The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-01
SELF and the one psepa-ed BY Capt
BrSant 70 Washington city.

1 The Inspectors Excuses.
/ Witness WIS not sure tha* Capt
/ Bryant said he faisffed his accounts.
| In sxtenaasi0n ~ his acts. Capt Bry-
!. ant sab that his salary WAS - lo1 that
ne csuld not hive on ii ard keep out of
/ debt When Capt Bryant was being
investigated in 1884 he told Nr, CDiIorn
/ that he Gid not care To- be represented
By counsel. an he relied on the general
denial Of tire chargrs made against him
which nc aieG early in the year. In
iris answer Bryant denied every thing
thar ne c15nid deny.
BY Mr.. GoTisaEn-ssDSd any OF the
men who signed the affldavits ask you
80 Tot bet Capt. Bryant see them"
The question was objected 10 by Mr..
Gilman for the defense and the obiec-
tigu was sustained by inspector Ber-
snsnghan
cross-exanined-"Di you not make
a special effort 20 get the afEidavits Of
those who were opposed 20 Capt Bry-
ant 80
Wftness-"So, sir, did rot
Witness was laterrogated as to shy
NJ did not see the officers OF the leading
steamship companies. and replied that
he did try to see all that cared 70 tes-
sisy. He denied that he refused TO take
the deposition Of J. II. Johnson. general
agent OF the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company
Why BuiIene Was Removed.
why did you make an attack on
Capt. Bullene. inspector OF boilers. and
recommend his removalT' asked Mr.
Gilman
Wisness-'capt. Buiiene is incapaci-
atfd by reason or age. and simply per-
formed my duty as am required 70 30
by law. Besides he had violated the
law BY charging for transportation
and meals when he did not pay for
them"
In the matter of the insurance Of the
Utopia. witness said that Mr.. Calhoun
told aim that Capt. Bryant had caused
the rate 10 be raised
You state in your repor. that you
consider Capt. Bryan:'s statement an
evasion OF the one you wrote How Is
II an evasion" asked Mr.. Gilman.
Witness replied that it was because
the language is different Witness said
the one he wrote was fuller and more
explicit and clear.
George $. Jacobs. a bcokkeeper. for
merry in the employ of the Washing
ton Steamboat Company as manager.
sad the company did not have an ar
rangement with Capt Bryan. to per-
fern any service for 1t. The company
gave him free transportation. meats
and berths without expecting return
favors. Occasionally Capt. Bryant ia
goscd the company By inspecting its
boats on Sunday.
w II. Rocks. clerk of The board o.. i'm
sEeotors. said he had looked through
the papers for the year 1884 and could
not md any traces OF papers Of a writ
ten examination on the application of
Capt. William Cove for a promotion
from n Puget sound master to a coast
wise master
Capt Frank Worth, master ma
riner who has followed seafaung life
for forty years, testified that Capt Bry-
ant was very arbitrary and partial
How jackson Got License.
III. +. Jackson was recalled and At
torney Gorham began 10 question him
as to how he obtained his license.
The record OF the Office said In
fisector BerminGham. lis the best evil
deflce or that. Make this short, Mr..
GAnlan. and don't cumber up the record
or the government will have 20 make
another fDan to pay for the work..
AIR. Gorham asked for the record and
IL showed that the application stated
that jackson was mana ger Of the WASH
ington steamboat and Transportation
Company in lsss. Since 1880 he had
been assistant to the general manager
OF the Puget Sound and Alaska Steam
ship Company and had been intimately
connected with steamers for about
seven years. He further stated that
his position with the Puget Sound ana
Alaska Steamship Company was such
that 1t was greatly 10 the advantage Of
the company and himself that he ,,c-
e'siona!lS move a steamer when not
actually engaged In the passenger bust
ness and that he had occasion to make
special trips for company business.
H. *. Briefly. a sfeamhoatnnan and
secretary or tho Northwest Steamboat
Company. was next sworn He had ex
per.ence IA purser and clerk ard as a
deck hand while acting as purser BE-
fore his liceatse rs mate was issued
How long did you serve as deck
hand before you secured your license as
natea''
Never any on the payroi,s exeen,
when | was purser. and then / acted
sometimes as deck hand" Witness Sc
cured hSs mates license after he had
served Tor tTso or three years as purser.
lie Was lifler Insurance.
Capt. +. y Price swore that he was
formerly the owner Of the steamer Y
i. Price. I'm 1899 Capt. Bryant came 10
me- after the Insurance on my boat had
expired and asked 10 be allowed to re-
insure s1er. ! had made arrangements
IL insure the vessel elsewhere. BRYANT
tod nae / had after insure with him
a tSw days af,ergsrsi received a tas
ser from Caihnun Il Co. Informing mo
that Capt Bryant had directed Them
n insure my vessel. They wanted me
t" cali up to the Office. pay the premium
and sign the notes. ! called on CAL
houn and Informed him that / had Al
rE7ady insured the vessel. | afsaryxa r.,s
saw Mr.. Kane. the man had insure,
" IN and he said he would make. n Ar
right with BRYANT. Subsequently, saw
Mr. Kane and BE told me he had stvon
cEe~half NJ his sio commission on tho
insurance on my vessel 10 Cant. Rry-
AM.
MY boat was burned on January
1891. and with At my license. asked
capt. Bryant for a renewal Or reissue
~ my iicoaSe and Ne refused "a give IL
! u H2e. appealed 10 C'se. gerraiug-
ham al san Francisco, ard H.. directed
me to call On CAPT Bryant and get e