New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29
BRUTAL MURDER or 4 GERMAN SATLOR
BY DROWNING.

Yesterday morning German sailor, whose was
not ascer;aned, was, is alleged, bruay beaten and
kicked by Frederick Leonard mate Of the packetship
Sddcns lying off the battery and ready 10 sail for
Liverpool. He af,erward sung rope, placed
the side of the vessel and immersed under the surface Of
the until he exhausted, when he drawn mp
and left suspended about foot above the surface until
through exhaustion from the beating he received AMI the
immersion he was unable to keep in the sling and fl in
to the water and drowned the mate making excr-
ton to him. and saying those who threw rope to
him Never mind let him 20 to h-n." The matter
laid before Aid. Howard, acting Magistrate Of the Lower
Police Court. who Issued warrant for the arrest Of
Leonard Officers Collins LAWYER, Ryan and others Of tho
First Ward Police dispatched 10 bring him 10 Court
but unable TO find him. he having left the vessel.
They arrested George Smith, Thomas Smith Robert j.
Gro ME- Patrick Kenny and Isaac Huntington
board the vessel who witnessed the transaction. These
men detained Witnesses The afdavits Of two of
the seamen taken, copies Of which give:
Thomas smith, sworn, says-Ihat he is of the
men belonging 10 ;he packet-sbp Siddons lying off the
Battery and ready 10 sail that the eth lie
Frederick Leonard the second mate violently and bru
tally assault and beat German. OF the seamen
board number Of times during the afternoon and
ing, beating him with his fists and kicking him many
twenty thirty times, and brusing him that he
could scarcely OF either Of his eyes: that between
and o clock this morning he Leonard compel the
German TO get into sling made OF rope, when he
vessel 10 within three feet of the waters edge and direct
ed TO scrnpe the side of the vessel After he had been
thus suspended minutes Leonard ordered depo-
nent TO let the rope go by which the German
pended he did until the German about three yards
Under water when the rope got fast and would not
ont any farther Leonard then took hold of the rope and
directed deponeDt and others TO lsl the German up; a
ter getting him about foot above the surface of the
water Leonard ordered all hands 10 let 90 the rope and
all let except Leonardo deponent then looked the
side of the vessel and the German. who appeared to
be completely exhausted slip out of the rope into the
water Of the passengers then threw ropes the
side bat the German exhausted to be unable 10
reach them and sank under the water and drowned
Leonard made effort whatever to him. but acted
deponent believes though he intended to drown him.
and when the passengers spoke OF throwing ont rope,
Leonard said, u" Never mind him, let him 90 to hell
kobt j. Crome swOn says-ic is seaman on board
alphabetically Siddons that yesterday morning Leonard
the mate, sent him and German outside of the
vessel in rope sings scrape the side, and after being
the side for about five minutes he said TO the Ger
man, You God id son of b-h. why don't you scrapc
more! If you don't hurry and do more, III give you
duck overheard. Directly afterward. Leonard called
the German he then ordered Ihos Smith 20 let go
the rope 10 which the German suspended Smith
obeyed the order and the German under the surface
Of the water and again. and after struggling
minutes. Leonard ordered the pull up tine rope,
which they did and pulled him about three feet above the
surface the water when he fell back and sunk and
droyned some Of the men called ont. "throw him
"rope' but Leonard said Never mind let him go TO
hell and then went upon the deck of the cabin and
him float away with the tide making effort to
der him any assistance.