Evening journal., 1914-01-08
MUTINY CASE
MAY GET TO
JURY TODAY
Witness Says He RebeIIed
Aboard Manga ReVa Fear
ing His Life
CABIN BOY TELLS OF
TREATMENT ON SHIP

The trial of the thirteen members
OF the crew of the bark Manga Reya.
who are charged with mutiny on the
high seas on October 26. now going
On i'm the United States Court. is near
ing its end. When court adjourned
last evening, eleven of the thirteen
alleged mutineers had testified, each
giving a graphic account Of the treat
ment he had received on the voyage
prior to the uprising of the crew
against the officers. and II is expect
ed that before today's session is end
ed the defense will conclude its case.
Unless the government should pro-
duce additional witnesses or call for
mer witnesses In rebuttal of the tes-
timony given by the defense, it is be-
lieyed the case will be given to the
jury this afternoon.
When court reconyened at 1890
o'clock this morning William Ander-
son. who was upon the stand when
court adjourned yesterday. was re-
called to finish his testimony.
The witness this morning gave an
account of the insufficient amount Of
food served TO the men and of its in
feriOr quality. Witness declared he
tiny because he feared for his life.
Il was afraid for my life." he de-
clared. The captain and mate threat
ened to kick somebody overheard be-
fore we reached the Horn"
Witness declared the crew was so
weakened by the treatment they re-
ceived that il took four men to do two
mems work aboard the ship.
Antonio b. Alaska. the cabin boy of
the Manga Reva. was next called.
Alaska is a native of Chile. and his
testimony was given in slightly brok-
en- English. He testified that Captain
Henry G. Townsend and First Mate
Tripp were intoxicated nearly all the
voyage and used bad words right
along" He declared that on one oc-
casion the men aboard ship asked for
more bread and the mate cursed the
men and ordered them to go below
GO below. you ~" he said
the mate shouted. you've got al
the broad YOU arc going TO get
and when we get down to the Horn
YOU won't get that much"
The witness declared that before
leaving Philadelphia he had started
out to buy yeast for the cook. ant
the captain commanded him not {,
get the yeast The cook had TO maxi
the bread without yeast.
Witness said he had carried mes
sagcs TO the cook telling the latte
TO cut down the mems provisions
not to give them SO much suga
bread aud other things. lie said tn
cook hold him To ask the captain
when he was going to give the mel
.hc provisions. This was on a Sat
irday and the captain replied that H.
might give it to them on the follow
ng Saturday.
Mr.. Ball explained that these pro
visions meant sugar, tea and Othe
things the men were entitled to unde
their shipping articles. Witness sal
on the following Saturday he wen
10 the storehouse and measured Ou
some provisions to take to the cool
While ne was doing so the captai
called him and asked him to shol
him what he had measured. When h
saw the provisions the captain ex
claimed: That's too -
much altogether Witness sal
what he had measured was less tha
what was due the men, yet the car
tain made him cut them down muc
less than half of what he had II
had measured out seven pounds {
sugar which was to last the crew fo
A week, and the captain cut this dow
TO two pounds. This was also don
with the butter. and the captain too
4 knife and marked the cans in whic
he cabin boy carried the provision
70 show him how much to measuI
)ut each week The marks on I'll
cans we're made so low that the
would only hold about one-third
he amount the men should receiv
The boy said the captain also o
Tered him to cut down the potatoe
bread and biscuits.
Witness said he knew to his ov
knowledge that the men had complains
10 the captain -bout the short ratio
served to them and the captain replie
"You're getting too - much
ready"
Witness said that for three or fo
days after the Manga Reva left (
Breakwatcr they received their sew
biscuits a day but then the capita
again said this was too much. and ,
dered that only two biscuits be dol
out to the men every other day.
Tells OF Brutalities.
Witness then told a tale of the br
tality of the captain and the first m,
that corroborated the testimony gi,
by the eleven defendants who had pl
viously testified.
''What was the condition of the ca
tain all this time," asked Mr.. Ball.
'He was intoxicated, sir. all the til
drunk replied Alaska, who in reply
Mr.. Ball further stated that he KIN
the captain was intoxicated as he h
several gallons of whiskey in his tru
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