The Portland daily press., 1899-05-09
MATE WAS MUTINOUS.
So Captain of Maud Adams Refused "a
Pay Him His Wages.


The schooner Maud Adams arrived here
Sunday from Savannah, Ga, and yester-
day the crew was to be paid on ~ the
shipping commissioner.
A man BY the name Of Smith, mate Of
the Maud Adams. had been refrac-
tory on the voyage from Savannah and
was retired to his quarters without pay.
Yesterday morning when the schooner
arrived he was put ashore and with Cap
tain ]. d. Given, who had his log book
and articles with him. came to Shipping
Commissioner Tolman for an adjust ment
of wages. The captain asked that twelve
days pay be deducted from thu amount
coming to Mate Smith and also demanded
Of the mate twenty five dollars for per-
forming his (the mate's) duties
In the vessels log book, under date Of
April RSth. was u statement of the trou-
BILE, written by the second mate and
signed by the second mate, the steward
and all the crew.
This vessel was In latitude 36.0S north
and longitude 75 10 west when on &C.
count Of the continued and wilfull die.
obedience and neglect Of duty on the part
of Mate Smith thel captain was Obliged
to order him to bis room.
The second mate continues in his state
ment that on several occasions when the
first mate was ordered to work that he
refused, or that hs went forward, grumb-
ling and growing and talking to the
crew in very seditious manner. Mr..
Smith was warned by the captain to stop
talking to the crew, and to attend to his
duties but he still continued to growl and
to neglect his duties.
Several members Of the crew came aft
to the quarter deck on the 2Sth and told
the captain that he had better keep his
weather eye pealed and keep sharp
lookout both forward and aft as the mate
had made threats against him. On this
same day, when ordered 10 do something
about the vessel, the mate fatty refused,
and told the captain that he would not
obey him.
This exhausted the captains patience.
Mate Smith was sent to his room, and
throughout the remainder Of the voyage
the captain stood his watch. Captain
Given wants smith to pay him twenty
five dollars for doing his work and Smith
refused to do 1t.
Commissioner Tolman deducted twelve
days pay from Smith and the mate
gracefully submitted, but has not. been
paid yet.
The crew arc not at all friendly to the
mate and the chances are that charges
may be preferred against him for melting
them to mutiny.
Mr.. Tolman had hardly gotten through
with Mate Smiths case when James
Harry, a member of the crew of the
schooner j. S. Winslow, objected very
strongly to having two days pay deduct
ed from his wages. He was charged with
refusing duty on one day and being
drunk and unable to work on another
day. He denied both charges and also
denied using coarse and intentionally
language to the captain and mate. He
appeared to be under the influence Of IL
quor yesterday morning and in his at
tempts to argue the matter with the COM
missioner he used very streqs language
until told to shut up.
He wanted to fight the mate, who was
in the Office and was only stopped by the
commissioner who ordered him from the
office. He returned later. making more
talk, and as the mate started out he fol-
lowed. Efforts were made to detain him
but without success. He dashed down
the steps to the sidewalk, going at furi
Gus pace, until he saw the mate about
one block ahead, th,n he cut down his
run to funeral march. A bout half
hour later he met the mate again. and
pitched into him. Although the mate
was somewhat bigger, HARRY knocked
him down several times and damaged his
face considerably. HARRY has a bad REQ
ord and has had trouble In every vessel
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