The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-16
A CONVICTION PROBABLE.
The Trial or Mate Smith and Capt
~ewaif In the FEDERAL Court.

The Trial OF Mate Smith AMI Capt.
~ewaif In the Federal Court.
IRE case Of ths government against
ca. sewafi and Mate Smith. % the Benz
amin eswsii. was continued n Tire United
esstes court yesterday afternoon. tie de-
fsnse concluding SIS evidences, ard the ar
gn-serf ses begun. The case VIII ryees-
hy 70 % the Jury sctsy. Al signs row
s~lns iewart q conviction certainly or ihe
rsate and probably of the capfzin- The
extreme renaity provided by law Tor TIRE
orease wish which they are charged IS
three years Imprisonment Mate Smith
has 4 much heavier charge ye. 70 face for
Ms treatment 81 MAJ. the sailor who
.arres overheard from the Rertsmin
esvasi and was drowned.
wsea tire case was called yesterday ths
Interested thTonw Of sailors sn3 others
IA, have watched tts progress vas on
BARI. The defense reSunsd It's evidence
~ -@ling Cart sewan. though y - pes
She the attorneys FIR that side ef the
ease would have liked a hetser Support
fsr their cause. He aia rot make a much
Netss~ witness for hts side than the rate
Aad done when on sha stand The strong
ssf statement ne was abe - r1ske - his
esa eehsls sns snat % Mate Smith was
isss many ~ the sesnsen unsisr thei-
eherge were raw recruits. ard that rough
ressrent WAS necessary 20 get anytAfn<
go - them. while. when asked Why re
esf .nt stop Smith frsn certain acts cena-
rfise6 IN the carsaIn's presence. ne W.T.
rtss answered that II would have weak
e7et discipline sna fostsrea s-suherEsas-
tn sa- BIN 20 60 50. With regard 80 ne
Fesersi treatment cf TIE crew. Re 5sni>d
fasf ary cruelty has been prseslcct 20
Nara arr member thereof Although 30
~as present When Francis vas lowered
sveT re SHIPS side. ~ testified tlsSs -
- nat see The two ka1f-Attchss fr fhs
ne zrcnn8 Ersrcix' neck He admitted
IA he himself straeS SMITH that dsy,
nst claimed IA; Ne struck hsss only wtih
IS epsa Aana FEe admitted "a, as ~aS
I-fsent wAen Saith struck Patterson. ara
mai he d. not step thr punishment Be-
eaase - hsve es-e So ~eel& have hses -
F-craste ,nsahorsinatian SuzitA had a.
-fttef while IN ire stzn4 that ne hal
@Ssht William TSaes ~ che facs ara
Presses rs nose ~ wfss ire eses % rs
saEraes, Asked = Ne waaia Aaxe prevent
= fass II re Nsi eesn present. the ese-
"a returned only an evassve reriv. He
ssrearclsiv 1enis6 thas Ne has nrca re-
en.veE 50 - close 20 yeoes.
- fasf witness f0r the defense VS. Dr.
Nercere.sn. > homeopathic qhvxt,ian wAs
w. a. Fc-t townsend ard WAC Vas "a
Fsest - Cat SeNAu % ne cr8fSe -
saanSsai so3 rsturn. Tfe testified that -
sas 90 deck aa& saw Capt. Sawka sSrfks
Fsssss eas eniv WIN his cnea hsr& ia
s1'@stret eAAt ~ saw tAe ssss Bitches "a
ne FaH~ sTaar6 T~arcls' aeek Askes as
= TIE gVnS-a} treatment 20 ths crew Gar
- ith voyage re answered that ne A&s
Atss kssSiesaws as 10 bow crews wsrs
ssHaEy treated
AsslS.aat District Attorney ReAertscz
ssea rssAs the cpeaisx aTrun@ag sov sAs
Eefr~H-neHt. &sd w&s followed ~ 1z.lwa
sssrs co. IRE 8aseaSe Thts nsernfaE II
Cav 81 caacin3e re srwazseos ser TIE
ssttsss, ara ~. Reaeftsea ws1 Gloss tes
case.