The morning call., 1894-07-29
JONES IN IRONS.
Captain Sauter Abuses
His Mate.
1t Is Not the First Time the Skipper
Has Had Trouble With His
Mates-fiis Prejudices.

Another deep-sea vessel upon which
there had been trouble during her long
voyage arrived in port yesterday morning
and, as in the case of the ship Empire
which came in two weeks ago, the captain
had been exercising his authority to the
extent OF using the irons to subdue what
he considered a spirit OF insubordinatiOn
The vessel which came in yesterday wa!
! the British ship Dechmont, from Cardiff
| laden with 2736 tons of coal for ]. ID
! Spreckels & Co., and the differences or
board were between Captain Sauter and
I his first mate. d. l.. Jones.
Upon her arrival tie Dechmont was
towed TO anchorage in Mission Bay tC
await an opportunity to dock aud unload
CAPTAIN Sauter came ashore soon after,
but made no report of any trouble on
board. and it was not known that there
was any until the marine reporter of the
Merchants Excnange filed his report, in
which he stated that the first mate of the
ship had been off duty and confined in his
room during the voyage for a period OF
sixty DAYS, of which seventeen had been
spent 10 irons and on diet of bread and
water
1t was also stated in the report that the
on the masters part that he Qhe mate) was
accused of letting 100 gallons Of the ships
oil escape from the barrels, and also that
he had wanted the crew TO refuse to do
their WORK, also that he had been too
friendly with the men.
Captain Sauter when seen ashore re-
fused to have anything to say to press reD-
resentatives. He arrogantly maintained
his right TO keep the circumstances of the
trouble on board his ship to himself.
He said that it was his intention to pre-
fer charges against the mate before the
British Consul at this port and until that
time he wouldn't say nothing for publica-
ton. The matter, he said, would be prop
erly investigated.
But if Captain Sauter is hankering after
an investigation Mate Jones Is Just as
eager. and even more 80 to the extent that
he lost no time in placing his grievances
before Consul Donohoe. He was ashore
not long after the captain and Immediately
went to the COnsuPs Office and laid all the
facts of his complaint against the captain
before her Majesty's representative Con-
sui Donohoe told him TO wait until Mon
day, when he would thoroughly investi-
gate the affair." With this assurance Mate
Jones returned to the ship.
Later in the day, when the ship was WIS.,
tied as she lay at her moOrngs far down
Mission Bay, Mate Jones was induced to
relate the circumstances of the troubles of
the ship.
II shipped on the Dechmont two days
before she sailed, on March 90" said Mate
Jones, "and knew nothing OF the captain
or his manners. After we had been out
about week l noticed that he began to
treat me in very offish manner, and at
times it was even cOntenptuous. Not be-
ing used to such treatment felt some
what badly about it. A few days later
some of the members of the crew told me
that the captain had quite reputation for
quarrellng with his mates. They had
sailed with him before, and on the last
trip he had placed both the first and sec
oBd mates in irons for some alleged wrong
full acts which be said they had committed
$50 from that time on l acted so as TO