The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-08

tremble waiting for definite news OF the 4
outcome Of the struggle.
JAPANESE MADE PRISONERS.
After the shooting occurred the Jap !
anese left the white men in peace. be- |
ing thoroughly frightened at the death |
Of two OF their comrades and the /
wounding Of three others. The next
day. armed with revolvers, the white
men rounded up the japanese and took
them aboard the Ceylon. Captain
Spencer thought It best to get TO Homo
lulu as soon as possible and inasmuch
as there were no labOrers to load the
Ceyion. Captain Willer was naturally
perfectly willing 10 come home. AS
the japanese were rounded up they
were taken aboard the bark. Once
aboard the vessel Captain Willer, being
master Of the vessel, took charge OF the
prisoBers. He stood at the gangway
with drawn revolver and made each
japanese as he came aboard deliver up
his weapons. Knives. cutlasses and
clubs We're in this way taken from the
prisoners and slowed away in the cabin
and brought To Honolulu. The thirty
eight prisoners. including the three
wounded. were put below between
decks and kept there under guard.
They were closely watched and none of
thcni We're allowed on deck during the
night time and only certain number
at . time were permitted to come up
out OF the hold during the day. They
were well treated on the passage. from
Laysan and the three wounded were
we'll taken care Of The Ceylon sailed
h. Of ID
nothing of particular interest occurred
on the voyage to port The prisoners
created no trouble on board, indeed
they didn't have a chance to. There
were no ladders allowed during the
night into the between decks nor were
, any ropes left hanging in the hold The
passage was calm one and no water
was taken aboard so that the prison
ers below we're comfortable and not
troubled by any inclemency of the
weather or anything else. The Ceylon
took on just enough ballast at Laysan
- bring her here.
POLICE co ABOARD.
I About midday yesterday the Ceylon
~ as OF port. lying TO with just her jibs
and tOpsails on her. As soon as Cap
Captain Brokaw OF the tug Fearless.
he sent a communication ashore to the
vessels agents stating what had occur
red and asking that the police be noti-
fed and that squad Of policemen be
sent out To the bark. The tug Fearless
waited ready at the naval wharf for
the coming OF the police. shortly after
o'clock the patrol wagon dashed onto
worth with four policemen jumped out
and went aboard the Fearless The
representative OF H. HaCkfeld & Co.
agents for the Ceylon. and DR.. Aver
dam. manager of the Pacific Guano anc
Fertilizer Company also boarded th'
tug. as did also an Advertiser reporter
The Fearless picked up the pilot on the
way out II took very little time 70
the smart tOwbOat to reach the CeyioI
which was lying only d little way out
side the mouth of the harbor. wher
within about a hundred yards OF TIL
bark the pilot boat was brought along
, side the tug and Deputy Sheriff Chil
Ifngworth, the four policemen. tn
agents and the Advertiser reporte
. jumped in and We're pulled of to tn
, starboard side of the Ceylon where
rope ladder hung over the side. Hur
riedly they scrambled aboard for a
just that time il was not known tx
actly what had been going on and t
what extent the police were needed
/, A CONFUSION OF TONGUES.
/ Deputy Sheriff ChilIingworth wore
|. dangerous looking shooting nnachin
q strapped on his left hip and on the belt
e 81 the four stalwart native policeme
/ glistened many highly polished hand
I cuffs. A strange confusion reigne
Z aboard for the first few moments afte
= the police were over the side. Chilling
o worth darted round trying to get in
y flew words what the trouble was. Some
K body pointed down the hatchway wheI
: the covering japanese were prisoner
: saying: There are the murderersi''
: Whom did they murder? Was it
e white man? Is the body aboard
J, Which Of them did the killing or was
4 all of them?" were some of the que'
e tions fired at the little company whic
y gathered at the side TO meet the polio
:, the agents and reporter.
We'll, they didn't exactly murd,
o anybody" was the answer. but the
e did their level best to Kill all the viii
n people on the Island"
= Then Captain Spencer was question:
e and II was learned that they were Jal
u arese who were killed and that Il
white men had done their killing in d
\, Tending themselves. Everybody col
"a cerned in the matter was aboard exec
le the two japanese left dead on Layss
le Island and the engineer and CAPITA
IS Spencer's son who had remained on u
J. Island
r. Chillingworth continued to questi'
L Captain Spencer.
"a The whole forty Of them rose up, r
l. fused to work, threatened our live
u made rush at US to kill US evident
W as they were armed. while we were II
pt ing topacify them. said Captain Sp=
j. Ger We fred on them after y arnil
lie them that we would use our weapor
re shot eight times. Two We're kill
er and three were wounded. 1t was