Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-26
TRIED TO
LAY BLAME ON
MRS. FRANCIS


000 worth OF black opals and blue sap
phires ashore at the behest of Mrs.
Catherine Francis, the baby stare"
smuggler, was placed on trial in the
United States district court at San
Francisco, Mrs. Francis was brought
from the Naval Hospital, where she
has been on account Of her impend-
ing motherhood. and was the chief wit
Hess for the prosecution. She testi-
fled with manifest unwillingness
against her alleged accomplice, but de-
clared that Baker willingly brought
the gems ashore and delivered them
tG her at the Hotel Stewart
Baker, in his own defense, mani.
tested no reluctance in accusing Mrs.
Francis. Almost eagerly he insisted
that his supposed companion in crime
had told him of her Intention to Snug
gle opals and sapphires, and declared
that he had urged her to declare every
thing. He did not deny that, after re.
buking her for her evil intentions, he
had carried ashore sealed packages
for her and delivered them to her at
the Stewart.
William T. Tidwell. special treasury
agent, testified to admissions which
he claimed Baker had made immedi
ately after his arrest. He declared
the prisoner had acknowledged carry
ing the packages Of gems on to the
wharf where the steamship Ventura
locked, throwing them into waste
can, and from there removing them al
night. Mrs. Francis, wife of Sydney,
gem dealer, was passen-
ger in April on the Ventura.
= The gems, including a famous $10,-
900 black opal, were struggled ashore
April %. Mrs. Francis was arrested
by Tidwell May l, in a chop suey res
taurant in Powell street after she had
sold some OF the jewels. Baker was
arrested the following day.
Throughout the proceedings the de-
PENDANT displayed nervousness, at
times pretending to read a newspaper
with a show Of indifference to his sur
but glancing out furtively
from behind the pages. While on the
witness stand he frequently smiled
at the jury.
Caught His Sea Serpent.
A member of the Big Stove club of
Bath, Me-. told the following expert
ence with a sea serpent. He was at
The wheel of his little fishing schoon-
er in Long Island Sound when he
heard a swishinS sound behind his
vessel. Peering behind he could just
make out the long, sinuous body OF
/ sea serpent with an enormous head
and pair af flashing eyes. The SER
1ent, however, kept his distance. The
next morning the sailor found that a
.ope from the schooner had become
in a lobster trap and had
owed it up the Sound.
1.e 4 p
steamer Hall on Special Mission.
A marked increase in sugar await.
ng shipment at Ahukini, Kauai,
caused the InterlIsland to despatch the
steamer w. g. Hall on special trip |
% the Garden Island today. The YES
eel returned before daylight to be
discharged of 5000 sacks of products. |
t left the port few hours later and |
8 due to land another large consign- |
nent of sugar tomorrow. II is ex-
1ected to steam to its regular ports of |
all next Monday evening.
lo Neutral Line Says BaIIin.
It is denied from Hamburg that
Herr Balm has plans to establish a |
lew steamship line, with neutral ves- |
els, between New York and Hamburg.
lie admits that the income of the HAM
,urg-American line since the outbreak I
If the war has been small, but says
hat the company's financial reserves
ire SO huge that, even II the war last.
ID 10 years, the English could not |
-uih his business, with its 200 ships.
-
4asten Efforts to Move Crops.
Two freighters to load at Hilo will
AXE $4,000 tons OF sugar to both
casts of the mainland. The Matson
teamer Francis Hanify, an arrival
rom the Pacific coast yesterday, |
teamed to island ports last evening.
The American-Hawaiian freighter
rexan is expected to take the last of
1 800 tons of sugar at Hilo today. It
sill proceed to New York via Panama
p
'ew Passengers in Steamer LurIine.
The following wireless message has
cen received by the agents of the
!. S. Lurline, bouad for Honolulu; For
honolulu, 50 passengers, 80 bags mail.
packages w. F. X matter, 10 auto
nobiles, 1135 tons cargo. For Kahu.
III, 1873 tons cargo. Ship arrives Tues
ay and will dock at Pier IS.
'hiIIips Leaves Ship for Shore.
P. T. Phillips, purser in the steam
r Mauna Kea. temporarily took over
&c duties of Hilo representative of +
ie Inter-IsIand Steam Navigation Co..
, the absence Of William Mckay,
manager, who has made flying tript
D Honolulu. Freight Clerk Thompson
as substituted as purser in the Maui
a Kea while Phillips remained ashore
Phillips will fill the position of
hief clerk at the Inter-Island wharf
i this city while James Friel is abb
ent on the mainland with the Honolu-
I Shriners. He expects to be assign
q to shore duty for two months. II
Purser- Thompson reported a small