Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-22
Unpleasant Features of the Jeanneet
Tragedy.

ENGINEER MELVILLE FURTHER EXAMINED
Before the naval board OF inquiry into the JEAN
nette matter, Engineer Melville was croSs-eXam-
ined, after the report in the first edition OF THE
STAR closed, as follows:
Questionable you have any difference with
Mr. Collins?
Answer.-I never had any personal alteration
with Mr. Collins, except In the line OF argument,
in which all hands took part At time we
were talking OF The few opportunities for amuse-
ment, shut up as were in the lee and Collins
said yes and poor OLD Melville is getting thin over
it. Witness replied to tliiS IN pleasant humor and
without meaning any oEense said: / have never
am growing baldhe tded 1 suppose, though, N
we were in st. Patrlck's land we could have more
said witness Was personal in abiding to his gray
head and his nationality. This was all made
pleasant, however, after supper, and Mr. Collins
was assured that witness had intended nothing
but pleasantly. Upon another occasion, VIII,
Capt De Long and Collins were having some con-
versatIoh about the instruments. Mr. Collins said
with the same courtesy that he (Col-
linsl always tried TO show to Others.
and let me know what you refer to-" The next
morning Capt. De Long met witness on the ice and
told him Collins had complained that Melville hurt
Irish jokes. Witness replied that he only sang
songs for his own amusement and with no inten.
De Long said: Gwen, Melville, 1 Would not sing
any more In his presence. and then there can be
no cause for complaint" From that time. con-
Irish song or told Irish Joke in Collins presence
said to him, however, that II he had ntimated to
me that 1t Was unpleasant to him l would h I'VE
deS1Sted; that there was no occasion to complain
to the captain, and that considered his course
manly In doing so. From that time witness had
Official relations required.
MELVILLE AND DANENHOwER's RELATIONS
Questionable you ever give an order to bring
Lieut. Danenhower back to your camp dead or
alive?
Answer can remember no reason for
came and went under my Instructions
and do not remember ever to have given
such an order. Under the circumstances
In which was placed ] should not have hest
tated, however, to give such an order IL had be.
lieved 1t TO be necessary.
Question.-Have you given nm all the letters
which you found on j. j. Collins?
Observation-Disclosures save the cruciflx, were de-
I1yered into the hands or the Secretary OF the
Navy. While on my way up the Lena river Mr.
jackson, New York Herald correspondent.
showed me telegram from the Secretary or the
papers OF j. j. Collins and the records OF Captain
DE Long. allowed him to do so, but to the best
OF my knowledge and belief everything was given
back to me by Mr. Jackson and turned over to the
Secretary Of the Navy.
COLLINS cRUcIFIx
Question.-When one OF your men asked you
what should be done with the crucifx found upon
Answer told him In all probability hts friends
would like to have It; but as 1t was prob
ably part OF his religion It had better be buried
with him, and such was its nnal disposition.
Witness added: ut should be remembered that
was not present when the bodies were searched
by Bartlett and Ninderman-"
The court then. at pm. adjourned until 10 30
am. tomorrow.