The San Francisco call., 1896-11-15
FLUNG HAMMERS
AND HATCHETS
Serious Charges Against
Mate Harvey of the
Stetson.
His Arrest Caused Yesterday by
One of the Vessels
Crew.
CLAIMS He WAS SHANGHAIED
The Comp plainant a Sailor Whose
Chiregraphy Rivals That of
Bank Clerk.

Fist Mate George Harvey of the ship
George Stetson. which arrived here from
Baltimore on the 11th inst. was arrested
yesterday on the complaint of George
Williams, one of the crew of the vessel,
who charged the mate with assault and
battery on the high seas.
Williams. who is an intelligent young
man of about 80 years, and who writes a
hand that bank clerk might be proud of,
tells story that promises TO evolve some
thing more sensational than the alleged
brutality OF Mate Harvey.
As preface TO his charges against the
accused he stated that he Is not sailor
but steamship fireman and never before
his voyage on the Stetson went 10 sea
before the mast.
81 was walking along Caroline street in
Baltimore one day" he said, "when / was
approached and asked if was a sailor and
il l wanted job. | answered that / was
not sailor, but fireman. / was told to
come along and the first thing l knew 1
was on the Stetson. 1 explained to the
mate that | was not sailor and told him
that l wanted to go ashore. He said to
speak to the Shipping Commissioner.
did so and was told to stay aboard that
night and on the following day l could go
ashore.
when l awoke next m morning the vessel
was far out in the bay and it was inpos-
sible for me to leave the ship. So you see
/ was in reality shanghaied.
"From the day the Stetson hauled up
her anchor on the 4th OF July until a few
weeks before we got into San Francisco it
was knockdowns, beatings with Delaying
pins, mallets, hammers, hatchets or any
thing that came handy. These the mate
would send flying at as on the least provo
cation, and often without any cause what
ever. On one occasion that [ rememb Der
distinctly he yelled at one of us: If it
were not for the law, you would
put this hatchet into your - heads
s'But when we were within a few weeks
OF this port he became as sweet as sugar,
expecting ] suppose, that we would for
get all about our mistreatment.
81 am not the only one who will make
charges. There are two others-Carl Rim
kie and Charles Hayes. They would do
so now, but the Judge will only take up
one case at a time. l can prove by wit
nesses everything that l charge and have
written memorandum of some of the
occurrences"
Here the complaining witness produced
his record. which displayed a chirography
that would have been remarked for its
beauty and regularity anywhere. This is
what it told:
"July %, 2 80 A. M.-Beaten with matted
ropes about the head.
August ~, 3 P. h-beaten with closed
hand encircled with palm "a palm is
leather fastening for the hand, fitted
with an iron thimble, and is used to sew
sails).
September 1, 10:15 A. M.-Knocked
down with closed hand.
November 6-Struck with fist for obey
ing ORDERS"
''If any man was spoken to-" he con-
tinued, ''in favorable way by the cap
tain, he was mark for the enmity of the
mate from that hour. He would strike a
man without warning and without cause
simply for the love of it, as it seemed to
me-"
Mate Harvey was arrested yesterday
morning and brought before Commits
sioner Heacock, who released him on $500
bail. The case will be heard on Tuesday.