New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-19
MICH LIKE A PRISON SHIP.
THE DISCIPLINE ON THE ENTERPRISE.
rrsr,vcyy OF THE M'CALLA COURT OF INQUIRY
-cu,nGrs ALSO BROUGHT AGAINST LIEU.

TESTIMONY OF THE M'CALLA COURT OF INQUIRY
CHARGES ALSO BROUGHT AGAINST LIEU
TENANTS MULLIGAN AND INGERsOLL.
The McCaIla Court of Inquiry continued At the
Navy Yard Yesterday. The testimony showed that
runishments were inflicted with great frequency
jeremiah Shay, fireman Of the Enterprise. took inc
stand and charged Lieutenant Mullsan with cruelty
while the ship lay at Cronstad for having at a. i"
tied him up with a single line and put irons on nm
because he did not toe the mark properly on the
ouarterdek where he had been placed an honr beloe
bv Lieutenant Lemly. Mr.. Mcnzies. Commander NC
calais counsel on the cross examination brought OUT
the fact that nights shay ana o'iers' "''o
cot drunk when they went ashore for target pI"e"'o
at Cronsadt were not allowed to sleep IN 'hel' nam
mocks for seven nights When asked by Ao'".''
Kimberly where lie thus tied he SAID III 'lc nuu'
NJ the gangway. Further questioning sho"ou ,"'.
.n man WIS ,ed stmpy because lie would oa against
the hulwarl,s Lieutenant Mugan then SAID '"a' nc
had no recollection of the occurrence ho ~
order relating to men on the quarteruc'N was ~ -.
them on their feet until they were SOBER p"V wv A..
coninc them to any one spot OF coi"p' INV" \
the seam. A., ,,rtornrso
,,ieed IN thc tricinc ND of shay, when iaN'e" '"o
hours he said NJ I. Keevcy. also h'o"'"' e
substantially the same testimony
w Ritncr a frst-class fireman. then maoe
complaint similar TO tina, of Shay against
Inccrsoy The witness told how he was lroheu anu
ICED o., the ouarter seam when the snip was at
,orstadt lie was also one of the party WIN"
went ashore for target practice but 1aileo 10 c'"i
IN the ship with them lie also ''
Iieu,enant Mulligan with tricing INN up
tbo Jacobs ladder for three hours anu ''''
rho witness told how Lieutenant lngersoll on one
occasion struck a seaman named Fitzgerald M'e'
RANGING his head against the mizzenmast. "iiila'n
,,,r,,hv corroborated Bitner's story. TO question:
-, a mcmlcr of the court Lieutenant Mnlleah sa'u
tina, he had no remembrance of tricing bi'lc' u '
1910 ladder lie recollected tricing up man w
ID ~ tho executive officer. Michael keevey next
charged Lieutenant Mugan with gagsine NM wiz"
havonet for two hours for being drunk al ''ons'"O'
Ensign Kline next testified to Lieutenant ihsorso'
striking Kcevey in the face. A. g. Nell seaAna"'
,hor nrcsented his charges against COMMANDER -"o
Gala and related how. at CrOnstad'' TIC "aN ""
with others and for some days was cohPc"cu ~ 80
fright work He also said that the captain cano VII wy
aud called the men cattle" and othcr hsheS' .N'
cetbcr the witness in irons for nearly 'nrN u's
%cu then said that when lie desired to make a com
,1,int 10 Lieutenant 1ngersol during the cfuSe' Una"
cicor refused 10 hear him, told him he lackea Drains
ic,od nm behaving pin and held il over Nells hcau
then throwing the pin away, struck inc witness ."
A., nortb The witness was then placed III INC
nbrics and fed on bread and water ior hNc u"H >
Parry sanford, +. F. Mcdonald and Paui ie"'S
sailo-s then told of the StilhInH Ol ->cAI W A'~
IncersOn. -, -. co,,
lanes NJ Hughes. a seaman. related 10" DIT ''o''
e,adt after walking the quarterback all oaH' "c
80 ordered 10 the forcca>te. where he was chalcu
nv the wrists to two other men. lheh lor "'o
tr twenty hours ont OF the twenty four ne was hop'
~, his feet ON the quarterback and during All '"'
time had neither a tarpauln haminoTH' sergeant
~ Marines Isaac Cakins then testhec ABOUT ','9
,rfinc If irons or Hughes at CrOnsladt 'tihlnS ~
ihe time benc master OF arms. Jullus y HVi',n
" marine CON plaiued that III CrOnstadt on Il 9uiDas
morninr some Russian soldiers came HuOe w, , ',
i,rnughf llouor with them Lieutenant Nuin-"
foumd The witness lying on chest on uetn, on" w
the ORDERS of Lieutenant lngeSoH lhe WHY od
friced mn 10 the Jacobs ladder. ana AT h-A' H"'ON
TO a fireman. Walker. ,,,,, aid no Wished
Al this point Lieutenant MulliGan said ne WlSaeu
IN make a statement and referring 70 M lfstInOls
IN The morning that he did rot remember the name
Jacobs ladder said he had recalled tiat 'hc man
was Julius a. lennins. , . ,ro
paul IIenig then related how FOR SAVING ~,
ave Sir 10 Lieutenant bsteTllaus. when iuiN ins
N the whaleboat Of which he was one OF the 'rc"
he was the next morning called 10 the mast, "Iu
upon starting to explain. wds told 80 sil' up nS
Iicntenant IngersOll. placed in dorble irons; ana
kent in them for eight days. ut the emu Oi ud'
time a summary court marital was heln on Hs III
IIenig was found guilty If having liquor III Ms
cantecn while on duty and Of dslc>pectiul Language
IN a superor officer. The sentence OF tlc court
in his case was that he be confined III dOuDlc Fvl9
in SOLITARY confinement. OF bread ana water. LOT
nf,een DAYS and that should lose all pay for the
time Of his confinement During all the tlmc ina,
he was in irons. Icne testified ne Was hol a"Tyu
10 change his clothes or even TO wash himself The
eours then adjourned until 10 O'Clock this morning