The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-10-13
ABOUT
USERS Or DOPE
Captain Feeder Of he siberia on
stand Yesterday on His
Own Behalf.

fFfom wednesday p Advertised
80 suppose the Chinese smoke opium
ON the siberia, but I have no positive
knowledge Of the fact have seen
opium pipes and lamps at various times
when make Inspections - said Captain
Feeder Of the Siberia on the stand yes.
terday afternoon in the hearing Of pc.
tition for the remission Of his fine for
carrying eontraband on his ship.
On voyage thirtynine, several months
ago, the Siberia was searched in Homo
lulu upon her arrival from the Orient
and thirty tins of opium were found.
Later when the vessel was in San Fran
cisco 500 more tins were found by the
customs men there.
Here in Honolulu a fine of several
hundred dollars was imposed upon Cap
tain Zeeder for carrying unmanifested
cargo, opium. and it was for the re-
mission of this fine that the hearing
was held at the federal court before
Judge Clemens yesterday afternoon, the
proceedings lasting from two.hfteen un-
til two.forty o'clock.
Takes Precautions.
In the course of his testimony Cap
tain Feeder told of the precautions
taken by himself and other officers of
the ship to prevent the smuggling of
opium, searches being made at Hong
kong, Yokohama and before arrival at
this port and San Francisco to make
sure there is none of the contraband ON
board
els the crew in the habit of smoking
opium3'' was asked by Breckons.
81 can not say that know them to
be, replied Captain Feeder "Among
some of the coal passers and firemen it
is supposed to be a habit. They prob
ably use one or two of the top hunks
in their quarters for this purpose and
hit the pipe when everything is quiet.
81 believe that it is only these two
classes on board ship who use the drug
at all, - he continued.
Threw Dope Overheard.
Speaking further of the searches
made ON board, Captain Feeder said that
he found ten tins of dope on the Siberia
on the last trip into San Francisco and
threw the stuff overheard in mid-ocean.
He was on the lookout for dope that
was to he taken ashore and sold, and
he thought that small quantities which
the members of the crew might have
for personal purposes were all right.
In San Francisco and Manila the
members of the crew were allowed to
have their share of the poppy extract
for their personal use as long as they
declared to the authorities that they
did have it.
Chief Stewart Corroborates.
Chief Officer Stewart was called after
Captain Feeder had finished his testi-
mony and he told of the searches made
by officials and ships officers. corrobo-
} rating the testimony given previously
by the skipper of the vessel.
Stewart was a positive witness and
would not swear to anything of which
, he did not have personal knowledge.
, In regard to the searches made by
the different heads of departments on
: the Siberia, Chief Stewart was asked
i if the chief engineer had made thor
ough search of his part of the vessel.
: 81 have no jurisdiction over him,
was the reply which the chief made to
, the question, and this was repeated
2 three times as the same question was
S repeated by Breckons.
E AT the time the opium was found on
} the Siberia in Honolulu, the chief ties.
| tilted that he had offered all assistance
Q in his power to the customs officials
= and he had been with them in their
r search of the vessel during the first
half hour of their work.
n Adjourned to Saturday,
:, After the testimony of Chief Stewart
: was finished court adjourned until Sat
: urday morning at ten o clock, there be
, ing nothing to come up in the mean
time.
Z Report of the hearing held yesterday
{ will be forwarded to Washington fol
action by the secretary of the treasury
L who has the power to remit the fine in
Q posed in federal court here against Cap
a tain Feeder.