New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
.FEHER SUIT HOLDS LINER
Captain Of the Saratoga Arrest.
ed as Steamers Plank Rises.
SEAMAN DEMANDS DAMAGES
Alleges He Was Ironed and Kent
on Bread and Water-45o
Passengers DELAYED.

The Ward liner Saratoga was DELAYED
two hours yesterday afternoon in leaving
this port. with four hundred and fifty pas
sengers and mail. for Havana, bees,sa
l.. Miller. in custody just as the gangpiank
was being raised. at o'clock the SEIZED.
uled time for departure.
Against his will, the Sheriff found IL was
mandatory for him to make the arrest, az
ter he had been served papers by William
S. Quigey, an attorney of No. 10 Broad
way, in suit brought by William Turner
to recover $3.50 damages for alleged false
and cruel imprisonment while a seaman on
the vessel Turner deposed he was placed
In solitary confinement on bread and water
for five days. and part Of that time was
I'm irons. on arrival here Commissioner
Shields discharged him on the complaint
made by Captain Miller. the sailor asserts
Mr.. Qugley went to the Sherifs Office
with the papers just after noon and In
formed Mr.. Hamburger II was mandatory
upon him to follow the directions Of Judge
Joseph J. Green, Of the City Court, whose
name was affixed to the papers. The
cUeIlI IeSpOitutu lndt al hElNillttH law
forbade him to endanger the lives OF the
passengers by depriving the ship Of its
master. However, the Sherffs attorney
Emanuel Blumenstiel, agreed with Quisiey.
AS last resource Mr.. Hamburger tele-
phoned to Justice Green and was Instructed
| by him to arrest the captain The old Mar
| thine Court was merged into the City
Court, which now deals with such mari
| time affairs, so the Sheriff said, he could
take the matter no further.
| The Sheriff took a deputy, John Gilmore.
and his bond clerk, Louis Hettler. along with
! him. and they went to Pier 10, East River,
at Wall street. The Sheriff hoped II would
| be possible for Captain Miller 10 give a
| $500 bond on the spot and he took the bond
clerk along.
| When they reached the boat preparations
were being made to haul UP the planks.
Captain Miller was indignant, but on learn
| ing that the Sheriff had no alternative, hur-
riedly changed his uniform to civilian
clothes and rushed TO the City Court, which
Justice Green had kept open. 1t was then
only a matter of getting a bond after for.
man arraignment, but 1t was some time be-
fore Captain Miller was able to get in
sary bond Of $500 and kept the captain
from being lodged in Ludlow street Jail.
The skipper then raced back TO his boat
and got away at o'clock.
In Turner's complaint he states that he
shipped as a seaman on the Saratoga on
May 81. On June while In the port OF
Havana. he declared Captain Miller caused
his arrest and confinement up TO Juns d
when the vessel got back TO this port. Dpr-
ing part Of the time, he says iron handouts
were placed on his wrists and feet and he
was also ironed to a ring bolt on the deck.
He declares further that he was deprived
OF all food or liquids excepting small all
lowance OF bread and water.
The papers do not give the charge on
which Turner was arrested. Sheriff Har'
burger said he did not know what 1t was.