Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-14
McCAIIA AND HIS MEN.
More Testimony Before the Court Of In
QuiFy as to Discipline on the Vessel.

In the examination of Surgeon Herndon b y
the McCalla court of inquiry yesterday after
The STARS report closed the witness said that
no stitches were required in Walkers wound
In reply to question by Lawyer Choate he
said that Capt. McCalla treated the officers and
crew of the ship with every courtesy" The
surgeon said that the sanitary condition of the
ship was good-ss good Is the average of all
naval vessels.
Asst. Paymaster ]. A. Mudd testified that at
the time Of the Walker trouble the ship was
very quiet; that suddenly q row arose in the
engine room and MulIigan ordered it stopped.
Walker came on. deck and spoke in an insolent
manner to Mulligan. The commander struck
Walker three times, the first blow being light
and the others more severe.
On cross-examination witness said he did not
mink walker was very drunk. In fact he WASH I
sure that Walker was drunk. He thought it
was necessary to discipline Walker. He was
very glad to see McCalla reduce Walker to sub
mission by cutting him down, for things were
getting serious. In his opinion there were only
two things for the commander to do-frst to
quiet Walker and then to assert his authority
This he did at the right time.
de said he heard Commander McCalla re-
mark one day after the incident when Walker
had passed along in line to be paid that Walker
was ono OF the best men he had aud he was
surprised when Walker deserted The COM
mander used to 60 out of his way to do favor
Tor man who did bis duty.
PUNIsHMENTs ON THE ENTERPRISE.
Assistant Engineer F. NJ. Bennett said the
first case Of cruelty that he witnessed Was that
OF Assistant Oiler Thomas Whaleu. AT Gibral-
tar au accident happened to the launch to
which Whalen was detailed, and he Was disabled
He WAS placed in irons and later he had to
shovel coal and had his rations reduced. Ar
mDTer Kennedy was cursed on deck by The
commander and relieved from duty for the ac-
cidcntal discharge OF n revolver. The witness
Saw Walker the morning after be WAS cut down
lyiuK on the deck covered with AL old tarp
lin, and had u basin with bloody water and
rags near him Under CROSS It examination wit
ness said he saw Walker ut Southampton in
1889. after his desert ton. Walker told him he
Was sorry for having deserted aud laid the
blame for doing so on Lieut. Lemley.
AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
Mr. Choate said he wanted to provo by tho
witness that there Was u conspiracy to in1ure
the commander, and unless certain letters that
this witness had written were produced be
could not gain the necessary Information.
The court ruled that his private correspond
ence would have full protection. Mr.. Choate
made several appeals, but to no purpose. He
was told that II he could produce such letters
that hs would he allowed to Cross xaminc the
witness In relation to them.
Ensign q. W. Kline said he knew OF ten and
twelve men to be chained Ill pairs and made to
march on the quarter deck for hours. He said
complaints made by the officers He said he
was friendly, not hostile to the commander,
but Was not grateful for the treatment he re-
ceived from him.