The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-13
TRAIL STEAMER
IN OPIUM HUNT
All LINER MEXICAN roRuEp
10 SAIL WITHOUT PAPERS
-oNE ARREST.

AAH.A ANNNANA W nv NhNHNANANNAfN
HILo, June 1o.-~AR opium story,
which began at Kauai, exploded at Ka-
hului and eliminated in Hilo, attached
itself 70 the American Hawaiian steam
ship Mexican, which leaves Hilo for
Salina Cruz next Monday. II ended
with an arrest, that Of Chief Steward
Chang, but no dope was round. An
exciting part of the tale lies in the
fact that the Mexican sailed from KR.
hului without clearance papers, as the
Maui authorities had orders not to give
such until they had found fifty tins of
opium which were supposed to be on
board the vessel.
The dope story appears TO have been
the discovery of Collector McBryde of
Kauai. The Mexican, after leaving Ho-
nolulu, her first port Of call, went to
Eleele. From this port she set out for
Kahului, and while she was under steam
between these two ports the discovery
broke on McBryde and the wireless got
busy.
II appears that McBryde wirelessed
to BreckonB or Staekable that there
were fifty tins of eontraband on board
The Mexican, and he may have sent
more information TO connect Chang
with the matter. As result Worth
Aiken, the Maui collector of customs,
who happened to be in Honolulu at the
time, was ordered TO proceed at once
to Maui, which he did in the Claudine.
No dope" Pound,
Aiken had orders to search the Mexi-
can and not to grant her her clearance
papers until he had found the dope or
got further orders. As a consequence
he and the sheriff of Maui lay in wait
off port in tug and boarded the vessel
far of shore, even before the pilot had
come near her. Aiken and the sheriff
made a thorough search of the ship,
but they found no dope.
Finally, on Wednesday, it was time
for the Mexican to get away. II was
particularly imperative that she leave
the port, as she had to make way for
the Honolulan. But Collector Aiken
said "Nay." He would not lot the
vessel sail, nor would he grant clear
: ance papers. So Captain Tapley told
: the collector that he would go to Hilo
without papers, arguing that he would
be within Stackable's jurisdiction in
. Hilo as much as ne would be so in
Kahului, and to Hilo the Mexican went
without papers.
1t is understood that half an hour
, after the Mexican had left Maui
Aiken was ordered by wireless to issue
the clearance papers.
, Steward Arrested.
3 While the Mexican was on her way
{ between Kahului and Hilo the wireless
{ was busy again and Sheriff Pua re
: eeived q request to arrest Chief Stew
I ard Chang, a part Hawaiian, and Il
hold him. Pua arrested the man ant
o had him taken to the Hilo jail Il
T await the arrival of a deputy United
8 States Marshal, who is coming by the
1 Claudine to take him to Honolulu.
: Chang had a conference with Attor
: ney Irwin, as the irregular manner OF
Q his arrest and detention without
warrant seemed to give him some rem
) edy, but he was advised that Will,
Q habeas corpus proceedings would prob
j. ably be effective, they would result il
merely delay, and his ultimate arres
would probably follow, anyhow TIL,
: attempt was therefore abandoned
= In the meantime Collector Baird hat
. received wireless orders to take lool
= for the fifty tins Of opium whicl
\ McBryde thought were on the Mexi
= can, and he went to the search, as
y sisted by the four customs officers VIII,
: had been watching the Enterprise
: The officers say that they made thor
ough search of the vessel, particular,
= Of the engine room, and that the,
y were given every assistance by tn
y y officers Of the boat, but that they eoul,
. find nothing.
Ia Officers Make Charges.
IS The officers of the Mexican, however
g register a decided kick at the name
t in which the Honolulu customs officer
r, conducted themselves. They acted