The San Francisco call., 1896-01-25
TO PROVE A CONSPIRACY,
Captain Healy's Attorney Cross.
Examining Witnesses On
That Line.
1t Is Said to Have Been Formed Among
the Young Officers in the
Bering Sea.

The inquiry into the charges preferred
against Captain Michael Healy of the
revenue cutter Bear by some of the officers
of the Bering Sea patrol feet was resumed
in the rooms of the Lighthouse Board, in
the Appraisers building, yesterday. All
the proceedings are taken down in long
hand, and in consequence everything
moves along very slowly. Only three wit
nesses were examined yesterday, and they
simply retold the stories that have been
circulated about the accused. The testi-
mony SO far has been very circumstantial,
but some of the witnesses have shown so
much personal animosity to the accused
in telling their story that their evidence
has really done him more good than
harm.
Barclay Henley, who appears for Cap
tain Healy, has confined himself In cross
examining the witnesses to attempting to
show that there was conspiracy formed
while the feet was north to down" the
commander of the Bear. 1t is said to
have been led by Lieutenant Daniels of the
Bear and Assistant Engineer Dorey of the
Grant, and was joined by other young Off
GERS of the feet. Daniels was recalled
yesterday and questioned on this point.
II e Indignantly denied that any such COM
bination ever was formed, and said the
only reason why complaint was for
arded to Washington was Captain
Healy's continued unofficerlike conduct
The first witness OF the day was Lieuten-
ant Ross of the cutter Richard Rush. His
testimony was mainly connected with the
time when the fleet was at Unalaska.
During the stay of the Bear, according to
II L. l.
walked off the end o. the wharf. He was
rescued with some difficulty. Henley
tried to get the witness to admit that it
was an accident that precipltated the cap
tain into the bay, but Ross stuck to his
story.
Captain Hooper, late OF the cutter Cor
win, but now detailed for special duty on
this coast, was the next witness. He told
OF the scene on the British warship Pleas
ant, when Lieutenant Daniels was ordered
to leave the cabin and return to the Bear
Captain Tozier of the cutter Grant also
gave his version of the same story and
under cross-examination they admitted
that there might have been extenuating
circumstances In the situation. The fact
OF the matter seems to be that all who
were present on that occasion were in
more or less good humor.
After Daniels had been cross-examined
the court adjourned until Monday. The
prosecution expects to get It's case III about
| the middle OF next week, and then Cap
tain Healy will call his witnesses. There
will be a delegation from the crew of the
| Bear, whose testimony will fatty contra
| dict that OF the officers, it is said. Then
there will be captains of sealers and
whalers who have known the captain of
| the Bear for years, who have met him in all
kinds of Arctic weather; representatives
of .the Pacific Steam Whaling Company,
Alaska Commercial Company, North
American Commercial Company, Lynde 81
Hough Company, all of whom will testify
as to what they know of Captain Healv
during the past ten years. At the present
rate of progress the trial is therefore liable
to last q month.