The Portland daily press., 1895-10-26

the evidence of the defence at the present
time. in order to save expense.
Mr.. Bradbury said that he would agree
to that He had no desire to delay the
case. He simply wanted the complain
ant to have fair hearing.
CAPT. FRANK L PENDLETON
was the first witness for the defense. He
testified that his home is in Searsport,
that he is A years of age. He had fol-
lowed the sea 30 years, 10 of them as
master. He had always, as master,
sailed deep water voyages. When he
the deformed hand. The first difficulty
with the cook was the crews dissatis-
faction with the food. They said that
it wasn't fit to eat. Witness said that
was due to the manner OF cooking and
serving it. The ship was victualled as
usual Somewhere when nearing Ombay
Pass the first trouble occurred. Witness
had been up all night. He told the negro
steward to bring him a cup of tea. When
the steward came back he was without
the tea and complained that the cook
wouldn't have the tea made.
Witness went to the galley and asked
the cook what he meant. He was excited
and might have talked some, but didn' t
touch him.
| A few mornings after that witness was
aft and heard the mate talking to the
boy and asking him what was the trouble
| with the cook He heard the cook say
| tina he twas all right" in loud and
boistarous voice.
He saw the mate go up and tell him
not to speak till he was spoken to-
The cook said "I'll talk as much as
I'm mind to in my own galley" He
dared the mate to enter the galley. The
mate rushed in aud the cook came out
on the jump. The mate seized him by
the collar and slapped his face. Before
he could do it again, witness seized the
mates arm and said.
"That'll do, I'll take care of the cook. !"
The mate said "He's given me such
| d-n cheek that it's unbearable."
| The cook went back in the galley and
said somebody will have to pay for
| this"
| At that the mate said, "Well, If I've
got to pay for this, I'll get my moneys
worth" and he made "a pluge for the gal
| lev. Witness went after him and held
him before he could strike the cook.
| Witness did not strike the cook and
never did. He never had any such charge
against him before.
| There was no scar upon the cooks face.
The cook was not on the floor or uncon-
| scious. nor was he pounded. Previous to
this the cook was always making trouble
with the crew and was Away cursing the
ship and the officers 81 think the fell
low would have created mutiny if he
could" The situation was such that
some decisive action had to be taken.
! The cook was always in trouble with
the steward. Several times the witness
had to straighten things out
At Kobi the cook and steward had
trouble. The cook complained to the U.
S. Consul Mr.. Sharpe that he was tired
of taking orders from a West India mig
ger, meaning the steward. Mr.. Sharpe
told the witness that that was all the
complaint the cook made. He was
CALLED at taking orders from the steward.
When paying off the cook here, the lat
ter objected to charge against him OF
So 25 for rubber boots. He declared that
it was too much and said
"Ill libel the ship before night.
The captain said that he couldn't pre-
vent that.
eff you want law I'll give you all the
law you want before you get rid OF me. ;"
said the cook.
In regard to witness Haslund's state
ment he saw the row through the win
dow, that window is half an inch thick
and he couldn't see through it any more
than he could through wall.
Cross examined Witness discharged
the sailors here because it was economy
to do So Tt was cheaper and customary
to get a new crew to go to New York.
He had new crew engaged. The trouble
aboard the ship was such that he thought
if might result in mutiny. This trouble
originated in the galley.
| There were such complaints about the
cooking of the food that one Of the men
wanted to leave the ship at Yokohama.
In regard to the necessary decisive
step. the men had begun to swear so
much when the mate talked as to show
that they felt the officers could not touch
them.
1t was by putting on bold front to
the coax that the mate showed to the
Grew that the officers were prepared to be
decisive with anybody.
MATE JAMES PARSE
Mate Parse testified that he had fol-
lowed the sea II years and had been
mate about years. He had been in the