The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-08

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witness thea ttstirsd thnt be- dld not
t"rw ~ thr cap'air's treatment ~ the
cabin hoy. thuurn he hsd been told by
tie latter that u hnd been very cruel
The captain had always compelled IN,
boy 60 ret up at four o'clock and clean
his cabin nuor. and brush his shoes and
clothes and other work of that nature.
u ~ sahi he had no complaints a. make
u, tlHan aptain. .bat was willing o. re-
tate tnose ~ the defendant which had
been told to him. The captain, !, app
pears. did not like the water furnished
10 him. and would send the boy back
after more three or four times. also the
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torily. THE defendant stated to me.
continued otto. that he could not stand
such treatment, and could not be boss
cd by the captain In that way. and on
our arrival In China intended to leave
the ship. He wanted me to leave with
him. but as had signed the ships
articles | couldn't Then ne told me he
had been shut up IN tie cabin by the
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son had beaten him. and spoken bad
about the japanese emperor and he
would insult the defendant This in
formation was given to me three or
four times a day. The first three days
after we left Astoria, the captain treat
ed the boy all right, but after that the
bad treatment increased until It ended
in the killing. Yes, there was fixed
time for these abuses, always at lunch
time. dinner and breakfast. guess
the boy complained of being cruelty
treated twenty-four of five times. The
captain would hold him by the hand
ana treat him cruelty The defendant
was cleaning lamp in the stern of
Ia. ship one day, when the captain
approached, and the defendant showed
him some waste, which was blackened
by the cleaning, and wanted some more.
The captain declined to give 1t and ]
saw him strike the defendant in the
back. one of tn. sailors knows that
too. 1t was him tpointing out II. For
ture). He also told me that the cap
tain hit him IL the shoulder with his
fist. / didn't see that.
ION the third day after leaving port
the boy complained 10 me about his
work. He ought only to keep the cap
taln's room properly arranged. but the
captain made him clean the rooms Of
the first and second mates too. This
was not part of hls duty, and he dio
not like the Increased work. Then he
said the captain ana his wife called
him away from work and started him
on something else. Then there was
trouble, too, about the lamp. The cabin
boy was sent for n new wick for the
compass light. and when ne brought II
to the captain. the captain struck hsn
in the back: the captain also caught
his suspender and showed him on some
boxes. Then he complained that the
captain and his wife would always find
spots for him to clean up. and would
get on the floor just to find the dirt
for him to clean away"
The witness said he had not talked
with the defendant since the time the
boy had been put N irons, and he had
been locked in the store room. He
said he had no chance to speak on the
way to the shore and once ne asked
the boy how he cut hls thumb. and
the white man who talked Japanese
Doyle told the boy not to talk.
This closed the morning session, and
the witnesses We're placed under bonds
OF $500 each. The Jap, OTTO, was given
into the custody of Deputy Marshal
Handy without bail.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
'On the day the captain was killed"
the Jap resumed, at the opening OF
the afternoon session, II got up al
, four o'clock In the morning. and the
defendant got up at 1880 and prepared
coffee, while / started to get fish ready
FOR the men. The boy took coffee t.
the Waterman and the mate. and about
4:30 o'clock to the captain. l don't
know what took place there, / was not
present. After that the boy went back
to sleep In his room, after spending
some time In the galley. Pretty soon
the captain came down the stairs, and
went through the donkey room, asking
me for the boy. l did not See the boy
get from his bunk. He, the captain
came In and said, How are you this
morning. and ! answered Very we'll
thank YOU Then he talked with me
about the bill of fare, some sweet SOUP
he wanted made. I told him had lots OF
experience I'm cooking. but had never
heard of that, and asked for his cook
book. He didn't have any, he said
but showed me how to make sweet
soup. with raisins and apples. ! had
no complaint against the captain
Then the captain went above, and
pretty soon called me, You know
where Tom is?' l say boy In bunk
asleep. and captain said Tell boy &c
come in cabin right away | walked
boy, he went Immediately to captain
without saying n word, and he started
up and ut the foot OF the stairs was
met by the captain. | was in at the
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