The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-12-23
Schooner Henrietta Seized Near
Waianae Saturday Night.
FOURTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS LOT
Captain Claims to Have Put In in Dis
tress-Passenger Arrested by De-
pUty-Sheriti SheIdon-History of the
Cruise and Different Accounts, Etc.

There was considerable excitement
in official circles Saturday afternoon
and later throughout town when it
became known that a strange schooner
was at Waianae, and one of the crew,
who had come ashore, presumably
for water, was under arrest. All
kinds of stories were soon afioat, and
much praise given Deputy Sheriff
Sheldon for bringing the supposed
smugglers up with sharp turn.
On Saturday Deputy-Sheriff Shell
don was notified by one of his con-
stables that a small schooner had
anchored off Keau and landed pas
senger. Sheldon Immediately started
out to locate the man and the vessel.
The man was met short distance
from Waianae and placed under ar
rest. The schooner was then located
and notification sent Marshal Brown
at once. Deputy Collector McStocker
was communicated with and he i'm
mediately ordered the tug Eleu to be
placed in readiness. In a few min
utes the tug was ready, and with Dep
uty Collector McStOcker, Marshal
Brown and q detail of police, set out
for Waianae.
Sheldon was picked up near Wal
anae and the tug proceeded to the
place indicated by that officer. When
that point was reached it was deemed
advisable on account of the haZy
weather, that a small boat in charge
OF Marshal Brown, Deputy Sheldon
and the police should pull along and
close in to shore, while the tug fol-
lowed further out. All lights were
ordered out and strict silence demand
ed. After searching for about three
| hours light was seen, the tug stop
pei and soon Sheldon came alongside
and reported that Marshal Brown was
in charge of the schooner, which was
anchored very close in to shore, less
than distance of a quarter of a mile.
Deputy Collector McStocker, Sur
veyor Sanders and three policemen
went into the boat, Sheldon remain
ing on the tug in charge of his prison
er, who had been brought aboard at
Waianae. Upon reaching the schOo-
ner Mr.. McStocker called for her
papers, and upon inspection found on
the manifest sundry cases of drugs.
He quietly notified Surveyor Sanders
to inspect the cargo. This was dOue
and opium found. Deputy Collector
| McStOcker informed the captain that
he would take possession of the schOO
ner for violating the revenue laws of
the Hawaiian Islands by bringing
contraband goods into its waters. The
tug was signalled, the schooner
! taken in tow and the party started for
Honolulu, arriving at 8 o'clock Sun
day morning.
Ntaj N nd =
were taken to the station and locked
Up, all being placed so that no COM
munication was possible.
The cargo of the schooner was found
to be forty boxes of opium, packed in
ObiOng packages, containing about
400 pounds. 1t was placeu in the
vault of the Custom House.
When Marshal Brown went along
side the schooner some one shouted
what was wanted. The Marshal said
he wanted to come aboard, ana did so.
Only one person was seen at that
time. Upon being asked who was
the captain, the man replied he was
and that his name was Anders on.
Replying to another question the
captain said the schooner was the
Henrietta, bound for Mexico, and
that he had put in there in distress,
being short OF water and provisions
w nGu deputy ShGIill SuGluOu lSu
the passenger, who gavs his name as
G. +. Gale, he said the schooner was
the Kate and Annie, going to Hong
kong. He said further the captain
had heard that WaImea was a good
place TO put in for water and pro
visions, as it would not be necessary
to enter and clear. Captain Ander
son denied to Marshal Brown that he
had passenger aboard, and said the
schooner was from Victoria, left there
on Nov. :, sighted Moiokai last
Friday.
When the officers searched the (
schooner 10 log could be found, and I.
no clearaoce papers. 1t Is thought /
these we1; destroyed in order to pre- /
vent the name Of the port from which .
she sailed becoming known in event .
of capture. The health bill, however, /
showed that the schooner cleared /
from Victoria, 3. c., on Nov. Z, her /
sworn to as La PaZ,
Captain Anderson told the
officers that he had been among the
islands for about two weeks, which
time will correspond with the move
ments of the suspicious schoOners
seen in different localities by several
steamers of the local fleet.
Besides Captain w. b. Anderson,