The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-22
HERMANN PEOPLE BACK
IN PORT AND VERY ANGRY
Captain Brown Locked Up on the Mariposa at
the instance of His Dupes Who Wanted
Him Arrested at San Francisco.

The Chronicle The remaining members Of the famous
treaureuntng which for the South the little
schooner Hermann from Francisco July 1902
Captain James Brown Boston, yesterday this
Marposa from Tahiti IL norou ending of the
romantic and discussed quests of that emanael from
American port and the remaining members of the original party
who San Francisco blaming each other the failure
of the trip.
G. W. Sutton of New Rochelle n Y. Dr. George j. Luce and
John Chetwood of San Francisco unite in throwing the failure of the
expedition Captain james Brown who brought the wharf
prisoner Captain Brown they broke their contracts and sold the
schooner Hermann Tahiti deliberately throwing the exe
ton Luce Fleetwood and Sutton that Captain Brown de
cevng them proposition finish
treasure and that the captains story myth They also
the old retired with having secured from them money
preten with having deceived them with having attempted
sell the schooner for his purposes Sydney Australia and
that he the neghbohood of $4,000 $4,000 during few
months Sydney out of the funds belonging the expedition
With the expectancy of having Captain Brown taken custody
by the United States authorities the arrival of the Mapo the
three members of the party making the complaints against Captain
Brown appealed the captain of the Marpa and had Brown locked
up IN a stateroom under guard yesterday afternoon.
The first of the Marposa detailed place Captain
Brown dunce vie and the latter made resistance An hour
after Captain Brown was locked up the Ma1p put IN at the Pehc
and policemen and Government wamed aboard
learn the particulars of the which had been flying about the
water front in the guse of sensational rumors
Luce Fleetwood and Sutton made strong efforts to the
locked for about two hours he released at O'Clock
ashore On the appeal of the three compliments the customs
held Captain Brown another hour the wharf of the Occidental
Steamship Company pending investigation to whether
could be secured through the United States District Attorneys
office for the Of Captain Brown As Saturday afternoon
The police department
then appealed but Chief Whitman said he had jurisdiction
the Finally Captain Brown released In the meantime
however, private detective secured by the and the detective
instructed shadow the Captain until Monday when
may be sworn out against him.
MAKES SIGNED STATEMENT.
Captain boarngh southwest
Market and East streets where he will stop temporarily until he
friends who living California
He says that the charges made against him be that he will
Immediately institute suit for heavy damages against the steamship
company for OBTAINING him. and last night made the following formal
signed in reply o the charges
he charges which have been made against by Mes Chef
wood Luce and Sutton and their that the which
the object of myth utterly baseless and untrue
he gentlemen who have made these charges against
who broke the did break mine. I all
ready from Tahiti the island where the and
had an agreement with Sutton and stipulated
however, would have leave the party would say
right here that Dr. Luce the who organized this party
and that its failure is up to him and not to me- Dr.
Francisco number of years and he knew about the treasure
through He the who made the proposition that the
party be organized.
party but right after this without consulting they sold the choon
shall take action against the members of the shall
heavy damages against the Occidental Steamship Company for
locking cabin under guard and OBTAINING against
three hours shall employ of the best
San Francisco Monday morning to prosecute the case
BELIEVE THEY WERE FOOLED.
Chewood Luce and Sutton brought with them deposition in
the case made Acting Consul Dot, brother of j. Lamb Doy
which embodied all the charges and the history of the
Other members of the original party Attorney Donzel Stone
Ogden Hoffman, the cubman and Frank Sharra had abandoned
recent in discussing the and what had happened
up to the they had left g. w Sutton, member of the party
from New Rochelle y " talked freely after the arrival OF the
yesterday.
here has been absolutely nothing in Captain Browns claims
about the unknown island he said 1--WE have been
quite able fathom Captain Browns scheme He tried sell the
Sydney and with the for himself
At Sydney he bought champagne and liquor by the
money and had time The full story of this
expedition would make book We made number of
with captain all of which he broke He kept putting off the
sailing the island and of lost all faith
in him. nominal head of the expedition Brown the charge
Sydney He showed by his actions that he
not sincere although his from first last, straight
preensive connected affair." which he varied contrate
himself in We think his whole scheme fake What his
original idea [ have conception
'IIe sell the vessel and he sought sail of Sydney