The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-11
SHIOzAWA'S REPLY
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month a certain Buddhist preacher
called Iron me and stated that a |
Japanese by the name OF Katoke who
had been staying at Haiemoto Hotsl
of this city was arrested by inspectors
of the Board of Health tie night be-
fore rs a leper suspect and taken to
the receiving station. lie, the preach
err, further stated that the mans case
was slight even if he was afflicted with
the disease, and that it was a pity
to condemn him for his life at the
Molokai Settlement, while he had re-
latiyes in Japan who were too glad to
take charge of him and accord him
a proper treatment. He further stated
that if l would see the president of the
Board of Health and obtain a permits
sion to ship him away to Japan, he
would make arrangement with either
the captain of the Chusa Maru or the
Kasuho Maru, both in port at the time,
to give him a berth. ! promised to the
preacher that l would see Mr.. Pink
ham on the subject on the following
morning.
Accordingly or the morning of the
7th, mot the Sth as stated in your
letter. l called upon you and stated
the case to you as represented by the
preacher, but never told you that 'the
captain of the S. s. Kusuho Maru due
to sail at noon November 8, had agreed
to transport him." | am quite positive
on this. for 1 never saw the captain
at any time before the day of the ships
departure and that only for a few
minutes to bid him a bon-voyage, the
captain Mort being an old acquaintance
of mine In fact. as the captain told
me at that meeting, nobody, not even
excepting the captain himself, hau
known of the day of her sail until the
very day before. when such a cable
order was received.
At this interview, you never told me
that you felt strongly in this case
because the laws Of the Territory had
been disregarded and the man would
have to take his consequences" On
the other hand, you told me that you
could not give answer at that time as
to the proposal of the kind preacher
made to you through me in behalf of
the unfortunate Japanese and upon my
pressing for the cause, you stated that
lit was beyond my power to release
Kataoka,' and that the only way
out of the custody out of the board
was escape ("even citing the case of
Miss -, a suspect, who had ac-
complished her escape in spite of your
"diligent search afterwards'). Then
I got your permit to see Kataoka, not
only to convey the news you gave tc
me in this interview, but to get his
statement for the purpose of publica.
ton in my paper At the station
was allowed 70 see I.
informed that the only way out of the
custody Of the Board of Health was
escape" and that there were two tramp
Japanese steamers in port, to either OF
which he might be able to stowaway
himself. Before l left him I promised
that | would send a copy of the Ha-
wall ShinpO in which his statement
made to me that day would appear
and l made an arrangement with Mr.
Brown, the keeper that 1 should send
the paper by wagon of the Metropoli,
tan Meat Company next day.
On the afternoon of the next day, ]
was informed by one of my reporters
that the Kusuho would sail on the noon
of the next day. the 9th. ThereupoI
l felt exceedingly sorry that had not
known the fact at the time of my visit
to Kataoka. but the truth was, as il
was stated in elsewhere, such a cable
order was received only few hours be.
fore that But I determined then and
there that l would see Kataoka again
before the ships departure and ac-
quaint him with the fact. Consequent
| ly on the next morning l found myself
again at the station and asked Mr.
Mr.. Brown asked me if got permits
sion from Mr.. Pinkham to transport
Kataoka to Japan upon my casual re-
mark that there was a boat leaving
for Japan that very noon. said why
no. How could he?" Poor fellow hC
should be sent back to Japan" wai
what this kind keeper told me. Wher
Kataoka appeared on the scene, 1 TOLD
him that there was a steamer which
sailed that noon for Japan and hel
name was "Kusuho Maru" and tina
she was lying alongside of the Hack
field wharf. 1 further cautioned hin
not to try to escape when the keeper
was watching. 1 left the station short
ly afterwards in a hack by which
had gone there. When I got the RAPID
Transit line left the hack and taking
a street car just came along and camt
back to my Office.
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