Evening journal., 1890-02-28
CHARGED WITH CRUELTY
Capt. McCalla and the Enter
prise Home Again. .....ss s=,ss
TALES OF BRUTALITY TO sEAmEN.

Ugly stories About the Commander Of tna
Funeral ship which HAS Juss Arrives
with ths Body Of En- Minister George 10.
PondIeton.
New YoRK, Feb 23 The United States
sloopof-war Enterprise. which arrived yes
terday afternoon from the European station,
brings contradictory story of insubordina-
ton among the crew and cruelty on ths
part OF the commanding officer As two
commissioned officers came home under sus.
pension fron duty both stories will soon be
told before a court martial The Enterprise
IL under the command OF Commander b. H.
McCalla and has 1856 souls on board She
has been out two years At Tangiers ths
peremptory way in which Commander Mo-
Gala demanded and secured the release Of
an American citizen became quite celebrat-
cd. Commander McCalla Is OF Scotch-Irish
descent, and Is known in the navy as a man
OF stern fighting qualities and an extremely
strict disciplnarian. This Is the way hia
friends describe him. The sailors call him q
martinez During a recent insurrection ON
the Isthmusof Panama Commander McCalla
was sent there in charge of detachment Of
marines 10 protect American interests, and
got into a row with Admiral Jovet. the COM
mander Of the South American station.
The scandaIous Reports.
Reports printed here within few weeks
stated that there had been more than sow
enty desertions Of seamen from the Enter
prise on account Of Commander McCalias
harshness; that the commander had struck
sailor on the head with his sword, injur-
ing the man severely, and that Chief I'm
gineer Entwistle and Ensign Kline we're om
their way homo for trial, one for talking
back to the commander and the other foF
sleeping on watch and denying it.
MoCaIa Denies the stories.
McCalla denies all these reports, and says
he is perfectly willing to accept the navy
departments decision when the facts become
known Lieut. Osterman also said ths re-
ports had been grossly exaggerated and thaa
nothing ''abnormaln had occurred.
struck Down with "a sword.
One Of the crew told the following storys
ssThere is no man in the United States navy
who is so detested by his men, and, in secret.
by his officers, as Commander McCalla. Hs
is overbearing, insolent and profane TO OFF,
GERS and men alike. On this trip there has
not been an officer Of the ship. save Mr..
Osterhouse, who has not zargeA at least oasa
term Of ten days suspension from duty for
/ some alleged breach Of duty. be has a saw
age temper and when angry curses the mom
| frightfully. When the ship was at South.
ampton, sailor named Walker waa drunk
and was put in irons The man was crazy
with liquor. and wouldn't stop howlln@
whep the orderly told him 20, Commander
McCalla walked up, and drawing hla anQr1s,
hit the man over the head a blow With tES
! sharp edge, fnhictlng terrible cut. Tha
man pled great deal, but cqmmander Nc
Gala ordered him TO remain lylas "a the
deck with tarpaulin thrown over hf1n
He Feared a nguslny.
1.-The crew below ran up the matches to
see what was going on, and one or two cried
'Shamer Commander McCalla was fright
ened by what be had done, and for mo-
ment undoubtedly feared a mutiny. He
ordered the men below and put an orderly
at the hatch with a drawn sword and
ordered him TO brain the first man whe
stuck his head up, Walker never got over
this He had tits for week afterward, and
deserted the ship at tue first opportunity.
One Omcer Suspended.
"The trouble In regard to the officers waa
this The commander had ordered the ships
boilers tested and Chief Engineer Entwisrle.
in doing this used salt water instead %
fresh. Fresh water would have been better,
perhaps, but the chief engineer did not wans
TO intrench upon the ships water supply.
When the commander heard what had been
done he used rough language to Mr. En-
twistle who got angry and protested.
"Commander McCalla became furious, and
ordered Mr.. Entwistle under permanent
suspension from duty. On another occasioM
the commander ordered out all hands al ~
o'clock at night to fix one Of the anchor
chains This is something that could juse
as well have been done In the day time
The captain summoned his orderly, but the
orderly did not hear him. The quartermas-
ter on duty was not around either, and the
commander, striding in a great fury TO the
pilot house, found Mr.. Kline there, one Of
the ensigns OF the watch
An Ensign Called a Liar.
+" Mr.. Kline yelled the commander, 70
every one on the ship could hear you wers
asleep
g i was not, sir, said Mr. Kline.
"'You lier sQid Commander McCalla. He
then permanently relieved Mr.. Kline from
duty
*iTis a fact that over half the men on this
snip Fi4u IA ~ NeAAt tub hdfo ubSofbcO. ul&
Is simply because Of the commander's bad
treatment Of them. A man for a slighA
offense would be punished with double iron
prisons for num- er Of days, loss OF mouths
pay, and thirty days extra police duty.
Punishments on no ship In the navy APP
proach the cruelty and severity Of those In
hicted by Commander McCalla. Once hs
had man lashed to the mast and then sens
his orderly down to his cabin for his sword.
He took the sword and ran his finger along
the edge of it before the mans eyes, and
said
"'Damn you, I've mind to kill you as an
example to the crew.
This was because he 'hought the man had
smiled at him.
Pleading for Lecopey.
CAMDEN, Feb. 28 -Ex-Judgs Pancoass
opened argument for the defense in the Le-