The Portland daily press., 1895-10-26

Witness corroborated the captain 'oeO'
mony as to what followed.
The cock came to the witness one ia
and said, 81 can't get along Win Una
steward. shall have to kill him.
Witness denied that he ever toia IN
cook that he'd make him worse crlppl
than he was.
Cross examined. When the ccoK SAT-
that he didn't care DIN for the wit
ness or the captain, etc. witness oeciare'
that he made no reply because he knew
if he did there would be trouble anu III
wanted to avoid it.
"And you let him d-n you anu IN
captain and all hands and you "aiAe'
out and said nothing?"
Eyes, sir. -
'Did you beg his pardon for going lnt'
the galley and bothering him." (Laugh
teri
''No, SIR
CLAUSE CHRISTEN
of New York, testified that he had beer
carpenter on the ship Conner for owe
three years. His testimony corroboratet
that of the captain and mate. In regat
to the quarrels between the cook ant
steward witness once pulled the COOK OF
the steward. At another time, in thu
night, witness heard somebody fall OF
deck. He rushed out and saw the cool
run away and found the steward lying
on his book, with a bad black eye ant
unconscious
ALBERT COLLEY
the colored steward of the ship testlnet
in regard to the cup of tea incident tina
when he asked the cook for it the cool
said it was no time for the captain u
want tea Then he filled up the boilel
with cold water and said the captain
would be lucky to get his teaiby twohours
He also said that if the rest were slaves
of the captain he was not. Witness sale
that when felled to the deck by the cook,
he was struck with brick.
CAPT. LAMUEL S. MEANS
of Portland. retired sea captain, said
that he had followed the sea 40 years, had
formerly lived in Milbridge and had
known MCNAMARA since he was boy.
His reputation then for truth and ye'
racity was bad. He had never seen Capt.
Pendleton till the day before. He heard
about the case by seeing it in the paper.
Commissioner Bradley continued the
case till next Monday SO that the COVER n.
irrh
York.
After the hearing in the Mcnamara
case yesterday, Capt. Pendleton, who is
q very bright man and most entertain
ing talker, told goodsstory called out by
a remark made by Col. Bradbury when
Mate Pearse said he never saw pair OF
brass knuckles.
Capt. Pendleton said that as aImatte1
of fact he didn't sbelieve there had been
a pair of knuckles or similar weapon
brought into Portland in vessel of any
sort within the past Is years, and said
that the only pair he ever saw was in
the possession Of a man who had sailed
with him as mate many years ago.
tween the mate and another subordinate
officer, and thinking What have to
do with this anyway. If they want to
fig bit it out, let them?" he turned away,
but moment later heard the other man
say to the mate: "Take off your brass
knuckles and throw them on the deck
and I'll fight you"
Then Capt. Pendleton took hand in
the matter, and said to the mate. "Give
me the knuckles and you may fight il
out for all of me-, !" but the mate refused
and was ordered to his room, the captain
assuring him that he could run the ship
withoutsshiln, and thatathe knuckles must
be given up before he couldsreturn tt
duty.
The mate proved slayer, and refused
to give in, and the captain did double
dutysfo six weeks, keeping the mate II
his room during the entire time. On ar
irving at q port, the captain tookftht
mate before the United States consul
and stated the circumstances connected
with his arrest and confinement.
"You must obey orders" said the con
sui '"Why didn't you give the knuck
les to the captain?"
because couldn't do it, )" replied the
mate
81 threw them overheard the night be
fore my arrest.
The reply did not satisfy either the
captain or the consul, both holding that
it was not the.way to obey orders, but il
was a good lesson for the mate. In all
his experience Capt. Pendleton never
heard Ct like occurance. The mate knew
that he was in fault, but was resolved
not to give in.