The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-16
BroolxIyn csty News

Broeklyn CITY News.
ExcsrEMeNr DRooKLyH.-It appears that shout
month since the laborers OF work 1t the Atlantic Dock
in South Brooklyn, turned out for higher wages, and
also made some other demands Of which the con-
tractors thought nt to comply with. The consequence
was, the works have since been partially suspsndsd
On Monday TUESDAY the contractors hired number
Of German laborers, and set them to work yesterday
morning As the old hands found out that the
Germans were ct work. mob Of about nifty or nx'y
Germans, and drove them forcibly from their work,
having beaten one or two of them severely. After
round the dock and would not permit the work to pro.
ceed. Application was then made for posse OF the
police but they refused to interfere unless headed by
with half dozen police repaired Of action
upon which the crowd dispersed. No arrests were
made up to o'clock but it expected that arrests
would be made the course Of the night as the ring
leaders were known
= k.So: CoUsrr CIncuII, BaooxLvx; before Judge
aterander SidsA Mackemxie-The plaintiff was an ap-
prentice on board the Somers her and home
ward voyage to and from the Coast of Africa in 1884,
ana was one OF the upon whom suspicion fell
being connected with the mutiny In which il al
legged sung Spencer and others were concerned At
that 'ne Captain Mackenzie had him put under arrest
and Kept him 80 for considerable time after the arr
val ~ the somers at the Navy Yard, at Brooklyn, and
Shortly after his discharge he capsed the present scon
y be commenced against Mr.. Mackenzie, for assault
p.s 10 TIE n
caused him to be arrested in the lawful exercise Of his
sutaority az COMMANDER OF the somers, and that
ne was NOT amenaole Tor It to the civil tri.
ounals OF the country. To that plea, the PLANTING
counsel demurred The case came on before Judge
Kent for argument. and he overruled the demurrer;
bis decision was appealed from and was subsequently
Drought before the Supreme Court, when his decision
was reversed, and the back to the Circuit
Court for trial was called yesterday morning and
Mr. Scoles for the plaintiff opened the follows
he said the facts were briehy these the United States
brig Soners in the summer of ls42 went with picked
crew OF apprentices, to the coast Of Africa and her
way back from that to the island Of st. Thomas three
persoAs arrested by Commander Mckenzie,
charged with mutiny; was q midsbipman, named
Spencer, the other boatswain, named Cromwell and
the third man named Small sailor before the mast
On the 6rst of December he the defendant deliberately
and without the form Of trial. caused them to be hanged
at the yard arm Shortly after previous the exc
cAon Of those unfortunate men, he caused several Of
hem, Wilson, the plaintiff In this cause alleging that
these persons all connected with the three men,
who were hanged. From the time OF the arrest. until
the arrival OF the brig at the Navy Yard the plaintiff
was kept deck, double ironed and exposed in mid
winter, to the nclemency and effects of the weather
The consequences was his feet frozen and he has
been from that time to the present. afflicted with rhsu.
matism The ground of his arrest was his alleged
necnon with the mutineers and II Represented to
him that he would be brought to trial Immediately after
the arrival of the Somers port hut he never was
nor was any charge ever brought against him writ Of
hGbeos corpus was afterwards obaired and Wilson
brought before judge where the defendant had OPP
making his charges he had to make; but
neither the defendant any his behalf
ed before the judge and the plaintiff dscharged and
from that time the present no attempt ss made by