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The Ohio Democrat
Logan, Hocking County, Ohio
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Frederick Harrison, a 17-year Hawaii resident, reports in a letter from San Francisco the mistreatment and torture of British subjects arrested during a discovered January revolt in Hawaii. He criticizes the British government for ignoring affidavits. The St. James Gazette calls for investigation and potential withdrawal of recognition if charges are true.
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Told by a British Subject of His Treatment in Hawaii.
LONDON, April 19.--Frederick Harrison, who says he has been a resident of Hawaii for 17 years, has written a letter to the English press from San Francisco complaining of the treatment to which British subjects have been subjected in Hawaii.
He says when the plan of revolt was prematurely discovered in January the government seized the pretext to make wholesale arrests. "I, with others, was confined in a crowded, filthy prison. British subjects and others were subjected in prison to tortures, in the hope of obtaining evidence, and to dragoon them into testifying as directed." As to the credit of England, only one man surrendered to the dastardly methods. The dark cell, hunger, being thrust naked into a tank of cold water until the victim fainted, threats of execution, the arrest of other members of the prisoner's family, and bribes, are only samples of the methods employed.
Harrison also complains that the British government did not take any notice of the affidavits which were forwarded to England by British subjects who were subjected to oppression of this character.
The St. James Gazette, commenting on Harrison's letter, says that the Hawaiian government applied a mild form of torture to the prisoners accused of sedition against the republic, and expresses the opinion that the British foreign office should investigate the charges made, adding: If true, we are bound to withdraw our recognition of this government of second-rate Yankee adventurers.
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Hawaii
Event Date
In January
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wholesale arrests; tortures including dark cell, hunger, cold water immersion, threats of execution, family arrests, bribes; only one man surrendered; british government ignored affidavits
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Plan of revolt prematurely discovered in January; government made wholesale arrests of British subjects and others, confining them in crowded, filthy prison; subjected to tortures to obtain evidence and force testimony; methods included dark cell, hunger, naked immersion in cold water tank until fainting, threats of execution, arrest of family members, bribes; Harrison, a 17-year resident, was among those arrested and wrote letter from San Francisco complaining of treatment; British government took no notice of forwarded affidavits; St. James Gazette comments on mild form of torture applied to prisoners accused of sedition against the republic and urges British foreign office investigation, suggesting withdrawal of recognition if true.