The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-17
HIS FRIENDS ARE INDIGNANT.
They Have All Looked for Him
Without Success.
THE IMPOSITION OF OWNERS.
"BaIdy" Enright Believed to Have a
Good Case for Damages Against
Notorious Vessel.
Enr,ght ha, Disappeared.

Badly" EnrSght has disappeared.
His friends would like to know where he
is, because he has a good case against the
sealing steamer Alexander, and they are
anxious for him to press his claims.
Enright was confined for forty-two days
In a stateroom. refused fresh air above
decks and otherwise maltreated, just be-
cause he refused to go in the same boat
with hunter who 'could not hit the
weather side of a flock of barns"
Badly" is an American sailor and citi-
zen and the Alexander is an Hawaiian ves-
sell; that is. she is registered as one. When
the Alexander arrived in port Enright was
confined in the stateroom mentioned and
kept in chains until he was turned over to
the harbor police.
"a mutineer," explained Captain Nc
Lean. The papers noted the fact that
there was mutineer in irons when the
Alexander came in. but that was all.
at is high time." said an old and hon.
Ored skipper, that sealers anu whale
hunters who are shipped under false rep
reservations and promises be given little
Justice"
But to return to Baldy's story. His
friends are of the opinion that the laws
protecting American seameu have been
grossly violated in his case, and that he
has case against the vessel for damages
amounting away up In the thousands Of
dollars.
Enright Eas not been seen on the water
front since the day he left the Alexander.
and those interested in him are rather
curious and anxious TO know where he is.
In speaking of Enright's case 10 the
Custom house officers who were on duty
on the Alexander when that vessel reached
port, he said: cit was simply an out
rage the way in which that man was
treated, and am convinced he has grounds
for heavy damages against the steamer.
HE was not allowed out of cubby-
hole Of stateroom for fOrty-twO days.
not even allowed TO come on deck for a
few hours day as the law requires"
Frsm an ex-member Of the sealer's crew
further particulars of the causes for En-
rights arrest ana confinement were
learned. He said:
1.-The hunter was man we called
Antoine. Badly as we dubbed Enright,
did not care to go in the boat with the
was a boat-puller, and as every man
shipped on a lay naturally enough he
did not want to go with poor hunter.
This refusal on his part Is called mu-
tiny, and that is how he came TO be placed
in confinement.
and passed it in to him. The steward
looked out for his food. He was never
allowed on deck and never given an oppor-
tunity to square himself.
"Tne room in which he was confined was
scarcely large enough for him to turn
around in. and ne begged to be permitted
to take daily walk about the decks for a
few minutes. but this was refused him.
There was more or less trouble on
board the Alexander the entire time she
was out. The gunners got frightened at
the shooting that was continually going
on in the cabin, and had to sleep in the
gunroom for protection.
John Enrlght was turned over TO the
local police, and statement was made by
the captain of the Alexander which does
not agree with what we saw on board the
ship.
Nobody seems to know anything about
his whereabouts, though number of us
have been looking for him quite care
fully"
There seems to be a great deal of com.
plant among the seafarlng men regarding
the manner in which they are trea ted by the
owners of sealing vessels. They saw the
latter make fortunes out of sealing, but
that the men are j0bbed out of nearly 80
per cent OF their rightfu earnings by all
manner of impositions for clothing, shin
ping advances, etc.
When sealing crew returns after
long voyage. even when their ship has
made very successful catch, very few of
the men get more than half of what is
due them. The men think that the daily
press should occasionally put in a good
word for the poor 'blubb Der -hunter'' and
sealhunter and try TO make it possible for
them TO make living without being sub
jected to treatment such as Enright re-
ceived at the hands of the commander of
the Alexander, or such as whalers and
sealers often receive from INSCRIPTIONS