The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-01
GOVERNMENT RESTS
IN HINDU CASES
Reserves Right To Introduce
"HighIy Confidential Evidence
From State Department"

Gan hN.N' lNN', FEBRUARY 81
(AssOciated Press The prosecution
in the so called Hindu plot cases rested
it's ease yesterday. rescrving the right
to introduce "highly confidential evi.
dence from the state department"
Attorneys for tho defendants an,
nounced that they would ask the court
for the dismissal of practically all of
the defendants on the ground that the
evidence adduced by the prosecution
was not sufficient TO warrant their
cases being considered by the jury.
Three of the forty two defendants
pleaded guilty early in the trial. They
were Georg Rodiek, formerly German
consul at Honolulu: II. \. Schroeder,
his secretary, and Captain wilhelm Won
Brincken, military aide of the Ger
man consulate in this city.
specific Charges
The specific accusation on which the
defendants went to trial was that they
attempted to foment an uprising
,gainst British rule in India for the
purpose of embarrassing the British
anu lOlNlhk II w
part of its forces from the European
oattlefronts.
In its ramifcations the alleged plot
involved steamship officials and com
handlers, German consular representa-
ives, merchants, attorneys, insurance
and customs brokers and several Hin.
lus. including Ram Chandra. publisher
and writer, and sBhagwan Singh, well
known among his race as a leader and
who was said to head a faction opposed
70 Ram Chandra and his adherents.
Sensational Evidence
Highly sensational evidence was in
reduced by the prosecution. This in
luded the famous I.uxburg telegram'
ent by Alfred Zimmerman. German
| ecretarv of state, TO Ambassador Won
7ernstOrff. in which Zimmerman
| through Count WOW Tuvburq. German
| barge d 'affaires at Buenos Aires, di
rccted Won Bernstorf to finance the
Hindu plot.
List Of Defendants
The complete list of defendants is:
Franz BOpp, former German consul
| General at San Francisco.
Wilhelm Won Brincken. military aide
f the German consulate.
| Robert Capelle, San Francisco agent
or the North German-Lloyd steamship
ompany.
Leopold Mirhaels. multi millionaire
| art owner at one time Of the steamer
| Maverick.
Harry J. Hart, shipping broker.
Charles LattendOrf, Won Brincken :
| rrrtarV.
| Walter Sauerbeck.
John F. Craig, shipbuild"r, Long
Reach, California.
J. c. HiZar. attorney. San Diego.
| Joseph l.. Blew, customs broker
Bernard Manning, alias Juan Berna
Ia Bowen, San Diego.
Salon Leonhauser, a Buddhist priest.
Marie LeOnhanser, his wife, the only
woman defendant
Henry \. Kaufman. former chancel
or for the German consulate.
| Edwin Deinat, commander Of tn,
Former German ship J. II. Ahlers
which was informed at Honolulu afte
he war.
Heinrich Elho, captain of the Ger
nan ship Holsatia, also interned a
honolulu.
Morris Stock Won Goltzheim, insur
nee broker.
GFor" Ro'i"k. former German con
sui at Honolulu.
II. \. Schroeder, who succecde,
Rodiek at Honolulu.
Louis T. Hengstler local attorney.
Fr''"st Sikunna of New York.
Ralph Russ of this city, with tn
'nitrd States army.
VI. Martinez, attorney. San Diego.
The Hindu defendants are Rar
h"n"r" RhaPWan Singh. Taraknnt
Ons SankOkh Singh, Gopal Singh, MI
ended Nnudekar Godh Ram, Sendn
INCH Ghnlli, Munsh Ram, Nidha
'ln"h, BiFhan Singh Hindi Gohind b,
hari Lal, Surendra Nath Kar. two re
ans named Hnri Singh. c. X. Chal
ahnrty and Dhirendra Nath Sarkar
Among those named as defendant
'ut who are beyond the jurisdiction G
he government are: Alfred Zimme
nan, German secretary Of state; Fran
Won Paprn, former military attach
e" IT," German embassy at WASHINGTON
Wolf Won lgel, Won Papen's serrrtnr,
IanS TauShcer, husband Of Mime il
, Iamnn Gadski, opera singer and &C.
hmm HpPnt in Nav York