The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-17

As soon as he had sent the tele- gram Capt. Polack said, he left for Boston and reached his ship about 10 o'clock that night. Upon going aboard he met his chief officer and the chief engineer and went to the engine room and saw the man work ing at the disabling of the engines , The chief engineer reported that he was working at the disabling of | the engines" said the witness. "I
 believe he was ssfnished by midday | of Feb. I 1-'*--s'
 Capt. Polaek said he made no per- sonal examination of the damage, as he was not an engineer. Nothing further was done, he said, after Feb. l.. @ Asked when the handles. were knocked off the valves and the heaAe off the nuts he replied: 1 .I do not know what was done nor how they did it All know is the report from the engineer that the en- zines were disabled. All orders were
 oral. We never did anything in writing"
 | Asked whether the keys to certain | of the rooms were not carried off when the crew was obliged to leave | the ship, the captain replied that | certain rooms containing the ships 1 silver and linen were left locked, but 1 the keys were still aboard the ship l in the chief stewards or chief cooks quarters. Attorney Edward E. Blodgett then | said that he thought the court was en- titled to know the name of the Ger man embassy official who had ordered the disabling of the Cecilie, even if it must be given privately. A private conference between the attorneys and the judge took place, during which Attorney Joseph La Rocque of New York, counsel for the North German Lloyd, said that he did not think counsel had right to interfere in the question which the court must de- eide. Personally, he said. he would be very reluctant to interpose in matter of such delicacy for the wit ness.
 Judge Morton said that personally he did mot see what good purpose would be served by the naming of the official since his official position was known, and especially as the disclos- ure of his identity might lead to harm to Polack. If counsel did not press the matter, Judge Morton said, he ould leave the matter to stand as at present.
 Continuing, the attorney asked. of the witness: Was Superintendent Moller your surerior officer?''
 Yes, but he did not give me any or ders"
 Was he informed as to the orders given your"
 "I do not know.'
 "He knew that you were going to damage the ship?"
 1T talked with a government off, cial in his presence, but I do not know whether he heard the conver- sstion. I am doubtful about it.''
 Former Assistant United States Att torney General James M. Beck, coun- sel for the National City bank, asked Polack whether it was in April, 1916, at the time of the sinking of the Sus- sex, that he was given instructions that he was to destroy the engines of his ship. on receipt of a message. Polack replied in the affirmative and added that he was instructed at that time to destroy the secret papers of the ship, it's charts and plans and if hostilities should follow, he was to disable the ship, putting her out of commission for some time.
 This closed the captains testimony.
 Franklin G. Wright, a state inspect or of boilers, testified that when he went aboard the vessel on Feb.3 at the direction of the marshal he found that the name plates on parts of .he engines were missing, though some of these had been in place when he had made an inspection earlier in the day. There was little water in the
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