The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Vain Chase After a Swindler
Who Got Away on
the Australia.
HE ROBBED HIS EMPLOYERS.
Lieutenant Werlich of the Cruiser
Philadelphia Suspended for
Six Months.

lette gave the S1gnal 10 60 aStern the Wlnu
caught the big ocean liner and jammed
her against the wharf. The tug Vigilant
went to her assistance and soon the
Australia was heading down the bay un-
der full head of steam. Just as she got
under way, Arthur Wheeler of the
Wheeler Publishing Company ran down
the wharf waving warrant in his hand,
He was after Otto Herman on charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses.
When he found that the swindler had
escaped him he was very angry and vowed
vengeance. According to Wheeler, the
runaway went to the Wheeler Publishing
Company and secured a position as adver-
Using solicitor. Ee brought in quite
number of contracts and secured liberal
advances on them. Wheeler says he dis
covered that Herman was a swindler when
too late, and the warrant for Herman's ar
rest is now in his hands unserved.
Among the passengers who went away
on the Australia were Colonel Harry ].
Fisher, who is returning to Honolulu
after vacation spent in California. He
has lived III the islands for years and is con-
nected with the Hawaiian National Guard.
Charles NJ. Cook, a prominent sugar
planter and John A. Buck, Vice-preside mt
passengers.
Deep-water sailors are very scarce and
in consequence wages have jumped from
SIS to SIS a month within a few days.
Ship-owners and masters are kicking Wig
orously, but it does no good as Poor
Jack" knows that for once he has the up
per hand ana ne intends to keep it. Brit
ish ships that are now arriving here have
contracted TO pay their men f3 los a
month, so none of them will desert when
the prospect of obtaining vessel at SIS is
ali that can be held out to them. Charles
Mccarthy, the Well-known shipping mas
ter, has been caught on the rise in wages.
He contracted to supply the Benjamin L.
Packard with a crew at SIS month.
At the time the contract was made that
was possible. But since then the Packard
went on the rocks, her cargo was dis
charged and the vessel repaired. Now
sailors demand $50, and Captain Allen in
sists upon getting them at SIS. Mccarthy
SAYS he is between the devil and the deep
sea" sailors.
The steamer Progreso has discharged
the last of her Panama freight, and she is
now going into the coal trade betN cen here
and Puget Sound. Captain Anderson will
remain in command, and a more careful
and conscient ntiops master it would be hard
to find on the coast. Patsy has now his
Panama summer suits for sale, and was
yesterday industriously hunting up OIL
skins and rubber boots for his northern
run.
The British bark Elliott succeeded in
getting to sea yesterday. She tas been
ready for nearly a week, but there was
trouble over the stevedoring bill and the
vessel was libeled IN consequence. Mat
ters were adjusted yesterday and the cap
tain lost no time in getting away.
One of the drivers for the Z. X. Wood
Lumber Company had a peculiar expert
ence yesterday. A horse used as a leader
was hltched to post near lumber pile.
The animal got tired of doing nothing,
and, lying down, went to sleep. The
driver of a passing wagon cracked his
whip at the horse, and this so scared the
animal that, in its efforts to get up and
away, it fell overheard. Frank Neymeyer
jumped in after the horse, and after con-
siderable trouble got it to swim under the
wharf and into shallow water near Main
street. 1t was afterH ard hoisted to the
wharf by means OF a derrick and slings.
Officer Courneen of the harbor police
made clever capture yesterday. Lucius
Jasquay is a hotheaded Frenchman who is
ready to fight on the slightest provocation.
Yesterday he got into row with Thomas
Mcdonald and laid him out with an iron
rod. He was arrested and charged with
assault with deadly weapon.
When the prisoner was in the cell Cour-
neen began to think the name was famil-
lar. He looked back over the old warrants
and there he found one, about three
months old. charging Jasquay with bat
terry. He knocked a man named John
Fretis down with brick on Jackson-street
wharf, during a quarrel over some fruit
Jasquay was again brought from his cell
and the second charge was placed against
him.
The harbor police are looking for an ex-
soldier named P. ]. Enright. His friend
John Cerveney thinks he has fallen over
board and been drowned Cerveney and
Enright were paid off yesterday and went
at once to the ferries, intending to go East
over the Oregon line. AS they were pur-
chasing their tickets Enright complained
of feeling i'll and went across the street.
He has not peen seen since. Cerveney
thinks his friend is either drowned or has
been unfairly dealt with. The police think
Enright has gone away on drunk
When the American ship Iroquois ar
rived here from Philadelphia on the 18th
inst. the crew made a great outcry
against Chief Officer Z. c. Este They re-
lated horrible tales of the mates cruelty
on the high seas. Before a warrant could
be secured for his arrest Este disappeared.
Since then he has kept quiet, but few
days ago he secured position as mate on
the American ship st. Nicholas. now load
ing for New York. Sailors on the beach
say they will not ship under Este, SO the
chances are that the vessel will be con-
siderably delayed in getting away.
1t is rumored on the water front that
Lieutenant p. ]. Werlich of the philadel-
phia has been let off with a sentence of
six months suspension on waiting orders.
This carries with it three-fourths paw. OF
course this IS only the recommendation of
the court-martial, bar the chances are
that the Secretary of the Navy will con-
firm the findings. At the time of the
trial THE CALL said the court would be
lenient. Lieutenant Werlich could GER
tainly not have expected better treatment.
He was charged with being under the in