The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-01
MUST The FIVE
KOREANS HANGED2
Continued from page one)


L. A. Thurston and w. A. Kinney
were leaders in the discussion for the
other side, but remarks were made by
practically everyone present, nearly
all tending I'm favor of communication.
The general trend of the arguments i'm
favor of Communication was that it was
not good public policy to hang five
men at once, or to hang five men for
the murder of one Even if it was a
fact that the five were guilty of muir
der in the first degree and even though
there were no cXtenuating C.rcum-
stances it would be bad policy to allow
the hanging to go on, it was contend
ed. The spectacle of five executions
at once would be a most brutaliZing
one. 1t would tend TO cheaper human
life and its effect on the rising gene
ration could not but be bad. The ar
gument was also used that the murder
was not murder wit deliberation and
premeditated malice aforethought, such
as the law contemplates. 1t was rather
IN the class Of a "lyuching" five ignor-
ant Koreans having taken justice into
their own hands TO innict mob law, a
la Korea, on a guilty fellowman.
Deputy Attorney General Milverton
was present as representative of the
prosecution, and was called upon to
do a lot of arguing. Mnverton had an
able aggro cation against him, and had
the busiest time of his life, but he
stuck to his position. He insisted that
the five men had had a fair trial, with
3 1,.av.
that able counsel could do, and that
the verdict which declared them guilty
was a just and correct one. Milverton
declared that Carl Smith, attorney for
the defense, had not made a perfume
tory fight, but had made a hard, tech
meal fight from the opening of the case
to its close.
Every point that could be urged in
favor of the defendants was urged at
the trial" said Milverton, "and the jury
found the defendants guilty as charg-
ed"
Justice Wilder came out in strong
terms against commutation. He en-
phatically stated that while the law
provided for hanging he saw no rea-
sons, unless there were eXtenuating
circumstances, why it should not be
enforced in the present case. Judge
Lindsay took the same view, and
equally positive.
Justice Hartwell was asked to eX-
press himself, and declined to do so
until he had seen the transcript i'm the
case. 1T is like asking a man to sign
a deed without examining it," he said.
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without carefully reading it through,
and neither will ! express any opinion
| in this case until l have read through
all the testimony
! This is the proposition that finally
controlled the meeting. committee
Twas appointed to secure the transcript
/ and report upon it and the matter
will be discussed again, at a meeting
to be held in the near future. The
committee consists of W. A. Kinney
! L. A. Thurston, w. O. Smith, DR.
Emerson and d. l.. Wilmington.
Another expression of views was by
wilmington. He was not in favor OF
making DETERMINATIONS" among the
| five. The proposition was put for
ward by others that at least some of
the five men must be less guilty than
others and that the less guilty ones
should not hang. wilmington did not
agree with this view. He thought all
were guilty under the law and that all
should be treated alike. He would
either hang them all, or commute all
! the sentences.
Among those present at the meeting
were w. O. Smith, w. A. Kinney, d
L. wilmington, Justice A. S. Hartwell
Rev DR.. d. Scudder, Professor M. NJ
Scott, DR.. f. r. Day, DR.. n. b. Elmer
son. Justice A. A. Wilder, EX-Justic'
A. Perry, Judge Alexander Lindsay
Deputy Attorney General F. w. Mil
verton, w Dillingham;, L. II. Peck
. Rev O. II. Gulick, United States judge
Sanford b. Dole, Judge w. l.. Whitney
Editor Shiozawa and others.
The meeting lasted until late hour
most Of those present catching the las
ears for their homes.