New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-19
Brutal Treatment Of Immigrants
STARVATION ON BOARD.
Investigation Before Commiss' .oner 0st, orn.

passengers was cont eacd yesterday TIE first witness
called
John hugte' WHO was examined hy Assists't Dis
triet Attorae s Bel, counsel for the prosecution;
q whei'. DO you residet A. 1T No. 20 Woos
Q. ere yea passenger on beard the chip villa,
franca ,e her last voyage from ondon to ms port
A. y. ts sT ard acquainted with her CAPTAINS see
him .pIcw in court; Capt. Anderson Is his name; we
Def London the tn OF last 3ay on the day follow
tAg The ,s,ons were first served out ,,;.s Gov .,o
9. State what yOu gpt. A got SIX n'scuits Tor we
week weighing about two each, FIVE small pota-
socs Of Inferior uaity. about half pound OF sugar
etarcelt pound Of -four qulte as much peas, nee ana
O. How much was that A. About one pound of
peas end abOct one; pound OF oatmeal also got some
q What c,sei A. I believe that was all; no meat
vss given 70 me or the sth; had these ratons on
Sat irday the day on board, and had none IN
q. Whst was given TO Won on Monday, the lOthi A
On Monday the 10Th, received something less than
pound Of pork; the ensuing Saturday received ra
soDs again. the same in quantity, with the exception
sLat receive one biscuit more.
Q. ANY meat served out to YOU theni A. No.
u When were rations served out 10 you after that
A. On tie third Saturday we've at sea- the meat
ALWAYS given US on Monday. :, ,
O. en- what did that differ from the prior week. "A.
cot two biscuits more; on the following Mohday
ubou; the quantity OF meat was served out mn
andwe cot il this tme in other respects TIE rat!ohs
@ On the following Monday a. Meat was again
served oUt-abOu the same quantity; provisions Wee
agay served the following Saturday, when ull
fTed from the preceding inasmuch we got ~ biscuits
this time; in other respects they were the same neas
was served out on tie following Monday, but do not
yccoloet the QuGny the quality oi II was Dadi some
O. Co on to the following Saturday. A. I cannot
speak specifically about each day. we had 10 biscuits
On enc occasion and on another ~; about Two weeks
before we aI,.ved here ! complained 10 the captain
az the quantity q tie sugar; be refused TO give me any
more: then lad enough 10 serve me Tor Lar NE week
about pound between two Oh u.s. ne s1iu We Aad
W. rf~N - a
O Had Won ever any cause to complain of the qaal-
jtvoftLe meat served ont TO YOUR 4. On occasion
The man wood who occupied the same bunk as dld
complained Of it TO the first mate and threw 1t over
hoard the presence Of him (the mates never saw
tie meat complained of 1 had no meat that week
O. Did YOU ever have any meat served 10 yon OF
which you had to complain A. On one occasion ]
complained the captain Of the meat; 1t turned out
better than expee,ed it smeled horribly the captain
said the same meat that be had that the crew
lad that every vessel that left London had and that II
was approved by the Commissioners; We soaked 1t in
falt water and made a stew Of it.
Q State when You first received a ration Of water ?
A On tie second Cay were on board; the quantity
- less than three quarts.
IN O. How do Won Know that it was less than three
quaris7 a. know that when had cup Of tee in tbe
morning a stew in tie middle of the day and cup OF
tea again in the evening there was none lefi; never
measured it on any occasions the measure was never
filed; ia held in slanting direction; there We
very htte variation in tie quantity Of water served out
O. Ia serving out abe meat, were scales usedi a
Sometimes they were, and sometimes they were not
O. Were scales used in serving ont the other prori
sionsl A. Sometimes they were; latterly tie Captain
weighed The bisc1its
O. Were there ever any scales used in the measuring
cut the potatoes A. No, think not; the biscuiti
not use FOR me.
O Did You ever see them weigh bscuitss A. Yes,
Lar do not know how much they weighed.
Crossexamined by exJudge Benedict counsel for
Capt. Auderson.-l came in the steeraGe and invari-
ably went for my own provisions
q. Did you ever ask 20 have them weighedf a. No.
did not 49,
A. No; except on these occasions have mentioned,
did not ask the captain 10 weigh the sugar 49,
@. Die you GO for the water yourSelti A. did, on
eyery other morning took two cans with me.
q. How did they draw the waterf a. They dipped
tie water or in santiHg way: never saw the meas
ure full; it was one measure eTumbled about the
chatting; there was no use in making complaints; peO
pic had complained often without any redress; DO
lot know whether tie water that was delivered me
was even measured OF not; my own measure was lin
can, which have not got now.
@. Were not tie biscuits sometimes brokeni A.
O. Then how do you know that their number was II {,
A. We matched them together, but never asked to
weigh themi had as much peas and rice as wanted;
@ Did you ever ask the captain for some water a.
NO:
a. For more meat or breadf A. No.
Mr. Benedict announced OF this stage Of the proceed
ings that he should leave, be engaged in case
in which 10000 were involved
Mr.. Bell i'll behalf OF his clients, wished to go on
with the case Their interests important the
$4,000 of his friend, and should be attended to. he
would respectfully ask TO 60 with the inyestiga
Mr.. Benedict wished an adjournment, as he wanted
Commissioner 0sbOrne-Just requires that these
men should have an investigation to-day must 90 on
with the case but MIR. Benedict must leave / re
the right to him " crosseXamine any witness on
bis return.
MRS. JANE TAYLOR ExAMIyED.
Mrs. Jane Taylor, the next witness called, and
examined;
O. Where DO you now reside Mrs Taylori A. al |
the Star Hotel, opposite Castle Garden; pas.
senger board the Vilafronca from London 10 New.
York; on the first Saturday were on board before
the ratiOns served out the carpenter weigh
Ing biscuits, &c he said there eight biscuits TO
the pound; he said, well give them Che passengers)
six and three four potatoes the carpenter gave nv
husband ratiOns for the Of himself myself and |
son, three persons in all
O. How old is your soni y. paid 81 for him
Counsel-About I6 years old, a. Yes. The car. |
penier gave my husband l2 biscuits, eight potatoes
fukes chat s the name we give them in England cut
pOatoes-four OF which were bad these for the
three of US and were TO last week this prOducnp
tea they gave me; tied II up the first morning on
board, and never opened il since.
q. Have you ever weighed ii a. weighed il this |
morning-three ounces; likewise weighed the biscuits
they weighed two ounces each; kept one OF them and
weighed II on shcre they were all alike.
O. What else was served out that week. A. The
-four they gave my husband weighed about one pound
and three.quarteIs; tie sugar was not a pound in |
weight; peas served out about pint and hall
for three of u.s. cannot tell how much meal it was all
about the same quantity; the measures were never iu
IN the sugar measure there was bottom half way up:
saw il and told the Captain Of it repeatedly bat
never had conversation with him in reference to IT,
q. When were you first served with meatf y. On |
Monday sir; 1t was served 10 my husband In my pres
ence; have kept butchers shop for twelve months
my husband has been butcher for many years, and
both be and myself are familiar with measures
Y. How much was given TO yOni A. About two
pounds Of beef aud two Of pork bone and ALL II would
be impossible to tell what joint it taken from, it
was chopped up s0 other ratiOns were served out
on the next Saturdays had 10 biscuits for three OF