The Portland daily press., 1895-10-26
THE OTHER SIDE.
Story Of Capt. Pendleton and Mate
Parse.
DEFENCE PAINTS THE COOK IN
BLACK COLORS.

He Tried to Incite Mutiny-He Quarrelles
With Everybody.-Was Disrespectfu
to the Oficers.-The Mate Si1npl.
Slapped His Face-Case Continued Til
Monday.
The case of Cook Mcnamara agains
Capt. Pendleton and Mate Parse OF thu
ship William Fl. Connor was continued
in the U. S. Court yesterday, before
Commissioner Bradley. 1t will be re
membered that at the beginning OF the
hearing last Wednesday the complain
ants testimony was given. Dennis
Meaher ESQ. attorney for Mcnamara was
present yesterday. District Attorney
Bradbury continued the prosecution by
calling as a
WITNESS CHARLES HASLUND,
one of the sailors of the Connor. He tes-
titled that he first knew of trouble be-
tween the cook and the captain and mate,
when the ship had about reached the
East Indies. Witness kept diary during
the voyage. in which he put anything
| remarkable that happened. He had it
with him and referred to it.
Mr.. Thompson desired to see the book.
Witness told him that he couldn't read
it. as most of it was in Swedish. Wit
ness saw the mate go and strike the Rcook
in the galley. There was little row be.
tween the cook and the boy because the
latter put the dishes on the flour.
The cook shouted out of the door that
the cook was all right. Then the mate
went up and demanded what he meant by
that. The cook tried to excuse himself
Witness saw the mate jump into the
galley, strike the cook and drag him out
on deck on the other side of thu galley.
He heard the voices of the captain and
the mate on the other side of the galley.
He couldn't tell what was said. The
mate was cursing the cook. The cook
was not cursing. Witness and another
sailor, who left the ship in Japan, were
the only two who jumped out of the
forecastle and saw the affair. Other
sailors on deck were Otto Berg, who is
on the way to England, and Thomson,
Jansen and Didricksen, who are in New
York.
Witness saw the cook after the row.
He had wound over his right eye, that
was not there before. "He was kinder
limping about the galley for the whole
day after that
Cross examination by Mr.. Thompson.
Witness was summoned to come to Port
land by the U. S. Deputy Marshal and
the cook, who were in Boston.
Witness never saw the mate have any
brass knuclSles Witness declared that
the wound couldn't very we'll be made
with the b. are fist. The mate struck him
with tie left hand over the eye.
| The cook was usually loud in his talk.
He was always rowing with somebody.
When he answered the mate he spoke in a
| loud voice. When the mate told the cook
to shut up, witness did no hear the cook
say he'd do what he pleased in his own
galley. But he said something about his
him down but pushed him out on deck.
Direct resumed. The mate got him
| out on deck because he was SO quick that
the cook didn't have a chance to fall
down in the galley.
Mr. Bradbury said that the two other
witnesses were in New York. They had
promised to appear, but in some way had
been spirited away. He asked for con
tinuance until these men could be
brought from New York. Word had beer
sent the U. S. authorities there to ap.
prehend them.
Mr. Thompson argued against con-
tuance, declaring that the defense would
show that there was no foundation fol
the charge, that the cooks action grew
out of disagreement with the captain
over pair of rubber boots
Mr. Bradbury said that it would be
possible to get the witnesses here by
next Tuesday.
Capt. Pendleton said he expected to
clear from this port by tonight or Sun
| day morning.
| Commissioner Bradley said that the
case had gone so far that he thought the
governments witnesses ought to be
heard. He would continue the hearing
till Monday. The witnesses ought to get
here by that time.
Mr.. Thompson said that he'd have tc
be in New York Monday. He desired, il
such continuance was made, to put in