Evening journal., 1914-01-03
SAILOR TELLS
OF MUTINY ON
MANGA REVA
Wallace, Who Took Part In
Attack On Captain, Now
Aids Government
LEGAL POINT OVER
THE SHIPPING PAPERS

The CRATER portion of yesterday after
moons session of the United States
Court. where thirteen members OF the
bark Manga Rcva are on trial for mu-
tiny, was devoted to hearing A. r. Smith,
United States Shipping commissioner, OF
Philadelphia, hisdeputy, Edward Metro
gan, and Lee Wallace, a member of the
crew of the vessel When court took 4
recess at i.3O O'Clock until ll.30 o'clock
ON Monday. Judge Bradford warned the
Jurors not TO talk to any third party
about the case. If any persons should
persist i'm doing 50, Judge Bradford said
the Jurors should furnish the names to
the court.
During the hearing OF testimony pro
duced by the government through Com
missioner Smith and his deputy, Mr..
McGrogan. }. Frank Ball, counsel for the
defendants. argued that the Manga
Reva crew was not properly shipped, in
that all of the shipping articles had not
been read to them as provided by law.
Mr.. Ball read the law as passed by Con
gress ana contcnd,d that whore crew
had hcen improperly shipped they could
demand that tsey be discharged at the
nearest port I'm other words, under
such a law the action of the crew in re-
turning the ship to Lewes. Del, would
not be mutiny Judge Bradford said he
would not make ruling in the case over
the admission of the shipping articles as
evidence at this time, but he would at
some future time.
When the case was re-opened,
Philip r. Thayer, secretary of The
Ship Manga Reya Company, owner OF
the vessel, was recalled. Mr. Ball
objected to the witness telling of the
Incorporation of the company in this
country After much wrangling, Mr..
Thayer was allowed to answer sew
eral questions asked by District At
tcrney Nieds, which was to the et-
feet that he knew personally that the
company had been chartered under
the state laws of New York and had
signed the papers of incorporation.
After objection had been made by
Mr.. Ball Judge Bradford informed
District Attorney Niclds that TO
prove the nationality of the vessel,
the certified copy of the incorporation
should be produced. Judge Bradford
suggested that this be secured ana
presented at some future time.
Augustus r. Smith. commissioner
OF shipping at Philadelphia. said he
superintended the shipping of all or
the Manga Rcva crew except six or
seven. This was on October and q
Mr.. Smith read the shipping articles
that had been read to those of the
crew he had signed. Commissioner
( Smith said he remembered the Incl
l -, 10 ION
3 OF the vessel At that time he issued
Ia warning to the men relative to
drinking
{ Under cross examination Commis-
: siOner Smith said he did not sec all
the men sign the articles. Com
missioner Smith denied telling Com
missioner MahGhy at the preliminary
: hearing that hc had read all the ar
ticles to the men. This, he declared,
was never done
/ Deputy Commissioner McGrogan
said he saw all the men sign the ship
ping articles except Lee Wallace. a
sailor Mr.. McGrogan said that only
a portion of the articles had been
read to the men. II was at this point
that Mr. Ball objected, saying the
shipping of the crew was invalid and
had been proven so by the Govern
ments own witnesses. Judge Bradford
said he would rule on this question
/ at a later date.
As CAPTAIN Henry c. Townsend
was called by the government. Mr..
Bali made a motion to exclude all
Government witnesses from the room
which motion was granted by Judge
Bradford. although District Attorney
Niclds objected Captain Townsend
then produced a large blue print of
the vessel and pointed out the various
cabins on the shin. The We ssel he
said was made of steel throughout
and was 2S2 feet in length. Captain
Townsend also identified q pho.oeraOh
Of the vessel and said the flag flying
g. the mast was the American en-