Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-03

On Friday morning last report was cifcu
lated that Captain Cook, with two or three
men, had run away with the little schooner
kapiolani. This ruaor soon spscad through
the city and excited considerable comment
pro and con. II was asceriained that he had
purchased a nautical alaanac, = chart snd
other requisites for navigating the deep seas :
that he had tried to purchase compass of
peirce q Co.. also that on Thursday there
had been taken on board the kapiolani some
provisions as freight and cask of beef, aud
water casks filled in view Of a voyage. The
suspicious Of Mr.. John Coburn, the PRINCIPAL
| owner Of the schooner, we're excited lIy the
rumors he heard about town, and more so
when he received dispatch that the kapio-
lani had been sighted off Diamond Head.
standing to the southwest. Mr.. Colbum laid
the matter before the authorities, and on
Saturday morning the steamer G. X. Bishop
was chartered, end an application made 10
Governor Domiuis for an armed force, and at
PM. the G. K. Bishop. under command Of
Capt. W. Davies, with Deputy Marshal
DAYTON and Captain KaIoii and ten soldiers
with arms and I5tt. canon, and with a
weeks raions, left the wharf in hot pursuit of
the missing schooner. Marshal Dayton offered
$25 reward to the man who first sighted the
schooner, and ON Sunday, at 9 AM, she was
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bearing n. 4. by N, distant 50 OF 90 miles.
and I25 miles from Nawiliwii Heads, Kauai.
They returned at once and arrived in port
Monday morning at o'clock, when salute
was fred from a cannon on shore, the captain,
| J. w. Cook, mate, Henry lIanley, aud crew
consisting Of James Swan and NJ. Boylan
were taken to the Station House.
Their arrival in the city created a great stir
which has not yet subsided. There was a
manifest sympathy for the so called buccaneers,
as was evidenced by collection which was
taken, amounting TO about $3.50, towards
securing a competent attorney and paying
other expenses OF the trial.
| On Thursday afternoon Mr. Justice Bioker
ton called the case and Capt. J. W. Cook,
Henry ilaney, James Swan and ". Boyan
were charged with barratry by running away
with the schooner Kapiolani and cargo, on or
about April 25th, the vessel being valued at
about 81, 500, and being the property Of ]. r.
Colburn, w. Bartholomew, and ", c. Akana.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Davidson appeared for Cook, Sir.
John Russell for Swan. The substance Of the
evidence ihus far is as follows Mr. McCand-
less delivered 100 fbs beef to Swan last week
for Kapiolani. -Mau CWp shipped four bags of
| -four by Kapiolani and Cook signed receipt /;
told Clip he was going to Ewa.--IIoo sam
delivered box OF clothing to Cook for Eva.
+. Van Doom sold chart and quadrant 10
Cook. Colburn saw Cook and told him not
10 go I'LL next morning said Cook got one.
half OF gross earnings and furnished the crew I;
the schooner had never been TO Kauai since
he owned her. Cook stated that he was mas
ter Of the Kopio!ani, that his arrangement was
TO sail schooner on shares, TO 90 and
como as he pleased. except when
Colburn had something special 10 do;
had intended going To Eva. then to Kauai.
bu, through Gains and drifting got out of our
course; was asked by Swan to stand to the
southwark and was offered $40 for whoever
first sighted brig expected from the coast.
Disclaimed any idea OF running away.
All four were committed