Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-02
CHARGES AGAINST WILCOX.
the House -Bigamy and Treason
Two of Charges

Washington, Feb. 2.-~Mr. Gear filed
a formal protest with the house COM
mittee on elections against the seat
ing of Robert W. Wilcox as a dele
gate to congress from Hawaii, and
asks that he be oustcd from his seat
and that said seat be declared va
can't. He charges that there existed
no law for the holdl<g of the cleo
ton Of delegate Ge also charges
that Wilcox In 1873 married Gina So
brefo, in Turin, Italy; tnat he sep
arated from her, and without a preyi-
GUS divorce Oil Aug. 70. 1856. married
Theresa Cartwright. III q fas no
divorce till 1893 lie alleges that In
1870 Wilcox was convicted OF treason
against the reF@5sie OF Hawaii, gen
fenced 70 be laiiged. which sentence
was committed IT, % years siapffs-
onment but SID e4aeutig he was par
doned; that fsile0x. In his ante-elee-
ton speeches. made strong anti
American utteranees, promising to re-
store the queen II he should be elect
ed that he wrote reasonable letters
since the annexation OF Hawaii. coun-
selling others to engage in open rebel
lion against tbs United States, and
that he offered his services to General
Aguinald0 TO so to the Philippines to
fight against the United Suites.
One of the alleged reasonable let
tiers Is dated Honolulu, June 81, 1899
It Is letter of introduction and is adj
dressed to DR.. Joseph Iosatla Cap
tain Marti Burgos and Senior ]. Luna.
In it Wilcox is quoted as saying:
Mr., Day will be a useful ally to
fight for the cause of the Filipinos.
lie has always given his useful ser
vice in the cause of the weaker race
against the aggressive intruders.
am already made up my mind to join
with you in yonr country against
America iii case they insist to ignore
the right, the justice of your cause
] know well my profession as an ar
tillery officer.
Il have no fear of the whole world
when | fight for a legitimate cause
like yours. Betweer4 General Agnin-
aldo's determination and myself
there will be little chances left to the
invading army Of the United States
to conquer your country. Tell Cen
eral Aguina1do / am already given
my services for your country, and
am ready to obey orders to go to
your country and fight for the indie
pendence Of your people and country
at any moment"
There is another letter. dated March
8, 1899. It is in similar strain. He
wants to assist Aguinaldo against
s'the invaders" ''the hynoeritieal
Yankees .sthe carpet bag politician
! Giis. and The americans are too
hogish in their undertaking and they
will always make hluHdprs"
Delegate Wilcox. when interviewed
on the subject Of the letters, said; 4
hive no fear of the result | think
the record of Mr. Gear ought to be
! investigated before he Is given a hear
Ing | remember | once did write n
letter to Luna and others mentioned
It was Introducing Celso G. Hareno.
now of this country. an Italian, who
was once secretary Of state of Ha-
wall That was before the war
| when they were trying to get some
concessions from congress. Mareno
wanted to represent the Filipinos be-
fore congress | think he must have
sold the letters. He cooked mp this
whole thing. / don't know whether
those letters are genuine or not. /
want to see the originals first. will
not admit nor deny. ] don't know
what I wrote, At that time was
for Hawaii and I may have sympa-
thiZed with tine Filipnos then"