The Portland daily press., 1899-03-04
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nrronr JUDGE wrpn.

In tho case Of the litel OF the Knicker
booker steam Towase VS.. the barge
Vim. ID. Becker. Judge Webb issued thi
docreo;
This matter camo on TO lie heard c,
parte. after proclamation and cefault OF
February 24lh, 1903. ami it appearing q
the Court thar the material allegations IL
sad li,el were sustained. ana the servicei
rendered said barge VIM. ID. becSer "
the libeliants' sail steam tug were sal
wage services IL is thefeupon ordered art
IL oreetf TINT the liteilant recover OF ".
Becker large Company the sum OF s9''
and cust :; ono hall part to be paid, cn'
bali TO ~ divided among the ciew oi the
Theodore i. brown, master. s495 o; WIN.
blaisosil, chief euigneer, 81. IL; Charles
| hutcnins, Ass {. Engineer, "a 20; j. ~.
rown, steward. SEA .fEugeBe A. Cal,
mats, $40; Jairfs Overleck, Franz
} ewistoD, Albert King, deck hands ,sl2. "
sich; Charles king, sl1Ss. anu hairh
Colby auu t.andaIi Leonard, nremen,
Sl7. 80 each.
AND IL this decree is not satisfied at
proc sedings stayed by approval within the
pr scrribci time, then execution Is TO
Issue
In the case of tie libel Of the schooner
Augustus Hunt, the particulars OF which
we're lately published in the PRkSS, the
nus AtA was -A4NN toddt.
Thompson appears FOR liteilant anu
Syf5onds, snow 81 Cook for libellees.
mo libel OF Gardiner q. Deefing OF
tath. vino is the agent OF the schooner
Oliver y Barrett WIS flieh. The Gciion
Is regarding cargo Of yellow pine luin
Der now lying at hath. On November ~,
1875. Captain Deering chartered The vessel
In 81 sfon to the Hilton q Dodge Lumber
COMPANY OF New York. for voyage from
. Slm.ns and Brunswick, Ca, 10 Bath
Tor "a .uli ana complete cargo OF resawn
yellow pine lumber. The schooner pro-
eea <ed from boston and On December ~,
arrived at 1t. Slmons; On the following
LAY she reported to the Hilton " Dodge
Lumber company, who then ard there re-.
quested the captain TO proceed 10 Satilia,
where she arrived on February 9th, and
received Is, 900 feet of lumter. The vessel
YVES then towed hack to 81 Simons, lr-
irving there February .. From this date
pntii December =, the chartefers refused
to furnish the vessel with lumber. either
on wharf or lighters. within ths reach
OF TIE vessels tackle ls had been pro-
vided. Their fore tae vessel cid not COM
plete her loading until Dscember 3, ieHs.
ana than the vessel could not, owing TO
the size of tho lumber, make storage, 20
! that he did not receive "a ful. and CON-
p!ete cargo as ste was entitled to do.
Alter her loa:iin2 owing to the bad
! weather which then prevailed the schoon-
| or was further delayed until January u.
! iSa9: ,hsn she sailed on her voyage and
arrived at rath on January u when the
cargo was discharged subject 10 the lien
thereon tor her detention.
By reason CT tire iniluIo of the charter
efs q loKd the vessel in accordance With
the terms and manner PROVIDED by the
cggr. Ar. tho libt lianis claim that thar
| lave suffered loss and damages to the
! amount OF ssc0 The lihellhnts ray that
| tliS sgIm may be decureed and that TIE
curgp OF iumher may DO cord and
that such other relief may he mad us the
law ana 1ust.oe entities the libe!lsDt to.
benjamin Thompson appears for the
lilelIunt, ANA Hon George II. hughes OF
/ Bath WAS present TO rtpresent this litellee.
AIR. hughes in his answer states that
the vessel was lily constructed TO load a
! Cargo CT such Dimensions. He also denies
that tie vessel sustained damages to the
amount L. $50.
No da,s i yet fixed for the hearing on
these liDels.