The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-27
NOT GUILTY.


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= kss fhe captain strike Esxs@r zzs
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EdEzrd AeSrfnk. /. seaman xucrs faa
BE szs the knnrks ~s. sax 4 revolver IN rizs
tzs1 strike TVS tsous IL fzce and seserz
tssaes IN BODY; Besser's Fare vas covered
With sssoszs
Dr. J & " smart. wfao examined Eo~
(er- esa2d BOO say fss<iftsesy .setht- b
~ss struck With = seAseB o. nof- 0r1l
nary knasks>s weaid hase made ssseh 1
eat He rAGaxsst Il would have be~n fn0-s
i4rerztea II aa1.e with hrass knuskirx
and did nos tsesSsxs tbs. Bewser's wound
eonia have h@en male with meta
kuuckies. ~ It wanid have hren fao-s
izgzsd and would Bof hare been healed
yet
Fred swanson another mariner on fks
Aiki, said he saw the captain put a r~voi
ver In his hack pocket. but saw no other
weapon. He WIS atout Zen feet distant
He sAx him strike Bowler. but saw nj
knnekies. Tae captain struck Bowler
t8tfr or Atc ilEtt<-
Antonio Fernanio. another Of the eres
sxw the captain ruf pistol in his poekei
and sas something shining like bras.
knnckle-. but ssw no brass kRuck lss used
Charles Jsaseh. another OF the sssio<
said he ssw the light. bat did no; NOTES
ary brass knuekles.
THE pxEESsE
Frank wiiberson. the second osiees or
( the AIki. testified a. follows ave had
jus. eff Brosdxay street dock: we're jasl
+ inside Fort Point; Bowler and ofle or rwE
os the others looked - though they bad
been drinking They wsnfei 70 argue the
point on every order gsreas Was securing
the deck load The captain ssn- ont. IF
you can't find anything for that man 10
do. send him forward.s Bowler saia, \
ain drank; no uss Of telling me to do any
thing ! shssffiy after saw thai Bowler
was no use to me l sent him forward
I next heard the captain ask him il
he woald 80 to work three or f0lr times
I'D not hear the answer, looked forward
san captain down OF the fridge: saw them
tlineh. heard captain ssy let fae ga-
They separated. and the captain said
'S0s go 10 work and BE- good: l saw M
bras. knErkles. II be bad brass knnrkles.
should have certainly seen them ! nesei
Al any time saw the captain have a re-
voise-. After We let go tie lines il seemed
As IL the crew wanted 70 DO nothing. but u
argue every order.
TIE FEEszR's STATEMENT.
W Edwards The rzsscr on the Alki
suares AT the tsiae OF the trouble was
in my roofn. directly under the captains
foola: beard the captain ask a rnaa a
dozen times 10 20 to wort: heard Basisi
reply i vii go 20 work she1 I feel Ike
H.. Bowler pat his hand behind him, and
the eHptaie said; No. don't YOU draw q
knife ON ne | saw the captain strike
hiIa, / vas eight feet away; saw his
hands. He had no brass knEeklrs.
DcSef saw sIsy weapon on the ship. Bowler
kicked the Captain twtre. and gave him 4
giaaeing hle~ on the leg He his Bowler
twice. They struggled. The captain said
j ssat Il Understood whether ysa are go
Ing 20 work or not, and whether sou OF !
are going 10 run this ship
TIE FIRST oFrIcxs.
John Hansen, the nrst officer. testified
practically the sarac e. The parser, and ia
let him up he asked iiiia II he would 90 TO
work. We went ia work. and the captain
weng up On the house The captain had
DO revolver. never sxw HING have one. The
half Of ihe cFsg were half iniis when We
were geiD< 20 cast of NGes. they were Up
in a saloon. This took place inside oi
feEi Point. II We had gene over the bal
without securing freight we would have
lost considerable cargo. Il il wsx rough
James A. Dawson. the fist sSsistan'
engineer, saw the row, bat no knus kis.s-
George swan. The cook. tss;iaed that ne
bsass knneslss were used. aaa tia. there
was a rev on board tecaase the sailor.
wanted white sf;gsr instead of brown, and
threatened 20 put the ship back 10 san
Francisco.
rnE eArTAts's sEATE-ESr.
Captain James 2enneii nsie the follow
ing statement THE kiki ieft san Fran
cisco jane 18th, With freight. We had !
deck lead Of frat aud empty salmon iini
FOR Alaska, BOT slowed lt~sas ESngh OF
the bar, and would have lsSs deck load i
not seesrssi. arst noticed Bowler wsea be
wsaf in sosecssfle. never knew him sefcTe
/ told the mate ~ have freight well secn-
ed as the bar was rsggh--we ran nsfic-
si0wshe3i-I ssw gcad inEaS issn no
working: netis-rsi Rasn standing on spank {,
hgozn. looking a. a sailing vessel tod
wiilersen % send him 81, - work: h
weat "a fo-eFasfic. ! called for him 10 CONS
o4ai. He iu'as'ed cut aud
CAUSED NE
And said that he did no, allow any man .
order niFa about. said NaS mol oii = deel
water vessel bat asi a coAsfer. lie said be has
the rgiies from esno<laii, Perkins & Co, as I.
what work they should do on hoard 81 tha
ship taid him they he'd nothing 20 q
with Ia. ship just thea: hsd charge ass'
wanted her rRIa 10 salt ne. ! then Aske'
hina ~ 20 70 work. Tic replied II vii
when set ryaGy.N / grabbed hsga ans
saaok him. He p1; his band in his pocket
!. thinking be MAS drawings knife - a 70
Ya3FeT, aii him, saying. "ilasl'i yea ftrAa
snife on Eae | Had nothing in my hand
He ftfi down and made ksck Al me- arti
reached cut his taed 81 bit me in the faes
aif hisa again lie eiiuched. NC wrcsflci
and / then thres him. and fsli ON top
ehokesi him III he let 20 ay clothes
thlnk I said II he did rot let 60 I veal
throw hisa aycrsraSFd
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Atssatsi the ship have 40 revolver, Ha'
nay PIPE case f>as II In nav pocket as
cams. ssssi % ray room h4i tsa sFey
essninr mp They al cxme 20 isse Ia . bed
sud Threatened - pug the saip hack :
>an FrauctSeo half an honr afssr m
treahie- Never had any other s7caste o.
the Ar
THK COMMISSIONER FsSpISos
The Commissioner IA bis findings said
The eat.re preFousteraaee Of te<ssFsssn
sSoHs tAat ao hgsss kaaekies sc-s used
sud that the estnse ass committed With
the hezds u san Francisco hArs-or Vital
the jurisdiction 81 tbs ss>ie - Esisfa-Hfs
IhiS rharse il dismissed The SeSoft
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