The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-18

libel the steamship company say in
their affidavit: THAT libsllant is in.
formed and believes it TO be true, and
upon such information and belief alleges
the truth to be, that said libeiee threat
ems and is about TO depart from the
port of Honolulu on a foreign voyage
and threatens TO so depart without
making payment for said supplies, re-
pairs, ana necessaries. so as aforesaid
furnished to it by said libellant'
The vFff is returnable in the United
States court on August 9th but Cap
tain Brown declares he viii move in
court today and viii fight the writ
Captain Brown says that in all his
experience on the sea he has never met
with more unjust treatment than in the
present case. He wished the reporter
to say that he would Immediately sue
the Wilder Company for damages for
defamation of his character. He says:
''On Friday 1 paid the fine of 800 i'm
posed against my vessel by Collector
1 then took out clearance
papers for Sydney These / deposited
with my broker Mr.. Johnson, and 1
told him / would not be ready to sail
before the middle of this week. The
company lies when it states that have
threatened to leave Honolulu without
paying any bills I incur here. 1 will
make them pay for it. On Saturday
afternoon Captain Campbell of the
Wilder Company came aboard my ship
and asked for the pay for his bill. 1
replied that / was i'll and not in a posi-
ton to attend to business. The doctor
have with me viii tell you that ] had
4 fever on Saturday and was too i'll to
attend to any business. 1 have aflaw-
yer aboard here and we will make the
Wilder Company pay for this trick
My character has been greatly damag-
I'd. I also told Captain Campbell that
would pay the bill on Monday morn
ng. He wished to know what guar
antee he had that 1 would not sail be-
'ore Monday. I replied that my clear
lnce papers were with Mr. Johnson,
he broker. and that / could refer him
o that quarter. He then left the ship
md the Wilder Company straightaway
the libel saying that 1 had
threatened to leave port without paying
hem when had never said anything
# the kind. Yes, 1 shall sue them and
blow them up higher than my top-mast
read"
The members of the treasure hunting
party declare that there was no in
ention of sailing before Wednesday as
ome of whom were to have dental work
lone which would require until We'd I
lesday of the week to complete. They
ay that they consider that they have
,een treated very inhospitably in Ho-
lolulu and point to the act of the
teamship company and that of Col 4
ector Stackable in imposing the hun
Ired dollar fine as very mean acts.
The fact that Captain Brown took
ut clearance papers for Sydney in
reases the mystery surrounding the
herman. When the vessel left San
francisco the syndicate which is in
ack of the venture expected that she
yould sail direct for Tahiti. Instead of
hat she came to Honolulu and it was
on her arrikal here that she
-ould proceed to Tahiti ALTERS leaving
honolulu. Captain Brown evidently
aceived some information by the last
lail from the coast which caused him
} change his mind and go to Sydney
rst Although clearing for Sydney it
believed that the captain will be
lany weeks reaching that port as he
ltends 70 make his treasure cruise on
lie way down.
Another curious fact is that the. yes-
i should secure stores and part of her
Iuipment in Honolulu. These things
'uid have been secured much cheaper
San Francisco, the port that the ,
erman halls from.
Captain Brown is suffering from a
eculiar illness. The doctor aboard the ,
erman states that he goes to bed in
Try good health but gets up very i'll. =,
e has high fevers and is generally
He is liable to these at
cks at any time.