The San Francisco call., 1896-03-30
A Longshoreman Found on the
Street Badly Cut Sunday
Morning.
THE ROss-MUNGER CHARGES.
Inspection and Drill by the Naval
Battalion on Board the Moni-
tor Comanche.

A longshoreman and stevedore known
on the water front as Paddy Clark was
found by Police Officer Beane near the
corner Of Steuart and Folsom streets early
yesterday morning. He was lying on the
ground intoxicated and bleeding from deep
knife cuts across the head and face. He was
literally wallowing in his own blood, and
it seemed that most all of the vital fluid in
his body had run out through the fright
full gashes he had received. At the Receiv-
ing Hospital ne was found to have been
cut fifteen times-seven on the head and
face, one deep slash from cheek to cheek,
extending back OF the ear; there were two
on the neck, three on the right wrist, which
severed the tendons, and several on the
right hand, evidently received while ward
ing off the murderous blows struck at his
life
Clark and two seafaring men, one of
them sailor from the revenue cutter
Rush, were seen along the water front sa-
looms late Saturday night. They were in
liquor, and as is usual with drunken sail
ors, quarreling and hugging each other al
ternately. Clark bad knife which he had
taken away from the unknown third man,
and the weapon was the topic of much
loud contention. The knife was given back
to It's owner, and they all went into Rlley's
saloon on Folsom street, near Main, where
Clark ordered the drinks. He wanted TO
''do the square thing" he conided to the
barkeeper, and offset his earlier disagree
able actions towardshis two friends.
The thing was hardly square, however,
for Clark, as q matter OF course, had no
money, and the barkeeper ran the three
into the street. Clark was found shortly
after by the police officer bleeding from
his wounds, proving that war had broken
out again and Clark had got the knife in a
different manner.
Among the revenue cutter officers the
recent report of Captain Healy's dismissal
from the service is not believed. The de-
partment would notify the commanding
officers OF the feet, and the news would be
known among the cutter feet as soon if
not sooner than the public. Not word
has been heard of the Lieutenant Ross
charges against Captain Munger.
1t will be remembered that the younger
officer wrote to the Treasury Department
accusing his superior with drunkenness
and unoficerlike conduct while in Bering
Sea. Ross was the executive officer of the
vesssl, and it is stated that while Munger
was drunk in his berth at sea the ship
was sailed by the lieutenant, who was vir-
tually Der commander.
Ross charges are as true as holy writ,
claim to be eyewitnesses of the facts men
toned in the lieutenant's communication.
Munger is ten times more guilty than
Healy and it will be a burning shame if
the department ignores those charges.
Ross knows just what he is talking about
and he slso knows that he can prove every
thing alleged in that paper. The whole
cutter feet Will go TO sea the first part of
next month and the witnesses against
Captain Munger will be scattered. The
department should have begun an in
qulrv into the charges Immediately after
the trial of Captain Healy, but months
have gone by and Munger not only con-
tinues TO enjoy the confidence of his
superiors at Washington but he occupies a
responsible position IN the service up the
Sound. He must have some mighty pull
somewhere"
1t is the consensus of opinion among
the officers of the revenue cutter fleet that
Lieutenant Ross will have no difficulty in
substantiating every charge he has made.
Lieutenant Colin Douglass of the Naval
Reserve with his division went aboard of
the monitor Comanche Saturday night
with their bedding and rations for drill.
Different evolutions were gone through
with during the night, such as "Clear ship
for action, Fire quarters and Away
all boats" Yesterday morning Lieuten-
ant-Commander Turner, Adiutant- General
Barrett and a number of officers in unl-
form inspected the battalion and ship.