The morning call., 1893-10-05
4 MIDNIGHT RAID.
Attack on the Mate of a
Schooner.
The Vessel Cut Adrift and Her Officer
AssauIted-fier Cabin RanSacked.
Marine Notes.

Bender Brothers schooner Bender
Brothers, named after the firm that owns
her, was cut adrift night before last her
first mate assaulted and beaten, her cabin
furniture broken up and several articles Of
clothing were stolen. First Mate Antoine
Hansen. who was discharged from the SER
vice of Bender Brothers. is under arrest for
alleged completely in the crime, and sew
eral more arrests are likely TO follow.
Last Mond ay being Labor day Hansen
gave his men permission 10 leave work
although Mr.. Bender Sr. had given orders
10 the contrary. sas the schooner had a
cargo of bark which he wished discharged
immediately. He was willing 10 pay for
the overtime. In consequence Of Hansen'S 5
dsobeying orders and of the crew refus-
ing TO do duty the officer and two men
were dismissed.
Late Tuesday night three men boarded
the schooner lying In the bay near Mission
Flats and assaulted the new mate Charles
Seebromtt. whom Mr.. Bender had eng ged
TO take Hansen's place. and beat him
severely about the head and otherwise
maltreated him. A sailor on hoard of the
schooner was also used up. ii Is said.
Seebromft was compelled TO lie down in
his bunk while the attackers Tansaeked the
cabin and demolished everything break
able.
Bender Brothers caused the arrest Of
Hansen. who is accused of being one OF
the attacking party, yesterday afternoon
snd charged him with battery. They say
they will prosecute the attacking sailors
vigorously.
The Oceanic brought III Chinese and 2
number of japanese.
The ship John Cook. from Liverpool to
San Diego. is reported 10 have put into
Port Stanley. On August / one of the
vessels apprentices was Injured by the
carrying away of the foretopgsllaHt tie
chain, and as there were chances that the
lad might rec0yer II proper medical at
tendance was secured the Cook W as headed
for port. At Port Stanley the lad was
placed in the hospital and every possible
effort made TO allay his suiferingS. He was
very badly hurt.
Seaman c. y. Olsen of the bark Colorado,
which arrived yesterday morning from
Pisagus, died on August II. after pro-
1raeted illness, and was buried at sea. lie
was native of Norway, aged So years.
The skipper of the scow-Schooner Marie
L. Nelson has resigned.
Captain Geichal of the American ship
Reuce will be relieved BY Captain Adams.
TIE steamer Gipsy Is on the Merchants
drydock tor general repairs.
The Russian steamer Katie goes to the
Union Iron Works drydock for repairs to-
morrow.
The British ships Bensres and Dunferm-
line cleared for Queenstown Yesterday.
By the British steamer Oceanic there
arrived q destitute American seaman
named Joseph Maffry. who was formerly
q seaman on the sealing schooner III. c.
Wright He was sent by the United
States Consul-Generai ST kanagawa,
Japan, who gave the captain an imposing
document stating that on its presentation
AZ the Treasury Department bearing the
Endorsement OF the Collector of the Port
he would be entitled to receive the sum of
SIS IS In payment Of the sailors passage
money. The Consul General says in his
certificate thst he sent the sailor in a
British vessel because there was no Ameri-
can vessel in port homeward bound.
CaptSin Huffman has been appointed
master Of the schooner ]. \. ingalls,, vice
Olsen. The Ingalls, win sail this morning
for Altsta, Mexico. The greater part Of
her cargo consists Of blasting material.
one shipment alone being 0,o00 pounds CT
giant powder.