▁on ▁arm aments , ▁he ▁had ▁borrow ed ▁additional ▁money ▁to ▁arm ▁and ▁pay ▁a ▁form id able ▁milit ia . ▁ ▁Wil co x ▁and ▁the ▁others , ▁including ▁two ▁ha ole ▁of ▁prominent ▁families , ▁were ▁arrested . ▁L ili ʻ u okal ani ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁" con sp iring " ▁with ▁and ▁" a iding " ▁them , ▁and ▁although ▁evidence ▁was ▁sc ant y , ▁she ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁a ▁room ▁in ▁ ʻ I ol ani ▁Palace ▁for ▁several ▁months . ▁ ▁Wil co x ▁and ▁five ▁others ▁were ▁tried ▁for ▁tre ason , ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁be ▁h anged . ▁ ▁The ▁imprison ed ▁Queen ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁ult imat um : ▁if ▁she ▁formally ▁ab dic ated , ▁Wil co x ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁would ▁be ▁p ardon ed . ▁ ▁Whether ▁or ▁not ▁she ▁supported ▁their ▁actions , ▁the ▁Queen ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁these ▁men ▁to ▁die . ▁ ▁She ▁signed ▁an ▁ab dic ation ▁statement , ▁pre - written ▁by ▁her ▁law y ers ▁and ▁friends , ▁pra ising ▁that ▁government ▁and ▁rel in qu ishing ▁her ▁personal ▁right ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁directed ▁to ▁sign ▁as ▁" L ili ʻ u okal ani ▁Domin is ", ▁which ▁was ▁her ▁legal ▁name , ▁after ▁marry ing ▁a ▁C au cas ian ▁man . ▁ ▁Anne x ation ▁and ▁anti - anne x ation ▁campaign s ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8