The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-30

wore a fisherman's garb. The captain
and men felt for him and provided
clothes of their own for his comfort.
! The refugee was also suffering from a
sore on his leg. It appeared to be the
result of b., H. For three days ne re-
manned in his bunk. unable to do any
thing. He was then provided with
washes and other things for his ailment.
/ When able to be about he told his
story to the men. He said he had a
, beautiful wife in Honolulu, to whom he
was married several years before in
Australia. One day he came home
drunk and brutally assaulted her. The
drink did the cruel act, and not his own
inclinations. He would never have
committed the deed had he been sober.
His wife had been unkind to him, but
this had always been forgiven. He was
sorry for what he had done, but blamed
himself alone.
He went on to state that he was ar.
rested, pleaded guilty at the trial and
was sentenced to nine months imprison-
ment. While incarcerated the incident
that carried him there, and fears for
the ultimate outcome of it all, preyed
upon his mind. He wanted to get
away; to fly the country, nevermore to
see his wife or the scene OF his mistakes,
He knew the Ceylon left at noon on the
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and bolted the prison gang specially to
take it.
Down on the shore near Kalihi he
found a fisherman's suit. The owner
was at that time wading in the shallow
water. He seized the garments and left
in exchange his prison suit. Proceeding
further down the coast he found small
fisherman's boat. He took it and put
off. His idea was to lie in the prospec-
tive track OF the Ceylon and board her
outside. The sea was rough, but he got
to his position.
The Ceylon was then in sight. just
leaving the harbor. She moved slowly
and it was an hour or more before she
reached him. He padded alongside,
swung on and kicked the little boat
away. He said the sore on his leg was
the result of n skin disease from which
he was suffering. He wanted to reach
America and from there he would go to
British Columbia.
The Ceylon took eighteen days to
make Port Townsend. On the way
Featherstone worked like beaver. All
of the men were well impressed with
him. When near his destination he
talked to the men again. He said his
wife had a sister in Australia who
would shortly visit Honolulu. This
sister would shortly go to San Fran
cisco and would be accompanied by
the wife. He thought they would
probably reach the latter place in
November.
His wife had brother in Oakland,
California. When he reached Port
Townsend he would write to this brother
and tell him how cruel and unkind the
| vile nau Deen. lie WOulu never see tne
wife again. He would not try to visit
her in San Francisco or anywhere else.
Every tie had been severed. From Port
Townsend he would go to British
Columbia and from there return to Aus
tralia. He would go back to his own
people and begin new life.
When the port physician came aboard
at Port Townsend he denied that
Featherstone was sufficiently afflicted
with the sore on his leg to require his
detention at the hospital for time. Ac.
cordingly he was taken there and that
was the last the men on the Ceylonisaw
of him. They left Port Townsend very
soon to load lumber and did not have
time to call by on the way out.
Before teatherstone left the ship al
Port Townsend, however, he was asked
if he was assisted in getting away al
Honolulu. To this he replied in the
negative. He asserted positively that
his plan of escape was all his own and
that he carried it through without as
sistance of any kind.