ACTION AGAINST A SHIPOWNER.
At Greymouth, Robert. Stewart Agnew, master, mariner, sued Mr James, Chesney, i merchant of' Hokitik'a, for £100 for'assault I and battery, wrongful dismissal, atid improp'erely removing' him! from the aommatid of • the brigantine Zephyr. , The, Star f says: The plaintiff was'placed bn'b'oard.ayesser to take ,her from Hokitika, via- Gre'yuiouth; 'to -Melbourne. ' r,Greymouth, ,waa<:reached,;where plaintiff, accprd&g,\o i .seyeral iT w,itnesses, got, drunlj, and continued so. H£ t made,inaste;&t very uncomfortable for the mate, and ultima-' t«ly orders him away altogether, Everything
th 6 tow-ropo wai placed on board' repaatocliy! and a^ often.by +£c daptain'a drdefs, iht'oim off,—t^iOustomsirefusingtoJei! her go With* olut ,th« .mate.. r The. officer,also stated.that.,. the captain^—the- plaintiff, Jo. ttie Suit —-waa'"drunk._ This state'of affair 3 continues; the qwner is wed for, and'arrives on the vessel, when he ispereniptorily ordered by^he captain ,tp gov ashore,., Agn^w "111611. according to the witness;' being * the; worde for drink. *Mr Chesn«y tried to pacify the captain, but-with-out Bucttis."' Ultimately MrOhesneydischar-T ged the'captain and ordered him offrthe ship.?. On refusing:to go, a scuffle'ensued, .when the owner,."shoyed" the captain., but, according to testimony, >the captain ; excepted,f did;not strike him. On this an action was commenced for the'recovery of ,£IOO damages, for assault and .wrongful .dismissal. After a long hearing* a .verdict for £5 damages on the assault plea,,was given, ,with;,£s 14s costs. ,-,The defendant will, with' his,own costs, which are heavy, lo«e about £50on the, case, while tha delay 'Jn.'get^ing his vessel to sea means at feast £200, and this through no fault of his owni We think Mr -.Chesney is deserving of .great sympatHy • and/ in the interests of this port, and more especially in the interests of ship owners, it is desirable, nay it is necessary that an inquiry should be instituted into the conduct of Captain Agnew, so that his actions may be approved of or condemned. Immediately after the case, an information for perjury was sworn against Captain Clarke, of the Zephyr, by Captain Agnew; and a warrant ias.ued forthwith.) r ' ", ' [
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Colonist, Volume XXII, Issue 2765, 5 October 1880, Page 2
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335ACTION AGAINST A SHIPOWNER. Colonist, Volume XXII, Issue 2765, 5 October 1880, Page 2
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