The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-16

DT HISTORY or TROUBLE.
nsseef e vssiting Manila
- o. .. TresD ShiD-CSn-
- nat CAs.ge rres ocean
c~vernment Service A.
,egsses shippsss Cssfrses-'Aes
,...s ns.ey, says the Defense.

- . hearing lasting throusnout inc
E6erneoo yesterday. judge HanIo.u. ~
! Il Ss 1901 court. took the applscatson OF
IL rSs.sse crew Of the United States
b - -ss.avictcrta Cor . writ Of habeaS
80 = advisement. In doing 20 he
~ ehaf the point an 10 what effect
-. a. the character Of the vessel from
1,5~v 4. troop ship would have on the
|.z Ss-s.~ Articles under which the Chinese
(Ss - ~ vas both novel and serious. A
III Sss.s.. III, be rendered within q few
EszSss - Robinson, assistant Quartermaster
s. ~ United States army. testified that
81 e VICTORIA was practically under the con-
80 4 the United States government, hav-
& 8s I'm chartered AZ troop ship to go
- SEATTLE TO Manila
$afIet John Panton. Of the Victoria. ex-
sS1ned that II Was customary to return
as szSrnea TO Hongkong, the home shipping
sNl before the expiration OF the term Of
S% - II the articles under which the
ss snen we're held expired while the vessel
IA S Il Manila the seamen would be sent
ncngkong.
G1pcang articles signed In Tacoma and
800 signed in Hongkong. were put In
81 Sf1ence to show that there had been q
3 e6llns3on In the usual custom In such mat
0Ihdna, Chinaman. who has served rs
\ miioF on the Victoria for two or three
D. fn6sA testified that when he signed arti-
u - ID HonEkong. he understood they sim
n called for trip to Tacoma and back
& Hmekong. In other words. he did not
IS 6Isoct that there was to be any variation
- the usual well-defined trip Of the
11naeF When asked II he realized that
b eened for stx-months term. he said
weslA Keep 70 the Contract.
J. Dodweli, Of the company which owns
- steamer was the first witness for the
h(ense. He said that the arrangement
z I'd with the government by which the
I fIel6riA was 10 be used as a transport
mid not prevent the discharge Of the
4 f1tpAN crew within the six months period
n RI Which they signed. All there was to the
I ~. ~ he viewed 1t. was that the China
I -, learning that they were to take .
~ On a vessel chartered by the govern
I Essss to make q ..sdueexe He explained
& 1T this was a term used in the Orient
- was equivalent to our term "hold-up."
He explained that the crew would be
their term expired while the boat was
&dfe. and that they would he delivered at
bngkong. the port OF original shipment
"a be paid there according TO the contract
0der which they signed.
q cross-examlnation Mr.. DodwelI ad-
N&ted that In case another crew was not
lsafiab bic. the same crew would be ship
} "a again. He said that only a portion Of
ia grew was dissatisfied. and that many
Hem had been working.
y Andrew Cow. first of1irer OF the Victoria,
pxa clear explanation OF tha method
~ which the crew was signed. the Idea
fAAe - make II clear to the court that
I - terms az the contract were understood.
f10davits by other ofYlcerx were submitted
= the same conclusion.
/ Attorney Fred Bausman, In the opening
u{nment in favor OF granting the writ OF
Akeas corpus, dealt with the alleged
2anee In character OF the Victoria from a
Aef. following given course for years.
N troop ship. He said that the China
IN aid not want TO 60 10 a place where
eey would be objects for the bullets OF
y people engaged in war with the United
uAfes. The Chinamen were q peaceful
Ropie. and II they were forced to go as a
NV on troop ship controlled by pow
Nfut government they would be subject
~ the orders of the government.
& AMER the Cinnamon were at Manila IL
uteht be "a serious question about their
pesting their release. II might be- that II
~ was not easy TO replace them. they
vss important TO remember that In COM
Filing the Cinnamon to act as a crew on
= tfcop ship. they were heing forced into
9. position Of becoming part of vessel
hhe, under the rules OF war, to attack
~ N enemies of the United States.
Attorney James Ashton. representing tho
eAle wars. argued that the Cinnamon
~ s1nei a contract to serve six months
esg ON the Victoria: that there had
80 - maud In securing their signatures
- nts they knew very well what they
ssN Signing. The company intended 10
mtyM them and discharge them AT Hong
NH they signed II there was any doubt
she minds OF the Cinnamon or counsel
shss point. he WAS willing that n supple
.ea'al contract setting forth such an
semsnt should be attached 10 the orig
~ articles
Wssla Caase No End oS Trouble.
hs MD tina, there was no reason TO an.
sapete an attack en- the ship because the
ss1sne dsd not have n navy. and that
~ TIE government took the ship. allow
shat Y was for an indefinite time. Ii
- ~ ordinary business transaction. such
met with in everyday eharteriug Of
I 49, he said tina, II IL was held that
sasstfrinE the steamer 20 the government;
. ssssa the shipping articles void. there
49,. sa oe no end az trouble with foreign
u ,ss IN the future.
te said that the trouble arose ever the
- snas some of tho Cinnamon wanted 10
taeir contracts. so that they could
nmsFican seamsn's wages In Amert-
so1a. instead Of Mexican silver.
tss case has been handled" continued
-. A.ssson. by both sides from strictly
Ss.sesnncal standpoint, There Is a point.
49, ssf. Which ! would mention. do not
49,. ~ss AFkttCatteu Tor n writ Sf ElbcAS
wiz lie. These Cinnamon are not
st<ssya wv 'aaf'se VI s"saf
sSse Allyn said TIA, he sfia not think
Asason meant 10 claim seriously that
d -. - weid not lie in the present case
s....nsn argued 70 show that under the
s,s,.a as condition Of affairs the crew Was
l.. ashton said thar the crew In reality
= ssn de aSErssscr in all TIE. trouble,
~ - argument Mr.. Allyn made spe-
Sshi on tae change O! the Victoria
IL ~ - esesn liner 20 "A trs>cs ship claim
- wa, ,ass shruga;ed the shipping con-
~ ne said that the entire nature os
CANCEL sa's "'"N'"ise' asd eeen
sssns asn'or3 <sl3 that a new and novel
e sAs.seesn raised rceartstns Ire change
vsx,,t sser q the vessel. and that he
ses.s.ssh sisr a decision In few DAYS.
ssss-..Ns ~ the contract. ne said that tae
nee - sss bound To return the Ch!na-
h - henskons within six months. and
- s prepared 10 decide what effect
rare On the Contract when the