Evening journal., 1890-03-22
LAST EDITION
AFRAID TO GO TO SEA.
10 They Disobeyed Orders and Were
resfed-Held for Court.

a they Disobeyed Orders and Were Ar
sisd-Held for Court.
The hearing of the five seamen-Wil-
am Lawrence, William Coyle Patrick
sDacy. Patrick Russell and James O'Brien
for mutiny, was held in the United
tates Court before United States Com
missioner S. Rodman Smith, this morn
Nng, Alexander B. Cooper, Esq, repre-
ented the United States. Court opened
#t 1915 o'clock, when the seamen were
ranged on the charge of refusing duty
N nd disobeying commands The brig
q rnestine left Philadelphia on March 16,
oaded with empty hogsheads for
iantanzas, Cuba. When off the mouth
n the Schuylkill river it is charged. they
a sfused duty. On the next day, March
u 5, when off Bombay Hook, they refused
N take the wheel All pleaded guilty to
u lese charges, under certain circumstan-
q ss, and said that they had good cause.
Edward T. Veasey, deputy .. 5. Mar
"a lsl at Bewes, testified that on March II
m lr Maull went TO him and said that he
# ad received a telegram from captain
Il ubert B. Whitaker, stating he was
I8I aviug trouble with his men. On the
3th the brig arrived and witness went
board Captain Whitaker said that
be men refused to turn to. He asked
lem why, and they said that there had
Z Zsen some trouble. He advised them to
to work, but they said they would not.
q ne seaman stated that the captain had
oused them. At the witnesss sugges-
| on, Captain Whitaker went ashore and
ade affidavit to certain charges, above
@ entioned. The mate stated that the
an he showed was drunk The men had
III ot had their breakfast when witness
ent on board, and he told the ca plain to
2 We il to them.
# William Lawrence, the most intelligent
II oking man in the crowd made a state
NJ ent for the seamen, in which he said
@ nat the reason the men refused to work,
# as because the mate had assaulted one
3 them, and they were afraid to go to
II "a, with him. They had nothing against
ie captain or the ship. The mate asked
ne captain what he expected him to dc
# the men refused to work, he told him
@ beat them.
Patrick Dacy, who did not rebel until
venty hours after the others, made 3
atemenr. | worked all day on the 18th
"a did not turn in until 30 o'clock ths
2 ext morning. About o'clock the sec
I'D mate came to my berth and ordered
to turn TO. / asked him whether
as to have any rest in the ship HI
i'd: There is no rest in the ship; i
1u don't turn to, I'll make you. IL
aul you out of your berth. A littl'
ter the second mate went forward anC
Il ked the men if they had any whiskeY
awrence said he did not think there wa
|. drop Again he wanted to borrow soal
I'D a pipe, and asked other favors o
EN-. About o'clock he came to M
~ ID said:
''You may as well go with the rest i
Du won't turn to. l thought ther'
ould be no peace in the ship If l wen
sea, and so joined the other men.
In the absence of Captain Whitaker
whose affidavit the men were arrested
,urt adjourned until 2 30 o'clock thi
ternoon, and the men were confined il
e loft of the post office building.
Captain Hubert B. Whitaker arrive
ON Philadelphia at noon: court WAS re
,ened, and he was put upon the stand
Q testified to the menrefusing to work, .
already been told. The men wer
id in $3.50 bail each for United State
arti which meets ON the second Tues
y in April.
The laws in rela5ion to mutinv ~
ry strict. The sections concerning tn
esent cases are briefly as follows: Fo
lful disobedience to any lawful com
and imprisonment for not more tina
70 months, and at the discretion OF th
urt gthe forfeiture Of not more tina
ur days pay. For continued wilfs
sobedience Eand continued wilful n,
ect of duty, imprisonment for nc
pre- than six months, and, at the discr,
)n Of the court, by forfeiture for ever
7enty-four hours continuance of sue
sobedience or neglect, of either q SUI
t more than twelve days pay, or sufi
at to defray any expenses incurred
ring a substitute.