New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-18
RIFLES BROKEN MANY TIMES.
THE ENTERPRISES EPIDEMIC OF OFFENCES.
FURTHER TESTIMONY IN THE MccALLA COUNT
OF rNou1aY-rHB PUNIsHMENTs
INFLICTED.

Isaac Calkins formerly masteratarm on poaru .''o
Enterprise and now sergeant Of marines at the boSo"
Navy Yard, the first witness oelorc u'o '''
Court of Inquiry yesterday. lie gave an Account "
the Walker affair." which did not diner malcriah' rum
that given by the Other witnesses. He told how three
men who stole the catamaran at Koueh were pro"e".
ON board and chained to ringbolts. lie also chahea
ono E;tzrerad WIN came on board drunk, TO a ring
holt by order OF Lieutenant lngcrsoll the WITNESS
told how some Of the men who got drunk d, |io"
stadt and were left there joined the ve'sc AZ aoo'
mort and when they came aboard Lieutenant niger
soil drove them forward with Delaying PIN anu
threatened them. Hi, rart Of the testimony WAS
stopped ny the .conrt the complaints against Mr.
lngerSon will be examined by themselves. Inc VIII
ness also told OF the Myers incident, that Is, now
CAPTAIN McCaa threatened to kill the boy Tor snihg
The first witness in the afternoon was seaman u
NcNeilson At saettin he testified. he was in irons
for three days for leaving the ship without pernioSoh
At Tamatavc In Madagascar he was one OF the crew
Of the Captains gig and went ashore with the Captain
II was raining and he left the gig TO go to place
| Of shelter The Captain down and ordered the
rig TO shove of ji>t he running down to catch
H. lie was left on shore and went to the ship In a
| shore boat. When he arrived on board he was put
| in double irons A. d. Nealan, the next sailor VIII
ness told he went ashore at settin without per
mission. When he returped he was put III irons ana
chained TO several o,ior men. During the day they
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quarter deck. AT night they were all roncd to-
cether This h ,ted for four or five days. After he
| VA, taken out Of irons the witness made to do
| extra duty for Il month.
Gustavc Gustaveson. watcrtenier on the Enterprise
testified TO having been placed In double irons for
| going ashore without permission at Sicttin lie was
taken ont Of irons when 1t came his time to 20 on
watch and put lack again when his wt'ch was over
This continued for four days al Stettin Every nSht
he was one Of a string Of men who were chained to
| gclcr, the man one end being chained 70 ring
bolt and the man :e other end 70 one Of the lower
anchor chains After he was released from the chains
for good he had three months extra duty.
samuel Wcs.burgh. the apprentice boy. who was
! struck By Lieutenant Mallsau, The next witness
lie was Of the who stepped To the Starboafd
side OF the qurtrricck when the "precept" was read
! on board the Enterprise, before the Investigation
began lie said that he wished to withdraw his com
paint as he had received letter from the Navy De
parmcnt stating that Lieutenant Muillgan had been
iieprma1ied. lie wa-.conhncd at Roucn for Jumping
tho ship He Wa, absent one hour. lie was chained
with string of pthcr seamen. the man at one end
II being made fat ri nigh, Ia the lower anchor chains
and the man al tie other end 70 rinchot lie wa,
,onnnrd asain at Iior.ezua for the committed
al StctiIn. lie had extra duty Tor thrcc mohti'
otto Kline private Of marines. testified TO having
been confined Al s,et;n for shopping on post NC
one Of the @ '1 the nS ,s wo Mc the Hr
~ Va familiar with scntIy duty but the duty OF
hoard the Enterprise Wa the hardest ne ever cA
Nu;on >bLlcr Wa. the neat witness. lie is captain
OK The malutop the Pn'cfpri,c He got drunk aS
days At HIM he 90; drunk again and aided IN thu
demolition q gnor shop lie s one on sx wyea ant,
irons. lie also had WHOLESOME amount on NV" u'N
and had 10 work Sundays. His testimony closc'
"u "' lIerIlcS c'mmandcr McCalIa's counsel. a
Hs,"ysblc evidence in behalf Of hi- client The
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