Defendant, a man of colour, serving as cook of the /opewell, was charged with refusal of duty. He has been before the Court previously for similar misconduct.
The second mate deposed that the carpenter had been cutting up some firewood for defendant's use as cook, The wood was left on the deck, and witness wanting the deck cleared, and it being the cook's duty to clear away his own firewood, he went to the galley and told him to do the work, Defendant said if witness would throw the wood into the hold, he would go down and stow it, bat would not touch it on the deck. Witness asked him a second time to remove the wood, but he still refused, and was then reported to the captain, Defendant admitted the truthfulness of the second mate's statement, but enid it was not his duty to remove the wood from the deck, as he was not a sailor; and he now accused the Captain of refusing to advance him money to purchase clothing and soap, of which he stoo.l in need, and for want of which he could not keep himself properly clean, Captain Laxctors said if defendant would tell him what clothing, &e., ho wanted, it would be procured, but he declined to advance money to him to come on shore wit His Worsmrr said defendant should not have refused to remove the wood, as it was for his own use, He must now pay the costs of rt, $1.50, return to the abip, and aut Captain Lancxors, in reply to questions, said defendant had' performed his duty as well as he was able, since he was Inst nnd had lind no assistance
(the Captain) aggravating the officers, asked what was he to do with him? reasonnbl ain, he would have to send His \Wonstr enid if defendant refused to do Defendant, in an impr would not i oneul tec would not pay the ce
return to the ship at on manner, said ho but was' told he ud was ordered to Shanghai, 20th Feb.
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