The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-22
RICHMOND VA, SATURDAY. MAY o. -l8

ever struck him with the stick as present y hef
| the captain wiipped him. Believe twas bec.us.
Ia would not d. The w0rs as ordered HIN Sent hin
forward = tar the Jib guys; found lie was very ax K
ward and We took him In. and -ent him up 10 ts,
the main swiftera. A model of ship was pro
dueed, and witness pointed ont the Forss to which
he alluded Finally found he could do nothing al
AL aud cent for him down and he got entangled in
rg-hpn. from II, aud We had TO take him
d1wa- lie was en- tied by the hands to the rig
ns and whipped with small rope. Of seasoned
stuf-flYe or six blows. Eunis then went down ar
the nam deck and / went forward and afttrvartl,
saw Ennis laying down near the hatch; heard him
Say At he had pistol he would shoot the captain
Ii. faled tlle cap ain bloody b---r. lie reacned
cut to get th hatck-ber and pulled il away fruu
hEm. lie wouldn't get up, ard thu captain said ha
qua want him on deck as he could do nothing
thtn put rope fouEd him sDa lowered him down
10 tue 10! ! a1d tied him with rope. The capts.n
think, afterwards unJ ed him; he told ne he let
anu go. Captain told NE T. lIr- him In the hold
and placed rous ap0a him M self Didn't b ar
hini threaten 10 jump overheard Understood be
htg thlestened 1t. took The iross Of next day
Dl1 nos tell him not to come up, but Ia It we did
Dot want hlln on ceck-th 1t he shOu,d not eat with
the men-that all We wanted OF him was tn saw
- ~ ~ t! M 20! 70 give MN some biscuit ana
"httT "uHe ne was IN TOES. Told the steward 10
give hih some meat Did not allow any one but
she boy 30 70 after the bread, for the Portuguese
haI c5ru IA the hatlt Ci wasting il. fold the stew
az q gave Ennis what-yer the men had. Never
saw the captain strike Ennis CD any occasion after
the day be tiel Up The teFsr,i ,ed 10 c.s,,.
plain otheying to saw wood and ] Id this mai, to
nrip LlHs. The captain did not strike him more
'han half 4 Zen blows and tney were rot Danger
nnder5tpod he hal given ths captain insolsn -
Heard him sfteI wards myself We lowered him into
the hcld. because he refused TO get up but in the
h".d We bad 10 difficulty with him-hc could hsye
got up II he liked. 1t was in the afteru0en Think
We were abo It 81 days cut and this sda the egue-
tor. From that inc never saw the captain touch
Ennis. He had told me that he didG'L want hin on
The quarter deck lie very awk Wa. q. There no
aort q oit1cul in tafring ihs swifter. lie drop
PED tar cn tnr deck II the e1siest ron to tar
oi any because it wound with spul yarn. cont
pia'ned to the cap ain OF the way in which he lid
the work. was on board when the ve~sc G! came IN
% this port and when the man died The Eess.d was
close TO the locks. saw him last on deck IN Iamp-
;on f."94s ! was goitg 10 rut the hatch5s down
because it threatened rau aud diGu't gant him to
-Iag down III re all night. Called him aud he re-
fused 10 come up, Then went down and put = rope
around him AMI told The others to hau! him up De
MAS there next day, bur doiDg particu ar orb
Alter being taken from the hold he was QUaIrelug
Y III AAeIn aUont going INTO the t3recastle. Heard
the n is2 and went forward. He wss insisting
soiht m WGeu one OF fle men Jumped out aud
knocked him, and he fill hack a. ds aZa:n-t the
6uwarks distance Of Elk or seven feet Then
went ana tod 'lIe men 90 Let aim a!oue Di3n't 20
70 see wno Knocked him down. bat ordered Mike
Ahe'n 10 90 On the forecastle emo keep L., ,k.our
- he wanted no mere HUise. This was ia HaJHp-
ton IL ads The CaBtytia was III his cabin at the
-tuati0l Of matter. on board the bark Don't
tHIk ulaD could see wl8t traBsp,red oD the main
lee K hi standirg At the wheel, uliess he came
,ut tom behiGd the house.
troSS cJupgil{f3 By District -iH4rnsy.-I had bsen
on hoard the Uctayia sine the z7th of JanuaTy.-
Never On board befJTH Was shipp.d ut bio ""
mad Is persons board ali told. six seanen coplI
nave ~yrh.d the vessel / have been going TO saa
i3ylars Have acted "a mate for the last fur e3.rs.
Sas on beard the Chatter OAK as ii st mate, from
liver pool New York. Went 10 Eio ia auOlbcr
vessel as d bani. len her aud went on board the
uctaYIa by permiss' o. the captain, after bayiuE
told him ! had a chance 70 go a. mate. eaw capL
More whip III mis- only twirc once as l have de-
serb d-thf other time net very severe. The fret
.inIe h whipped him he took bis shirt off-dyn't
know about th othe: time Did sc any rs
On ~ back when th5 csptait trst whippnd hun
Tut the captain said h believed that fellow had
been wEiPpCd i before. Aft,r pot him down in the
hid saw blood on bis face The second mates
name IL hita. / have seen hin Strike Ennis. but
not .sT, Tely-neyer only one blow at 4 tine. Sevsr
saw hin UIrn toaud whip mis- bur sax him stris =
liln Ut q cr,Lt timeas he did ouGr, to hurry them
~. %eyer .aw him 6trihe him III the aplain's PIE
s,uCa as J know OF say watch a. the cApgaIa 5
uIa,e kept the captains watch Have seen Ehhls
t!aurG In the hold previous - he time have mon
toned He was chained about three days Ioa'f
ibipk the captain or1ered me 70 chaIn him, huf mad
saiI lie did not want him on deck. tied him with
roge to the stapcheon So that he could not lie
lhe Court here told Norey he need not answer
any qUeEti0ns that would commit himself He
however said he would tel ell that he knew
mau standing ut the wheel might see one stand
Ing Cn d'cE. Int not If be was lying down. Whe
b, nan RS he must Ice raft the wheel, Gu oL1
lick Enn's Never saW him strike hiin altrr We gol
into Ham pton Roads. " l. days the pas
sasr iro.n fio to Richmond
i'y UtJc,cs.-nne night after we gIt 30 Hampton
Eo8js, nns was thrown from the forecastle yi0
i.ufiv I was on j. OK and Lesrd EEuiS dis sput;IE
IL fJreCa-tle door. ami man jumped ont an.
annexed him back Cant say whether He struck hin
cr sick q him. uUis fell back against the bGw5Ias
soc six or seven feet cid MT see him get UP
told the man to let him atone md he replied aye
:. O., -ir Next morning, heard some noise and " pn
round and saw Ennis lliug down, aud understood
'lat they mad pat him gut uf the a. castle again
ghe iltn dii not want him N there, he dirty
they cong aimed oft 1t was quite comfortable il
the hold roht him down there, and when Lex
saw him ne was il the hold. The men gave no eX
p,auRGn TO how he got out f the :orecastie. The
captain always told not TO beat the men, though
# they cot lazy. TO touch them up little vita
rome but not with severity. It my duty 10 give
the captains orders 10 the second mate Captain
asked me afterwards ii ] had not given this order
- the second mate. | told IN / had. lie tn, :
told nle 70 seui ihe second mate 10 him. and sent
aia}. Luz don't know what passed bttwcen theE.-
There vas an ample .GFp'y Of provisions on board
zhe Lptain never tod to give EnEts Tread and
water except when Il was il Irons This wac a day
aud half tn" captain afterwards asket ne where
=, - hnI- and t4ld him Fh4d turned him luost
ana put him u saving wood. He was not lut ~
ir'us after wards Ihr Two WhlppinEs TO which
nave alluded, were Inflicted on the same 9ev. The
last time Was when be refused - 90 IN the hcld.-
card verdi pa-ting BE- wGeH Ennis and the cap
ttiq when lhr latter followed him from the pCOI
Iegk tut could bot dist nGuish what thay were
EuHis wa- nst restricted 10 lrta3 and water mort
tlan two days / told the boz 10 continue cRrryina
nipl hi7 bread and W>ter and directed the stewart
to furnish him with N at.
The defence here rested, and the Attorney FOR th'
United states sad he had lao rebUttns testimony
r. Ntfrr
The Court then ordered an adjournment until ga
turG4y norEIGS at 10 O'Clock.
SATURDAY. May Is.