The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-08

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log beokY A-No, sir cooks seldom tssp log hooks
Qaughtsr); the captain did, suppose.
Margaret Carroll deposea-I reside In Twenty.feurh
there; was one o. the passenger. By the packet ship
Roscius that sailed frsm Liverpool in December Ast,
Th my four s.ss Il.
member q sailor on board called Emanuel:
heard Of his death while on board; ! saw him
steps leading to the poop deck; coming from the
galley: il was between four and five in the afternoon
o. pures on Ss face no blood no different
frc what there before did not at any time during
that morning Emanuel beaten ON the main deck;
did rot hear during that morning any cries or screams
from Emanuel; know where the pump was; my berth
was not than three yards from the pump; it
very hs bio wing night which Emanuel said to
have ded. remember it because was SO much fright
ened; always frightened in storms; my children
slept in the same berth with me- obliged to hold
them in bed myself heard cutlery that night
only calling for all hands to reef the sails awake the
whole night; never slept any and never heard any
a.er Emanuel was dssd heard It talked OF next
attributed [Obected to and not admtted.] Al saw
Emanuel Monday afternoon the 18th January between
four and five O'Clock and next morning heard he was
dead; am certain it was not rs early the 9th Of
January because sick in bed know 1t to be the
l7tht because was always notshng the time
Cross examir ed by Mr. Fuerton-I do not know where
the captain when Em anuel go upon the deck;
used get to bed every night about five O'Clock after
heard the orders e reef the topsas: think il must
have been coming up to eight o'clock Yankee Chap died
Sunday night think 1t was after Emanuel died, but
can't be certain il may have been before butt was on
Sunday night.
John Graves, called and examined by Mr. Cutting-I
passenger in the second cabin board the ship Roscus
s.;.s IN ss ca.e 70, nine on the wa. d .nf Hn'a
week last Thursday; Mr. Keefs passed his word that
should be here when called and discharged;
heard Of the death Of that man Ir.msmber the arst
mate Mr.. Haslem saw Emanuel struck with a snatch
block BY the mate some eight or ten days before his
standing close to the at the tms 1t occurred
tn Emanuel nearly close to the cepstar and
him cleaning the capstan about quarter of hour
the mate grumblng about his not working fast
enough for time and told him he did not he would
lick him; Emanuel made no reply; tho mate licked BIN
with his st he struck him with his elenched fist about
the face directly after he picked and struck him
with the snatch bleck which was large mans hat
and Weighed probably thirty pounds the mate threw
the snatch block with vielence and with both hands
do not know If made any wound and did not ses him
taken into the wheebouse the doctor standing and
reprmanded the mate for using such instrument the
Doctor Christian; Emanuel lay for time in
then went down below this was eight or days before
En- anues DEATH positive Of that; at the time the
mate struck him with the block Capt Molony not
present but do not know where he for he not
on deck; my berth midway on the quarter desk;
within ten twelve yards Of Jerry Waddington's
ROOM my cabin was further forward than Jerrys tina
night Enc died went TO bed at 10 o'clock bus that
night heard no cries for help from the deck.
Crossexamiped by Mr.. Fulerton-The blow received
rose he could hardly stand went below directly after
wards Jaw blood tupon his head but it would have
been miracle it had not bed; So him several times
after that when he appeared to be suffering from the
effects ofthe blow wonder the blow did not kill the
the spot he did not appear able to work for several days
after he had received the blow he deck doing duty
the injury; have the mate kick
him many times before but not after that he whipped
before that by the mate, with rope with iron ring at
rer and am should not be able to work after it.
Q-Was this man able to do duty ten days before his
Judge Nelson-Iet the witness state what he saw.
Wituess-He should rot have been deck at all, for
be looked weak and stup6ed saw wounds on his lip from
the striking him before he threw the block saw
him two days previous to his DEATH cannot say what
day of the week month he died; never saw him
bleeding from the head, but have hi bleeding
from the face where he licked; the cap
tain pesent when he licked; have heard the cap
tain Tell both the mates not to lick the men,
him hand cued seized up to the zenmast but have
heard of it in this court.
Re exsmined-I remember Larry O'Brien, and he did
duty on deck the whole time; do not remember his
TESTIMONY OF THE DOCTOR OF THE SHIP
John Christian sworn and examined by Mr.. H,Eman,
deposed-I an physician and got my diploma about
and half ago; have sailed IN the ships Liverpool
Etmeralda, Kate Hunter, and the ship Roscus but
not the doctor OF the ship Liverpool; she is in
port ard viii sail about 2lst of this month
board the Rcscus her last voyage joined her at Lv
erpoo and here arrived here about 81 February
and stayed on board about month; went back 70
Liverpool IN the Roscius under Capt Foster retu ned
here shout The 10th Hay the Liverpool was on board
the Liverpool about week before arrested ghen
taken before thu Grand Jury and held to bail in
lOO0, which afterwards reduced to $500; the
voyage hcne Of the Roscius | acted doctor; knew
En- arrel who died Tuesday 18th january kept
notes Ct the diseases and deaths on board the ship which
entries made at the time they occurred
that The spanard Emanuel hit with snatch block
about ten day before he died saw him struck Eman.
uel was struck while standing at the cspstan looking
about him was just then the quarter deck Mr. Hasle
the first mate, struck him with the block he threw
It at him did OF see him do any thing before that had
rf fha nEaJ I1u
cut the top of his head cut about inch long,
the Captain not there that time left him down
ufe man in such rnanner; then sent Emanuel to the
wheel house this about ten o'clock in the morning.
went to the wheel house with him and dressed the cut
the top Of the head it was cross cut and bruised
little.
Q-what preparatory steps did you take9
Al went down into the cabin and brought up pair
of scissors, piece Of sticking plaster and lighted lamp;
the lamp to the sticking plaster and make it
adhere then cut the hair off bis head just finished
dressing his head Captain Moony out of the cabin
and asked what the matter with the man. told
him IL at Hasem had cut his head with snatch block;
he did below Larry OBrien in the wheel house at
the time getting his finger dressed he the only
there beside the man at the wheel merely cut the hair
Just around the wound Odd you do 1t q did Larry do
III Al did it my SELF certain that IL fully ten
day before the died. the only time while alive that
cut his hair was tnat time; the only time cut bis hair
until after death that tme the morning after he
died saw him; it about four O'Clock the 19th
was called mp by the first mate, Hasem vent to bed
O'Clock; from the time went to bed at or o'clock
was not Oh deck until was called about o'clock in
the morning. did not at any time see this man laahed
up il the rigging
Odd you at any time ever pass that man with lars
tern, look him IN the face, and pass on?
Al did not; when was called up at o'clock Enan-
uel lying in the wheel house; Capt Moopy up
with me- think Haslem there; when came up ex-
smined the body Of Emanuel to the cause of his
death, examined the head and the whole of the b,dy
the from the snatch block nearly healed, there
sticking plaster it, after he dead cut ali
the hair of his head cose as possibly could o.
For what purposeY Il saw a wound on his head and
cut Of the hair TO If there wounds than
one his hair long at that tine when the hair
cut off | observed large wound the skull com
pound fracture; the wound inch and halt long
and nearly inch wide there other wound but
that fracture and the he had recsved from
the snatch block SIN ain Of that there blood
one side Of his face there good deal OF blood be-
hind the ear could trace the blood to the compound
fracture it all from that; there cuts
gashes on the side OF his cheek. Q-Was either cheek
laid open from his eye down to his MOUTH A-No
an med ard looked at his eyes.
Q-What was their condition.
Ais eyes both perfect his eye not hang
ing down on his cheek protruded from the head am
certain Of that could not have been there unless had
seen IT. in my judgment, medical man. the Of