The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-10-06
SAUNDERS o. K. ?
The Examiner says:

When the colossal liner Manchuria
leaves this port next Wednesday on
her voyage to the Orient, Captain
James w. Saunders will be in com
nand on her bridge Judge Kerrigan
yesterday advised Secret Service
Agent Helms to return Captain Saun-
ders naturalization papers temporar-
ily, SO that a further investigation in
his case can be made.
The request Of Judge Kerrlgan that
the papers be returned is not on ac-
count of any error or premature ac-
ton on the part of Agent j. II. Helms.
When Captain Saunders made an aifi-
davit and surrendered his papers he
did not state that his parents resided
in the United States since he was 10
years old. The verification of that
fact may not make the papers legal,
because Captain Saunders sailed IN
British vessels between Boston and
Nova Scotia while his parents lived in
the United States, and, technically, he
was a subject of the country under
whose flag he sailed, even though he
stayed in Boston between voyages.
further investigation will make the
status of Captain Saunders plain. and
in the meantime he win command the
Manchuria.
The Pacific Mail Company also re-
Guested that he be allowed to take the
vessel out, If possible. as the sudden
shifting of masters might result in
loss of life and property. Though some
other captain might be equally capable
of navigating the vessel, no other mas
ter in their employ knows the Man
churia so well as Captain Saunders
owing to the fact that Captain Saun-
ders proved that he was unaware of
any fraud in the obtaining of his pa
pers, Judge Kerrigan recommended
that Mr.. Helms be as lenient as pos
sible until a later investigation could
be made on the new points in the
case.
Henry Morton, chief officer OF the
Manchuria, has his papers under in
vestigation by Secret Service Agent
Helms. While there are no evidences
of fraud in connection with Mr.. Nor
toms papers his case is peculiar one,
and Mr.. Helms will present 1t to a
United States judge for decision.
First Officer Morton was born in Ire
land in 1869. He came to the United
states III 1888, anu january U, 1904, le
appeared before the Superior Court of
San Diego and took out his first inten-
ton papers. June IS, 1892, he applied
to the Superior Court in this city for
naturalization as a minor. The ir-
Irregularities in his papers are not will
fully fraudulent
PIRATES AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. September 1s With a
black flag flying from its masthead and
its occupants armed, sailing craft
appeared off Thirty-third street yester-
day, and after battle with members
of the Douglas Yacht Club in which
the latter We're forced to appeal to the
police, weighed anchor and disappeared
in the direction of South Chicago.
The appearance OF the pirate" ship
as the police say, was seen by scores
of persons on the shore and from win
dows in a number of houses. The YES
sci dropped anchor less than half a mile
out in the lake, and its sailors Chamber
ed over it's sides into yawl and We're
rowed to the small building of the
yacht club
Carrying rifles and other weapons,
the Invaders gave chase to those sitting
on the porch Oh the UulluillBS anu pun
sued them for some distance. Blows
We're exchanged and hand-to-hand
struggles were engaged in, but the per-
sons who comprised the small party
at the boathouse were routed and tele-
phoned to the police.
AS the first of the policemen appear
ed the pirates hurried to where their
yawl was. rowed back to their yacht
and sailed away.
The police believe that the pirates
are youthful burglars who live in the
district south of Hyde Park, and who
have long been wanted for a series OF
robberies.
PIRATE CRAFT SOLD.
VICTORIA (B. c., September a.
The sealing schooner Acapulco, for
merly the Carmencita, was sold today
by the Marshal of the Admiralty court
to satisfy claims of her crew. She
was purchased by p. p. Brown OF this
city for $1,000. the amount claimed by
the ereW