The evening world., 1890-03-15
MGAuLAS TORTURED TARS.
He Proposed to Kill One Man to
Awe the Rest
City Lawyers Baked To- Day In the
Naval Court Of Inquiry.

Commander McCalla'e es-
p~ecially Lawyer Menzies, did not look
very cheerful this morning, nor did his
sanity client. Commander McCalla, when
the Court Of Inquiry began It's session.
Il In q noticeable fact that the latter has
scarcely ever during the trial looked any
Of the witnesses squarcly In the face. He
keeps constantly dotting q piece Of paper
with q pencil. or absently gazing out OF
the window.
His lace was clouded this morning. and
IL was evident that yesterdays boom.
erangs had interfered with the gentle
commanders rest.
Lieut.. Werlich, Paymaster Mudd.
Assistant Engineer Bennett, Lieut.. White
Chief Engineer Entwistle and Eugene
Kline corrected their previous testimony
In slight particulars.
4. II. Graham, the seaman's apprentice
who wa confined in double irons for five
days under q Misrepresentation" was
the first witness called to-day.
You were confined at Antwerp?" snid
Judge Advocate Garst.
Yes. SIR"
Graham, who Ia o manly young fellow.
and ut present acting as quartermnSter,
then told the following story:
II was acting. quartarmaster In the
mid watch on the night Of Jan. 10.
1850. l ssked permission Of tho officer Of
II was granted. / wa there about five
minutes. when ! heard Commander Nc
Gala shouting, 'Quartermaster.' Or
derly.'
/" Where were you p"
"At the head. sir
Then the orderly appeared. and he
asked him the same questions. Then he
called the executive officer and ordered
US both placed in double irons.
II heard nothing until Ave DAYS after
wards. when l was told that the Captain
would see me after dinner. After dinner
l went into the cabin, and the Captain
-" Did you have permission to go to
the head that night p
Yes, SIR
Why didn't o tell ma 2
81 didn't think it my business. SIR
"'rm sorry, replied the Captain. and
he ordered me restored to duty"
Graham proved TO be another boomer
ang for Lawyer Menzies.
When men were ironed and marched
up and down the quarterback IL was
done to sober them up. wasn't n!" asked
mo, SIR" camo the prompt answer.
"'They were sober.p
Then they we're kept there TO keep
liquor from being smuggled to them
weren't they?" again insinuated the
lawyer.
punishment"
tack and started on on another. He
asked about the health of the crew. and
Graham said the men were healthy and
we'll attended 70. When Menzies had
finished the Judge Advocate asked
did you consider the Captain strict
and just when he confined you under q
misrepresentation 7"
mo, sir"
Lewis Meyers. an able seaman and .
way Of speaking, was the next witness,
He wa disrated at Mozambique. and
Judge Advocate Garst asked him to mar
rate the circumstances.
-" had q late watch the night before.
and next day q fire broke out in the coal
bunkers and all hands were ordered to
help. was ordered below to pass coal.
I said i would go, but l said I'm be
id II I'll pass coal
Next day was brought TO the mast.
The Commander came and looked at me
and never said 3 word.
Then he turned and ordered his
sword brought. When he got 1t he I'M
sheAtLed 1t and thrust the point in my
How dare you smile at me p said the
am not smiling at you, SIR / said.
- You lie = cried the Commander.
f~uriously. I've a good mind to kill you,
air.
81 made no reply, and he said again
: I've . good mind to kill you. as an eX-
ample 10 the rest Of the crew.
II made no reply 70 this, either. Then
disratsd me and i was kept under
guard for twenty days. Then was court
mArtialed.
Lawyer Menzies tried TO break down
the WItness's testimony. but could not do
il. aud e~ontented himself with sneering
the witness's story and badgsred tine
youth considerably.
Myers denied that he had provoked the
Captain into using the language that he
did TO him.
I" And you simply stood there and said
while the Captain was saying
his Z" asked the lawyer.
II did nothing. sir.
Lawyer Menzies's badReTing created an
unpleasant impression, and Admiral KIM
leTly froWned at the liberty the lawyer
zss taking. Myers was the last witness
The Court adjourned until Monday at
y A. Il.
-
Racing ct 9uttsnburR.
NJ m - - /