New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-23

"a Liverpool the defendant took fancy to her. "a it
is termed and induced her 10 90 on board his ship
and she continued with him for six years TO with
in short time ago.
The following is her affidavit, on which the com
plsint was founded. We omit, is proper, at this
stoge OF the case. the names of the parties:
Am asl-- and -
ctr and County Of her- York, Sam -. Of
said CITY, being duly doth depose and say that
she was born in Liverpool Eng and, and IS % years
OF age that when she was OF the age OF about 10
wears she engaged in cleaning and taking OF
the Office of - Il Co, merchants of said Liverpool,
and that - defendant Of the City of New York,
was at that time captain of the ship =, belonging
10 the firm of -, of the City of New York, and
sailing between New-York and Liverpool; that some
time as near as she recOlect, about the fall OF
la said - arrived at Liverpool from New. York
in said sho consigned as she believes, TO said house
of -, where She was employed IN the morning IN
cleaning ont the Office and counting room; that one
morning, while employed, before the members OF the
hrn on the clerks had arrived, said - came into the
Office and saw her and commenced conversation
with her which led 10 bis lntimatlng request for tur
Their meetings with hun and resulted by his mportun-
tes peruasons, and promises IN herlesving her nome
at Liverpool aDi going with BIN on board of sad
ship - where she was seduced by him and became
bis MISTRESS and thus continued for five years, I'M
til he gave up the command Of and LEFT said ship;
that subsequently, he, said -, defendant obtained
the command of the ship -, OF New York, belong
ing a. she believes to the firm of -, Of said City
and sailed for the Chincba Islands, in the Pacific
Ocean for cargo Of guano and that she was per-
suaded by him, and did go with him on said voyage,
and lived with him his mistress during the whole
time which was 20 months; that during said voyage
be gave and called this deponent the ste yaress
Of the ship, and a. she is informed and believes she
was rated as such on board the ships - and -
and the said -, the captain thereof, drew wages
for her : such and retained them that during all
said intercourse and connection she has lived with him
his mistress and be furnished the necessary means
h.r nln hat on rha tNal
of The said ship - in the port Of New York she
and be left the ship and shortly af,erward pro-
ceeded 10 Washington; states the nature of his
business there, being matters relating to the ship
and receiving a sum VI MONEY; that during all
all said time at Washington and in going to and from
there she passed bis wife and occupied the same
room and bed; that on their Ieturn To Ne@-York he
cast her OF and refused her any further support.
And deponent further says that during all the long
time she was living with him she was almost slave
to him-washed and took Of his clothes, waited
upon him and his company at table on board OF his
ship nursed him in sickness and attended him assd-
uoutly all the time; and while in the port OF San
Francisco where the ship laid for several months she
did most OF the cooking on board as il difficult
and almost impossible to procure cook at any price
ID that port at that time and that she has reason 10
believe aeges that he charged and received large
sum for her services that when he first Sc
duced deponent, ard during all the time she was
With him, he has repeatedly promised that he
would never abandon her, bat would always
ces he obliged to live apart from her, he
would make ample and suitable provision for her
comfort and support and that she should never want
for anything; yet well knowing that she was in
strange land, without friends means, he sent her
ashore without anything, and knowing no business
and having no means Of acquiring maintenance she
fears she may be obliged TO 90 TO the Aims House
her parents who are now here, are humble poor, la
boring people and have much difficulty in supporting
themselves.
And deponent further say. that, few weeks since,
having learned that said - had received wages
for her on board said chip -, demanded of him
that be pay the same, or some portion Of the same, 10
her, at which time he invited her to take a ride with
him; that he procured a carriage and drove out some
or miles on the Bloomingdale road and there
ashtng be discharged the carriage, and they walked
about the road two or three hours, she mportuning
him TO give her something 10 keep her from want and
which be for long time refused TO do, and abused
her IN the most unmeasured, protane and indecent
manner, and told her that he had discharged the car
rage on purpose thai she might go % h and get
home the beet way she could calling her all the a6u-
sive names he could, and threatening beat her to
DEATH until finally they arrived at place called -,
apubhc house, kept by man called -, q cred
liable hotel on the upper part OF the island whom
be called bic friend, and where he concluded 10 pay
her part OF the money be had received for her ser
vices board said ship, when his friend what
be called recept, which she, from her agitation and
excitement, could not read but which she signed in
ID. fear that she did not she would get nothing and
would subject herself TO assault, which he had 70.
( peaiedly threatened; be then gave her s225 but
refused. although IT II clock a; night to take
heI home, when said - the landlord of the hotel
took Der in bis wagon 10 the Hudson River Railroad
which passes near there, and by which she finally
reached home.
DepOnenf further says that having made I'D her
mind 10 go 10 California, where she believed she
might obtain come employment she called on ssid
-, 'deiendant on Saturday evening Aug %,
to mp0re his aid for that purpose and almost before
.he could speak he seized her By the throat and forc
bly, dragged her into his parlor, where was male REL
alive OF defendant, and where, without any eause
sad - and - commenced and inflicted upon
Der most Outrs yeous assault and battery the said
=, defendant struck her with all bis force In
her left eye which feled her 20 the door, and then
picked her up and knocked her down again and re-
Peated il several times until she was almost blind
and unable 10 speak, and then, while she was on
thehoor and unable 10 rise or help herself, said
defend ant jumped upon her with his knee upon her
chest and caught Der BY the throat and choked her
anil The blood gu-hed out Of her mouth aud nose
and until she was 90 nearly being suocated as % be-
gin losing her eonscousness and while she yas Tins
on the fOor the said -, the relative struck on
kicked her with great violence in the side rom which
she Il hardly able TO stand and ths, during the AZ.
,s1li they strlck AM kicked Der 70 sueh an et,ent