The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-04
|NTOX|CAT|ON
LOOKED
into,
.Leper Junket Was
Testified
About.
Kinau's Officers Were
As Sober as
Owls.

The officers of the steamer Kinau |
Were completely exonerated from any
charges of drunkenness on the Molo- |
kai junket, at the meeting of the Pink |
ham Investigating Committee of the
Senate last night. The first part of the
session was devoted to testimony re-
garding the officers and their condition
during the voyage and the result was
all they could desire. 1t was develop
ed, however, that a mate of the Like
like, was aboard in uniform and that
his actions had been such as to cause
the impression that one of the officers
of the Kinau- was drunk.
The longlooked for statement of
President Pinkham of the Board of
Health was not read last night, but
will probably be read at tonight IS ses-
sion. Pinkham is through with his
witnesses, but still has a number OF
STATEMENTS of people at the leper set |
tlement to read. After all these are
presented he will argue his case. Much |
testimony was introduced last night
regarding the dangerous condition of
the landing. The testimony regarding
the conditions at the settlement and
the enforcement of the law OF segre
CATION was largely favorable to the de-
tense. The witnesses who testified last
night saw little drunkenness, in con-
.trast to some who testified last week.
OFFICERS NOT DRUNK.
A number of witnesses were intro |
duced at the outset to tell of the con-
dition OF the officers of the Kinau. The |
Wilder Company was represented, and |
III. E. Cooper conducted most of the |
examination. Most of the officers were |
present. 1t was developed that very |
few people knew just who was in |
charge of the steamer, and it was easy
for the passengers to mistake an officer |
of another steamer for one of the Of
ficers of the Kinau.
Senator Lane, Secretary Atkinson, |
e. a. Brown, Senator Dowsett and Mrs.
Nakuina were summoned as witnesses.
Most of them knew the officers men
toned well and all were unanimous in !
stating that they were absolutely |
sober. Captains Clarke, Naopala, Self |
and Saunders were in charge of the |
vessel in various capacities, and one |
or another OF the witnesses had an OPP |
portunity to observe them during the |
whole trip. Mrs. Nakuina testified |
that she was we'll acquainted with |
Captains clarke and Naopala and that !
they Were "just as they always are
She said that Captain NaOpala was
81 jolly, slow. hearty of speech and had |
a rolling walk This was the way he
was naturally. Some person that did !
not know him must have mistaken his
5Nly for TOr0Hnppd
by liquor. Mrs. Nakuina stated that /
she knew how dangerous the landing /
at Kalaupapa was, yet she would not
have been afraid to go ashore ten times
with Captain Naopala in charge of the
boat. In response to a question from
Mr.. Pinkham. witness stated that she
was familiar with island landings and
that kalaupapa was always dangerous,
especially when the boats were manned
by inexperienced men, but that as
Captain NaopaIa was especially well
acquainted with the place she was not
afraid TO go ashore in his charge.
President c. L. Wight of the Wilder
Company was another witness who had
nothing but praise for Captain Naopala.
He stated that he had known of his
work for ten wears, first as second
mate of the Mokolii. He had worked
his way M to his present post as COM
manuer OF the Llhellhe. He was es-
pecially eomplimented by the United
States inspectors as a careful and ex-
perienced captain. Mr.. Wight also
spoke in terms of high eommendation
regarding Mate Louis Self. who had
worked his way up from the ranks He
holds masters license. Mr.. Wight
said that he had never even smelled
liquor on the breaths OF these men and
stated that if they had been accustom-
cd TO drink thev would never have re-
tanned their places.
Nearly all the witnesses noticed the
mate of the Likelike who was reported
10 have been under the influence OF
liquor. Secretary Atkinson said that
the man was ''talkatfve, and Senator
Dowsett testified that the man. whom
be was informed later was q mate on