New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-22
La " INTELLIGENCE.

US COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-Beore Commissioner MosrOs
SHIP YoRKsHiRE-ExiMINtTioN OF CAPTAIN CHARLES A.
MARSHALL.
The parties appeared the following complaint, male
in the ned States Cour, by of the of the York
shire related Cook the seaman who recently died in
this CITY from alleged ill.treatment on board:
Andrew Watson being duly depoes and says he was
board the American hp Yorkshire on Der s.' voysss
shall and this deponen urher saith th. on or about
An upon Nicholas Cook Of the Of .sd hp,
with ,owt PEN knife gS.ns ap T. the
ls. Cook by said Captain upon different days thereafter
ANDREW = WATSON
Capt Marshall who is quite young man. was present,
accompanied by his father retired hpmaster under
stand and also by his uncle, Capt Charles Marshall one
f the owners Of the celebrated Liverpool line of packets
of which the Yorkshire forms part.
Mr. Rdgwsy appeared for the United States and Mr.. p.
Hamilton for defense. -
Watson testified TO having the captain az different
times ON the passage prick deceased in the face with pen
knife; woulo Just draw blood If pricked by pn
10 wounds on the face afterward the first time saw 1t
the man the wheel the man held his head back as the
captain prcked him. and the captain said you id Dutch
s.oab- you don't stand still Ii utyour d-d head OF
have Capt Marshall take the by the hair of the
head and but him. that is strike the top OF his hoad against
the man forehead and face AZ other times have seen him
put his hand to the back of the mans head and but him.
he did not inure him much; have seen the man beaten
several times by the first and third mates but do not know
whether the captain was present or not
On his examination witness stated that he
Engishman Joined the Yorkshire at Liverpool but had
line was turned from the wheel once by the captain or
mate about three days before getting in here did not
swear revenge for having been might have SAID to the
steward that II had been treated as saw some others
were would rather take the life of the party and jump
overheard have been fifteen years and was never
turned from the wheel before.
Cyprean Roger sworn-A native Of France-Was on
board the Yorkshire; once the captain beat Cook
with rope fobected but allowed; it n rope about
three-fourhs OF inch thick part Of the rigging; he
struck him twenty thirty times Cook let fall rope
which came near striking lady passenger he said he did
not mean do H. the captain said he logged him to make
him do better another time.
Julius Peterburgb, a German passenger, saw the
cauan kick Cook four five days before the vessel got
in on the face and about the body with the heel of his
boot.
Henry Behrng. also a German, passenger, saw the
captain strike Cook, occasion three or four Diows
on the back with belayingpn have often seen the cap
tain butng him; saw shortly before the vessel arrived
Cook tied down by the neck and legs sofa behind the
wheel and directed by the mate and boaswan 10 pretend
10 be asleep and and when he did not do so they
would kick him; the captain was present they kicked
him several times do not know why il was done but It
Looked 10 me like foolish play at another time saw the
first mate beating Cook the back with rod OF iron,
and when he escaped from the first mats saw the boat
swain kicking him he kicked him in delicate place;
saw Cook afterwards walk away very slowly as II ne sui-
fered much: he said he would complain Of it.
There being other witnesses present but several
peced the further examination adjourned to this fore