Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-11

Honolulu, June g. via San Francisco,
June l1.--(Correspondence Of the Asso-
ciated Press "Details Of the most
shocking tragedy at sea that has been
reported since the famous mutiny or
the bark Hester some years ago were
brought last Sunday by the American
schooner j. A. Campbell Capt. A. r.
Smith, from Port Blakeley with lum-
Der. The mate Of the vessel, Adam HUI
Der, was murdered by the Chinese
cook, and the latter, after terrorSlns
the whole crew by holding possession OF
the galley for nearly twenty-four hours
during which 1t was every moment
feared he would set fire to the vessel
was subjected to steaming process
TO bring him out. but shot himself
rather than come forth and be captured
and when the crew finally entered the
galley they found the Chlnaman's BODY
literally cooked by steam,
TIE TROUBLE.
The troubl! occurred on May D, when
the vessel was seven days out on her
Journey. The members OF the crew
state that they do not know the cause
Of the quarrel that finally ended in the
double tragedy Huber entered the
galley where the cook, All kee, was DO
INK his work. moment later, as ne
came out, An Kee fired at him twice
with a revolver The mate fell near
the cumpanionway, and died almost be-
fore he could be removed to the cabin
The cook retreated into the galley
and fred a shot. 1t was impossible TO
enter The galley except through Il very
narrow space down a ladder from The
high deck load Of lumber and the
ChlnamAns attitude convinced all that
Il was certain death for anyone to at
tempt TO make the entrance.
ARMS DISTRIBUTED.
Capt. Smith distributed arms among
the crew and tried to get All Kee, out,
but Ah Kce only showed himself once.
Then the second mate covered hun
with a revolver and the Monaghan
went pack into the galley.
Night settled down and the schooner
continued on her course with the galley
IN possession OF the murderer, and the
entire crew armed and watching for
him. There was a quantity OF Kerosene
where the murderer was and II was
feared that he would set fire to the
ship
MURDERER STEAMED OUT.
The watch continued all night and
the next morning II was decided as q
last resort 70 steam the murderer out
OF his uuSgproachahle refuge. The
donkey engine was fred and the nee
Cssary connections were made and a
force Of steam was turned into the gal
ley where The Chinaman lay In walt,
The crew heard a pistol shot while
they were at work, but paid no atten-
ton to II. Steam was turned into the
galley and the force was kept up for
an hour Then the men entered the
cooks quarters. They found All Kee
seated In a chair with a bullet wound
through his head and a revolver where
II had dropped from his hand The
steam had fairly cooked his flesh, so
that the hody came apart when the
men removed It,
on the afternoon Of the 10th the
bodies Of both the victim and the MUIR
derer were buried at sea, funeral SER
vices being conducted by Mrs. Capt
Smith.
TO REMOVE HUMPHREYS.
The Hawaiian bar association held a
meeting on the 29th ult, and by vote
Of 81 to adopted a resolution asking
for the removal Of First Circuit Judge
Humphreys. The resolution adopted
states that the Judge has been conduct
ing a partisan newspaper, that he has
continued to be political leader; that