The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-12
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carry kerosene oil, when they were ~
direc, competition with his freight
steamer. the j. r. Mcdonald; thai super
vising Inspector Lubbock came here ana
said that such practice should not con-
finue. bat that even after that time capt
Bryant continued the practice. Capt Nc
Gregor also ssears that Capt bryant
compelled him 10 man the ]. K Mcdonald
with double crew, but permitted the
Rapid Transit to run with single crew
while in direct comuetition with the j. II
Mcdonald The affidavit continues:
This afsiant believes from the conduct
of William ]. Bryant that he - acting
naliciously towards this affiant aad WITH
the deliberate purpose OF lnJuring MN IN
his business: that said William J. BRYANT
is and has been acting as surveyor Tor
marine insurance company, and is IN tact
a secre, soliciting agent for 1t: that TINS
affiant has every reason 10 believe that
said Bryant is now refusing TO extehu
his license as a master from the waters OF
Puget sound via the inside ronie to sou'h-
eastern Alaska because this att ant has not
insured the steamer Utopia, OF which ne
is master. in the insurance company ior
which said Bryant is acting as surveyor.
An affidavit by Capt. F. n. Price. cap
tain of the steamer v. T. Price, which was
Bryant requested him to reinsure his boat
in the Fireman's Fund. but be refused to
do so. saying he should make new ar
ransements. Afterwards he received
letter from Calhoun & Co., saying they
had reinsured the V. T. Price in the Fire
mans Fund by order of Capt. Bry ant, and
requesting him to call and pay the pre-
MUM. Capt. Price refused to do this.
az ars1S fhrQasane1
to remember it against him in the future.
Capt. Price swears that Capt. Bryant has
used his Office as leverage to compel
panv he represents
/, Although not recited in Capt. Prices
affidavit, Capt Bryant has refused ever
since the burning of the Y. I. Price to
give Capt. Price permit representing the
license which was destroyed on the boat.
The law specifically requires the inspec-
tors TO do this, but for several months
Capt. Price has been without authority to
pursue his vocation as captain Of
steamer. although no charges have been
made against him.
An affidavit by Capt. George Benson
states that on July Il, 1898, Capt. Bryant
issued a masters license to one Peter HI
dali, indorsing 1t also for q second class
pilot, without said Kildall having had
any service as master or mate upon said
waters"
W. G. Stetson, secretary Of the Stetson &
Post Mill Company. makes a long affidavit
reciting that because his firm enforced
collection of a deb, from Capt. Bryant the
latter afterwards refused to allow the COM
pany's tug, the Queen City. to ply beyond
Port Townsend, when il had formerly had
a license to go to Cape Flattery. The
action of Bryant injured the company's
business, as it runs a logging camp at Lisle
river.
Capt. l.. A. Dyer deposes that he made a
partnership agreement with Bryant five
years ago TO 90 into the ship chandlery
business and secured a consignment of life.
preservers. Before their arrival he and
Bryant had disagreement and Capt. Dyer
had to sell the life-preservers, which
Bryant tried TO prevent him from doing by
every means possible and by securing
other life-preservers from Pittsburg con-
signed to himself and selling them to
steamers. He swears that Bryant indi-
vidually sold life preservers to the steamer
Nooksack.
Capt A. =. Spaulding makes affidavit
that At examination for advancement
from second-eiass to first-class pilot Capt
Bryant has refused him the use of charts,
while the use of them has been allowed
to others under similar circumstances.
Chris Paulson, one OF the men who
raised the sunken tug Mystic. swears that
Capt. Bryant represented the insurance
company owning the tug in all the trans
actions, and afterwards compelled a.iiant
TO appeal to the courts for settlement.
George Bracket deposes 10 the fact that
Capt. Bryant deliberately struck him in
the ace on the streets of Seattle and was
arrested therefor on n charge of assault
and battery, the assault being the result
OF atlantis enforcing the collection of
bill against Bryant
There are many more affidavits showing
various points in the argument, but the
above is sufficient to show their general
tenor.