Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-12
Horrid Barbarity.

What i called - case of novel impress
-, ' MS brought before the Hon H. I Hal
A., 4. y. Commissioner. To the complain
ut a was much more novel and impressive
a., interesting, making AN "imprs>ion'
,,b,rh the great cradic1tur, Time bad not OBJ
I,rr,i.,d trrm h,s mgmOrN. even after The lapse
80 e,,r wears spent IN the exciting and haE,rt-
80. ,o..ltinp of whllr-c1ichiug. I'm the cum
plaiut. Capt. Benjamin &. Earlnrr' master
sDl Richard &. Gibbs, mate, OF the whale
.b,p Nantucket. rrcruily arrived. were lolnily
,LIr,,,,I with a>Slulrur Eihrr Roggcrs, col
or.l s.,,m1n. ami INJECTING upon him cruel
81 ,,rr.,,,I puu ,hmyut. Ou account at lndis-
,.,.,,,,p. Can't Gardner was excused trom ap-
lin, uu,l, the 9th ct February, but lhr ~
.o,,,,t;,r of Gibbs. the mltr, Was prOccrdrd
Nth The main features Ut the case, as dis
.l,...l nm she evidence hyiurr the commissioner,
49,, gs i,IIrv, Al SG1, uur morning Iu Au-
-, ~, R1rrrS vas 40 work on deck, cuIl-
~. ,.- 4, Dry rupe. AMI a. make tn end bend
~, thr coil b, slapped % uu the deck. The
r,1t.. 1slgt him what be- mgut hy ,'pplng The
r,,r.. ,b,ui nm that manner Rogers replied
40 h. urrt ru,hiur The mltr sind, It De-
,I,E d, 1-1rn. D. would whip him. Rogers IN
,i,.,-,rtl, rr.o.nI. =. Nb.Pavay, ariwrnt trr-
W1rI. tn, defendant and scront mate follow
- hmm. ~,.zrd bm AND dragged him an.
Tn, mrss brought ih' captain on decN,
ami ,l. defendant asked Hrm tu have Rogers
...,-.I up lrJ HurrgI. without giving auy rr1-
sun tlr thr request Rogers was then sriIrt
gr tl thr m.zrru r.rriuE, and l.t there while
,E, -4rfrrn was sruyuE b.shr.,hhsi. llaN-
ir, tr. h.s u,ornrur meal. the captain returned
o4I.,, and arrangement, Cor the togguc were
,r7r. .r 4, very complete style, \ bucket oi
r..lTr vs. brought frUm thc hrgrss clSh,
AMI "a S.N-lfl-i ca Ms dpr@l IUt1 o., and l.l
hands called tutbr ~.tH tD witness punishment.
R.-r-,', hlrA vls I8rd bare, and thC captain
s--gr, fgr-. blows uruU % with the eat, rcr-
l,r, y.rfF brine Then tbs c1t was again
Frrr.f ru thr pickle, AMI thr complainant IS
N..L Ma. sNrlfsI with 'hC -Fwr i,Jy lHuIt.
V-fr. ,rrk WIS then sDrt With three
rarr. blow, u.II'Hr dripping rEtaUnitwas
sg,aFsd ~ il 'ag rch.r, while tLr CT was
I,rr., .r fl- ,ul, .u tHr hueNr'.-IbgU follow
,Ifr--,. ur-. blows with ihH eat, and third
svHbr.ur with r.c,I, \rD.hrr three blows
vr-. INA ON with thn r.~uIkrI rI', ant 'hgH
Errr-s wa, t-,air1 ta % mnrr general ,wah-
hung with trr brine. which cuug.u.rt ilr p,T-
f,-rrr.s. ANA be- vy, cue down. The ITsrr,
Nr-. v,rr distributed a.. over dee back, th"
skin uus broken rr several Tacys, aUd iHr
bsa ruNUH freely.
t.ry mog. anal nature ct thr punish
rr.rt. there u.s uo question, hg, there Wis
much discussion as'u holding iGy matr r,s""n-
s.r.r mr No. The cuuu ~,.uurr held t1t
tnrrrr thr captain va, iHy chief actor 200 Oh"
..-.,I torture. trr mrtr was liable u.s. Oh" lr,'l-
gator UrHvas ll~n % r1rrr. r1'ur Boo 20 ~'ruD-
ds-y f.-r,g iu t'r punishment, hy sustaining
tN. rnrumhy BIS rrn~|U-". art Oh, ItWI~rruri
ana unusual. hr could not excuse himself uD-
far Mn. plea that h. WIS acting under ihr cap
tain, orders. for ihs Iav J.t uut rrEu.rg him
tr Dir.v arlr-, which vr-r u violation ui ihr
law. IIrVrs therefore hr'd ur trial 800 The
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