The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-03
WILL LEAVE OAHU PRISON ON
THE FOURTH.
Council of State Takes Favorable Ac-
ton on the Petition-Another White
Man and Japanese go Free.
c. A. Herring, manslaughter in Sc,
James Lynch, importing opium.
MatSuda murder first degree


ond degree.
James Lynch, importing opium.
Matsuda, murder first degree.
These are the men to be pardoned by
the Government tomorrow. At it's meet
ing this morning the Council of State
recommended such action in each of the
three cases.
President Dole presided at the meet
ing. Present were: Minister Mott
Smith, Attorney General Cooper, Secre-
tary c. Bolte, =. G. Jones, s. X. Ka- ne,
John Phillips, John Mott, w. c. Achi,
M. A. Gonsalves, Mark p. Robinson,
Paul Isenberg, ]. l.. Kaulukou, James
A. Kennedy and A. V. Gear.
Mr.. Cooper introduced the subject of
Herring, and stated that the Cabinet
recommended his complete pardon. This
prisoner was convicted in 1898 of man.
slaughter in the second degree and sent
enced to imprisonment for ten years.
commutation would make his term
expire January 1, next. There We're cir
cumstances surrounding the killing OF
Huntsman and his conduct since that
were decidedly in his favor. The attor-
ney-general said he was the judge who
sentenced Herring, and had he then
known matters in a better light the
term would not have been made so
long.
On motion OF Mr. Kaulukou, seconded
by Mr. Isenberg, pardon was voted. Mr..
Jones declined to vote, stating that he
was not sufficiently informed on the
case to have an intelligent impression
of it's merits.
James Lynch, importing opium, and
fined $3.50, was also granted a pardon
1t was recommended by Marshal
Brown.
At this junction Mr. Bolte stated that
he had no confidence in the recommen-
6atinn hppanSp BROWN
impartial. Mr.. Cooper challenged the
statement, remarked that it was a SER
ious charge to make against an official
and asked for an explanation. Mr.
Bolte started out on a long story about
a case at Heeia plantation in which
which there was an investigation and
report.
Mr.. Cooper rose to a point of order
and said that private differences be-
tween Mr. Bolte and the marshal or his
department or any other official of the
government was of no concern to the
Council of State and had nothing to do
with the case under consideration. If
Mr.. Bolte had grievance against the
marshal there was a way to handle it.
The Council of State certainly had
nothing to do with it.
Mr.. Bolte started talking again on the
details of the trouble at the plantation
when he was interrupted by Mr. Coop
er: You people tried to get the best Of
the public and the Government stepped
in and stopped you" said he with some
show of heat
AT this juncture President Dole ruled
that the opinion of Mr.. Bolte that Mar
shall Browns reports were not impair
tial would be received but the details
of the trouble at Heeia were not pertin-
ent to the business of the council and
would be dispensed with.
Matsuda was convicted with Otsuda
for killing another Japanese 1T Lahaina
in 1892. The sentence of life imprison-
ment was last year commuted to I'M
prisonment for twenty years. Matsuda
applied for complete pardon, and it was
recommended by Marshal Brown and
former Jailor Low on the ground that
they did not believe the petitioner had
anything to do with the murder ex-
cept perhaps, as accessory before the
fact. The executive made no recon-
mendation whatever, but Mr.. Cooper
said If the council authoritized the par
don he personally was in favor of it,
Remarks were made by several Mr.
Jones and Mr.. Kennedy being the prin-
ctpal opponents to granting pardon.
On show of hands the pardon was
granted, the following voting against
it; Kane, Robinson, Jones and Bolte.
Mr.. Kennedy did not vote
The pardons will be read to the men
at Oahu prison at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning. All will be straighway re-
leased.
The case of Herring has excited more
interest than any others. A long petit
ton for his release was read before the
council this morning, signed by several
hundred men about town.