The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-02
DEFENSE OF BRYANT.
Several Sfeamboafmen Declare
He Is Square.
But ADMIT THERE IS KICKING.
Interest ia life Pr~~ervers and Tnsur-
ance Denied Il haraetcr OF Pros
essaflng witnesses.

Supervising InpectoT Birmingham
court Of inquiry into the charges proasnt
against Capt Bryant. inspector ot nnits,
n9ay come 20 an end today. The prose-
esui0n ysf.uaEiy closed yesterssay.
though II reserved the right to exam
fne two additional witnesses before the
final adjournment. Counsel fn< f0e
prosecution stated last evening ffsas
these two witnesses were George stet-
sor. and the purser OF the Flyer. They
viii be examined this morning. The
morning was consumed by the prose
cu;ion. and ia the afternoon witnesses
were called in the interest OF Capt.
Bryant.
Evidence OF Deadheading-
The first wstnezs was George r.
Thorrssiyke. purssr OF the steamer City
OF Kingston. He testified fhat, to the
bess 81 his knowledge and belief. Bry-
ant never paid fare when travelling on
the city OF Kingston. Witness did not
know whether Bryant had s;aterooms
or not. Previous 10 1891 Thorndyke
was instructed by the managers OF the
City OF Kingston 10 carry the inspector
81 huIls free There were trips when
witness asrnself passed Bryant
On cruss-examInation by Arthur Crit
IN. who took L. C. Gflman's place. Mr..
Thorndyke testified that the freight
clerk assisted him at times in collect
Ing fares and 1t might be possible that
Bryant had paid him the fare.
Special Treasury Agent Leslie Ctii-
bn was next placed on the stand at his
own request To correct a point In the
testimony which he gave on Thursday.
DIR. culiom stated thai. when aues-
toned by Attorney Gilman for the de-
Tease on THURSDAY as 10 why he had not
3nterviewssi the officials of the Puget
Sound and Alaska Steamship Company
he couid not recall the names of those
- had seen While on the way 10 Ia
coma he had refreshed his memory.
S her he was investigating the charges
against Capt. Bryant In 1881 he inter-
viewed Capt. Roberts. Edward Gle
sssentE and John Erondo and eaci, spoke
favorably of Capt. Bryant and said he
was a fair and impartial Officer.
Bryant's Two Regulations.
Samuel KibiaH. of the Kilia,l
Bros. owners OF steamers at What
com. gave testimony TO the effect that
Capt Bryant's reputation among the
better class OF seafaring men was good.
while among the diSsspated class IL was
bad
On croas-examlnatlon witness said he
had talked with and knew forty pilots
and mariners and out OF thiszlot Capt.
BsownfieId was the only one who said
asfhing against Bryant. Mr.. Kilsdall
bad talked with Capt. McAlpine. and
the latter had spoken favorabiy OF
Bryant
Mr.. McAlpnc came on the stand In
this case and testified that Bryants
reputation wsfs bad. DO you think he
was guilty of perjury for doing so?'
asked air. .Gorham. FOR the defense.
"No." said the witness. but Capt.
Mca1pinc told me Bfyants reputation
was good
Anton Nelson, a master and pilot.
testified that he heard c. f. Kraft
offer 10 brlbe Capt Bryant TO give the
steelsner Quiekstep a passenger license
aud Kraft told witness 50 afterwarsl.
Witness had talked with Capts. Ellis
and Redmond aud they had a good i'm
preston of Capt. Bryant.
The Defense Opens.
The defense opened It's case in the after
noon BY calling ia the stand Capt Georga
Roberts, of the steamer City of Kingston.
He said that he had been master of
steamers for period OF fifteen years
and had bcen In the steamboat business
FOR twenty-four years. During the past
few years he had been master of all al
the @. X. q N. steamers. He never knew
he said. OF Capt. aIryant being In the In.
Euranee business and did not know Of hi.
selling life prescfvers, No ono had eve,
told him that Bryant had = bad reputa,
tion or that he was Incompetent To fill The
position which he at present couples. or
tho contrary. the witness believed tina
Bryant enjoyed good reputation aas
thought him competent man. Robert,
said he did not find Bryant arbitrary II
his dealings with him.
Under cross examination the vitnes,
admitted that he had not eonveraed viii
many persons concerning t.apt Bryan
md he could not tell what hts reputs
tlon was In the minds of the general pub
lse. The Witness further stated that hEi
business threw him mostly among mas
ters and pilots OF the larger steamers.
Knew Nothing Against Bryant.
George III, Lent the marine engineer
succeeded Roberts on the witness stand
He had been engaged on the steamer cit,
of Kingston for about nine years. Mr.
Griffin asked him IL he knew Capt Fry
ants reputation for fairness and Impair
tiatiIy among seafaring men The wit
ness replied that he had sever hear,
anything against bryant
Mr.. Gorhar. under cross examination
wanted Ia get ~ the value or the steam,
ers ard the capital stock OF the conapa
nles for whom the witness had worked
Inspector BerminEtIam dld rot eonaiie
such Tire of questioning proper. Mg
tiorhaus said tho Prosecution Was siexir
ous ~ showing that Capt bryant ont a
necessity always treated the head saen I,
the iarser vessels with consideration an,
respect.
Capt Nielsen. 81 the tnE rioaeer, sessl
fiess that Capt. iSryants reputation 60
taErncs ard infarsiaiity aynoass aeafarina
naen was good. Al ieass he had aeve
heard that he waSa't SQUARE The VT,
ness never heard Bryant charged wit
heEag arbitrary OF with na5astiy SIS
er1sainattng
Nelisea SAID. uAder cros<.exarliua tior
that he had hsacH master ~ che Issosse,
Ter ywo years before :has 10 was on ar
ether rug Mr.. Goghana got out ~ an
Witness that MS business stsraa nsscst ht
attention as sra a great deal ~ his slgYss
aua that snsrSfeTr he was not caFssp@tsu
- tell what nryans's general rsIsutatic
was
\ Witness tsat na the Rack.
The newt witness Cart J y. f.ennar
sala that he had been master - 49,