The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-09
ROPED TOGETHER.
The Captain Tied Up His
Crew.
HE STARVED ONE SEAMAN.
A Mutiny on Board the Bark Hesper
That Resulted in One Kill
ing.

Among the steerage passengers OF the
steamer Australia, which arrived from
Honolulu yesterday, were six of the crew
of the whaling bark William Baylies. who
were sent back to this port by United States
Consul Stevens OF Honolulu for some rea-
son they do not quite understand.
The men are James Story, E. Mitchell,
W. Drlscoll, Richard Manning. d. Il. Stan
ton and Carl Hendrick.
When taken to Honolulu with thirteen
others they were in irons and charged with
mutny. They claim to have had farce of
a trial before the Consul ana two of their
accusers, who constituted the jury. They
were taken back to the prison, and just be-
fore the Australia sailed were informed
that they would be sent TO San Francisco,
but for what reason they have yet to learn.
James Story, one of the men accused of
mutinv, said that the William Baylies left
San Francisco on December Is last on
whaling cruise. On January Is, while hunt
ing for whales about the equator, about
half-past in the morning, Hendl lex was
at the wheel. He was approached by the
fourth mate, a Portuguese named Baptlsto,
who gave an order of some kind to Hen
drick.
The order was not understood by the lat
ter for the reason that he knows but little
of the English language. His delay in
obeying the order enraged the mate and he
struck him.
a knife to defend himself and struggle
followed. The mate was slashed in several
places.
The captain was notified of the affair.
Porter was the captains name, and as
soon as he came on deck he began TO as
ssuIt Hendrick himself, and lie did not stop
until the German was badly damaged.
The sailor was then handcuffed and man.
aced and placed in the laZarette, portion
of the vessel in the stern under the cabins,
and about the worst place man could be
put
The prisoner was kept in close confine-
ment Ia the dark and unhealthy hole for
twenty-One days.
During this time he was beaten every
dav.
stale bread and water he was answered by
blow.
At the end of three weeks he was taken
up on deck.
His handouts were removed and he was
put 10 work scraplng the deck
He was so weak he could scarcely stand,
and on the second day of this performance
he ran to the foTecastle and asked the pro-
lection of his fellOW-sailors.
He was dragged back and thrown Into the
dungeon again.
The next day the crew organized and
twenty-five of its members, with James
Story as spokesman. went aft and asked for
the captain.
They requested that Hendrick be allowed
better food and more pure air They de-
clared that unless their request was com
piled with they would quilt work.
The captain construed the designs of the
crew as mutiny and ordered eighteen of
the party under arrest.
This was done at once, and after the
eighteen sailors had been handcuffed a rope
was mt through their arms, tying them all
in a bunch.
Then they were Imprisoned in the blub-
Der room.
BY the arrangement of the rope when
one man laid down all had to follow, and
when on9 stood up the rest had to do like
wise or suffer pain from the hauling Of the
rope on their arms.
For fourteen days the prisoners stood
this on a bread and water diet when Homo
lulu was reached and the six men who ar
rived on the Australia were taken from
the prison.
After being doubly ironed they were
landed and marched with guard of ma
rines to the jail.
The next day they were taken up for trial
on charge OF mutiny, and United States
Consul Stevens and Captain Porter and the
first mate sat as the Jurors.
After this farce OF n trial the men were
taken back to jail. and on the fifth day
sfterward the deputy consul visited the
prisoners and told them that they were to
go to San Francisco on the Australia, but
that as soon as the steamer sailed they
would be free men.
1--WE intend" said Mr.. Story. "to bring
an action for damages against the captain
OF the William Baylies and the owners of
the ship. The vessel had left Honolulu be-
fore we were free. but the complaint will be
entered, and when the captain returns to
this port we Will try TO have our Just dues"