ANDERSON v. Morton.
Claim for wag Plaintiff, sworn:—Iam a carpenter and defendants master of the ship Sarah Marsh. I joined the ship in Suke Harbour, in Puget Sound, Vancouver's Island, but signed no articles. It was the shipping master, who held a license, that engaged me. He engaged me at $50amonth, When 1 went on board, the ship was short four hands. The shipping master said it was likely should return to sign the articles. I was five days in the ship before the captain came on board. When I went to see him he would hardly listen to me and stated that he did not want a carpenter. $25 were paid in advance, to be paid if 1 proceeded to sea, out of which I did not receive a cent. I had no opportunity of signing articles, as I rewarned on board till the Captain came, immediately after which the ship went to sea. As she was short of hands I did seaiman's duty for more than a month, till all the bad weather was over. I was in all 3 months and 16 days on board. From the time the bad weather was over I did carpenter's work, and repaired two boats which were stove in. I signed an agreement with the shipping master which he said would be: given to the Captain.
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