Evening journal., 1890-03-14
THE M'CALLA INQUIRY.
The Commanders Defense a.
Charge Of Conspiracy.
HOW sEAnEN WE'RE PUNIsnED.

tontcnts OF HIS Letter Home-A Lively
Session az the Inysstigmtion Of Life on
the Man-of-war Enterprises.
New YoRK, March 14-At the second
days session Of the McCalla court Of inquiry
the first witness was Lieut. p ]. Werlick.
the watch and division officer Of the shin.
who said that in his opinion the methods OF
punishment ON board the Enterprise were
rather unusual He then related in detail
the story Of the confinement of various men
in straitjackets, double irons and coal bunk
ers On one occasion ten or twelve men
who were in double irons had escaped whila
Lieut.. Werlick was officer of the deck, by
having their foot irons cut, on a stormy
morning. seamans apprentice named r.
s Graham had been confined five days in q
strait Jacket under Misrepresentation The
vessel WAS not clean, and had gone for two
months at time without the decks being
scrubbed.
should Have been Court Martialed.
Upon cross-examination the witness said
that Swaylich, one Of the seamen who had
been punished, was noisy, but harmless.
He set "A bad example 60 the crew. He WAS
court martialed and sentenced Co a years
rotary OF the navy might direct At tho
end of this time he was TO lose his pny and
suffer n dishonorable discharge All the
men who had been ironed in the Croustadt
affair should have been court mnrtialed IL
would have been more conducive 10 dlscip-
line, The only extra duty he knew of wns
performed by a number OF men vino had gots
drunk in bont which was sent ashore az
Hull They were given extra duty for Two
weeks, confined ON the quarter deck aud
y given fifteen minutes Tor meals
He Tried to Jump Overheard.
The witness was then ,slxed by Judge
Advocate Garst TO give tha names OF the
men who had been placed on extra duty
He did SO, and specified the punishment
which had been inflicted upon them Ono
man had mnde wild attempt 20 jump over
board, but had been restrained by com
rade Another old salt during his punish
ment had voeiferously damned the flag the
country, the ship, the officers and everything
Ia general, laying especial emphasis ON ths
Z fact that he was not an American.
Fireman walkers Wound.
Dr. c. j. Herndon then took the stand and
told about the sword wound inflicted upon
Seaman Walker BY Commander McCaila.
IL WIS about one aud half inches ia length,
on the back Of the head It was not deep,
and did not divide the leathery membrana.
that covers The bone. IL healed with on@
dressing The sanitary condition Of th8
! ship was good, and the failure TO oserub dowm
I the decks WIS IA accordance with request
l 1 made by the witness, as iorty or hhcy men
Y had the grip.
y His Name Was AIuaa.
y The next witness was McCalla man from
y start to finish. When bis name was asked
= BY the stenographer he replied in sepulchral
tones: "My name is Mudd Upon a reit-
GRAFTON Of the question by the judge advo-
/. cate he amended this TO "John A. Mudd.
Z assistant paymaster." Mr. Mudl is the Of
iicer who is said to have tobogganed down
4. a portico at the Hotel Hamilton. in the Ber-
!, mudas lured by the siren voices of the
kitchen girls. II is also stated that on this
occasion he was followed by Commander
McCalla, who skated down the shingles like
p a small boy on a cellar door Be this as ID
2 may, Mr.. Mudd's testimony was TO the ef-
feet that he had observed no departure
= whatever from naval law or discipline dur
y ing the cruise. In regard to Walkers case.
le in answer to question by Mr. Choate tha
I witness said that the captains action was.
y absolutely necessary. Otherwise Walker
- /, might have taken charge Of the ship
!, Regarding Unjust Punishmenis.
a +. NJ. Bennett, assistant engineer proved
u TO be the most interesting witness Of the
n day. Regarding unjust punishments, hs
u said that on March ., 1885 Thomas Whalen.
~ an oiler in charge OF the machinery on The
=. steam LAUGH, was ironed, put on extra duty,
reduced in rating aud court martialed for
an unavoidable accident TO the water pipe
leading to the boiler Armorer Kennedy
had been publicly called - - old fool
Iy for allowing a revolver to go OF accldent-
al. D.l. 10, Ia "a IA -
rs coal bunkers, concerning whom other Wiz
q nesses testified Wednesday, Mr.. Bennett said
/. that such confinement was exceedingly dam.
, gerous "a the coal had a great overhang
and was liable to shift any moment Here
4 ported the case TO the officer of the deck aud
n the man was removed.
J. An Alleged Conspiracy.
~ would like 10 know" sid Mr. Choate.
u 'if anything you have written 1r addressed
J. to anybody in any Of the departments at
Z. Washington or elsewhere differs tom your
J, testimony todayF'
}, II have already said that have ma . no
official report. What / may have wri.sen
y privately is my own affair."
4 The answer created sensation, and the
!. court cleared the room for a conference on
the subject. When the doors were opened
v Mr.. Choates first question was:
O "Have you made any written statement,
n by letter OF otherwise, to any person Of the
affairs Of this ship on this cruiser
=, Il object TO that question: replied the
Z witness, "as prying into my private affairs
and correspondence
\ The objection was sustained by Rear Ad-
= miral Kimberly. ave ought not TO be
\ bound by this persons definition Of an off,
cial communication, said Lawyer Choats.
Grossly exaggerated reports have been
made by some one on this vessel to officials
in Washington, and we would like to show
= that conspiracy exists gainst our CLIENT
No Right to Private Letters
: ''The court holds that you have no right
to demand private letters. replied Resr Adj
y miral Kimberly. When the cross-examina-
! ton was continued the witness admitted
a that be had written several privatel Letters TO
= friends in the bureau Of steam engineering,
but refused 10 give their names or ID state
whether or not they were his superaTs Ia
reply TO a qus stiun as TO whether e and
=, been disciplined on tie crui5, bena... -s9l;
: = u was suspended once. ShaA seu
y about itf
4 "Oh, nor exclaimed ths VIZ
:. quickly Bennett. sn.!e.- lhl> eie
I, neltis testimony.
: The Cruise Was Mnsf t.aari
Ensign Kiines testinnr was c-fa
tive of that given on Necne.dt ~ 81 I...,.
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