The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-09
The JOHN A. CUMMINS' CLAIM
WAS Heavily Fined and
Wants His Money
Back.

| Editor AdNeTllSeE. IIcIL4O ~ -4O4O |
,rftb the correspondence between the
ZION J. A Cummins and President
Roosevelt re the claim of the former
- he reimbursed the sum of money he
was compelled to pay to obtain his
,;bertv in 1895, as there is no doubt
xour readers are interestd IN what IL
Going on behind the curtain.
should say that a pamphlet, con-
tanning O. complete history of Mr. Cum
Minis arrest and trial on charge OF
treason. was forwarded TO the Pres
idant with a request that he should
commend the refunding of the money
tn understand the matter one would
need to read the pamphlet, (Which mas
oovy become historically, which sets out
that he was advised by the Judge Ad-
vocate of the court martial through
suggestions of the court to plead gun
~ nj nisprision of treason, but that MS |
counsel elected to plead guilty to the
naio, and capital offence of treason.
know of no instance in criminal
practice of one either pleading guilty
to the major offence when possible to
Mead to the minor, nor of one beng
Il naruitted to suicidedly plead guilty TO
~ capital offence
AS matter of fact Mr.. CumHlhS
Mas unwittingly guilty of mlsprlsloli'
hut in all the evidence in the whole
1S9 cases brought before the court
martial no mention is made OF ms con-
nection with the rebellion, ana only
from his own simple story given IN
the trial of some others Woulo 1t De
discovered that he had a knowledge OF
the events which occurred, and that
knowledge was acquired by him after
the arms were secured
We remember in Uncle Toms Caplh
where Topsy was told she must con-
fess when she did wrong ana there-
11non admitted many little p1lferlngs
which it developed had not been COM
mitted When brought to task LOT Il
she 5. Flowed she had to 'fess tC some
thing" which is on a par Will MI
Cummins' confession.
wbep Mr. Cummins first applied 10
+ba Secretary of the Interior tor
rehearing and the Secretary reAelieu
the matter to Governor Dole TOT ie
mort it was unfortunate that the 1o'-
ernor did not take the trouble 10 re-
mort in full the proceedings anu
meag ger evidence in the case, no HAL
what his conclusions might nave peei.
uod no even read over the proceedings
a
the seven judges, viz, that MI ~
Minis was one of the least guilty OF the
,,arsons involved" it would nave eA-
cited his alarm that a great -lnJusllee
had unwittingly been done anu pi
ably have caused him to MAKE III
farent report That there is no Ialrei
srnan on Gods footstool than MI Doie
IS admitted by all of US VINO hiioN
rim but he is only human. 1t Is Sc
tO brace I'D an Op4ii-
g.; nrax,iousIv rendered that 1t mas
LONG been an axiom of law that III
nan should sit in trial IN winch i.e
is interested, connected py reiat ,-ae
with the parties, or IN Whlch nc -.s-s
rendered a judgment ana II ID
made A part of our Organic ACT %
inc that a full report had not
made to the Secretary of the Ali'ei ~!
and faeling that new Governor Wouie
irnpartially report on the ma
- onnIied to the President LOT
p,aaripe The casual reader nlsh
- = that the meanest citizen OIL lh'
panubIic was entitled to a iuil div
sneedy hearing, and that IN purSul. y
Justice the Governor Wouio nav -
Inoned the seven Judges peioi -
and learned from them theh
sions gained at the trial, they peiIS -
alive and present. He mlsht -
shocked that the SOSShAA
1v renort that he concurred with ~.
DoIa in his conclusion that to reope'
- roatters would be impohtlc-
IT, land so proud of its justice oii
.of IT'S eagerness to make aIhellus w..
i might possibly have peen W.
fv,itness its compelling ha"aai 90 20
1anan an indemnity OF s'o'ooo to
fusing landing to Immigrants " ooo Ne
not complied with the law III Ao''' -,
fore il would accede to an 1t,
80 might expect a d1tferehl ~
~ 20 .it was impolitic to reope
natter" AS for the irrespoilsio -
IF the Territory of HaWah toi
aoh+s of the Republic OF Ha"ai TIC
is begging the question:
Respectfully yours,
JAS w. G1RV1N-
ruE PRESIDENT ACKNOWhhD'-1
The White House, o.
washington, January zo' 1'Oo
Cir. I beg to acknowleds
the receipt of your letter oi 49,
2oth with enclosure, anu " he
nv direction of the Presloe llN.. f.
been referred to GoVeliioA
report.
VIM. LOEB, JR.'
c,oo-e+arv to the President.
Cuumins, Honolulu H.
GOV. CARRIERS REPLY.
Executive Chamber, :,
honolulu, Hawaii
July %. 1906.
The President: Returned Rerew II
ind letter of ], A. cumm nj sec or a.
re sIn 90. 1905, enclosed in sec rh;c
G,oab.s letter of January 20 last, WA N,1a,
am sorry to say, has remained ,' ur,s.
swered. undoubtedly due to my Scr Scr
This case was reported TO Tue - no
tarv of the Interior og -,,rich
on October t. 1917, COPY "a