An American Ship.

Manawatu Herald, 28 July 1903, Page 2

An American Ship.

The differences between the captain and crew of the American ship Emily Reed, which pat into Lyttelton in distress on July 12th, cam*> before the' Lyttelton Police Court Friday morning. Nine rnembefiT’of the crew appeared on remand to anlT Captain Baker, master of the vessel, appeared to answer charges of assault preferred against him by five of the men. The men gave evidence that the captain bad been more or less under the influence of liquor during the voyage from Hobart, and the chief officer had used a revolver to threaten them, The pumps were going constantly. When the ship got inside Lyttelton Heads the men refused to lower a boat to let the captain go ashorJ. 1 They were afraid that if he went ashore he would not come back again. They refused duty when the tow boat had brought the ship in. They, turuedto when promised that the American consul would see them, but it appears from the crew’s evidence that when the consul came the men were not given an opportunity of stating their case, and were locked up in the foreoestle. Their rations there were a biscuit or less each a day. It was stated that the doukeyman had waved a hammer in getting them into the forecastle, and the chief officer had pointed a revolver at the door. ; His Worship dismissed the charges against the captain. The men were convicted and discharged.