ROW ON LINER

Grey River Argus, 8 October 1936, Page 2

ROW ON LINER

Quartermaster Gaoled (Per Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, October 7. With the ship following a zig-zag course, the Third Officer and the Quartermaster struggled at the wheel of the Remuera, as the vessel was passing Cape Campbell on Monday night. Later, the ship’s axe thrown by the Quartermaster, crashed through a glass panel into the Captain's cabin where the Third Officer had gone seeking aid. The Quartermaster followed the axe, and grappled with the mate, but received a black eye. and was taken into custody. Quartermaster Janies Lundy, aged 42, a native of Ireland, appeared in the Court this morning, charged with assaulting the Third Mate, Harold Hill, on the high seas. Lundy was sentenced to three months’ hard labour by Mr. Levvey, and ordered to be placed on the ship at the end of the term.

The police said that tho Remuera sailed from Wellington at five o’clock on Monday. Lundy was due on _ the bridge at eight o’clock, but arrived ten minutes late. The Third Mate knew Lundy had been drinking in Wellington, and after a few minute-, sent for another man to take the wheel, as the Mate was anxious to ge*" an accurate bearing of Cape Campbell. Lundy refused to go, but after a struggle was put out of tne whee 1 house. Lundy returned and the Mate went into the Captain’s cabin to the eaptain, and there was a crash, as an axe came throi'gu th" panel. Hill, in evidence said that soon after Lundy took the wheel, he found the ship off her course. A mart produced by Hill indicated a rig za. r course had been taken and Hill sam he found if impossible to get another bearing with Lundy steering. In evidence, Lundy said tho Mate told him the ship was off the course, and his reply was he was bringing her back. He denied that he claimed the Mate struck him and stupified him'. After he was put off the bridge he saw an axe, and the sight of_ it tempted him to threaten the Third Officer. In reply to the Magistrate, Lundy declared his mind was blank from th” time he was alleged to be struck outside the wheelhouse, until lie found himself in the Captain’s cabin