The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-23
OUT ON A
WRIT.
Case of StOWaWay
on America
Maru.

| Stowaways who go aboard vessel at
other ports cannot be landed in Homo.
lulu if Collector Stackabfe, of the Gus
toms department, has his way. Fur
Their than that. all persons who are not
entitled to land in Honolulu must De
kept under surveillance while the yes.
sci is in port, and furnish the collee-
tor with satisfactory evidence up TO
the very moment of sailing that these
persons are yet on board. Collector
Stackable had trouble with three stow
Always who landed from the Picking
after the officer had taken oath that
the men We're below decks under lock
and key. The captain of that vesse
upon his next arrival will be compelled
TO explain.
Yesterday a japanese stowaway on
the America Maru nomed Ito Takejir0
caused a writ of habeas corpus 10 be
issued out of the First Circuit Court
whereby he hopes to land here, and
had himself taken in charge by High
Sheriff Brown The steamer was de-
layed an hour and forty minutes by the
action of the Federal and Territorial
authorities, and before the end Of that
time the Federal and Territorial Off
GERS were slightly at loggerheads, and
the officers of the America Maru were
in a quandary as to just where they
stood.
Ito Takejiro claims to be merchant
of this city, but when the America
Maru went through here on March
he was a stowaway with dozen 9TH
erS. but was, of course, not allowed 10
land here. Instead, he was carried on
to San Francisco The authorities
would not permit him to land at that
port, and he was being returned 10
Japan. when a brother of Ito, who re
sides here, heard that he was aboard
and had the writ of habeas corpus is
sued. Attorney i. NJ. Brooks engineer
ed the affair, and had the writ issued
by Chester Doyle and Harry Flint q
waterfront officer.
Captain Going received the writ Jusl
as the vessel was being prepared 10
continue her voyage to Japan, but gave
orders TO wait until he was through
with the officers. He gave permission
to the officers to take the japanese ou,
of the vessel. They found him coniiheu
below decks in irons, the captain stat
ing that the man was considered Dan
gerous to his fellow passengers
When the collector or customs
heard of the incident he grew wratns
and went at once to the office OF hlsn
Sheriff Brown to ascertain why he hSu
not Deen nOtlned OF the action. ~ %,
same time he sent a customs officer ~
order Captain Going, OF the AmerC'
Maru, to remain at the dock until lD'
matter had been looked into Gomez.
tor Stackable explains his acton u'
the ground that the captain had j..
right whatever to allow the ,apdhts'
to land here, and If such was the
tention, he should first have been nou-
fed. The collector says the law c!ea'
ly states that no vessel shall lana aLs
rejected passenger or other pers...
not entitled at any time to land IN Lol
eign ports, and says the law COW
stowaways as well. He considers NC Nc
the detention of Ito Takejiro 10y "a
Territorial officers was not IN accyIu,
ance with the Federal statutes al'
was clearly a violation Of these nv
Before the steamer left port ColIec.Ty.
Stackable endeavored to have cohs,u,
tation with United States DlstTlgI -,
torney Baird, but failed to ma SnaI'
official in his office, IL being MS luI
hour In future whenever any "a
sengers Of Ito's class are to be laHu,
the collector will be duly notified ~, ~
vance. He expects the Picking VII
fined in San Francisco for Vlo.a,,s,
the regulations at this port on her ''
trip up. me
The case Of Ito will come Up III 10.
Circuit Court on Monday.