The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-17
BIG DAMAGE SUIT FILED
HoGAN'S MINsTRELs LOOKING
FOR DAMAGES.
over 100000 Involved in Suits Against
Canadlan-Australian Steamship Com
pany-The Complaint.

The twenty-nine suits of Hogan's
minstrels against the Canadian Austria
liam Steamship Company for damages
resulting to them from being refused
passage on the Miowera to Victoria, and
being left over in Honolulu, were filed
in the Circuit court yesterday after
noon. Each claimant wants $20, 600,
making the total sum of claims $3.50 600.
Kinney, Ballou & McClanahan appear
for the plaintiffs.
The complaints are made against the
steamship company and have been
served on the local agents. The story
told therein is as follows:
Complainant is an American of Afri-
can descent temporarily residing in
Hawaii. On February last he purchased
ticket in Sydney emitting him to pas
sage to Victoria on one of the steamers
of the defendant corporation. He en-
barked on the Warrimoo and arrived in
Honolulu on March Is. on that day he
caused notice to be given to the local
agents of the company that passage
would be required from Honolulu to
Victoria by the MiOwera, sailing on
April II, and thereafter complied with
the health regulations required to en-
title him to such transportation.
On April IL plaintiff inquired of the
agents if there was anything farther
to do to qualify for passage and was
! informed that his baggage should be
I
| was done.
! When the steamer actually arrived on
! the afternoon of the same day plain
| tiff applied ito the agents for passage,
and was refused ticket, the agents
alleging that the captain of said
steamship had refused to take your pc
| titioner as passenger"
! Petitioner then applied to the captain
! of the steamer for passage, and receiv-
ed this answer Yes, we are taking
passengers, but we cannot take you"
| He then made demand on the purser of
the teamer, rendering gold for either
first or second-class passage, with the
same result This demand was repeated
to the agent, but without avail. Sub
sequently, E. b. McClanahan, attorney
/ for petitioner, repeated the demands to
the officials mentioned, and was like
wise refused.
Petitioner goes on to affirm that the
steamer had ample accommodations.
and could have easily taken him and
the other members of the troupe. AS a
matter of fact. it is alleged, passengers
were taken from Honolulu. Then comes
this statement in the complaint:
THAT your petitioner is informed and
believes 1t to be true, and upon such
information and belief alleges. the truth
to be that the refusal to accept him at
said time as a passenger on s9id steam
ship upon said voyage, was due to the
| IdCI IndI he was person OF COlOTt OF
African descent, and to no other fac" ="
Petitioner goes on to say that the
Hogan troupe had important engage
ments to fulfill on the Coast. and that
by being left in Honolulu a great hard
ship is sustained. and that he is left
here in reduced circumstances.
That on account of the wrongful acts
of the defendant company, it's officers,
agents and servants in the premises,
and on account of the special matters
above set forth, your petitioner has suf-
fered damage to the extent of 500, ,000."
The concluding petition is that defen-
dant may be required to appear at the
May term of the Circuit court and an
swer the complaint.
Marshal Brown personally served the
papers upon It. Rain Walker this morn
ing.