User:KAVEBEAR/1895 Revolutionaries

Rebel Leaders: Wilcox, Nowlein, Widemann, Marshall, Greig and Lot Lane

Sib: On yesterday 45 political prisoners, all Hawaiian, sentenced to five years each, were released from prison, their sentences having been suspended, subject to remand on the order of the President.

In the following cases the sentences were commuted: C. T. Gulick, thirty-five years, to twenty years; W. H. Ricard, thirty-five years, to twenty years; W. H. Seward, thirty-five years, to twenty years; R. W. Wilcox, thirty-live years, to twenty years; T. B. Walker, twenty years, to fifteen years; Carl Widemaun, thirty years, to fifteen years; Lewis Marshall, twenty years, to sixteen years; W. H. C. Greig, twenty years, to fifteen years. Of the above, Gulick, Seward, and Marshall claim to be American citizens. Very respectfully, Albert S. Willis.


 * Court-Martial of the Royalist Prisoners in the Old Throne Room of the Palace
 * Samuel Nowlein, Captain of the Queen's Royal Guard
 * Robert Wilcox.
 * William Henry Rickard (June 20, 1846–July 30, 1899) was a sugar planter at Honokaa and British settler of Hawaii from Cornwall. He served as a member of the House of Representatives and participated in the 1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii.
 * Charles T. Gulick, business agent and one of the few missionary sons holding royalist sympathies;
 * William T. Seward, American and secretary to John Cummins;
 * Thomas Beresford Walker, Cummins' son-in-law.
 * Carl Widemann, son of the pro-government judge
 * Louis Marshall,, a young American adventurer
 * William Henry Christie Greig (February 14, 1867–January 26, 1956) was the son of Captain William James Greig of Fanning Island (Tabuaeran) and Teanau Atu (1842–1917), sister of the king of Penrhyn Island. Prior to the Revolution, he worked as a clerk in the Hawaiian company Lewers & Cooke. He participated as a Royalist in 1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii as a lieutenant under Robert William Wilcox. He was imprisoned for six months and exiled from Hawaii after his release from prison.
 * William Davies, the captain of the steamer Waimanalo who helped distribute arms to the Hawaiian Royalists.
 * Peter Camarinos, Greek
 * George Lycurgus, Greek

Solomon Kauai, eignt years. Apelehama, seven years. Lot Lane, five y ears. Thomas Poole, ten years. Robert Palau, ten years. J. W. Bipikane, ten yeare. Kiliona, five years. Joe Clark, ten years. Wm. Widdifield, five years. Ioela Kiakahi, eight years