Evening journal., 1890-07-15
MUTiNY ON 4 VESSEL
seamen Held In $500 BAN for Refusing
to Obey Orders.

Oscar Dedrickson, August Osterman,
! Sweees. George Elaski, Anton Nicholas.
and l.. Pohl, Russian were arrested
last evening about 7 o'clock, on the
schooner Ada Bailey. of Dan Baker
Shoals, by Deputy United States Mar
shals Thomas Reardon and Alfred L.
Ainscow, for mutiny.
The deputy marshals left this city on
the tug Taurus about o'clock IN the
afternoon, accompanied by IT, s. Marshal
Henry g. Mahaffy and Captain George
W. Hudson. After long and tiresome
voyage the tug steamed up alongside the
vessel, on the port side of which the Eve
seamen were standing with their luggage
ia readiness for a speedy removal Deputy
Marshal Reardon boarded the schooner
and called out the names of the men.
They all responded promptly and seemed
very willing to do anything that was
told them. They we're commanded to
board the tug, which order they in
stantly obeyed. First Mate Edward
Phinney was also taken on board as a
witness, and when the boat pulled out
for Wilmington the warrant for the five
sesmen's arrest was read to them.
The paper charged them with mutiny
in collectively refusing to obey the
orders of the vessels master on Sunday
last. The men were completely taken
by surprise when they became aware of
the fact that they were ia the custody
OF United States officers, and for while
were speechless. Dedrickson, who spoke
more plainly than the others, said that
they We're positive that they were to be
taken to Philadelphia and shipped on an.
other vessel. The tug arrived at King
street wharf shortly after o'clock. and
the sailors were taken to the Federal
building at Sixth and King streets. and
thence to Ainscow's restaurant where
they were given good supper, and re-
turned to the custom house, where they
were confined in cells.
The men were brought before United
States Commissioner 5 Redmond Smith.
in the United States court room. at 10. Is
o'clock this morning. They were all
clean, able bodied looking men, and
were well dressed for sailors. The two
Gresks, especially, were fne-lOoking
seamen, and had black hair and flowing
moustaches, and wore blue clothes
They all answered promptly to their
names, and pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of disobeying the orders Of the |
vessels master.
Captain George w. Hudson swore as
follows; My home is in Greenwich. N. |
j. +; have followed the sea for thirty
three years; am master Of the schooner /
Ada Bailey Of Camden, n. j.. for Port
land, Me, from Philadelphia, with coal. |
We left Philadelphia on Saturday and l
about o'clock that evening | ordered /
the mate to put the sailors to the wheel. |
until 10 o'clock. | awoke |
ct 645 o'clock Sunday morning, and /
hearing the mate moving about on deck.
l dressed and came up. He met me at
the door and said that the men had
to work. ! never dreamed Of
of the kind, as the men had
given us no trouble. aud I went to the
forcastle and ordered the men to turn to
and obey the mate. AS none Of them
moved, | told each one to turn
to and they refused again.
They assigned no reason for refusing
TO obey the order, and / signalled for 4
tug boat which | boarded and reported
the stale Of affairs to the authorities.
On being questioned, the captain
said that 1t was not customary for yes
sells In the merchant coast service to give
coffee to the men in the morning before
breakfast.
Edward Phinney, first officer Of the
ship, testified that the men worked sat
sfactorily until o'clock Sunday morn
ng, and then refused, some saving
hey wanted bot coffee first. They
claimed that they only refused to do the
work that wss unnecessary.
They were each held in 5000 bail for
heir appearance at the United States
Court on September s.