The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-28

il was very short, only once or twice
could | distinguish the sound of
voice; the dog also barked, but stopped
short at the same time, and all was
quiet.
1 was on the point of getting up to
go on deck to see if anything had car
ried away, but concluded the second
mate would soon see it right, and so
went to sleep.
At about 1910 AN. on the l4th of
January, 1898, Mr.. Lucas, my first
officer, came and called me, saying:
Captain, cannot find the second
mate anywhere l jumped up and
dressed myself and went on deck, not
thinking much of it, and called Mr..
Lucas from forward, as l could see
him with lamp in his hand search
ing for the second mate. l then asked
him, "can you not find him? or doesn't
the watch know where he ism / then
asked the man at the helm if the Sec
ond mate had not been aft lately. The
answer was, not since half-past
ten. l asked him again, did they
not haul down a staysail at the
time the second mate went
forward. He said, no, 1 could
not hear nor see anything as the night
was very dark. went forward again
TO the mate and requested him to call
the carpenter; also, if he had looked
in the carpenter shop for the second
mate. mot yet" was the reply. |,
with the mate, went into the shop
and called the carpenter, sayings "DO
you know anything of the second
mate?" He replied "No.n We
waited there until he was dressed, and
the three of us went on deck to con-
tinue the search for the second mate.
We had one light with US, but it
was not sufficient to give us good
light, as the night was very dark.
The carpenter then brought the an
Choir light, and with those two we saw
better. On coming into midship
discovered blood on the deck-load,
likewise Mr.. Lucas and the carpenter.
strictly called their attention to it,
as it was very thick and fresh, and a
great quantity of it. Tracing ii out to
the starbOard side, found blood on the
fore braces in two places. | took the
mate by the arm and asked him
quietly if he had pistol on him; he
replied no. Then let us get away
from here and arm ourselves, for there
has been foul play (at the same mo
ment the starbOard watch was not
near enough to hear what l said to
the mate), we both went aft and each
loaded a pistol and put it in our
pockets and went back to the place on
the deck-load where the blood was,
and called the port watch's attention
to what had been such a plain and
horrible murder. "Men," said /, edo
you all see this blood ?n They all
said Yes" 1 said "There has been |
foul play here" The names of the
three seamen in the port watch, pres
ent at this moment, were Thomas
Green, Jens Olsen and PandY Zacaria. |
The starboard watch had already |
gone to bed by this time. 1 then told |
the mate-let US go into the forecastle |
and call them out cat the same time |
thinking to myself 1 may be able to
discover some blood on some of the |
mems clothes as they were getting out |
Of their hunks, but | could see no |
traces of it as their clothes must have
been evidently changed, and appeared
,lean). Hans Hansen rushed up to
ne, and looked very treacherously,
saying, "Well, what is it? here
We are" l told him in a very
gentle unsuspectiDg manner, want
% see you men aft. He then retreated
Ind answered more agreeably, alright
md put his clothes on. little
ireamed of what danger we were ex-
posing ourselves to at this very mo-
nent, as they had the cooks Ratchet
lnder one of their hunks. But Hans
1ansen's looks convinced me it was
lot safe place for me and my first
'fficer to be in any longer l said ID
1r. Lucas, let US go, and you men
ONE aft as soon as you are ready;
hey replied, alright 1 went aft
nto the cabin with the mate and car
'enter, and in a few seconds the star
Oard watch entered the cabin. Thos.
Ie Clair, Hans Hansen, Herman |
part and Edw. Larson composed this
7atch.
asked them each if they could
count for that blood on deck, they
answered, no. 1T was now about
2:55 A. NJ, January 14th), as Thos.
e Clair and Hans Hansen said, they
ad been asleep on the deck load by
ne little boat, between the hours of .
D and u o'clock p. NJ. of the 18th of !!
anuary and only went into the fore
lstle twice to light their pipes.
he furthest distance from the lit
e boat to the place where the blood
as measured a distance of fourteen 8
.et still those two men said they :
card nothing during those two hours
! which the second mate had been
murdered and thrown overheard. $
[erman Sparf was ON the lookout !
1ring those two hours and said, he l
Nv the second mate come forward
bout II P. NJ. and go up the fore +
gging but did not see him come r
own again; and near u o'clock he .
lme on the deck load and asked if it :
as not one bell yet TO pump the ship. i.
hos. lie Clair and Hans Hansen said,
e don't know where the second mate Q
, and heard one bell. He, however, '
fought perhaps he Second matte {
ust be asleep some place, and went t
Id called the mate to let him be 8
.ught at it, and that is all I know 4
)out it. Edw. Larson was at the /
.lm from 10 to u P. NJ, January :
tn. He states the second mate went d
rward at 1890 P. NJ. and did not re-
IN. he heard nor saw nOthiup