The morning call., 1893-10-26
GRANTS APPEAL.
Did the Sailors Actually
Desert ?
Interesting Point for Shipping Cir
cies-lnduced the Men to
Change Their Minds.

A question Of much interest 10 shipping
circles was argued before the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday
by Attorney C. A. Shurtleff on behalf of
the Government and Milton Andrews for
the plaintiff in error, Peter Grant, sail
ors' boarding keeper at Astoria. Or.
Grant was charged with violation of
section of the statute which relates to the
harborlng of seamen away from their
ships, and imposes penalty upon the
offender of $40 day for each seaman thus
harbored. The argument was as to the
construction Of the section.
In December, 1892. George Richter, Tom
Gillon, Henry Wise and two other sailors
whose names are unknown signed articles
in this city to ship on the British ship
Invergarry for a voyage from Astoria TO
England. When they reached Astoria
they went up on the steamer Queen
Grant, who had had some trouble with the
captain of the Invergarry. induced the
men to 60 back on their agreement, and
took two of them to his boarding-hou
and the others went out into the country
for two weeks and then returned to his
place. The men were harbored away
from the ship, according TO the complaint.
twenty-seven days, and the lnvergarry
had to sail without them. When the
TWO men who went to his place were ar
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suaded them to fight the proceedings,
promising to procure a lawyer for them.
Accordingly, United States Circuit Judge
Gilbert, sitting in the district OF Oregon,
last March ordered Grant to pay pen-
atty of 500 or be confined in the Multno-
man County Jail at Portland in default.
There were several grounds OF appeal.
The fact that the men had not actually
begun service upon the Invergarry-had
simply entered into an agreements
a very fine point tn be considered. and the
position of Grant seems to hinge upon
whether the section is to be so construed as
to regard the men as deserters. The mat
ter was submitted for decision.
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