The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-10


The reporter asked if he could see
Perry, and his request being granted
Perry, who is a we'll informed, intelli-
gent man, made the following state
ment:
Last Thursday morning about 1:S0
7 left nv bunk and came on deck.
standing nearly opposite the stern of
the collier Alexander, which lies at the
next wharf to the Warren. AT the end
of the wharf was coal barge with
load of coal on it. waiting, 1 think, for
the transport Meade. Presently L
heard people talking on the barge, but
did not pay much attention to them
until 1 heard a splash as of some one
falling into the water, and looking saw
two men running along the wharf to-
ward the street. A third man remain
ed on the barge for a minute or so. and
then he too walked down the wharf.
The distance between the barge and
where 1 was standing was about 40
yards. One Of the men who ran away
had white pants on; he and the other
runners were short men. The man on
the barge was a short man. When 1
heard the splash looked and saw lots
of phosphorus where the water had
been disturbed. Afterwards, all was
perfectly STILL"
After listening to Perry's story the
reporter walked over to the coal barge,
which still lay undisturbed at the end
of the wharf. On the coal lay a couple
OF old coats. one black and the other
blue. At the end of the barge furthest
from the wharf was a rope fender
which partially hung over the side. On
the strands Of the rope were what look
ed very much like dried bloodstains
ard plenty of them This was all the
light which the grimy barge would shed
on the mystery. From the barge to the
spot where the body was found is about
30 yards.
Inquiry on board the collier AleXan-
der revealed the fact that all her men
were present or accounted for.
Whether the man was murdered or
whether he came by his wounds
through fall will probably be learned
when DR.. Mcdonald makes known the
result of his autopsy at the inquest to-
night.
When Lubbock was found dead ru-
mors Of foul play were plentiful and
n theory which found general accepta
ton was that he had been shanghaied
on board vessel and after sustaining
mortal injuries In a fight, had been
thrown overheard. When his body
was found his coat was buttoned up,
while underneath his shirt was torn to
shreds, showing unmistakeable signs |
OF a desperate struggle. The body of
the man found yesterday had it's coat
buttoned up.
The day before Herman Lubbock was |
found dead in the water near the Chan
mel wharf. the ship Benjamin Packard /
sailed for the coast. A few days after
IubeclI's body was found, a man on |
whom suspicion conferred left for San
Francisco on a steamer. and is said to
have been one of the first to board the
when she arrived. The police
who are still investigating the matter,
think that this individual was very
anxious TO have a brief interview with
certain parties on board, said interview
being not altogether unconnected with
one Herman Lubbock, DECEASED.
Here indeed is something for the po-
ice to get to work on intelligently, and
with will. Within the past ftw months
mysterious deaths and disappearance
have been alarmingly frequent. The
police may have done their best but
they have no results to show. Despite
1 reward of $500 the murderer of Luz
peek IS still undiscovered. Buried in
foot OF red soil in a Moanalua sorg-
ium patch lie the remains of an I'M
Known man, found with a bullet in his
,rain. He came and went and his iden-
ity and the manner of his passing are
is much a mystery today as they were
he day the body was discovered.
If the death of this latest unknown
nan found yesterday in the harbor ,
eems to point to the fact that he was
Tiled while resisting effort to shang
lai him, the police and authorities :
hould thoroughly investigate the bust I
less of local crimps or shipping mas
ers," who are today placing Honolulu
n the front rank, with Portland and
eattle, of towns where no scattering
cans life ia safe after darkness has