Evening journal., 1913-11-18

readily.
Mr.. Nields then offered in evidence the
record Of American registry of the
Manga Reva.
Philip R. Thayer, Of Oakland, Califor
MIA, one Of the owners of the Manga
Reva, testified the vessel was owned by
the Ship Manga Reva Company, of New
York. with Offices at No. 81 Wall street.
1t is an American vessel, and was on a
voyage between Philadelphia and San
Francisco. American ports, when the
trouble occurred, he said. Captain Town
send had been in command for nine
years. he said
Second Mate Called.
Siegfried Snobohm. second mate Of the
4 Manga Reya, one of the men himself ac-
eused of mutiny, was called by District
Attorney Nields as the next witness
Commissioner Mahaffy pointed out that
he is a defendant and could not be com
PEELED to testify against himself unless
he should waive his rights. He also cau-
toned Snobohm that if he went ON the
witness stand he would be subject 10
cross examination. He was willing to
testify.
Where have you been the past
three or four days" asked Mr.. Nields.
In JAIL replied Snobohm, causing
laugh.
81 have never said anything to you
about this case" asked Mr.. Nields.
NO" replied Snobohm.
Snobohm said he was born in Nor
way. He had never before sailed un-
der Captain Townsend The shipping
articles we're not read to him when
he signed them. He took his orders
from Captain Townsend, he said.
Snobohm described the start of the
voyage from Philadelphia on October
Is. At the Breakwater at Lewes a
stop was made until the windlass
was repaired The voyage then was
resumed. The men we're manning
the sails, Snobohm said, and the cap
tain called the men down"
What do you mean," asked Mr..
Nields
He called them names won't
repeat because of the presence of the
ladies. replied Snobohm.
District Attorney Nields conferred
with the women present. but none Of
them retired. Commissioner Mahaf-
fy told the witness he could be the
judge of the language he would use.
y and If it was not language he should
u use publicly he could state il in low
voice to him. Snobohm whispered the
language he said the captain used to
Mr.. Mahaffy and to Mr.. Ball. Sno-
bchm said he could not remember any
more Language the captain used.
Snobohm said he and the crew we're
putting up sails az the time the cap
tain called them names. Half of the
] Of
men. some of the remainder had ex-
perience and some OF them had no ex-
perience.
Snobohm said some Of the crew told
him they did not have enough to eai
or drink Snohohm ate aft with the
officers. he said. He said there wa
brutality on his watch.
On the morning OF October 25th
/ Snobohm said he had the starboar
: watch
, "starboard watch. stand up ex
, claimed Mr.. Mahaffy.
Williams. Hersfell Engwall. p An
dersen. Lee Wallace. w. Andersen ant
p. Werner stood up.
On the second day out Mate Truj
pulled man out of his bunk, Sno-
, bohm said. At o'clock on the morn
ing of October 25. Snobohm said he
and Carlsen. a sailor, we're forward
cleaning the lamps, when he heard
shouts aft and went there.
-Four men grabbed hold of me,
said Snobohm. He identified Reed
and Williams as two of the men who
grabbed him.
They asked me If wanted to join
them and take the ship to port said
Snobohm, "and If I didn't want to
they would tie me up. They said they
didn't want to harm me. wouldnf
Join them and they tied me, arms anC
,, feet, with ropes They we're tight ant
couldn't walk"
Later on Snobohm said he was hand
cutfed but he didn't know who did it, He
remained tied up fifteen days, until the
ship got back to the river meaning
I the bay at Lewes, he said During thir
teen days in the daytime he was hand
cuffed,' he said, and during the night
he was locked in his cabin with foui
men on guard. Three of the men wer'
identified by him as Williams. A. Ander
] SEN and c. H. Lyons They had a revol
yer and kept a guard over him until th'
ship returned to the Breakwater.
Snobohm said he didn't see what hap
: pened to the captain and mate. When thl
, lsun was being "taken" the handcuff
7 were taken off Mate Trip, he said
r There always was a man on guard O
S Captain Townsend on the poop deck
: Snobohm said.
I Snobohm said the captain and mat
E were handling the ship" takeng the OBJ
' sevations and plotting the courses, bu'
e he got no orders from the captain an'
. mate, he said
Mr.. Ball took .Snobohm for cross-exx
. animation.
"When the mate pulled a sailor out o
his bunk, was he drunk asked Mr.. Ball
"He had little on him, replied Sno
4 |bohm.
"He got very drunk, didn't hef"
Eyes, later in the day.
Z Snobohm said he didn't hear Mat
! Trip curse the men. He said Trip
. remained under the influence o
I liquor from Philadelphia to th'
! lBreakwater. Snobohm said the cap
+ tain abused the men after leaving thI
! iBreakwater because he didn't thinl
the work was going fast enough, bu
y Snobohm thought the work was go
+ ing all right.
! WAS the captain drunk asked Mr.
! Ball.
Il didn't see him drunk He coulC
: walk all right" said Snobohm. HI
p said the captain was calling the mer
! down" all day. In reply to ques'
ton as to whether the men complains
ed of not getting enough to eat, Sno
q bchm said they didn't get anything