, but only
those plainly appearing to be so are
enumerated above.
The pages of the petition and numbers
of each of the signatures which are not
original are enumerated, as to the male
signatures, in Table 4; and as to the
female signatures, in Table 5, hereto at
tacNed.
The following are some of the most
slaring Instances of wholesale incorpora-
ton OF signatures all in one handwriting.
On page 95 of the male petition, 10 sigma
lures, Nos. % to 40, as are all in the same
handwriting On page 161 of the male
petition. IS signatures, Nos. SO to 80 are
al in the same handwriting. On page
I63 of the male petition, signatures,
Nos to Is, are in one handwriting;
signatures, Nos. II to % are in one hand
writing, and Il signatures, Nos. 80 to As
are in one handwriting. On page 164 of
the male petition, IS signatures, Nos. to
20 are all in one handwriting. On page
I65 of the male petition, 20 signatures,
Nos 50 to 40 are in the same handwrit-
ing. on page 2l2 of the male petition, 20
signatures, Nos. % to As are in the same
handwriting. On page $50 of the male pc
tition, y signatures, all there are on the
page, are in the handwriting of Edward
X Lilikalani.
All of the signatures on page s of the
women's petition, 16 in number, are also
in this mans handwriting. On page a of
the women's petition, 16 signatures, Nos.
"a TO ~. are in the same handwriting mot
I.ilikalani's: but a number of the names
signed by Lilikalani on page are written
again by some one else, on page 10
A strong side light is thrown upon the
petition as a whole by the fact that Lii
kalani is an intimate personal adherent
of the late reigning family, prominent
sfice holder and member of the Legisla-
ture under the Monarchy, and is now an
implacable Royalist and advocate of re-
storation of the Monarchy.
In addition to signing his own and all
other names on the two pages above in