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THE COMMANDER UNDER ARREST.
AWAITING THE TRIAL OF THE MCALLA COURT
MARTIAL.

The order cOnvenng a court martial at the Navy
Yard on Tuesday to try the charges against COM
mandcr Bowman II. McCalln commander Of the sloop-
Of war Enterprise which recently returned from
cruise in European waters, revived the discussion
among the officers the yard Of the discipline prac-
tiscd the vessel. The order was not surprise,
for 1t was expected that a court martial would be
ordered The officers. as rule, are inclined to
be charitable toward their unfortunate Fellow,
but they felt that the scandalous reports concerning
the Enterprise reflect upon the whole service anu
have caused general impression that all OF the
officers are tyrants. and they think that Only IL
thorough investigation in the nature OF trlai
can remove the odium that now rests upon them
all. At The same time there is general hope that
Commander McCalla may be able 10 prove that the
report, concerning hi, administration are much
exaggerated and that the puni-hmcnts that were
inflicted were not only less severe than reported
but justified in a
The composition Of the court j. looked upon aS
an excellent one and one that will thoroughly and
conscicniiously exhaust all Of the evidence, ana
finally determine upon righteous vcrdlc'. , 49,
The fourth charge l. conduct unbecomng an
caused seaman Louis Never 10 be taken 10 the mast
He did then and there draw lis sword assume toward
the said Never mcnacng attitude hoidlns i,c @ piaue
Of hi, sword close to and in front OF the siid Meyer
and did threaten the same Meyer, say lng 10 MN nov"
yOu j.: you smile at me viii Kill yon ana make an
example of Noh that !, what YOU d','INr, am u Sp
smile AZ me again VIII kill YOU or using words 10
The NTH and last charge is violation of the tenth
clause IF the twentieth article of the articles or ,9
government of the NAVY" in having neglected 10 rcah
the ships company during the entire 'rli>c from
October g. 7-7. March l. $780, the articles Tor tho
government Of the Navy.
Washington, April l6.-Thc charges and Specii-
cations preferred by the Secretary Of the Navy against
Commander H. II. McCalla L. :. y. were made
public thi, morning. The first charge is striking
another person in the Navy and relates solely 10
the case Of seaman John T.. Walker who was cut
down" with sword by McCaa. while in irons at
Chrstiania, Norway. The second charge is "Vi'la-
ton of the 9th article Of the Articles for the GOV
crnmcnt II the Navy" and the specification, relate
10 the putting i'm together for different periods
and at different places several scancn; also for
nRictiug unusual puni,imcnt- certain sailors in
compelling them to stand tocing a seam IN the deck
from 9 70 O'Clock for four nights 10 be deprived
Of their hammlcks and t. perform extra duty and
I'm causing some of the men t. b. la~hed t. Jacob
ladders for several hours.
The third charge i, maltrcaiment Of persons sub
jcct 10 hi, ORDER The specification, under this
charge incudc the -a-rine Of Walker while in double
irons. - Chfi-tiiuia Norway. bN forcing piece ~
wood m h, mouth. the placing II Waller ln a
-trtitlaskct and keeping him 80 confined for seven
day-. m keeping otto Sundhl1d In ~irlitla' kct
.pr .iN nights. o1nfiuius Charles Lawicy IA a
-traiilachet ~ Cr'n,ttdt and pnoninE "a, arms
To- h.- side hl la,llns A rpp" around M, body.