The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-03
DOCUMENTS
DESTROYED
Suspicious Act of Atlas
BoatsWain---Many
New Arrests.

before Commissioner Mailing yesterday
in the investigation of the American
| ship Atlas mystery. Positively no light
was thrown on the question of whether
or not the japanese stowaway was dead
or alive when he was thrown overheard
one dark and drear midnight.
A suspicious circumstance affecting
Kawabata, the first boatswain, was,
| however, revealed. This was his taking
documents, supposed to be letters, from
valise below deck and throwing them
overheard in Honolulu harbor
An interesting development of yes
terday's hearing was the self-incrimina-
ton of everyone of the six witnesses
examined, for the offense of landing in
this country as aliens without obtaining
permission from the q. S. immigration
officers. A warrant for the arrest of
each man was ready as soon as he
stepped down from the witness stand.
There are at least dozen more to
come, too, provided all of the deserters
from the ship be captured. The cul-
prits on conviction win be liable to
fine of $500 and Imprisonment for six
months.
j. j. Dunno, Assistant District Attor-
United States. Captain Amberman APP
peared in person. The case is founded
ON information against him for failure
to enter in the logbook death on
board his ship at sea. His defense is
ignorance of the alleged fact. Should
the evidence show that the stowaway
was alive when thrown overheard, or
if dead that his death was caused by
foul play, then of course very serious
charge will lie against any of the ships
company whose guilt may be indicated.
Below is a summary of yesterday IS
evidence as interpreted by C. Shiozawa:
THE EVIDENCE.
j. Mona said he lived at Waimanalo |
since the 18th of last month; was born
in Japan. CaEe to Honolulu as a mem
Der of the crew of the American ship
Atlas. Shipped at Yokohama for the |
York, and return to Yokohama; was to |
be paid off either at Yokohama or |
Shanghai. With number of ship
mates deserted the ship at Honolulu |
Did not go before any officer of thet
U. s. Government to get permission to
land here There We're sixteen landed |
with him from the ship, whom witness
named with some coaching. All of |
them went to Waimanalo.
Hoshiyama, the second boatswain,
was one of them. Witness did not see
a stowaway on board the Atlas, nor
hear of one while ON the voyage. Sakai
told him about the stowaway after land
ing. Told him there was a stowawayl
who disappeared. Did not tell him how
he disappeared. Witness never saw any
clothing or effects of the stowaway.
Was in fourth watch. Sakai was in
same watch. Saki said there was a
stowaway aboard ship, did not say what
part VI SuIp WltueSS WenU uONu De- /
tween decks and in the hold several
times on voyage. Helped to chip, clean
and paint the hatchways. Never knew
IF a stowaway aboard until told at +:
Waimanalo. Never saw valise down
below. Went to Waimanalo to hide :
himself away. Did not intend to go
pack to the ship. II
NJ. Ishikawa, the second witness, was {
llso a resident of Waimanalo since July
Is. Came from Yokohama, where he $
oined the ship Atlas. On arrival at !
Honolulu deserted the ship and with a | i
lumber of shipmates went to Wanna &
lalo. Did not intend to return to the G
hip. Had not gone before any U. S. a
fficer to get permission to land in this t
ountry. Was in fourth watch in ship. r
here was stowaway aboard. Did not C
now what kind of a looking man he O
yas. Never saw him. Only knew e
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