United States v. Albers

SWAN, Circuit Judge.

The appellants were unlicensed members of the crew of the Steamship “Ewa”, a merchant vessel of the Matson Navigation Company which sailed from the port of New York in December, 1939. They were convicted under an indictment charging in count one, that between February 26 and April 2, 1940, at the harbor of Colombo, Island of Ceylon, at Kolachel Anchorage, Tranvancore, India, and at various other places on the high seas, they endeavored to make a revolt and mutiny on board said vessel, contrary to § 292 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C.A. § 483, set forth in the margin.1…