The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-29

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ON ana taken aboard. and the captain
snid he WIS not ~ advised by the Brit.
lsh consul
Attorney johnson. for the seamen
cross examined Captain Jones' and ask.
cd why he didn't use his authority and
have the msn taken aboard There waS
no necessity for the men 20 be upon
the streets. said Mr. johnson. The cap.
tain again eaid h. acted upon the ad.
vice Of the British CONSUL
United States Marshal Stuart took
the stand. but said he know nothing
of the men begging. They refused duty
and he advised them to 20 aboard. Mr.
JOHNSON hsIted him what he usual pro-
cedure was In such cases. 10 which SIR
Stuart replied
Procure q warrant and have them
taken aboard"
Captain Jones again took the stand
and said the second officer heard one
of the nine men remark that they didn't
care wb"thsr or not they got a cent
~ long as the lawyer CIR. Johnson)
got the money from the ship
Captain Of Police Hallock said the
men were IN the city since Saturday
last and tina, they had applied for and
had been given lodgings at the police
station. The men todd him they had
been living an bread and water aboard
the DaloaIrnic for nine days. Captain
Hallock went with the men 20 Vice
Consul CherTy's Office and the latter
promised the men THAI they would be
treated properly II they returned 10 the
vessel The men refused. however.
Charles Anderson, one oS the seamen.
was called. When the vessel arrived
In port Anderson was sick and asked 20
be taken 10 the hospital. This request
was ut first refused. but later granted.
He was in the hospital fourteen days.
He said he was sick when he returned
TO the vessel Later he tried 10 work.
but was forced TO quit because he was
not sufficiently provided with clothing.
II was during the cold speh when the
Ice was on the ground and Anderson
Said Il was impossible % work. He
refused duty and has not worked since.
NJ. Johnson. Rnoth r seaman. told the
same story. He denied having begged.
as did all the others.
Albert Anderson refused duty because
he had no clothing. HES said that one
Of the men ha asked Jones for cloth
Ing, but was refused. The witness said
the captain had sent the men aloft
during the bitt r cold weather with
scarcely any clothing.
Attorney Johnson asked II the cap
tain had a slop-chcst aboard and the
witness replied In the affirmative He
further stated that he had asked for
his back wages to purchase clothing,
but was refused
Alfred Olsen said he was also III.
but that the captain refused to send
HIM 30 a doctor. although witness was
willing to pay for treatment. Olsen
thought the captain tried to starve him.
George Peterson said he was refused
clothing when II was necessary TO be
better provided In order TO go on deck.
Witness also stated that the men had
been fed un bread and water for nine
days. The other testimony was the
same in effect.
In making a closing argument Attor-
ney johnson took Captain Jones severe
ly to task. lie said the difficulty arose
over the usual efforts Of captains TO
work crews out'--that is. subject them
To inhuman treatment so they will
leave the vessel, and. incidentally. their
back wages" Mr.. Johnson said the cap
tain had no right to put the men on
bread and water The men have over
$500 coming to them. continued the at
toruey, and as the vessel has no char
ter, and very poor prospects OF getting
one soon the master had no use
for the crew. TO get them to leave
and forfeit their money, said Mr.. John
son. the cruel treatment was commenc-
ed II Is the same trick that is worked
in every port in the country. Conolud-
ing. the attorney said:
Before you get through with this
business. Captain Jones. you shall see
whether American law or British law
governs this port"
Judge Nelson dismissed the case
against the men. The city attorney
said begging was charged merely as
the mildest form OF the vagrancy or
dinanoe