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No. 16. I-I. I. Saturday, May IS, 1895. 5 "Ota
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THE INDEPENDENT
ISSUED EVEIIV MOKNINO E'CEl'T
-SUNDAY, nv
Tjje IqdependBqfi liftfociafcion,
Corner Alien i Kckuanaoa Sheet near
CiiBtom House Honolulu, 11. 1.
DANIEL LOQAN, Editor.-
Heading .on Alafcea Street la Honolulu.
Syibsci'iptioii
Per month.. '""'o'm
l'er .1 months In advance JJ
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Tho paper is delivered by curriers In tho
town ami suunrus.
AdvortlsomontB published nt rensonnblo
rates. Special terms for yearly anil lialf
yeatly contracts.
D. H. LEWIS,
Business MnnoRor.
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AND
issfe
Tho undersignod has re-assumed
his formor business as
COifTRlCTOR AND BUILDER,
find is now ready to rocoiYo all
orders i" 'l3 l'"
Estimates on New Buildings or
on Jobs promptly mado. Anybody
desiring to budd ft Now
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well in calling around and getting
figures.
All work will bo dono in tho
most satisfactory manner. Numerous
roferonocs ns to tho quality
of work dono in tho past.
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May 13,.
HoqqMu Ifoq tf otffy
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'""Job'Work oxecutod on the
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MID-OCEAN
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CIQARSand TOBACCO
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All Orders from tlio Other Islands In the-
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,Uuj will Mct with Prompt Attention.
macksmltlilnr It) "" llB 'arums umncucB
Done. P. 0, Uox sal, JNOS. i3 anu iou
rort Street.
OJiHU PRISON.
What the-".Reef ':Xq.oks
l .Like
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I notice that Joaquin Miller
has written a very touching
appeal to the vorld for; -books
and reading niatter for the" unfortunate
prisoners. T shouldn't
bo a bit surprised to sco tho
next steamer carry tons' of
tracts, pamphlets and books
for Hawaii's "coral hell," to
use a favorite phwise"of4'Q. W.
Ashford. The "poetV is slightly
oft' his base. There is all
the reading niatter at the prison
that can be desired and
the few prisoners who can read
and enjoy tho English language
and have time to ftead can fijid
in the hospital library material
enough to last them for
from one to thirty-Dye years.
Besides this fact it can bo.
noted that friends oTtho prisoners
are always allowed to
bring in reading raattor jahd
that several people im Hono
lulu are in the habit' of 'sending
their used novels, magazines
and papers to tho prison lib
rary. Tho reading, matter is
there and it is ' highly suit-4
able. A Favorite work is "How
to Build'a IIouso Cheap'vhir.h
is' especially used by tho follows
with life sentences.'
Charles Read's description of
tho "dark cell" is also often
read and astandard work among
tho prisoners,
It is now my painful duty
to-touch a subject which has
created somo sensation, and
which far surpasses buckets
and 'food in its infamy. Tho
treatment of certain prisoners
that the government expected
to extort evidence front was
such that even tlio least
sceptical citizen will hesitate
to believe. Thp " dark "
coll was used to an extent difficult
to believe. I wHi explain
that tho dark coll is not-a tank
filled with water or any other
diabolic contrivance. It, is
simply a cell without any access
to light, damp and without
any furnituro of ally description.
The occupant has to
rest on the cemented flodr, and
tho political prisoners sont,
into this coll wero stripped of
their clothing and only allowed
undershirt and drawers. It
is hard to believe but it is
a fact that. Mr. Dole's Christian
Government kept mci in that
coll virtually naked-from' three
hours to seven days, feeding
'tlioriion.water and hard bread
and allowing no change, air, or
rehot.
It is no uso for the government
organs to deny theso
faqta, The sworn affidavits of
tho sufferers are in tho
of the fo'reih representatives,
and tho 'truth of tho
statements has beon acknowledged
by jailor Low, who
simply acted yory much against
liis.QWi "ifrcliruition and simply
according to orders. But why
wore those men treated so, is
tho natural ouostion. To re
fresh their memory is the
humorous answer of tho Marshal-.
D unwell was supposed
tof'bd"ablo '.to- give evidence
against V. V.' Ashford, .Ho
was kept for ,48 hours in the
dark cell, but. his "memory"
did not got revived. Charles
Mojtcno was sent into tho
damp hole 1 for twelve l hours
because he had never listened
to '..conversations whicli . wero
supposed' to have tak'dn place
in Bertelmann's office next to
his shop. George Jackson
was jdohfincd ;in this, "bridal"
chamber of tho hotel for seven
.days, and a .certain compositor
now working in the Advertiser
office for three '.'days, also for
the purpose of refreshing thoir
memories, but .why'' go
on? The means used by
tlio - during the
trials of the alleged 4 rebels are
mattor of history now.' Thjit
the prison inspectors and authorities
could lend themselves
to aid and abet tho methods of
the government is the most
surprising part of the affair.
to sit day and night at the
.prison. I was never
this august body, probably
'didn't think they
couUKget much' out of "mo. il
waSiregularly informed,thopgh,
by tho other prisoners of the
mode of Inquisition and tho
line ot questioning, TheTo
seemed to be a great deal of
anxiety on tho part of the
grand inquisitors to rope in a
certain haolo with spectacles,
and about twenty natives wore
asked every day: "Are you
sure you didn't see N ?
It strikes mo that if the inquisitors
had sent for N. they could
in two minutes have learned his
whereabouts on that memorable
Sunday, and thereby
saved themselves lots of
trouble. Men wero called before
that board of inquisition
day and night. The kanakas
were bulldozed and threatened,
and ' I presume- the inquisitors
thought they wero working' in
the truo interest of tho country.
One night ono of tho
native prisoners confined in the
cell under mine was sent for,
and had a very long intorvibw
with tho board of inquisition.
W. B. Castle was tho chief inquisitor,
and if tho kanakas can
bo believed, it is evident that
tho great iawycr besides looking,
after- the interests of the
ropnblic also had 'a keen eye
to business and acted as a first
class drummer for his church.
This . is the gist , of the report
'telephoned" to mo through
tho partition. Mi. Castlo ask-
7
jj
eel the prisoner if he wits a
member of Kaumakapili.
Tha "unfortunate" admitted,
that ho was not, but that he
attended servico in the church.
Mr. Castle thon asked with
groat severity if tho prisoner
thought it fair that ho Castle
arid his frionds should bear tho
oxponsos of tho church, and
have follows like the prisoner
use it without paying a member's
fee. Tho prisoner said
thai ho only went to church
onco a" while, but that evidently
didn't make his case bettor.
He was then asked if 'lio ever
'
prayed for the Queen. The
prisoner stated that ho was in
tho habit of praying for his
government, 'and he was sin-core
enough to tell tho grand
inquisitor that tfie kanakas do
nofcliketherepubliri,andhavethe
audacity to pray for whatthoy
are pleased to call their govern
ment. Ho got a well-deserved
and severe reprimand, and was
told that to pray for tho Queen
was treasonable and enough to
bring any man to jail for life.
' I don't vouch for tho truth
of tho statement of my fellow
prisoner. I only repeat what
ho told me. But" tho following
little affair which I shall now
narrate soems 'to' indicate that
there may be considprablo truth
in his. story and that the inquisition
stopped at nothing.
Tho authorities had got an
idea in their head that a cer
tain prominent young man who
had been arrested know more
about the part which the
played in the "rebellion"
than was healtlly for
him. Nothing could be got
ten out of tho young man and
tho authorities resorted to n
strategy" worthy of them. One
night ho was' sont for by' tho
jailor and tpld to pack up his
things and go home. He was
of course only too happy to
comply and hurried to bundle
tip his traps. As 'they were
somewhat bulky he'was told to
leave them and only take a
few small articles and send for
the rest. A hack was in waiting
and tho young prisoner felt
highly honored on finding the
Attorney-General and Deputy-Marshal
Brown present and
ready to escort him. He gdt
in and took a seat behind, next
to Smith, while Brown held
up the front with tho driver.
The hackman was ordered to
drive to street where
tho prisoner's residence is. No
words were spoken, but, in a
little while, the carriago stopped
at tho home of the suspected
gentleman. Tho Deputy
Marshal Went in and attempted
to persuade the mother of
the prisoner to uso hqr influence
to get him to "confess."
The prisonerwas then told to
go in and see his mother. He
did so, and returnod in very
short order full of indignation
over tho mean trick played on
him and spoko somo pleasant
truths to Mr. W. 0, Smith.
Ho was then ordered into tho
hack to jail, as being unwilling
to accept tho mercy of Smith
or to be. moved into lying by a
mother's tears. Whoro will
men stop who will adopt such
mothods ?
(To beContinued).
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