Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-01
WAS HE BRUTAL?
was NE nhO NM
Commander McCalla Makes . State.
ment-What the Men Say.

Capt McCalla, the commander Of the unfor'
tunate corvette Enterprise, has made state
ment of his position in regard to the statements
made as to the recent cruise. He says:
las far as can judge from the accounts al
printed, the story that attacked q sailor named
Walker with q sword is the worst In my de-
Tense admit that the story is true. / did use
a sword in Walkers case, but that I was justi-
fed am willing to let my superiors at Wash
ington decide. This man Walker came aboard
the Enterprise while she was at Southampton.
He was in . beastly state of intoIication. Tina,
would probably have been excused had he gone
to his quarters without saying anything.
'Instead he ran wild about the decks aftel
being hauled from the water, swearing snt
shouting all the time: Il was a rebel and
fought two years in the war. and l haven
enough of fighting yet. I'm not afraid of the
biggest man aboard your blasted plug anc
l won't keep Quiet-no, / won'tr
Il sent an orderly to quiet the man but be 70
fused to listen to reason. His disorderly con
duct continued until finally was compelled tc
go to him myself. He tried to strike me, and
l used the sword on him."
The records in the surgeons books show thai
the wound inflicted by the sword-which wa,
very dull-was an inch and a half long at the
back Of the head, extending to the bone. Nc
Gala, continuing said: There was no Other
remedy as far as the latter was concerned NV
action was perfectly legitimate, and l am will
at Washington. never had further troubl,
with Walker after the occurrence until he de
serted at Southampton"
WHAT THE SAILORS SAID.
After making his statement the captain CAV,
his interrogation leave to 60 among the men ant
inquire if they thought that he had overstep pet
his authority commander The men, with
one or two exceptions, conceded in the state
ment that the voyage had been one of grea,
brutality and unnecessary harshness.
COMPLAINT OF JACK TAR.
An old, weather-bsaten sailor, who said hs
had been in the navy nearly twenty -four years
said:
Hes the worst man in the navy. Every man
who ever sailed under him detests him. HI
swears at his men and besides heaping abuse
upon them resorts to all sorts of petty mean
ness to vent his spite. He hates to see us un.
occupied moment and when he finds us doing
nothing, if it is even for a moment, he will cal
us pretty lot. not worth hard biscuit. Oh
we know him and there isn't one among III
that don't want to get away. I'd like to hang
him-and Id buy the rope to do it with"
Another man said it was frequent thing fol
the commander to order fifteen or twenty men
placed i'll irons and to make them work polish.
ing the brass while chained.
John Cain, retired merchant of Baltimore
nlnety-one years OF age, stepped through a
window Thursday night, falling to the side.
walk, distance of fifteen feet, and causing bis
death.
Mrs. Margery Horstman won her libel suit
against the Cumberland Nd, Times, securing
5000 damages.
Seven hundred new miners at the PUNK
sutawney coal mines are protected by armed
police.
Robert Garrett, who has been i'll for so long,
attended Dixey's performance in Baltimore
last evening