Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-21

Three OF the men Of the =
Churchill's crew have been or =
+ dered detained as witnesses. H. +
+ Munich was arrested at S o'clock r.
! Ivy Detective A. z. Carter; Fred 4
: Wilson, second mate, is due to r
I arrive from Kahului tomorrow 4
7 morning, and E. Ramos, alias Pc =
: dro Romo, who shipped as oiler \
+ on a tanker which sailed for the \
: coast last week. 4
$3.50 r%<<$< So
4 CITING .on the strength of
- evidence tending to indi-
rate that the schooner Churchill
which went aground Oct. % on
French Frigate shoals was de
fberately wrecked by her cap
. lain, Charles Granzow,. and
kter fired with the aid of Fred
Wilson, second mate, Honolulu
tavy officials today cabled San
sFraneisco ordering the arrest
n Captain Granzow and Is
Two sons, pen,ling full investi-I
cation of charges made by
TENDERS of the Churchill crew
low in Honolulu.
Four affidavits now in the hands of
paval officials point to deliberate
plot on the part Of Captain GranzoW
10 destroy his ship-whether for the
insurance on it or out of sympathy
eth the German cause has not been
determined. In view of the fact thai
Captain Granzow is German born and
That the Churchill carried a cargo of
fopra consigned to the British consul
IT Seattle, naval officers are particu-
Iarly interested in ascertaining the
motive for the ships destruction.
Captain Granzow when here main
aimed that although he was born in
LTlm, Germany, he became a natural.
Eed American citizen in New York
eitJ in 1899. But he was unable to
produce his citizenship papers.
The affidavits are supported by the
worn statement of Lieutenant Ferris,
L. S. N, who was a guest of Harold
Rice when the sampan Makawai came
Ip to French Frigate shoals in time
70 rescue the crew of the Churchill.
Lieutenant Ferris declarations, in
forporated in the form of an affidavit,
llso indicate that Captain Granzow
ind Second Mate Wilson conspired to
ire the ship before leaving the YES
vel to go to the salnpan. T. /
Some of the affidayits indicate that
Captain Granzow although knowing
beforehand of the presence of land
made no attempt to avoid it but con-
Iiuuad his ship in the same direction
Is before. Others declare that Cap.
ain Granzow ordered Second Mate
Nilsson just before they left the ship
70 bore hole in the forward hatch |
md pour paraffine on the rags below. |
Those making the affidaEits are
John Wessick, carpenter of the |
thurchill; Otto Anderson, able sea-
nan; H. Munich, cook, and Lieutenant |
Ferris, U. S n. ... !
u. S. Marshal Smiddy, now on Maui, |
PAS notified by wireless to take |
b charge Mate Wilson, now at Kahu.
hi, whence he had shipped on voy.
IKE OH tue SHdIl6S N. w IL 4
hon, bound for the Fiji islands and |
ring him to Honolulu for investiga.
fon of his alleged part In the con-
PIRACY He will arrive tomorrow |
morning.
kffidayit Of Lieutenant Ferris
Lieutenant Ferris, who on furlougli |
pok pleasure trip with Captain Rice
1f the sampan which rescued the crew
declared that when he stepped on the
leck of the Churchill he saw Wilson /
lutting q hole in the hatch and that
Ehen he asked Wilson why he was do.
ne it, Wilson had replied that he
Eanted TO get something out of the
latch before leaving the vessel,
Lieutenant Ferris declared that he /
lhen went into the cabin but saw moth.
ng Of fire. A minute or so later Cap.
pin Granzow went down into the
tabin and as he assembled whiff OF
fnoke came with him, declared Lieu.
enant Ferris. The captain seemed
Erprised when / called his attention
q this" said Lieutenant Ferris. Both
hen whent to the cabin and the
tnoke was SO thick they were unable
j penetrate it and had to return %
beck They then were transferred to
Ne ssmpan.
John Wessick. ships carpenter, in