Trying to Dodge the Law.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 586, 24 March 1891, Page 2

Trying to Dodge the Law.

The Wellington Ptess gives the following account of bow the captain of the Invercar gill tried to dodge the law There has been a rather amusing sequel to the disturbance which occurred on board the ship Inveroargid on Wednesday even ng, during which the ship’s steward obtained an i» jury to his arm, which he alleged was caused by the ill tri-at ment of the captain, and which resul'ed in an action befoe the Resilient MagisPra’c yes-erday morning when the steward, whose name is Henry D eunan, was ch »rged with disobeying orders the case filling 'hrough owing to the non—-ippe ranee of the C ptain. During the day Drennan, it app a s, took <-ut a summons Hgiin-t Can tain Muir, claiming £5O as damages for assault. The summons was made “ immedi tie, ’ as the ship was to sail »o diy. Yesterday nfernoou the clerk of MrC »aces, so icicor for Drennan, went to the ship in a boat to serve the summons on the captain. He found the worthy skipper all righ', but before he could get clear of the vessel, he got a thorough scaring, the captain becoming very violent when he learned the mission of the limb of the law, and. it is alleged, ordered the innocent clerk to get over the side without delay, and accelerated the movements in that direction of the gentleman in question by flourishing an ugly lo >king m&rling-spike at him. As the frightened clerk went over into his boat and cast off, the order, “Let go your topsails there 1” rang from the poop, and in a trice the sails were cast out of the gaske's, the anchor hove up, and the gallaut ship headed down the harbor on her voyage to Old England, the wily skipper no doubt laughing up his sleeve at the clever manner in which he had dodged, the law. This movement was so unexpected that two of the apprentices who were ashore on leave happened accidentally to notice the ship getting under weigh in the stream, and were only just able to get into a boat and catch her before she got away. Captain Muir no doubt forgnt when he “ up stick and away,” that the law could attach certain property he has in the colony to the extent of the claim, which, it is, we understand, proposed to do The case in the meanwhile comes on for hearing on Tuesday next. Drennan has lost his massage, clothes, and everything he had on )oard, and we hear it will be some little time before he will be able to do anything for himself on account of the injury to his arm.