Kline, manager of the agents' shipping department (American Trading Ca.), and Mr. N. E. Lurton, U. S. Marshal, went together, conducted an inguiry and brought accused ashore. During the inquiry, accused could offer no satisfactory explanation for the ship's not having left port. Accused was drunk and very abusive and talked incoherently. Witness had warned accused about his drunkenness on previous occasions but he had promised to do better in future.
This was corroborated by Messrs. Wright, Kline and Lurton, Evidence for the defence was given by E. E. Warren, the ship's purser, Daniel Lowry, steward, Frank Governoes, chief engineer, 3, F. Nanjasak. second officer, and W. W. Potter, the chief officer.
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