The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-15

grants. Davies HAD killed japanese or China
man on the voyage. He was tried by British
court on the charge OF murder and acquitted.
Davies was first in the Inter-Island, then in
the Wilder service. He earned the reputation
OF being drunkard and living in wicked and
Immoral fashion. In divorce suit his wife
charged that he beat her. He held fine steamer
positions, but was unreliable on account of
drink and buffer.
Davies landed guns for the insurgents with
his little steamer Waimanalo He said he re-
ceived only $50 in cash. His sentence was ten
years and $4,000 fine, and it was suspended
Tor him to leave the country. He was hope
lessly in debt.
Captain Davies said yesterday that he
had unaYoidably gained an unenviable rep
utation at the islands for having been
caught supplying the insurgents with rifles
and ammunition, but as he had stood trial
been convicted and then relieved from
punishment, he was of the opinion that
when he was talked about it should be
otherwise than with a spirit of libel.
''ln the first place" said Captain Davies,
81 have not bad record on the islands, |
never was tried for murder and was never
sued for divorce, nor was [ ever a drunk
ard"
The captain further stated that he was
able to show a clean record during his
many years OF active sea life, which would
speak for his character better than any
thing else.
II sailed from the port of San Francisco
from 1873 to 1881, " he said, first coming
from New York as second mate on the
ship Charles H. Marshall, on which boatI
served three years. After this l sailed in
European trade as second officer on the
ship Glory of the Seas, and from this ship |
went with the Harriette H. McGilyerv.
shipping from Philadelphia and serving as
second officer. Next, l became second
officer of the ship William H. Marcy, car
rylng teas from Japan to this port, but
after two years became the chief officer
OF the Centennial, sailing also from Kobe,
Japan, to San Francisco, touching at Ha-
wan. After this shipped as chief officer
OF the AMER Head, engaged in the same
trade as my former ship, the Centennial
1t was when in command of the AMER
Head that l met the first trouble of nv
life, which happened at Honolulu on
Christmas day, 1881. In the forenoon of
that day we were about TO weigh anchor for
this port, when | wasnotifed by nv first
officer that some of the crew were rioting.
Acting at once, discovered that serious
trouble was brewing on board between the
Chinese portion of the crew and the Eng
lishmen, and while endeavoring to pacifv
the Cinnamon, l was attacked by three OF
them, and in order to save my life | shot
one man and killed him.
Il Immediately gave myself up to the
British Consul and was tried. 1t was fully
nine months before the end of the trial
when was acquitted. In this way com
menced my life at the islands, and from a
prison cell l worked my way up to the
command OF the finest vessels in the island
trade.
81 was first in the employ of the Inter
Island Steamship Company as mate of the
James MCGEE. 1 was one year in com
mand of the steamer G. A. Bishop and one
year in command of the Iiholiho. From
the employ of this company l entered that
took command of the Likelike, then the
steamer Lehua, but after one year l was
put in command of the finest steamer en-
gagged in island trade, the Claudine, which
position 1 held for three years, and, in