The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-30
United s,ates Cfrcui, Court.

CHARGE A6kINsT A CAPTAIN FOR NANsLAUGHTzR
on THE HIGH sBAs.
ArIL 29--7he tfited States Is. George Greea-The do
sepSani csptaD Of the American ship 4 z, sna IA
charged With having caused the death or Jses Riley
seaman board thai vessel, by compelling him to work
Geek when he was rick and weak, and other cruel
runktmenL
William King deposed that he has lived in New York
since be small boy; sailed from here IN Marsh or
April last returned board the az second OH GER
has ecen second Grs officer OIL and for seven years
\ hsve kaown George Green, captain OF the Z; have
sen nm wnen he was frst mate the consisted OF
fcurtccn, ooEacs the officers cook and boy there
tssuian beard named James Riley; he about 20
ycAs Of ase; he WAS 10 my watch and did duty up
time be below; he complained sickness ~hea
We were fortnight out be sent below when We
sS weeks out; the voyage q long one
q eighty ruur DAYS the captain check Riley .ral
uss abcu, performance Of ns duty he was seri for
deck, but man came u sni esii that he
had TIE brought aft AMI reported 20 The cap.ala
the captain asked MIN what the vi n hin
NE u-o told BIN nc Dad re fever aaa asao the captain
went Gown 20 the cabin and brought up some liquid me
cine the took he medicine and ihe captain told him
70 70 cay h. did go, bei taken sick few days
sitter with the fever and agre, trembling al over; re-
ported 70 the captain sgsn that he sick: he va.
brought an and the captain gave him medicine be
In verS srcey: remember the TINE be died bull dsat
reoollec the date; he weakly bat did duty, except
nj the Wheel; he vas TOO weak Tor the wheel
Judge Beetle, for the accused, admitted That the
fbd On "a q February.
wrnes copinued-I reported he death TO the captain
between eleven ana tselve O'Clock at night; he died
deck the poop. left hm lAyiOs on tne deck aud
wsnt 70 hoist the I'D; when ! Game back in alb ,ui
"a asty MINUTES ne was dead be was on deck from eight
o'ccck 90 duty, but he weak he DID no dSly
during that watch he fell the spsrs, and the chief
captain ordered ,hA, mo man should be fopt on his Zee.
and ssk him and about the captain aso that
utse man dd no, stand on his feet he should be tei up
IN The inng until time for the 70 20 bslos
he wa led np m the main rigging II rope underneath
his am. BE vas tn an upright position be captain
tnr r.rlo The
know Brether be cav him ted up.
Toa juror ID rot know Whether the captain
swae that the man Wa really sos The opinion OF every
board vss that Tho ian loas,r; II was my
sgubon and The opinion q tie osrVr CT AID crow;
reported b. him hist believed the rran Nss Ioafer.
10 Mr. Dwight DID not report tha NJ b, thai he yas
oacr reported u the captain the day before Ghc
died bsi the man sas very sok, and thai afraid ne
was going 70 die Tie eapan sad that was the mans
look O7i &c died wher the ship rolled the mans feet
swung on shen he wS IN the rigging he vss tied up
about hcuT and haf; be not dead NLen he Wa
takeh down; be mui;ering himself In some
foreign language n nk Vas Gaelic, when / reported
20 ne captain lie told 10 CAL the chef mate and have
him rubbed with something 70 bring hin 10; the captain
got up, and ssked ne ihe died In the rigging rld
Eos Re wss s-rst n, four O'Clock next m1rtr b hal
been ued Up TIC rEgrg IN ths a.ternooa, be;~oeu four
snd sx ocock che captain gave epocis order At that
tire ,her- va ttsr re Greer from The captain 10 tie
rveh ihree aryt befcrr be ced Wines depcses
oo.ber cruel Rsstn M; that TIE man tied 70 With
ssd oocssions by the ca ptaris ordcrr
On ero- sxAnntJcn witness saia CO e Ct assault and
and orCe ~ New lCrs; Reilly, thc deccasfd had been
included IRON the 'orecaste because Of hs nhy oond
boa he w~ covered VIII vcrnln
nan nar1ed lea and another seaman, gave testimony
rcr the prosecution
EJadse Bebee opened Cor the defence than called
Mary Pace (stewsrdess) wno depo~ed that RIloy The
orccased flthy and bst verInn were setn On
hE bead and peck tie captain ssy bands on
MN Tao beard VI Riley beng turned out o. The ofecsse
ny NE men oecsuse Of hE nthT state Rey tod witness
snsf ne men turned hm cut, The csrts told him 20
have hin hert TIE day he sashed was a Gne day:
@e cAptan freqacnuy gave him medicines have seen
Lea one Of the faors knock and kick Riley about on he
Sunday before be died; o~borrv him had oon
versaon with Riley be ssd usrc vHs nothing The rat,r
With hm only be was coo and had rain IN his hsaf he
told the cay before be died tn, hs appetite va
good during uai entire voyage sas lhe oaolan
abuse him IN Any way 81 Tie sere Dot o runs
when short time cut from Liverpool Cor psUny: thny
coesexamfned BY Mr.. JoachimsoQ but nothing material
ected she Testified that defendant Il Bos,on
N about three four days after he arrived here
John kcchan depoeed thai he knows King le wlryess
Va ths heard him ssy that the captain brought Inn
ssero AGAINST HE viii he would DO him gooi that
she o.PtsA would pay him be would not 90 50 bard
John Fowler connected with The trsted states nsrshals
ce was called W prove te fiaernent VI some Of the
49, ~ cor nncnen a. 70 vhal they Intended 10 do with
sne vessel and osfsan-
Ruled out
Evloeeoe o. the SOC character Of abe Defendant Wa
cnsred but ~ noi quessi, ned nv DE Counsel r,r
she proee uton the testimony was closed AMI sbe c.se
snloarneo 70 ~ O'Clock On Friday morning ssen counac
~m sum up and me matter be subm tied 10 the itrx
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