The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-15


learning considerable in regard to LII.
aboard ship during tie trial Of u.
eases q the foar sailors ssoTs named
Whsn Attorrey TAonpsoa cross
examined Captain Colly. many thing.
came oct II the testimony that wou1l
appear somewhat strange TO = land
Iabber. b1t which we're perfectly
fanIltzr. 10 doubt. 70 the large run
eer Of seafAring men In the room
The probabilities are that eounse,
learned much Of the discipline which
IS supposed to exist aboard ship from
Captain cOlly's testimony on cross
examination
In regard TO the starting OF the
FIRE. Captain colly. asked Thompson,
do ron know anything definite In
regard to that. or was what ron told
Mr. Dunno on direct examination
simply a theory OF yours
That is my idea OF how the IRE
started
What makes ron think that the
FIRE was started By one OF the sailors
going below to breach the cargo!"
We'll. saw one Of the men sitting
on the forward hatch the night before
and then I afterwards heard little
bits OF conversation about the ship
from which gathered that one of
the men had been responsible for the
FIRE BY going below to breach the
cargo"
WAS it one of the men now in the
room?"
yes. he is sitting over there. be-
hind you"
What you know then. in regard to
the fire. is simply from hearsay?"
well, am pretty well satisfied"
You know absolutely nothing IN
regard to the matter of your own
knowledge. you simply heard about It.
Is not that the case?"
Il got my idea OF the origin OF the
fire from what I heard from my mates
and others"
AT the time of the nre. Captain
Colly. did you give any orders to any
OF the four men now in court?"
mo. sir, | did not. I never give
orders to sailor. l give my orders
to my chief officer and it is his BUSH
ness to order the sailors. l have new
er given orders to a sailor"
Captain Colly seemed a little hurt
to have it thought for moment that
he would condescend to give an order
to a sailor. He had been going TO
sea for twenty-five years and had
been master of vessel for the past
fifteen years and had never yet given
an order direct to sailor. always
giving his orders through his chief
officers.
At various stages of the cross
examination, as well as during tho
direct examination. Captain Colly had
occasion to point out one or more of
the four sailors in the courtroom. He
invariably referred to them by point
ing them out. He did not know their
names and counsel had always to
refer TO his memoranda for the
names. 1t was not the captains bush
ness to remember the names OF the
sailors.
It came out during the proceedings
that two of the men. Schroeder and
Reed, were aboard the vessel during
the fire. The other two were aboard
part of the time. Their movements.
however, we're not as well accounted
for as we're the movements of Schroe
der and Reed.
The Official log of the bark c. d.
Bryant was produced during the d.
rect examination to show that the
men had refused to lend hand in the
saving of the vessel or her cargo.
According to the log Captain colly
had inquired of the chief officer as to
why the four sailors were not at
work, receiving the information that
they had refused duty.
It was brought out that. while Cap
tain Colly had not actually seen the
four every moment OF the time taken
up by the FIRE. they were not working
at any OF the times when his eyes
happened to fan upon them. He had
noticed a pile OF sailors. luggage on
the wharf He had inferred at the
time that the luggage belonged &c
the men who had refused duty
Captain CoIly was sure that the
four sailors charged with desertior
did not in any way assist in the rig
ging Of the tackle 10 keep the vessel
from capsixing while the FIRE ragged
in the hold. nor had he seen the -four
men anywhere near at the time.
Assistant Harbor Master Marx was
the next witness called to testify. he
explained that it was asways neces-
sary for him 10 be on hand wher