The Portland daily press., 1892-08-18
THE MATE WAS DISCHARGED.
On Charge of Abusing One of His
Crew.

Yesterday afternoon Perry Wiseman,
mate of the three nasted schooner Eos.
tina-whieh arrived at this port Monday
| afternoon from New York laden with
coal to Randall & McAllister-was
brought before United States Commits
sioner Rand by Deputy United States
Marshal Wilson, charged with abusive
treatment on the voyage by Thomas An
derson, Norwegian, one of the crew.
Anderson, on taking the stand, said he
was at the wheel of the vessel on Mon
| day morning between the hours of and
6. About half past four he went from
the wheel to the sail of the vessel to ex-
pectorate. The deck was clean and he
did not wish to soil it. The mate, Wise
man, came along, called him abusive
names, struck him violently on the side
of the head and on the arm, with such
force in fact as to make him sick. The
mate then told him to go forward and
get his coffee. He felt SO sick he didn't
want his coffee but went to his bunk.
Thither the mate came, pull him out of
his bunk, called him abusive names,
struck him again and pulled him back to
the wheel. Then Captain Philbrook hap
pened to come on deck and ordered him
forward to his birth. The vessel arrived
in Portland that afternoon.
Upon bein questioned by District At
torney Dyer and Commissioner Rand he
stuck quite closely to his story, but ad-
mitted that no weapons had been used in
the assault. He said there was no one
on deck at the time of the assault, but
the lookout, and he was forward. When
asked why he hadn't brought forward
any of the crew who could testify to the
mate pulling him from his bunk and
striking him afterwards, he could not
give any very satisfactory answer. In
fact his English was so broken, and he
seemed to be so dull of comprehension,
that it was difficult to understand him.
Mr.. Wiseman, the mate, said he didn't
care for counsel. His version Of the af-
fair was to this effect The vessel was
off Cape Porpoise and he went aft and
found Anderson asleep at the wheel. He
gave Anderson's nose a good sharp
tweak, and told him to go forward and
get his coffee. Coffee time was about
SIS a. m. The man went and didn't re-
turn. After giving the wheel to another
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made fun of Anderson in his berth,
which made the others of the crew
laugh. He ordered Anderson back to
the wheel. Anderson went back. Cap
tain Philbrook, coming on deck and hear
ing of the matter told him-the mate
to send Anderson forward to his bunk.
That was all there was to it. He de-
clared he never struck Anderson. He
said Anderson was both lazy and
stupid.
The steward testified that Anderson
afterwards had his bread and coffee like
the others. That at the time the mate
ordered Anderson forward for his coffee,
and when Anderson, said he suffered too
much pain to drink it, the coffee was not
ready. He could not testify as to the
matter complaint of since he was in the
galley and didn't see it.
Commissioner Rand said that as there
were no witnesses brought forward by
this complainant, and he had not seen fit
to make the complaint before the crew
had been paid off so as to bring witnesses
before him, he should order the mate to
be discharged, and he was discharged.