Honolulu, May 4.
Phere was intense excitement today when the trial judge entered court to pronounce sentence on Mrs, Fortescue, Lieut. Massie and two enlisted seamen who ware convicted lighter of an Hawaiian alleged to have violated cused.
All, four defendants were -sen-fenced to ten years imprisonment with hard labour but after serving the sentence for one hour it was all four eases and the defendants, released.
The public prosecutor announced that the Governor of the islands had agreed that the sentences should be commuted. The judge was legal-obliged to impose sentence, ten years being the maximum, The Governor's commutation of receipt Sng the pardon of the prisoner's, May 6.
The counsel for the defence, Mr, Clarence Darrow, has, advised Lieuten:
int. Massie' and the other th
jot to press for a pardon, but accused in the "honour slaying" case Beck the restoration of their rights. of citizenship later—Reuter, May Mrs, Thomas Massie, accompanied by her husband and her mother, left] 1 for San Francisco to-day.
Mrs, "Massie was prevented from receiving a subpoena by a party of heavy-fisted naval officers, Who opposed the police when a native boarded the ship and attempted to serve! Shee with it She was to have given evidence against the four natives who are soon to. be ye-tried for having Assaulted her" along with the murdered native, Kahahawi The Authorities, however, advised Mrs. Mastie to leave the island as soon, fas possible and suggested that she had better not wait to give evidence.
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