New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-10

n 6etanf sser was held to bail in $500 10 answer \
II Court
\ Early this morning, canal.boat named
Gcn lsic sunk az Pincst wharf, and two OF tho hanis
| naned Joseph Wood and "JerseS- who were asleep in
he cabin were drowned. The boat was from Bristo,
| Pa, and was loaded with coal sg
This morning, six men were brought before
the United States Commissioner. charged with revolt
hos nd the American ship Mosem Captain W. French
while on her passage from Msulmain bound to Fall
mouth The revolt Is sueged TO have been committed
the 18th dsy of October. 1882 by assembling IN ti-
nntuous and mutinous isnner on board OF sud vessel
srd resisting ire said Cstsn, the commander Of the
same in the free and careful syercse Of his sufhorfy
~ board the said ship. The sdsv Ass'em oeiohss 70
aew.fork The prisoners were bro,ses rom tae Sspe
dGood Hope where the mu,ny u alleged TO have been
committed, in the U. 5. sloop otwm 81 Nays. Tho
names Of TIE men are Henry simmons LSss WOODS
VIM. konnelsberg, wn wl:senkeli, John haesGiey,
and Augustus Sr,dt
Joka C. Bsr6r sworn-I joined the Moslern q San
Francisco, VIM w French master was the chief
mate she belonged 10 New.york know the prisoners
they were ses,nen on board the ship either seaen or
oriinsry seaznen; thsee shippcd az hsalmsir,
East Indies at Cape Town they were called in the
morning to "turn to- and pump the shp out which
taey did the second mate then ordered them 30 do
something to the gyng which they refused 20 do and
then told thcm go 10 work. which they refused do
then called the Captain bur they still refused and said
they wanted TO the Consul the Captain soi them
that he would bring the Consul on board; 10 ddso
the pr. oners then complained OF lesky shp, bad
usage and bad provisions the ship lay In Iset Bay,
at srchor, and the men were taken ON shore day
or two after by the ekcers az Cape Town tie ship
was about four hundred tuas burden aEd had
ten scamen on board part of whom wcre ssck
nearly all the time from Maulmsin 10 Cape Town.
The provisions obtained NJ Msuimaln and were
a. good as could be had there the ship leaked lsoO
strokes hour and about 400 strokes hourin lair
weather When the prisoners called for survey Of the
ship Cape Town. the Post Captain and csrpsnAr OF
the 81. Mays came On board to make survey; can
say whether they did so the prisoners were civil when
they refused 20 "turn to" merely saying they would
not they repeated their refuse 10 the Consul while he
was on deck the ten seanlen On board included the
carpenter the Consutod them that they continued
refuse duty. he would have to take cse OF them and
send them home in irons Trey were in double irons
part OF the time while on board TIE 81 Msry and part
OF the time in sir gle irons thu water casks wsro
leaky and we went into Capo Town for water and pro-
visions
y George Cant testified to the same state of fscts
The District Attorney Ssked that they be bound over
10 take their trial. under the act Of 1895 the refusal To
do duty is revolt
The Commissioner committed the prisoners 20 take
their tIia IN detault OF bail
VIM. Tarr was brought before the United
States Commissioner this morning charged with selling
attempting to sell spurious 81 gold pieces witness
named James Newton testified that he has known the
defendant about Is months that defendant keeps tav
in Franklnst, above Front that he has frequently
been at defendants house and has purchased counter
felt money from him several times the rate OF So tor
hundred; they were 81 notes on the Lancaster Bank
in July lat the defendant offered 10 sell the witness
counterfeit 81 gold pieces at thu rate OF go for hun.
bred he showed witness Elk pieces witness admitted
that he himself recently convicted OF passing ccun
orieit paper money and In prison for that Of
fense bur has not yet been sentenced Ater partial
hearing the case adjourned un'il Taursday mex,
and the prisoner he'd In $4,000 to appear.
Tarr made speech In which he admitted that In time
pest he had done wrong and had been punished In
Montgomery County for Ii but for some monhspast
he had endeayorcd TO make hone. living ltseem'
however, a. II he 10 be crushed by persons who
knew his former fraites who determined TO drag
b m down with themselves 10 iniamy.
II he were The seller OF counterfeit money which this
Wi ness would have II believed he ought TO have some
thing to show for IL bnt the truth that ho Yves pen
niless and possessed only the clothing upon me back
His wife and wo children were better condition Oh IN
himself. He too poor 10 employ counsel, yet he
was willing TO answer 10 the law, II the Commissioner
thought the witness worthy OF credit
William Mccain, aged II years. was taken
to the Hospital this morning. having been severely in
jured by being caught in machinery.
Rain is falling this afternoon.