Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-30
Steamer Was to Have Secured
largo of Arms From Schoon-
er, but Winds Prevented

The Mystery Of the Maverick has
been solved at last
Many Honolulans have been wonder
Ing what was behind the visit of the
Maverick TO Hilo some months ago,
her later voyage TO Batavia, and what
was the connection between the Nav
erick and the schooner Annie Larsen,
which put into Grays Harbor, Wash.
IN distress. Now the mystery is
Strengthened out in tales told by mem-.
befs Of the Mavericks creW~who re-
Gently passed through Honolulu on
their way TO San Francisco. These
stories correspond pretty well with
what the local papers learned at the
time but could not entirely confirm.
The Maverick was to have met the
Annie Larsen off Lower California,
receive cargo Of arms and supplies
from the schooner, and proceed TO
Batavia, presumably to help carry out
q German plot to start trouble along
the China coast or in India.
Tales of how contrary winds blow
irle on the coast OF California upset
scheme to cause native upris-
fng IN India were brought to Homo
lulu and San Francisco by nine men,
bers Of the Maverick. former
Jobsen steamer. arriving on the Seiyo
Maru from Hongkong. The Maverick
isetill I'm the harbor Of Batavia, Java.
The party was composed OF Oscar
Erickson. chief officer; William Reed,
second officer: Owen MCGEE, first as
sis(ant engineer; T. H. Kenny, cook
and George Strub, Neros Hernandez.
a. Gonzales. Jose Bernal and F. Fer
nnndez, members of the engine crew.
MCGEE is the only San franciscan
md formerly lived at 357 Thirtieth
street The other officers are from
San Pedro and San Diego.
According to an interview with Reed
IN San Francisco newspaper. the
Maverick was supposed to 60 to Soc0r-
70 island March Is, and connect up
off the coast Of Lower California with
the schooner Annie Larsen, which
would place aboard the steamer q
cargo of arms and supplies. The
Maverick was then to proceed to Ba-
favia and await further orders.
Unfortunately for the plans, the An
ME Larsen ran into flat calm, later
followed by severe blow. The
schooner was blown north, eventual
y bringing up at Hoquiam. Wash,
where it was seized by the govern
m6ft. The Maverick, after cruising
about 70 days searching for the
schooner, decided to head for Batavia,
stopping at Hilo on the way.
The Mavericks tanks were well fill
ed with fuel oil and when Batavia was
reached anchor was dropped and the
crew waited orders. Their wages
came regularly IN the form Of checks
on the International Banking Corpo-
ration. Who sent these only Capt.
n. c. Nelson and the purser knew.
AT one time while waiting for the |
I.1Ie the Maverick was overhauled
By the Rainbow and Kent, British |
cruisers. and subjected to thorough
search.
When Hilo was reached King, the
purser. left and returned to San Fran
cisco and. according TO Reed, he join |
ed Jebsen and made his way TO Europe
with him. going down on the U-S6,
recently, dying with Jebsen.
The Maverick has been secured by
the Maverick Steamship Company, Of
which concern Harry J. Hart Of 321
California street Is the prime mover.
Three Arrested for
Annie Larsen Theft.
ABERDEEN, Wash, Dec. Is. Three
arrests IN connection with the theft OF /
q large number of rifles from the
cargo Of the schooner Annie Larsen. /
Held by the federal authorities here,
ware made TO-DAY when J. Clfican. O.