W. W. MoLzop, mate of the Hallace, appeared in auawer to charges of assault brought against him by three members of the crew. A warrant fur the arrest of MeLeod had been in the hands of the Police for unable to up of his own accord, and, the marrot having been withdrawn, appeared to the adjourned sumnionses, Josera Lenonoxe, A.B. seaman, ding, the At lat the forecastle, aide, hen the mate came in, pulled him out of bed, kicked him and knocked him down, then kicked him out of the forecastle and about the head and body with idle. He went to complain to the Captain, and McLeod followed tim and kicked und struck him ago of the Captain. up for The Defendant acknowledged having pulled Leborgne out of bed and pushed him out of the forecastle; but he denied having struck him with " broom-handle. Leborgue had been sick all the voyage, and the others had had to do his work.
Aawak Tysexrus, seaman, anid he was on the house when lo heard someone singing cutin the forecastle, Hothen saw Leboryne come stumbling out of the forecastle followed by the mate, who struck him ae times with " broom-handle, Avav 7 Eaixsen aleo deposed to having seen the assault.
The Defendant denied th.t lowed Leborgue to the Capt: him. He said Leborgue, th stewardess and © man had all followed him, calling him all sorts of dirty names. He called the Captain as a wituese to thi Captain Sar, Master of the fallace, said on Saturday morning he was called by the buatewain, who ssid there was a quarrel on deck. ' He went on deck and mate going aft, followed by the towardes and a sailor, The influence of liquor. According to hia own he led been drinking for part of the night, and in the seemed to have acted more animal than a reasonable being. He had set upon the three men who were tat work, all of whom had very suf-treason for not being at work, one having been watchman over night and the othere being under the doctor's hands; but even if they lad had no reason that would been no justification for his assaulting The first assault.
You cowardly bente ing that the mat was excited with drink, witness tried to get him to go to his rum, and while he was spenkig Leborgue came nft—probsbly to make x complnine againat McLeod. The mate aimed a kick at the stewardess, than gave Leborgus x slap on the face with his open hand. "That was all the mate did presence, Witness then induced McLeod to yo to his room, and ordered the steward and stewurdeas to His Wonsmur remarked that the Cxptsin had charged the mate with being absent without leave, Ho asked if Captain Smith was going on with that charge.
The Captain said mate hi ned of hi would not pross the charge, nate to go on shore and not return to till he was in proper condition but be did not intend him to stop amoy 20
Joux Wriant, second complainant, said on Saturday morning he aaw the plainant mate the eros tlh eck handle, which he broke DeLeod forced camp! deck and box him maid he had only taken hold ut Wrig! nud told him to tuan to, when Wright jerked himeelf xway, and shirt, The doctor of hia who had just come from Vancour Island, and he had been up dein im nearly all the night; thought i€ the truth was known they all of them had alittle drop in, Ropouem Kore deposed to the mate assault Wright in the described.
Henry Scorr, who als mate with assault, said he was watchman on Friday night, when at I o'clock the mate came to the ship sampan, drunk. He tried to get the mate on board, but he was too drunk, and complainant told the sampan-man tu let him p there. In the morning the mate came to complainant and told him to turn that he had been watch-ight; but the mate struck fists and kicking hi saying 1 be d———T will work you Rudolf Rohwedder corroborated the witness's account, is WorsuiP said the only explanation of the defendant's couduct—and there was excuse for it whatever—was that he seemed to have been greatly under the For the first assault he would be imprisoned for two mouths with hard labour, and for exch of the other for one mouth, making four mon all, His Wo snip then ordered the three who from the goal, where they were und for ref return to their ship, hud no excuse fur their ref assured them that they would not be sent to sea until the charges against the mate had been enquired into, But if there was no reason for their refusal before, thera was even less now, as the captain' would have to get a new' mate, and everything he trusted would yo on all right.
All the eight meu, together with another man who had previously agreed to go back, now positively refused to return, some of ing that the mate could not have as he had done during voyage if his conduct had not been Captain.
Lis Woxsuir sentenced all th men to six week' imprisonment with ard labour.
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