The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-30
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was different in several respects to the
final draft, and there was good deal
of discussion of amendments changing
the wording. The correspondence up
on which the resolution is based con-
ssts of the following letter from Mil
verton to Smith, and reply:
Honolulu, April 10, 1906
carl s. Smith, ESQ., Hilo, Hawaii.
Dear Sir:-Friends of the Koreans
who were convicted OF murder in the
first degree at the present term of the
Fourth Circuit Court and sentenced by
Judge Parsons to be hung, are about,
through the Rev. Wadman. in charge
of the Korean mission, to intercede with
the Governor, with a view to having
the sentence imposed committed
Il would appreciate It very much If
you could advise me as to whether you
have any facts to present which in
your opinion would warrant any reduc-
ton of the sentence and whether you
have any reason to urge why the death
penalty should not be imposed.
"A reply by return mail will greatly
oblige, as the Governor desires to take
up this matter Immediately. I am.
very truly yours,
FIRED w: MILVERTON.
Deputy Attorney General
"Hilo, Hawaii, April 70. 1906.
Fred w. Milverton, Esq, Deputy At
torney General, Honolulu
Dear Sir-In answer to your COM
munication numbered D lis, under date
of the 10th inst, l beg to say that while
I have natural prejudice against the
execution of criminals, still 1 believe
that this punishment is one of the best
safeguards which we have In lettering
persons from committing crime I have
carefully considered the question which
you submit to me, which is whether l
have any facts to present which would
warrant Interference of the executive
i'm reduction of the sentence, and must
reply in the negative. As counsel for
the defendants, assigned by the court
to represent them upIn an indictment
found, / examined into the facts and
details of the case and must confess
that in all of the experience which
have had, directly and indirectly, with
criminal law, have never known Of a
case in which the death penalty was a
of homicide. Each of the defendants
plainly stated to me chat what he die
was done with the most absolute de.
liberation, being affected neither by
frenzy of any description, nor intoxica.
tiOn. Zach defendant explained to m,
that he was we'll aware of the unlaw,
fulness of their assault and homicide
and that the law of the country from
which they came is identical with tn,
, law of this country. Each man seemi
to be possessed of normal mind an,
of sufficient intelligence to enable hin
to carry on the work of luborer i'm hi
station of life So far as the law i
concerned. the homicide was commite,
with the most undeniable premedta
ton and neither from the standpoint o
legal ethics or from any normal senti
ment does any reason occur to me why
there should be any executive interfer
ence i'm this matter
Very truly yours.
CARL S. SMITH"
The following were present at tn,
meeting: A. G. NJ. Robertson, C. L
Clemens, A. Perry F. e. Thompson, H
G. Middleton, d. L. Wilmington,
M. Ballou, w. A. Kinney, George A
Davis, Henry e. Highton, w. w. Thay
err, B. L. Marx, w. T. Rawlins. w. L
Stanley, A. w. Carter, c. r. Hemen
way, "A. H. Crook, L. j. Warren, F. M
Harrison, Lorrin Thurston. w. c
Parke.