The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-18
FERGUSON'S LIBEL CASE.
Antoine Clogs Tells About Life in
Guatemala.

In the District Court this morning
Judge Robertson denied the motion to
dismiss the defendant in the libel suit
of Captain Ferguson against Arthur
tombstone, editor of the Advertiser.
The defendant then took the stand
and testified Have no control or
authority over the publication of the
advertiser. Have no power to pre-
vent its publication, insisted on
Clogs signing the article before publish
ing it, thought it might be untrue. |
told Captain Ferguson this The Of
ficers of the Hawaiian Gazette Com
pany control the publication of the
paper.
Cross. examination-Don know who
controls the publication of articles for
the advertiser. | write editorial mat
tiers. | don't always revise proofs.
Clogs name was signed to the article
when he brought it l did not know
it was his name. | revised the English
of the article, also corrected the proof
/ sanctioned the publication. Can
find the original copy Told Captain
Ferguson it might be untrue, but that
Clogs was reliable man. Did not
know CT VS. Def re.
Re direct-Don't remember whether
Hoogs or Bradford was city editor.
One of them was. Mr.. Whitney has
control of the paper and has the power
to prohibit publications. He does not
interfere.
Antoine Clogs sworn - Wrote the
article in the advertiser. Live at St.
Louis boarding house. Heard that
persons had been enquiring at the
house for Portuguese named Clogs.
Have travelled in Guatemala. Found
lots of swamps there. Fevers prevail
there. Have heard tell of German
planters having the fever. 1t is called
morie fever. All Europeans are subject
to it more or less. Have slept in
houses with laborers. They were
wooden buildings covered with iron.
Laborers eat meat dried in the sun, and
beans. Overseers, or anybody in
authority, are in the habit of going
armed. | was in San Jose when the
Montserrat arrived there. The laborers
were peculiar set of people. There
are few Chinese in Guatemala. The
natives will not bind themselves by
contract. Swamps are thirty or forty
miles inland. The money in use there
is called POGO TEMPO dollars. Dollars
of various countries worth about fifty
five cents when l was there Contract
aborers are very scarce there Force
is used to make laborers work. Labor.
ers have told me that overseers shoot
if they refuse to work. No malice
prompted me to write this article.
Cross examined Il arrived here
about the middle of May. Was here
last year. Remained about three
months. Took the place of sailor on
the Discovery. He paid me. Lived
at Fowler's yard. Had a room to my
self. Left here on the steamer Palmas
for Victoria Landed at Port Town
send. Think Davies was the agent.
Paid part of my passage and worked
part From Port Townsend went to
Portland, then to San Francisco. Was
in Guatemala in the latter part of 1922
last. After arriving in San Francisco
from Portland did not 60 out of Cali
fornia until came to Honolulu. Was
in Guatemala from 1887 to 1890.
Made trip on the Colma to Panama
in 1892. meant the Colima when !
said the Sar Juan as the vessel | re-
turned to San Francisco in. Have
seen no shipped la5orers in Guatemala
Have met several laburer. who told me
they worked one month and loafed tn,
next. That is the way they do there
Don't know the names If the plan
tations | VISITED. Never saw
any person shot by luna
Saw no Japanese there. Have seer
some Chinese labJrers there. Climat
warmer than in Honolulu. Have
seen buildings on plantations with irol
roofs Beans and dried beef is tn,
food of the common people. Saw
Captain Ferguson first in Honolulu
After the arrival of the South Sea Isl
anders they were dissatisfied. The,
were looking for the boss that brough
them there. This was before the,
went to the plantations. was tolc
that if the laborers found the boss
would 60 hard with him. | am nov
r Waterman at the Chimes theater.
was at Kahului race track last 4th 0
July. Have not made application t,
police authorities TO run a roulett
table at the track on September end
| had a roulette table with me in Qua
temala. had nothing to do with an
e of the planters there, | was not con
e victed on Maui for running the rou
lette table Was arrested, but no
tried, was discharged. | remained o.
r the Colima while she took IN Savara