The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-01

Mate John Lund Of the American
bark Foohng Suey Is once more a
free man
When the vessel OF which he is the
chief officer arrived in this port from
New York after voyage Of 121 days,
two members OF the crew, Tual Gene
rix and Thomas Burke. brought char
ges against the mate. alleging that on
different occasions he had treated
them in a brutal manner.
The case was heard yesterday after.
noon before United States Commits
sioner Robinson. District Attorney
Baird conducting the examination for
the prosecution and Attorney A. G.
NJ. Robertson for the defendant.
Several members of the crew testi-
fed. telling their stories as only SAIL
ors can Not one of them, except the
two complainants, could remember
anything in regard to dates. They
knew that they left New York. If
the Court wanted to know when the
vessel sailed from New York. there
was the ships log book which could
be referred to for the date. They
knew that they had doubled Cape
Horn. It was almost impossible for
them to say when tn were on the
Horn. They knew they were on the
Horn because they had dirty weather
and there is generally dirty weather
OF the Horn.
Their testimony would not have
gone very far to convict the Foohng
Suey of ever having been off Cape
Horn. If the vessel had been before
the Court charged with that particu-
'ar crime.
Their testimony was interesting and
now and then there was a glimpse Of
the hardships Of ssiloris life as well
as the hardships of the life of a ships
officer. but what they had to say was
not enough IN the way of evidence to
convict the mate of anything more
than "cussin' an swearin'. which amt
! nothin' ur usual at Sea. sir" or push
: ing sailor to his work or striking
him with rope only once, sir; yes.
the blow WIS a very easy one; il
didn't hurt him at ALL
/, There were four separate charges
to be heard Tual Generix the ships
carpenter. alleged that he had been
kicked in the face by the mate on one
: occasion while at another time the
mate had struck him with a rope.
Thomes Burke alleged that the mate
had endeavored to choke him once
and had also. at another time, assault
ed him in another manner.
John Hill, one Of the witnesses,
swore to having seen the carpenter
, with a blood-shot eye He didn't
know how the carpenter got his eye in
that condition. but heard some of the
. other men say that there had been
. some trouble. He couldn't tell If the
carpenter had any other signs OF con.
: iict on his face because he had a
great growth of whiskers. He had
not shaved since he left New York.
Il Another witness. as ne was about to
l be sworn. said that he could not speak
E English He was a German. He was
sworn. nevertheless. and it developed
that he could speak very good English
! He knew that on one occasion the
{ lmate had called the carpenter aft and
c that when the carpenter again went
!. forward he had a black eye.
0 What do YOU mean by a black eyer
asked Baird
!, Der white of his eye was red" was
: the answer.
WAS there trouble between the
mate and the carpenter at any othei
timer"
!. aDere vas some droubles a couple
of dimes. but dond know vat 1t vas.
did the mate ever hit the carpenter
/ with roper"
'.Yas. he hid der carpenter NIT de-
blight OF der rope
did he hurt himg'
Nav. he never hurted him, he hil
> him easy"
n Was the mate angry