The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-27
And Commodore WeaVer'S Little
Affidavit Filled Yesterday.
NOW DENIES THAT He Is OWNER
Some Of the Commodore's State
davit-Did He Try to Get Away?


Weavers alleged record, as detailed
in the Japan Daily Herald and New
York Herald, in the Advertiser of
September 22d inst, together with the
very interesting interview with an Ad-
vertiser reporter in which he denied
some of the charges, flippantly passed
by others and totally ignored the New
York Heralds story of his career,
there has been a good deal OF talk
about the yacht Norma and her COM
mander with the chequered career.
This talk has been both for and
against the Commodore, as he likes to
be called. Some think he is much
abused man and others think-well,
differently.
1t has been common talk, for in
stance, that the Commodore has
moved heaven and earth to get out of
the harbor of Honolulu, and that on
one occasion he even went so far as
to attempt to. move his anchor, but
when he found policeman in a boat
moored to the chain concluded to de-
sist and wait for another chance. 1t
is also said that attempts have been
made to ply the policemen on guard on
the Norma with liquor, in order that
their watchfulness might be relin-
quished and an opportunity afforded
for the schooner to spread her white
wings and sail away for fresh fields
w q f.
ants are more verdant and unsuspect-
ing, if not quite as wealthy, than those
of Honolulu. AS has been said before
in these columns, there is no desire to
do any injustice to the Commodore of
the Atlantic Yacht Club and for that
reason Marshal Brown was sought yes
terday and asked as to the truth of
the rumors above mentioned.
Il have no knowledge as to any in
tention of Mr. Weaver to get away
think it would be rather a difficult
matter for him to take his vessel out
of the harbor without my knowing it,
however. AS to the matter of plying
little truth in that. Liquor was Of
fered them, not by Mr.. Weaver but
by lady on board, on one occasion
l think the second night after the at
tachment was levied. The policemen,
however, refused it, having been
warned previously not to accept any
thing of the kind, and there has been
no more of such hospitality rendered.
l have no idea of the motive of the
lady in offering them the liquor
A new factor entered into the Norma
affair yesterday, being nothing more
or less than the appearance of new
owner for the vessel, or, rather, the
appearance of Commodore Weaver for
him, the real owner being alleged to
be resident of New York. AS the
Commodore swears to this under oath
it must be so, but it is singular the
schooner's skipper forgot to mention
to the Advertiser man that he was
merely in possession of the vessel as
agent Of the real owner, who is now
said to be one R. T. Woodward
Probably the Commodore forgot it, |
as he did all reference to the New
York Herald's version of his career. |
What he did say, however, was this: |
Il mind my own business. 1 pay my |
bills. l am a man of the world. I en-
tertain on MY vessel and refuse all |
invitations out. Grover Cleveland was |
a guest of MY yacht for some time.
But, as for gambling on board |
MY yacht, it is something 1 never al
low. 1 have a commission en-
-itling ME to fly flag" and more to
the same purpose.
There seemed to be no doubt about
the ownership of the Norma in Singa-
pore, for instance, where the bottomry
bond was given which has led to so
much trouble, in Hongkong and in
Yokohama, in all of which ports the
Commodore was duly entertained and