The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-27 00:00:00

THE ATROCITIES ON BOARD THE BRITISH

SHIP LYDIA.

A very serious case, the details of which are of
too revolting • nature to be reported in full, was iovesti.
I gated yesterday (Tuesday) at the Liverpool police court, by
Mr. Raffles, stipendiary magistrate. Ansel Larkin, chief
officer of the ship Lydia, hailing from Nova Scotia, was
charged with the wilful murder of Donald Di'Dooald, one
of the crew, and Denis Foreman Schofield, the captain,
was °barged with being en aocessory before the fact. He,
Larkin, and Francis Carroll, the second mate, were also
i charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon several
of the crew. In the course of his opening statement, Mr.
Walter, prosecuting solicitor, remarked that in Marsh
last the vessel was at Black River, Jamaica, where she
shipped a number of coloured men as additional hands.
She sailed for Liverpool on the 21st of that month, and
when she had been about five weeks at sea the do.
ceased and • Dutchman named Ellis quarrelled.
Larkin tame up at the time and shuck M'Donald
violent blows in the face. In consequence of this treatment
he was unable to do his work. He was found lying wader
a boat, and was dragged out by the chief officer, who beat
him shout the head with • large iron belaying pin, the
captain being on the poop at the time, and stimulating
Larkin in what be did. M'Donald was dreadfully dis-
figured by this besting, his head and face were fearfully
swollen, his chest distended to an unnatural rise, offensive
matter ran from his mouth and ears, and the stench from
his body was terrible. He died four days after the assault
was committed upon him. The man Ellie, and Nathan
Stephens, the under cook, were called as witnesses. They
spoke to seeing Larkin beat the deceased about the head
and fare with a belaying pin, knock him down, and kick
him about the hmid face, and chest in • most brutal
manner. They described the state the poor fellow was in
just before his death as awful. His head, face, and chest
were so swollen that be did not look like a human being ;
he could not speak, (deceive matter was running from his
month and ears ; his mouth was so much cut that the
lower lip hung down underneath the jaw, and the stench
from his body was quite sickening.
Other witnesses were examined who gave co
evidence. Some of them said they heard the captainf:rlt7
out to the mate as he was beating the dammed with the
belaying pin, to " lay it on to the eon of a --." Another
spoke to hearing the captain tell Larkin to fetch
li'Donald out by the run, sad that when the latter corn•
plained to the captain of the treatment be had received,
the captain told him he had no pity for him, it served him
right ; they all spoke to the horrible state in which
M'Donald was prior to hie death. Mr. Bradley, house
surgeon at the Northern Hospital, who had heard the
whole of the evidence, had not the slightest doubt that
the man's death was canoed by the injuries described.
Both primers were committed to take their trial on the
charge of wilful murder the inseistrate, refusing to accede
to the application of Mr. Cobb, who defended the captain,
that the latter might be admitted to bail.

BRADFORD LIBERAL ELECTORAL AUOCLATION.—
Ihst evening • genera meeting of the members of this
usociation was had at Bradford, and the following rem-
lotions were adopted :-1. That, looking forward to the
general eked= which must shortly take place under •
greatly enlarttooizeitituenty, this as
step shouldassociation ()
taken riders
necessaryekat
candidates to represent this borough in parliament. 2.
That this matfng desire@ to recogaise the faithful and
efficient services of Mr. W. E. Forster in parliament as
the representative for Bradford, and tins= that the po-
litica relations which exist between the hon. gentleman
and this borough will long voodoo*. 3. That this meet-
ing, aduaring the ability, courage, and consistency dis-
played= the public life of Mr. Edward )Liall, considers
him preeminently fitted to repreesat Bradford in the
reformed t, and resolves that • regulation be
prefflarod and submitted for signature to the
'householders and ledgers who will be qualified to vote
under the new Rehm Ask requesting that gentleman to
allow himself to be put aomination as one of the repre-
sentatives of Bradford in the new parliament. •
TRADE AND RELIGION.--011 Monday, at the
Blackburn County Court, Miss Mary Crewe, milliner,
sought to recover 141. from the parents of •• girl named
Roberts for an alleged breath of covenant. The girl was
apprenticed to plaintiff for eighteen months in November,
1866, but about Good Friday last wag taken away by her
wen= on the plea that Miss Crewe was teaching her the
Roman catholic religion Instead of her business. For the
defence Miss Behests was culled, and stated that she waslB
years old. She had been in the habit of attending St.
John's (church of England) schools. During the time of
her sppreatiosatip she bad been in the habit of wosking
from ten at night to two said nearly three in the morning.
A priest was in the habit of calling frequently at Miss
Crewe's. Witness had been in the priests house on her
own account for a carte deviate of himself which he bad
promised to give*. At other times she had been sent
for, and to return books about religion by Miss Crewe,
which books Miss Crewe read to her when they were at
work. Min Crewe talked almost daily about religion to
her. Witness had been several times sent to the nunnery,
sad on one occasion one of the nuns spoke to her about re-
ligles. Obi hadsny p
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that if her father knew ha would turn her out, when she
replied sine wee elm would provide for her. The Judge
dill net think she seldom would justify his' es
that undies Waimea had been mad, but he bis
decision en the unseat of damages.
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