The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-02
GAuC|AN ARE FREE MEN.
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" 'il'lhb'N ll'lll DdBt bll'l
Przykea Jendrzsj Kosior, MARGIN Sim
alex Jandrzj Uryasz. Jan Malinouski,
Jan FLAX. Tomasz Azog, Franz Bechta.
Jan Dzwanka, Michal Majka, Josef
Sevietsnouski, Mikala Kuelyn, Jan
Kick, Karol Buk, Josef LAX, Jan Nal
insnski, Lucaaz Papaza, Parvel Lorenz.
Wojeiech Mehwana, Jan Fuss, Jacob
Platek, MARGIN Bak Jacob Fepu Woj-
eieCh Pichstar. Franz, Przybila Franz
Majka, Jan Pelez, Michal Groch Jan
Bednarz, Pister Pedras. Jzislor Staron,
Edward Feldmann, Sebastian SclarZ,
Jan Skiba, Warwozynec Lizah. IgnaCy
Holder, Wojciech Scoczilarz, Wojciech
Majkut, Stanislaw Kowalski, Josef
Kosior.
The instruction of the Government
passed through the attorney general to
Judge Wilcox, to Deputy Marshal Chill
ingworth and thence to Jailor Henry
Following the names of the prisoners
this is the order of the court:
"A. NJ. Brown, marshal or deputy:
"ln accordance with the request of the
Oahu Sugar Company, you are hereby
requested To release the above named
persons from further confinement.
Dated this I'd day of September. \.
d. 1898 at Honolulu. Island of Oahu,
Hawaiian Islands.
wv. L. WILCOX.
District Magistrate of Honolulu, ISL
and Of oahu. Hawaiian Islands,"
No formality attended the release of
! the big batch of men. They We're mere
| ly called up and the order read to them
This was at l o'clock. They then took
| off their prison garb. dOnned citizens
| clothes and were escorted to the gate
The position taken by the Oahu Su-
| gar Company in the matter as stated
| by one of it's officials is this: These
| men came here under contract of which
the law of the land was a part. They
refused to comply with their contracts
and deserted their service. To enforce
| our contracts with them, contracts on
which We had advanced considerable
! money, the law of the land was invok-
| ed. They had a hearing in the courts
and were committed to prison until
they should comply with their contracts
and return to their work. This put
them in the hands of the law and it was
the law that was dealing with them.
They could get out of prison at any
time by complying with their contracts
and the Judgment of the court.
1t has become evident that they do
not intend to comply with their con-
tracts. The Oahu Sugar Company has
had no desire to deprive them of their
liberty and has only sought to enforce
self for money advanced. 1t has no
desire now to deprive them of their
liberty and therefore consents to theiI
release. 1t cannot release them because
they are in the hands of the law, but
it consents to their release. This does
not liquidate its claims against them
These remain valid claims for money
advanced and services agreed to be per.
formed and can be enforced in the usu.
al ways in which debts are collected.
The men who are in prison are moi
all who came at the same time, but on.
ly part of them. The men with fam,
lilies are all working and are doing well
The men in prison are all single meT
and among them are those who tried
while still aboard ship to get all t,
agree to break their contracts. Their,
are others who came by the same shin
who are working on other plantations.