The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-12
STEAM G0NQUERS
Chinese ASSASSIN
Thrilling Story Of a Tragedy
on Board a Ship.
HIS BODY WAS COOKED
KILLED VESSELS MATE AND
CREW AT BAY.

Il dStty dA sea mar mas Deen reported
since the famous mutiny on the bark
Hester some years ago were brought
last Sunday by the American schooner-
]. A. Campbell, Captain A. z. Smith,
from Port Blakeley with lumber. The
mate Of the vessel, Adam Huber, was
murdered by the Chinese cook and the
latter, after terrorizing the Whole crew
Dy holding possession of the galley for
nearly tWenty-four hours, during which
IL was every moment feared he would
set fire to the vessel, was subjected
10 a 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 che Chinaman's body literally
cooked Dy steam.
The trouble occurred on May 9,
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, An Kee, was
doing his work. A moment later, as
he came out, All Kee fired at him twice
with a revolver. The mate fell near
the cOmpaniOpway, and died almost
before he could be removed to the
cabin.
The cook retreated into the galley
and fired a shot. 1t was impossible to
enter the galley except through a very
narrow space, down a ladder from the
high deckload Of lumber, and the
Chlnaman's attitude convinced all that
it was certain death for anyone to at
tempt to make the entrance.
Captain Smith distributed arms
among the crew and tried to get All
Kee out, but All Kee only showed him
self once. Then the second mate COW
cred him with q revolver. and the Mon
golian went back into the galley.
Held Crew at Bay.
Night settled down and the schooner
continued on her course with the gal
ley IN possession Of the murderer, and
the entire crew armed and watching
Tor him. There was a quantity of kerr
osene where the murderer was. and it
was feared that he would set FIRE to the
ship.
The watch continued all night, and
the next morning it was decided to
steam the murderer out of his unap-
prOachable refuge. The donkey engine
was fired and the necessary. connec-
, tons were made and a force of steam
was turned into the galley where the
/ Chlnaman lay in wait. The crew heard
a pistol shot while they were at work.
/ but paid no attention TO it.
Steam was turned into the galley
and the force was kept up for an hour.
Ihen the men entered the cooks quar-
! ters- They found An Kee seated in a
chair with a bullet wound through his
| mead, and a revolver where it had
/ dropped from his hand. The steam
| had fairly cooked his flesh. so that the
body came apart when the men re-
moved it.
/ on the afternoon of the 10Th the
I bodies of both the victim and the muir
\ derer were buried at sea, funeral ser
[ vices being conducted by the wife of
! Captain Smith.
Want Judge Removed.
/ The Hawaiian Bar association held a
/ meeting on the 18th ult., and, by a
vote OF 81 to Z, adopted a resolution
/ asking for the removal of First Circuit
/ Judge Humphreys. The resolution
! adopted states that the Judge has been
! conducting a partisan newspaper, that
/ he has continued to be political
/ leader, that his conduct towards mem
1 bers of The bar has been such as to
\ destroy u sir confidence il his admin
/ istratiOn of justice, and that it is nee
! essary to the administration of justice
SilstI ne pc removed A committee con-
sisllng OF w. L. Stanley J. z. De Bolt
I J.. A Andrews, Cecil Brown and
I George A. Davis was appointed to take
I DISPOSITIONS and submit the case ia
/ Washington, with the request of the
Bar association that Humphreys be re-
moved.
The grand jury, which is, Investigate
/ sng the charges Of bribery in the Iegis-
/ ldture, has submitted a partial report
! t. tse Humphreys, but as a further
I II, is coming, the report has beer
MED lth tire court, and not made rub
JIG. Today Judge Humphreys gave rhe
! jury statement, submitting to them
| it is said, new line of inquiry THE
grand jury has made a very rigid in
4 CURRY into tire matter, having examined
fifty or more witnesses.
The battleShiD oregon arrived here
on the morning Of the 30th. on her way
home from the Orient As she wa.
dropping her anchor off port an acct
dent occurred, resulting in the seriou.
wounding Of Chief Boatswain j. f
Murphy, who was one of the men VIII,
helped Lieutenant HObson to sink thu
Merrimac at the entrance to Santiag,
harbor- The Oregon's anchor cham
parted as her port anchor was beinl
dropped, and Murphy, who was super
intending the dropping of the ancho
chain, was struck by the chain as tn,
end came back His leg was broken
and he was dashed against some ma
chinery, receiving a dangerous cash OF
the head. The. oregon fs taking Goa
here, and is about ready to leave 70
san Francisco.
The return OF Representative Beckle,
FfrOm his trip to present home rule res
( cIutOns TO President Mckinley in Sal
/ Francisco, has been the signal for tn
/ commencement OF harder work in tn
, / house and senate. Beckley reT5Orted {
the mouse on his return yesterday. III
stated that he had interviewed th
president in San Francisco. and ha
been received very cordially Presiden
Mckinley had stated his intention t
visit Hawaii in the near future II
had advised Beckley To return to Ha
waM and tell the home rulers to wor
on appropriations for the public goOC
work in harmony with the executiv
. department, and forget past difhcultie.
Riot of Porto Ricans.
Some of the Porto Ricans sent Z
ka&Ia INDUCED in a small strike an
. riot on the Goth ult They Went fror
Eleele to MakaWe1i on a strike. ant
being refused employment at the latte
) place, started for the cane fields, arine
. with knives. with q view TO persuadin
others to join them in a strike. Polio
We're sent for, and those who wer
! armed, ten in number were arrests
s The court of claims created by TIA
: ! recent legislature to hear claims fc
losses caused by the great fire ths
Z grew out of an order by the board {
8 health to destroy a dwelling in which
/ plague case had occurred. has been
session little over a week, and a
: ready has, it is said. much more bus
: ness than it can attend to in its a
! lOtted term of six months Iapanes
Consul Mkt SaitO mas about 2O
= claims. with inventories taken imm,
I dldtely after the fire. in behalf of n
4 colntryruen The largest simple ola Il