The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-09
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MATTER
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Captain Shaughnsssy Of U. S.
Revenue Gutter Colonial wlkoff
Rearrsstsd on Old Charge.

New York, Dec. 9.--seversl officers
and gentlemen" OF the United States
army. stationed on Governors Island
seem almost yengeful in their pursuit
OF Capt Michael r. shaughnessy. master
OF the United States revenue cutter Col
onel wikoff which, plies between Fort
Columbus. Governors island and Fort
Wood. Liberty island. but which carries
regular army officers OF the post wher-
ever they list in these waters.
To his intense surprise Capt. Shsugh- T.
messy. who has commanded the. Wikoff
three wears. was again put on trial yes
terday. principally on the same charges
of disobedience to orders which were
preferred against him very recently ana
dismissed by the auartermaster- general
the auartermaster- general ordered
ughnessy. who had been suspended
dia tely for duty and that seemed 10 be
the end OF II. but yesterday Shsughnessy
was summoned 10 answer the ola
charges, elaborated and 10 which were
that happened months ago.
HOW THE CHARGES AROSE.
The papers have told the original ac-
cusations against shaughnessy How
on Nov. ( Shaughnessy carried on the
Wikofr from Governors 10 David's Island
officers and ladies 10 see a game OF foot
ball. and, according TO the officers, ma
rooned them. so 10 say on David :
! in affidavits by Leonard ID. Collins and
others showing that man in the uni
form OF private soldier Informed him
that the officers, ladies and soldiers
would return 10 Governors island by
! train, and gave him orders TO return al
| once, which he did. IL WAS then get
ting dark and the captain was glad 20
obey. because navigation there was dan
dock
later and hailed the steamer. but IL did
not return for them.
DENIED COUNSEL
/ shaughnessy was suspended without
pay on Nov. ~. ON Nov. 22 he received
TO report for duty on the FIRST trip OF
the Wikon the next morning. II was
signed by ''rraotr Noonan. captain,
Capt. Noosar and d'sras''S.' Marlin =. Kelly. a
civilian. superintendent OF obstruction
on Governors island. IL is said had
been earnest in pressing the charges
Island. officers and men alike. were very
reticent about the renewal OF the cha rges
last night. and Il was learned that Capt.
shaughnessy and his crew were sum
moned before Major Hoskins In the
quartermastcr Office Monday morning
Report had II that Capt Norman
acted as sort Of Judge advocate. one
majors presence. Capt. Shaughnessy
asked leave 20 summon counsel ara his
request, II 1s said. was refused Capt.
stewart and Lieut.. Bump. who were
ma rooned and shaughnessy- repeated
tho testimony given at the first INQUIRY
" Was said that their testimony varied; /;
one said the Wikoff was some feet away
when the returning party reached the
DOCK; another that she WAS $50 wards
away; !; the third 200 Yards away on the
question whether shauglinessy heard the
commands 10. return they yelled after
him, two said the David's Island band
was playing, and one said II was not.
The music might have drowned their
Capt Miller Of the Eighth infantry.
was n new witness against Shaueh-
messy. but not as 90 the sad affair OF
David Island, Bartholomew Manning.
who has been engineer OF the WikofY FOR
three months. testified against his cap
tain, Shaughnessy had already report =
ed Manning for insubordins tion.
The testimony will be sent again to
the quartermaster general.