The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-05

hours Of the day He aeased most nos
iffvsiy that he had anything "a sso either
directly ~ Indirectly. wish the rzissrx
Of the Insurance OF the Utopia. He never
sent or caused 20 BE sent any telegram
10 the Firemea'x Fund Tnxursree Corr
pzay. Bryant also denied the story told
by Cart Ssruve 20 the eject that I'm a
conversation with Strive just about fhe
time the Utopia was starting for Alaska
Bryant bad said that her captain. Mat
Mcsrercr. was "a O. old tcos" An
osher fassehocd which the witness said
Ssruve told GA the witness stand was
thar Bryant had stated that OF would
so the head OF any man who signed a
petition against him.
Abous the Life PreserverS.
Bryant admitted that ave or SIX years
ago he had purchased some life pre-
servers At the solicitation of some steam
boat raea on Puget sound He had never
made any profit out OF them and had not
enieavored 70 do So having purchased
them solely for the reason that he wanted
10 see the boats properly equipped He
had had some fear OF having the life pre-
servers which the steam'-~s t men had not
taken left on his hands and one day ne
ordered an employee 10 sell them He pre-
suned that they lad not been sold for
less than he had paid for them. but IL
had been 50 long ago that he forgot all
he had been engaged IN sail making
for soYse time. but had not done any
thing I'm that direction since the IRE. He
did not believe that the sail business had
interferess with his duties as Inspector.
Going back 10 the Insurance business. the
witness said he had advertised In the
newspapers that he was the agent OF the
Firemenss Fund Insurance Company.
why He Refused Licenses.
xsss
has been said that you refused 20 issue
licenses TO competent men. and Capts.
S,ruve, Greenleaf and Rogers were named
as among the competent ones. Just tell
why YOU refused TO issue licenses 30
those three men,
II refused SSruve q license said Rry-
ant, because I did not consider him a
seaman, a practical navigator and De-
cause he had no experience on the waters
for which he applied for license. except
that when a boy he made a voyage TO
Australia Struve had some knowledge
on boats between Capes Flattery and
Hancock, and j gave him license TO
run over Puget sound and the Columbia
river. a distance OF q little over i0o miles"
Bryant said further that he did not con-
slider a man who had only local knowi-
edge and a little theoretical knowledge
of navigation a proper person to naFi-
gate on the ocean.
II never had any personal trouble With
Straye" the witness testified. and IL he
had been aualified ne Nouia nave re-
eeived a license
AS 10 Rogers Bryant said at the time
he made his application for masters
license his physical condition was such
that under the Law he was not entitled
10 IT, He had no personal feeling
Did Not License Incompetents.
Mr.. Gilman questioned the witness as
10 the statement that he had issued IL
eenses TO incompetent men ana called MS
attention 10 the particular case OF man
named Horn Bryant denied that he had
ever given an Incompetent man license
and. as to Horn, explained that the latter
had called at the Office having with him
n masters license. Bryant said he ex-
amined him, and, finding he did not come
up TO the mark, gave him second-ciass
pilots license. A long time Afterwards
he raised him. Capt. Brown. the man re-
ferred to as having been given license
without having passed an examination
and with no previous record on which TO
stand Bryant said had first been given
specia. license 10 run a floating grocery
store at the head of the Sound. Later he
received a regular license. Capt jack
son. another alleged Incompetent man,
had. according to the testimony es Bry-
ant, been given special license at the
time the engineers and pilots OF the
Sound went out on a strike. Jackson, the
witness said, was one OF the best men
on the Sound ana had afterwards
been given IA regular license. Bryant
then told OF the other men who. IT was
alleged, had improperly received licenses.
and claimed that every man TO whom had
been issued a license was entitled 10 IL
under the law: otherwise he would not
have received 1t.
The Affair of the Cricket.
Bryant denied the testimony given by
one of the states witnesses that he
had agreed with Capt. RedmunA to con-
denim the Cricket. When the Cricket first
arrived on the Sound her owner. Capt
Spencer. wanted a certificate Endorsed In
order that he could carry passengers on
Puget sound. Bryant stated that he
made an investigation and did not con-
slider her safe. He ordered her out
Spencer consulted with an attorney and
the latter called on the witness, who
suggested certain changes in the boat be-
fore he would issue her a license. The
changes were mace and the Cricket re-
ceived license. II desire 10 state" said
Bryant. that, at the time Spencer told
nee that he wanted license. he said that
II he didn't get ii he would have me re-
moved from office. He is the same man
who. one of my witnesses said yesterday,
had stated 10 him that he would have
me out IL IL took four years and SoG0."
Bryant said that II vas true that he had
assisted in the purchase of the Chehslis
by Capt Redmunds Redmunds had
called on him. stated that he intended
20 buy the boat and agreed If the witness
would go down with him to Gray's har-
Dor he would pay him for his time, also
his expenses Bryant said he went down
for two days, the boat was purchased
and Redmunds did as agreed.
says Graft Offered Money.
In relation 90 the Quickstep. the wit
ness testified that Capt. Craft had asked
that she be inspected. The witness said
he found that the boat was not In good
condition. and ordered her out. Craft
the witness said. took him aside and
stated that. while he was little short OF
money. he would be willing TO give him
800 IL he would not require the boat to
fused the money and the boat was after
wards taken out and repaired.
Mrs Bryant. the witness said. had at
one time purchased through neigheor
an interest in the tug Violet. Bryant
said he later advised her TO sell out her
interest as he did not desire that any
member OF his family should In any way
be connected with a boat which he had
To examine.
In reference to the Ellis collision IA
complaint might have been filed. but the
witness was positive that IL was not
against Capt Ellis. Before the after
noon session adjourned and after an
hours search the complaint referred TO
was brought TO light. and at Mr.. Ger
hams request was made part OF the
record.
with George Stetson. the latter had
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