Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-14
Buckley IN DEMAND
JUDGE ESTEE WOULD
NOT HINDER TIE KINAU
LIBEL FOR WAGES AGAINST THE
MATSON NAVIGATION CO.
ON IN FEDERAL
COURT.

In the Federal Court the libel for
wages and damages of Samuel Gourley
and Redmond =. Doran, mariners,
against the Matson Navigation Co.,
came up for hearing before Judge Es.
tee this morning.
Libellants are represented by J j..
Dunno. Judge Stanley is retained by
the navigation company. r. T. Guard
Of the Matson corporation was present
To- assist the defense.
Libellants allege they were employed
| in Honolulu, as master and mate re.
slectively, to go to Hilo to bring the
steamer Charles Councilman here for
repairs. They went and were immedi.
ately informed that their services
were not required. They now seek
wages and damages.
Dunno discovered what he consider.
ed practical admission in defendant
answer, but Stanley asked to amend
the answer by the addition of a few
words, saying they were inadvertently
omitted. The amendment was allowed
! Captain Gourley was called and told
/ Of a conversation with G. L. II. Baker
near the oil tanks in Iwilei in the pres.
er ce of Captain Seike, early last
month. Baker engaged him to go to
Hilo to assist in bringing the steamer
Charles Councilman down to Honolulu
to put her on the drydock for repairs
Later Baker asked witness to take
charge of the Councilman as masSr
and to secure a good mate. Witness
secured Gourley, the other libellant, as
mate. The agreement with Baker, who
vas looking out for a crew, was that
witness. as master. was to receive 81
per day. Baker paid the tares Of libel
lPnts to Hilo handing the money "a
Purscr Beckley of the Kinau.
Witness said libellants went to Hilo
and expected to meet Il. 7. Guard
Chief Engineer MCGEE introduced wit
less to Guard on the wharf at Hilo.
A conversation was had with Guard
In Captain Freeman's cabin. Witness
told Guard he had come up to Hilo to
l'Q''r the Councilman down to Honolulu
and that he had brought a mate along
with him. Guard said he already had
master to take charge of the Council.
man. Witness said he and Gourley
had been engaged by Baker in Homo
lulu. Guard said he knew nothing Of
the matter.
Witness came back to Honolulu and
:cld Baker that Guard refused to turn
the Councilman over to him. He ask.
ed Baker for wages but Baker refused
20 do anything until he heard from
Guard, Later he said he could not do
anything until he heard from Matson,
still later Baker said Matson refused
to make any settlement.
Witness said he and his co.libellant
were compelled to come back from
Ililo on the Kinau c. o. ID.
Captain Gourley started to tell
about some dispute in regard to who
did and who didn't belong to the Mas
ters' and Pilots Association. All this
was excluded, Judge Estee saying the
court would not take cognizance OF
auy such facts. as to whether or not a
man belonged to an association.
Purser Beckley had been subpoenaed
by Judge Stanley. Stanley spoke OF
this in court and added that he had
found he did not need him as a wit.
ness. There was some slight misun'
Outstanding between counsel as to the
COmmodore's appearance. Stanley had
understood that Dunno wanted to ask
the Kinaus popular purser certain
questions. Dunno had no questions un'
less Stanley put Beckley on the stand.
Meanwhile the Admiral smiled in at
tie doorway. He had to leave with
the Kinau at noon.
Judge Estee announced that coun'
sci had better settle what they were
going to do with Beckley as he was
mariner (here Beckley looked in and
smiled AGAIN. and had to leave on his
vessel, adding that, II once let go, the
court would not interfere with the
progress of the Honolulu.Hilo liner by
permitting another subpoena to issue
for Beckley.
The case occupied all the morning
and will continue this afternoon.
Captains Parker and Seike were on
the stand. Captain Freeman of the
Kinau was present until he had to
leave to take charge of his steamship,
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