Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-12
CREWS CRAZY WORK
SCHOONER'S PAPERS
DUMPED ON DECK
Captain Hanson Lets His Men Go
and Captain James Comes to
the Rescue Mate
Morrison.

|
yesterday, there were great doings
aboard the new and speedy fourmast'
81 schooner Otelia Petersen, lying at
tie Likelike wharf, near the foot OF
rCrt street.
When Genial Captain Hanson, who
re-, entity celebrated his sixtieth birth
day in right royal style, and Captain !,
James, of reincarnated Viking and
Alaska gold discovery fame, were
making pleasant visit to Waikiki, the
crew of the Petersen, which evidently
includes a number Of bold. bad men,
broke into Captain Hanson's cabin
and created havoc. They broke open
the captains handsome oak desk and
smashed the locks OF the doors of his
private closets. securing all of his pri'
Nate papers and effects and scattering
them in fragments all over the decks.
| Not satisfied with destroying the
ships papers and tearing up the log
/ and other important documents, they
stole numerous bottles of whisky
brandy and gin from the vessels
stores and medicine chest and used the
| contents thereof for their own selfish
purposes. II is not known whether
tnoy were looking for any money that
E.ight have been lying around in the
drawers of the captains desk or bu.
reau. At any rate they failed to find
pnything in the way of cash.
The captain had something like
eight hundred dollars in American
geld in secret compartment OF the
desk. to say nothing of about five hun.
cred dollars in English gold sover
CIgns and a few dollars in change
This the crew either overlooked or
did not want for it was found unds.
tIrbed in the secret drawer, where IL
had been left by the skipper before he
started out on his little trip to Waikiki
with his friend, Captain James. Per.
haps the members of the crew failed
to find the secret drawer or did not
Inspect its presence.
When Captains Hanson and James
returned late in the afternoon from
Waikiki they found the decks Uttered
) with the fragments OF Captain Han
sons private papers and books. Cap.
tain Hanson was thunderstruck and
"ondered what had possessed the
., members of the crew to treat him in
\ such a shameful manner. He could
= think of no reason for this strange be
: Eavior of the sailors and said as much
to the mates. II seemed that the Off
GERS had been aboard and 1t was HARD
TO say whether or not they had hat
, anything to do with the work of de
.. RtIuction.
Captain Hanson has been acquaint
ed with Captain James for the las
thirty-five years, and having the mos
5 implicit confidence in his old chum
4 Captain Hanson asked Captain james
: to help him in his difficulty with tn,
q crew. Captain James readily agreed
o TO do what he could in the matter
I Going forward, Captain James Count
: ono of the sailors asleep in the fore
r castle with some of the ships papers
t near at hand. Captain James imme
n diately notified the police and had tn,
' fellow placed in custody.
i Captain Hanson, being unable t.
ard what members OF the crew ha,
been guilty of destroying his papers
!. rotifed the men that they could leav,
k the vessel and told them that h,
: would pay them all off on Saturday
:. He included the first and secont
mates, the carpenter and the stewar,
IN this matter and gave those VIII,
c wanted money whatever they desired
L paying them from five to thirty dol
q lars, according to their immedat,
e leeds.
The crew, from the first officer I,
tho greenest OF the green hands, there
upon left the schooner and Captain
Hanson asked Captain James to TAX
= charge of the vessel. Captain James
). ever ready to help friend, immediate
n " agreed to do as he was asked and
n after the crew had left the vessel +
S, spend the money which the captai
had given them took charge OF tn
II otelia Petersen under Captain Har
= son.
,. At present there are only two mer
# Lesldes steyedores, aboard the Pedel
IS sen. They are tie chums, Captain
n Hanson and James. A pair of NOR
c5ngenial comrades cannot today b
10 found along Honolulus waterfront.
y Already have the friends succeede
- in arranging for a new crew for tn
tchooner. Captain James has charg
10 Of securing a new lot of seamen an
e las temporarily suspended work o.
D., bis fishing schooner to work for tn
o interests of his old.time friend, Car