The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-19
HANFoRp DENIES THEIR PLEA.


on U0nFu the gESsEis even II tacy ~ Az
vrona This !s the decision Of United States
District Judge Hanford, but In making It
he safeguards all tae rights OF the Chi
uege by compelling not only the captain OF
the Victoria, but the owners OF the vessel.
Through their resident agent. 10 give q
bond TO land every Chinese seaman IA
Hongkcng within the time Limit Of the
ohtpping articles.
The matter came before the court In re
hAbeas corpus on behalf OF Chung Fat
ling Fook Sing. etc, OF the mutineers.
In holding the petitioners to their con-
''The pttiiisners are Chinese sssnssn who were
hired on the sath day u June. 1859. At Honskoag,
1oria the scssci then bstag engaged Ia general con-
Ueree - = carrier q passengers and freight be-
5. Honsasa. and A s1s. s. q nm. ona a ,Sa
pnitsd 6tatss. and British Coiusntia- Tie SHY
uiss articles which they signed describe the soy-
are and terri 1t service for which they were ca
eseed, u follows; From said port Of Hsngkons to
Tacoma. Wash. U. 3. A., via China and Japan
a the world as ,hs master may direct. Final port
a discharge 20 be Honskoas. and terra 81 agree
nsnt not supposed To eresed six months
ITha Victoria IL q fersisn built steamship. which
b ian act al congress. anwossd June ls. 1853. WAS
sssnted the privilege Of being resissersd =, yes,
registered presumably granted In e"utsmpsAr
zion of the which our government ssDeet4d 10
duY1na the war between the Cni.ed States and
spain. On her Arrival n Tscoma with the psss.
ssssei as Transport te carry stroops horses NUM-
lions sf var and psosisions for the army from
Puget sound to Manila. and abe ia nowsbsing fitted
"Ths petitioasn consider that thu service fan
which the ship has beea easaEef. sne. her last ar
vice Contemplated At The time they signed the ship
pins articles. aaa that II they required ~ 60 io
6nissa State. ~hils that s country i. under milf III
cary government there Is probability 81 their being
exposed 10 dangers o. an unusual esaractsr ana De
81 their engagement. and for thsae reasons they
prss that tbs sew enployInsat al The sbsp +
n the shipping articles. which entities them 10 te
discharged They aliege that thsv are unwilling to
sordiaians and vet the esp,atn vii, not disfarss
them. hnA requires thern 10 euntinae Ia psrfarm
duty against their viii. aud this. they slisxn
amounts to snheriHs them 70 Involuntary Mrstasie
IN violation Of the thirteenth amendment 81 the
constitution 81 the United States. Cnon these
grounds they have appaied to this ccar for writ
" haheas corpus that they. msy he released from
unlawful dstension GA hoard n the yessel aud sre-
turned 70 Honskcns. where they belong
Review "f the Writ.
Tho wit. having been issued as PRAYED for. the
eaptain has made Tstaru. setting forth the ship
ping articles. DENYING that the petitioners are IN
lawfully imprisoned detained on board said ves-
tLpners bound TO seafnen on said vessel
on ths contemplated voyage to Manila: ssd further
iaa sss .s a,s Il ,s sas ssf .. s ass
arrival u Manila. TO provide for the rstarn al tho
Chinese seamfn nov tn the ship 70 Henskons. aud
10 pap their wages until the tins Of their arrival
THE Unitsd States attorney for this district IA.
lntsrsened IL behalf u the United States. alleging
that shs discharge Of the petitioners from their
engagement to serve IS seaman at this time may
SPEEDY asp.s q ,ss s' vessel On The sosass
tempated and On the furshsr groand that sLs
pesliiassm being cainsas latsrsrs cannot iasssaly
CO.'S questions In The nrs. uiace. The respondent
-
tioners the writ Ut halsas CORPUS Ia not available
{ practicable remedy fer their relief consider.
soerred 10 lahar On beard an Ansricsn vessel
against their will without having previously vol
Gntariy entsred inso . CONTRACT binding ,asu, to
such service. thsy being sntectad IL ins.sinn
larry ssrsisnde within the rnited ststes In salasn
Of the thifteanh amendment 10 the constitution es
the raitsa States. ssd 10 10 delivered ffon such
ynvclunssrv sersssuda hy Of tie Wit Il
hsbeas eoTrus Il right which cannot be denied;
Ing eaanat sfsnS IN the vay af A fun inquiry iato
The merits Of ti.s essnsroversy.
The evidence intre<issed sTsn the hearing shows
that shss vessel has been smrleynd easrsnx rasen-
gsrs and freight between Tssama and HonTsans
VIA othes orisatai ports. during the past sis saars
composed ot Chinese seansun ssirpsd at Hoassans.
under contracts similar ~ith ressssf to the nature
ton "a sAis case and that IN psssssss the chines
seaman have always heea paid 81 GA each return g,
tra ,so,,i,ss ss.s ,l.s,s r,.ss ,asa sws ansh.
tin,elsaA the contract a ths seamea fsss the limit
Of ire term Of services a. ss months each contract
has tssn deemed 10 have been terminated With Tia
performance II each sessEe ending at Hosskong
Contract Fairly Construed.
'Tte petitioners have sbe~n by their evidence that
Ut the tire Of sensns tte sssspnsas articles they
had ", knowledge of sAe cantsrsa Thereof escegs
~ they vese informed tAosgh an isssgurster. aud
that the agreement which thes entered snt.s IL
wss explained 70 them. required them 70 make the
voyage from Hsassnslk 10 Tsvs'ma sa3 return te
Hungkcn4 touching onty az slseh coaFeniens rasts
rn the eaasls Of China AID iAess ard Victoria in
cnnsssess he.wsse1 the espsssa, rsrrssensias tie
owners. ard the Chinese have hsen hsFv-
J deem tn he a taS Instrumentation as the wefds in
the ceftyaet itself ard that fair Interpretation II
The eantssst aees ani bind tho necessarily
tctm o; tss In2nths. sNs. on sae ether hand dees
IL bind the shin 81 return froa Tsrgaa Is lsaas-
taaa asssss The contract axes astsseatrs 'isssta-
tiaus aren ere cisSsias et the IAiHese susrnea IN
t~span is the shp 'ine Is the ietur IF t.e seSsai
8 Haaskaae ,as peFs II sasl 'siseharse. the other
Il tie exriEstin q tbs an seaths scsa Ire data
81 their enlargement ~{shis vhieh t{nsN IL IA tlV
eu.y 4 the csnssa 10 return tAsns Ia ;as ssT. u
hnG al<shsTss-
THE esn4asn r. rvers ~ aption i, ynsas say.
ssa freaa Tac,ma g. other pyTt tor aaisA shs
ship Re employed psestsiea be resasrss 90 uans
hssns rsspseysd fes sueA ssiftsasl voyage tie se.
msa ssp f4asna hy the is.ssg Il their contrast -
essgtiHHs IN The seFstsr Il TIA satn ua,ll .hs ~
ydEattnn q the term u ss month";, nasess ths
svl shgsiia res8ft; - Haashsag wttsfa that taas
1t Is sEssttsis f0s thss sst' e. saass the esstrH
plated ttr TO Manila ssh proved shenes e. nessS
hesx m.sasn shs ss~e sslpaiA,ssl. sst 81 ease she
sxispasfas - The service sA1ss s1sse the s'aser.
t.ea q she vessel feF esssg srss IA tsactA BE
ta sani sAs ,Asaese fsQH AsEsla 90 sRv
rssae 81 she phtisfsass islsaas 81 uaasa9as With.
Violating tae letter al the cssasr~xt-
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