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I told him the vessel was to be sold in two days' time. 



They had only given me fifteen days to appeal in, whereas 

 they should have given me thirty days. 



He stopped the sale of the vessel and the case was appealed. 



This vessel has been laying there so long she won't be good 

 to anyone in a little while and her seines and boats will be all 

 spoiled. 



They let her trip of mackerel stay on board of her until they 

 were spoiled and only brought half the value when they sold them. 

 In fact, they have never taken care of anything. 



There is no use of my telling all the particulars of the case, 

 as Sec. OIney looked them over and told me to send them to 

 Washington, and they are all there now. 



It is evident they have no case against the vessel or they 

 v.'ouM have decided it long ago. She was seized over six and 

 c:ie-half miles from the mainland. 



This is hard on me, as I lose between seven and eight thou- 

 sand dollars, besides the whole year's earnings of the vessel, and 

 as I am a poor man it has just about ruined me. It has hurt my 

 credit and damaged me every way. 



I am fifty-three years old and have now got to go fishing 

 again in order to make a living. 



In fact, this is a clear case of piracy. 



There is no doubt but what they will put it ofiF again the 

 first of May, as I think they will wait until the Behring Sea Claim 

 is settled. 



I sent to Washington a copy of what Chief Justice Strong 

 of Ottawa said. The decision of the Admiralty Court was wrong 

 and the Crown should make a clear case and discharge the vessel. 



You will see that even their own paper think it unjust the 

 way they are detaining this case. The piece enclosed is a cutting 

 from the Halifax "Echo." 



You would think it impossible that people could act so preju- 

 diced. Their Gov. Officers will swear to anything to try to for- 

 feit the vessel. 



I hope you will be kind enough to look into this. 



Yours respectfully, 



Edward Morris. 

 (G. E. Morris.) 



