The San Francisco call., 1896-02-05
The Lieutenant's Case Soon to
Come Before the Court
of Inquiry.
NEW CHARGES AGAINST HEALY.
The Captain Speaks for Himself-A
Mellow Witness Excused From
Testifying.

very hot water. As soon as the Healy
investigation closes long list of serious
| charges against the dashing young lieut.
enant will be inquired into. AS to the
matter of these charges little of definite
| character can be stated, as all parties to
the affair observe the strictest silence
when questioned in relation to it. The
lieutenant himself hotly denies that
mental alteration figures among the ac-
cusations against him, and is much dis
tressed on account of rumor to that
effect which has got abroad. When he
appeared before the court of Inquiry yes
terday as witness against Captain Healy
his eyes were red and swollen as if with
weeping, and his appearance generally
seemed to indicate that he had passed
sleepless and most unhappy night.
DR.. Bodkin, who is credited with formu-
| lating the charges against Daniels, is ex-
| ceedlngly reticent on the subject.
ut is true" he said yesterday, with
| great reluctance, "that several officers have
seen fit to get up a list of serious charges
against Lieutenant Daniels, and that these
charges will come up for investigation as
| soon as the Healy case concludes. Further
| than this can say nothing"
What is the nature of the charges?"
he was asked.
THAT question I cannot answer" re-
| piled the doctor. 81 am under the strict
est orders to say nothing whatever to any
| one in this connection"
but you can at least say what proceed
ure will be employed, or whether any
steps have been taken"
mo-" reioined the surgeon, "I cannot
say anything at all without exposing my
self to a reprimand. The procedure OBJ
served in the Daniels case will be prac-
f1na ltvrf fhac fl,o{
vestigation, with the exception of certain
| points of official etiquette which depend
upon the rank of the accused. Mr.. Dan
1els has received notice to prepare his de-
| Tense without delay, and must be ready to
present it as soon as the proceedings
against Captain Healy terminate. He
seems to feel rather sore about it, too"
At the Healy inquiry yesterday William
Boundy, gunner OF the Bear, testified that
the captain was strict but polite with his
subordinates. The witness had frequently
heard Daniels refer to the captain as
that - old fool"
Quartermaster J. P. Peterson, also of the
Bear, said the vessel had never been in
danger through any neglect, intemperance
or incompetency on the captains part.
When the captain was convalescing at
Unalaska, after his fall from the wharf, he
had heard Daniels remark: '1t seems good
TO have the old dog out of the way, doesn't
it?'
Hugh Meenan was to have been the next
witness, only he wasn't. He had received
his pay a day or so before, and was in a
| most genial though somewhat befuddled
frame of mind. On the table near the
judge-advocate are two copies of the Bible,
one of the King James version, which the
Protestant witnesses touch when being
sworn, and the other somewhat battered
specimen of the translation made by Eng
| lish colleges of Rheims and Douay, which
serves the same purpose for the Catholics.
| Each witness, before taking the oath, is
| interrogated as to his religious belief, and
| sworn accordingly.
| Meenau did his best to stand straight
and succeeded fairly well.
"Mr. Meenan, what is your religion 2"
| asked Lieutenant Reynolds.
"Able seaman, sir, . responded the wit
ness, evidently much impressed by the
| gravity of his surroundings.
| mot your position, but your religion, I"
explained the judge-advocate.
"Ain't after telling you2o rejoined the
| witness, considerably nettled.
| Both sides put their heads together and
| decided that the testimony OF Meenan,
though likely to prove interesting. could
be dispensed with.
| "You are excused. Mr.. Meenan," said
the judge-advocate blandly.
No, SIR exclaimed the jolly tar in
great excitement, "I've been at sea for
| twenty-five years, and I'm not to be run
| out in this fashion,"
You seem to be somewhat at sea now, -
commented Reynolds, grimly, and at his
command the witness was gently but
effectually run out" into the corridor.
4 Harry Smith, coxswain of the Bear, tes-
titled to the captains strictness courtesy
and impartiality with the officers. He had
i seen him intoxicated at Unalaska, at sea
| and at Sausalito.
Robert Wilson, a seaman aboard the
| Bear, when asked as to the captains al
legged intemperate habits, positively re-
fused to answer.
81 have wife and family dependent
| upon me- he explained, land l don't
want to lose my place. The other day
Engineer Van Zandt testified in the cap
tain s favor and was discharged for doing
so, and will not share his fate, and this
was all that anybody could get out of Mr.
Wilson.
| Quartermaster William F. Quintall tes.
titled that he had been with Captain
Healy three years, and found him uni
formy kind, but just even to rigor.
l. At the opening of the afternoon session
Frederick Arnold seaman, gave testi,
mony identical with that of Quintall.
Captain Healy then took the stand in
his own behalf, and made his statement
in most digniied and impressive man.
ner.
Il deny, ne SAID, "that was 1ntoXt
Gated on the days mentioned in the com
plant. AS to the Gray episode, the Off
GERS had complained to me that Gray had
sighted them in an objectionable fashion
and 1 took their part. / called Gray tt
task for what l thought to be his shabby
treatment of my men, and referred him te
Messrs. Daniels & Co. for further particu
lars. The officers refused to make any ex.
PLANTATION, though their complaints alone
had made me ask Gray to explain hi.
conduct.
'When I found that my own men wer,
evidently endeavoring to make fool O
me / was much incensed and utterly dis
gusted. / left them to fix things with Mr.
Gray as best they could, and retired to my
cabin. Since then Mr.. Gray and I have
come to an understanding, and are now
as fast friends as before.
"All the way from Sitka to Unalaska, y
pursued the captain, 81 was under De
Bodkin's care, and suffered considerabl,
from la grippe. But l did not allow the
vessel to suffer by reason of my illness
and frequently in direct contravention o.
the doctors orders / have gone on deck
when / thought my presence necessary
for the preservation of order or for the
{ proper management of the cutter. die
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