Evening journal., 1914-01-06
CAPTAIN ON
STAND TELLS
OF MUTINY
Bound by Three Sailors While
Fourth Man Points Gun,
He Declares
OFF BERMUDA WHEN
TROUBLE BREAKS OUT

bv Nh. Ball in the mutiny case,
making thirteen Of the Manga Reva
crew. Former Magistrate Lawrence j.
Broman acted as interpreter to obtain
the testimony. Upon the stand yester-
day morning Andersen had testified to
the circumstances surrounding the mu.
tinv. which he had witnessed. He had
stated that he was at the wheel on tho
morning Of October %, the day Of the
mutiny.
In reply to Mr.. Ball he stated that he
! took the wheel about 8 o'clock IN the
morning About twenty minutes or half
an hour later he changed the course OF
the ship. Witness has been sailor
about thirteen months.
Cross examination failed to shake any /
of the witness testimony regarding the
attack upon the officers of the boat.
Otto Tengler, cook of the Manga /
Reva, also a witness for the government,
was next called to the stand. He iden-
tilted his signature on the ships articles !
and identified each of his shipmates ON
the Manga Reva AS he called out the
name of each man he gave his rating on
the ship. He also named the officers OF
the boat, and stated That he, the VIII
ness, was the cook.
lie lHtM lolu Ait Adit VI Nh' AhANtHd
in graphic, realistic manner. He was
in the kitchen. or galley of the ship on
the morning of October 25, when he
heard some one yelling, aft foreward."
He rushed foreward to see who it was
and met Joseph Horsfall, who struck
him in the left eye with his fist. he
managed to pass Horsfall and reached
the forward part Of the ship. There he
saw the second ate seated on the deck
with his hands tied.
Several Of the men asked him to keep
quiet and tend to his work and they
would not harm him as they had moth
ING against him. They told him they
had tied up the captain and mates and
were going to take the ship ashore.
He refused to obey them and Hors
fall tied him, hands and feet, after
which he was seated beside the second
mate. He sat there for about fifteen
minutes. with the blood streaming OF
his face. Then men then took pity on
him and united him. after which they
locked him in his room, where he laid
ON his bunk, tying his hands again.
IS About an hour later William Engeis un-
tied his hands and was going to put
irons on him. but could not find any
irons so locked the door Of the roomi
leaving him there united.
The men put the ship about after he
was tied up. He later saw the captain
seated in his room in irons, with 9
Guard over him. The guard was VII
liam Jovce Joyce told him to hold n'
conversation with the captain. Ihi
concluded Mr.. Nields' questions and Mr.
Ball conducted a strict cross -examina
ton. Witness declared he had no knif'
in his hand when he ran out from tn
galley to see who was doing the yelling
Witness said after Horsfall strucl
him he started to run. He said Hors
fall chased him, but that he ran tn
fastest. 1t was a quarter OF an hou
after he was struck by Horsfall tha
he was tied They TIED. him at his re
quest. as he did not want to be identi
n fed with the mutiny.
Al When he was tied up the men had tol,
~ bim they were going back to an Amefi
can port as they could not stand IN
abuse any longer.
rn Later the captain asked to nav
IL him cook for him as he DIDN'T wan
r. to eat anything cooked by any on
p else. He went in with some Cruel 70
C. the captain and the latter asked M M,
Il II he was with the ship or viii
te the men?" He told him he was wit
n the ship. Engels, Lyons and Rec
epn heard him say this and took him {
- task about IL, saying that the
- thought he was with the men. II
40 repeated to them that he was wit
ed the ship.
rio Later on the captain was release
al and the irons removed from him, an
f5 a week later the irons were remove
f,.-,,, tho raafpQ
nd They were then we'll on their wa
back 10 America.
Second Mate Edwin Snobohm wa
called to the stand. He testified thi
he was second officer of the Mans
Reva. and identified the thirteen a
4k legged mutineers as members OF Il
crew.
81 At s o'clock in the morning of Il
-. dav the mutiny occurred he callt
SaJ his men TO go TO breakfast. I'll
tbo men were cleaning lamps down in Il
~ fore peak. Williams and Reed the
~ came running forward from AFT. The
- ~, told him they weren't going to VOL
NJ NJ any longer. He told them they wel
~ ~ doing a foolish thing and would
49, 49, some time for It.
~ Several Of the men then tied hi
mol up, Reed tying the rope on his hand
-. Lyons later took off the ropes al
~. put irons on him. They kept him
,sq, irons. on and off. until they reach'
~ ~, the Delaware breakwater. lie did n
"s know what course was taken by q
- ship after the mutiny. He said sc
iius eral of the men, with reyolvers. Ike
guard over the captain. chief offic
~ and himself
% A lively tilt took place between n
- Ball and Mr.. Nields over the adm
- tance of a question by Mr.. Ball, as
VS. how long the guard was kept up
the captain and officers. The m
replied until they reached the Bres
water.
Mr.. Ball asked if it were not fs
0N that long before they reached I
v" Breakwater the captain had so mu
freedom that he obtained liquor a
Ieri- got drunk.
be- Mr.. Nields objected to this questl
ad- and the objection was sustained.
,osi- First Mate James S. Trip was NJ
out called. He stated that he went in
)any breakfast about 730 on the morni
Fay of the mutiny. After breakfast
any. went out on the deck and walked I
aird ward. He heard a noise behind
Ittee and looking around saw four N
,om- behind him. They followed him g
the later Horsiall caught him by
cash neck and Reed caught him by
any. feet They tied hln up ana loci
roN- him in the cabin with the capts