The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-08-03

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Thara-rss . stc~nway aboard. nd moi
know What kind 81 looking man hs
was. Nevcr saw him. Only knew
about the stovaway from what saka
told him Of waimhnnlo. Never sew
any ~ sioRnway's clothing. WIS ~
the hold several times ON voyage
llntchcs were 81 IN fine weather.
Tween matches were also Oh. pid not
SEQ s,owaway because he did not know
anything about him and was not look
ing for him.
Witness did not know Of any human
body having been thrown overheard.
Sakai was in same watch rs him. Did
not assist Sskni in throwing body
overheard. At that very hour was on
the forecastle, so could not see what
was going on. This was between twelve
and one o clock. He explained he was
on duty as lookout. To question by
Mr.. Dunno MS to how he knew the hour,
after saying he did not know anything
about body thrown overheard, witness
only answered as before that he was
not with the rest of the watch ut the
time mentioned. He never heard any
unusual noise. There was a pretty stiff
breeze on the starboard side. Thought
ship was carrying all SAIL
!. M, Takeda arrived from Hawaii the
previous day in steamer carrying
sugar. Was taken to courthouse from
steamer, and thence to. "big house,
over there. Steamer. was the Kauai.
He Joined her as fireman five or six
days ago at Honolulu. Came here from
Yokohama in. ship Atlas. Articles he
signed were the same as those of pre-
vious witnesses. Didn't exactly desert
the ship but left her here because the
work on board was harder than he could
stand and the food was poor--only
slices of bread and boiled beans. Ex-
pected to stay in this country. Be-
tween leaving ship and joining the
Kauai was staying at a house in Liliha |
street. Had never gone before an i'm
migration officer to get permission to
stay in this country.
First he knew there was stowaway |
aboard the Atlas was when Sakai told
him at a house in River street here be-
fore he deserted the ship. Down below
one day, from No. 3 hatch, witness saw
q wicker valise open. Saw nothing in
the valise, but some working clothes
were scattered around it, Did not
.ouch either the valise or the clothing.
When he went to look for the things in
The afternoon they were all gone.
Never saw stowaway aboard ship.
Did not know if anybody else ever saw
he valise and clothes.
;ame watch as witness. (Haseu is the
witness who, the first day, told of the
throwing overheard of stowaway g
,ody.) Haseu was not with him on the
light in question. His place was either
It the stern watching or at che fore
astle head watching. Saw Kawabata,
he chief boatswain, throwing letters
II papers or other documents overheard.
t Was on board in port, when only four
f them were working, he saw kawa-
alta rolling up papers and throwing
hem overheard. He was fifty or sixty
eet away. 1t was letters, two or three
o thought. Had no talk with Kawa-
alta about his action. Could not say if !
was usual for Japanese to throw
way letters. If he had letter from
is folks which hunt him he would tear
up and throw it away. 1t was the
anne day and about the same hour that /;
Q saw the yalise and clothes when =,
.awabata threw the letters overheard.
I. Ito was another man from Wanna
alo, where he had lived since July is .
st, having deserted from the Atlas.
q did not intend to 60 back to the
lin. Went to Waimanalo because he
as afraid he might be caught for de-
,rting. Never went before an immi- :
ration officer for permission to land. =
irst heard about a stowaway aboard
10 Atlas at Waimanalo, where num- q
,r of men from the ship were talking q
bout the meter. Never heard wnile
BOARD ship of stowaway. Did not
e valise; knew nothing about it. q,
X. Toyoto, another Atlas deserter X
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