It will be remembered that late on Sunday night, the Gth inst., an application was sent from the Humboldt to the Consulate to quell a disturbance on board, and the Deputy Marshal and others proceeded on board and arrested the prisoners, who have been in custody in the meantime, They were now brought up on the complaint of the Captain, which wae as followa:—Jobn Henry Willey, master of the ship Humboldt, on oath compl that Arche May, Thomas Hibbelet, Charles Organ, and Charles Her-monson, seamen of the said ship Humboldt, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did, on the Gut day of April, 1879, smuggle spirit nous liquor on board the said ship Humboldt, contrary to the Shipping Articles of the said ship Humboldt; that they were drunk and di orderly; that they used abusive and threato ing language to the officers of the said ship Humboldt; that they refused to obey the orders of the officers of the said ship Hu went ashore from the said of the officers of and that they, id Arche May, Thomas Hibbelet, Che gan, and Charles Her-conduct t ip Humboldt in a mutinous manner, The Court explained that the complaint of Captain charged the prisoners with smug-jing spirituous liquors on board contrary to ipping Articles, that they were drunk ing to obey the lawful orders of the office and that they did generally conduct the ina mutinous manner. Ho asked the they had to say in answer to whether they would like to rately or together.
I pleaded not guilty, and elected The case against Arche May was first heard, Captain Wittey deposed that the prisoner was one of the best men he ever had in ship, and had caused no trouble in any way during the passage from Now York,
doo, he burst out, was drunk all the week, Bat when the sip went up to Tung-ka-the men fetching liquor on board, and he was unable to do any duty. During the week rrisouer went on shore several times without leave, but, with one exception, he was sober when be came on board, and he was not abusive or mutinous, He simply had him put in irons and brought to the Consulate to get him sober.
Prisoner denied that he was on shor: al times without leave—only on one occasion.
Cuantes E, Mixxer, the chief officer, spoke to the prisoner's inability to perform hiv duties through drinks, and admitted that to his knowledge he was on shore once only without leave. He bad no complaint to make against the prisoner except the one of drunken seaman, the steward, and the second mate were also examined.
The Court thought the prisoner had been guilty of an indiscretion, but his case was not a very serious one, and taking into consideration the good opinion the Captain and the mates bad of him, the punishment he had already received seemed to be sufficient, and the charge would be dismisses The case of T. Hibbelet was next taken.
was the worst man he- ever saw on board a Captain Water deposed that the prisoner ship—he had threatened his life, the mate's
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