The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-14
rom CAPTAINS ARRESTED.
They Are Charged with Assembling
and Beating Sailor Nielsen.

They Are Charged with Assembling
and Beating Sailor Nielsen.
Capts. -A--c. Hansen Of the bark veri-
tas. Orion Abrahamsen of the bark
Prof LIdtner, Otto shanke of the bark
Fran, and c. G. Cornellsen OF the ship
Andvake, all Of Norwegian nationality.
were arrested yesterday under warrants
sworn out in Justice Naughtin's court
charging them with assault and battery.
the charges being preferred by C. E.
Nielsen and Morlarty. two sailors of the
Neritas, who are now In jail. where they
were sent by Acting Vice Consul Rankin
Of Norway and Sweden on charges OF
INSTRUMENTATION. The captains all gave
bond and were released.
Last Monday Nelson claims he went to
ask Capt. Hansen for money to get a
pair Of shoes. The captain was in the
cabin with his three bro her captains,
and when he made the request, Ne lsen
says capt. Hansen struck him with his
INST, and he struck back. He went of
and shortly the mate told h m the cap
tain wanted to see h m. He went to he
captain, who he says struck HIN again
and again he struck back. He says the
captain then ordered m to go ashore
which he did, and again the mate came
AFTER him. Fearing a repetition Of the
same dose he went to the forecastle in
stead of to the captain.
There he says Capt. Hansen with the
three other captains came after him, and
endeayored- to handcuf h m. He states
he was knocked down and kicked and he
called for. assistance Seaman Moriarty
came up, upon which the captains all
withdrew and let him alone, The police
then came up and inqu red about the
difficulty, after which Nielsen and Mo
riaTty were arrested. Under the trea y
between the United States and Norway
and Sweden they were turned over ~
Recorder Wilson to Vice Consul Rankin
for trial and he committed them to jail
on charge of INSTRUMENTATION.
Nielsen and Mor.arty then engaged Mr.
w. r. Leaken as counsel and had war
rants sworn out against the four cap
aims, charging them with assault and
battery. They were arrested and gave
bond yesterday.
Under the treaty between this country
ard Norway and Sweden cases of differ
ence between the subjects of that country
must be tried before the vice consul Of
Norway ana Sweden unless the peace and
laws of this country are violated and in
terfered with. The case was to have come
up for a hearing in the city court yester-
the Fran is due to leave this port. but was
necessarily postponed until this after
noon. Mr.. Leaken, il is understood, will
file proceedings against the captains on
the civil side OF the court claiming dam
ages on the charges preferred, and against
the captain OF the Fran under the IS
hour law so that the matter can be de-
termined at once.
Mr. W. G. Charlton. counsel for the de-
PENDANTS in the case, will fight it first on
the ground of lack of jurisdiction of the
city court. claiming unosr the treaty the
matter should go for adjustment before
The vice consul of Norway and Swede n.
He will so claim damages, II is under
stood, on account of the delaying of the
bark Fran, which is due to sail. Mr.
Leaken will contend, how ever. that there
have been serious violations of the law of
this country, and such breaking of the
peace as to require the intervent on Of this
countrys courts. The matter VIII come
up before Judge MacDonell for a prell-
minary hearing this afternoon.