New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-16
THE NEPTUNE CASE.
Evauest Continued.

the slip Neptune, was VVn''H"'N "S-S'N
yesterday.
Henry Wallis testifed live at No. y Avenue III
s,,ed from Liverpool in the ship Neptune on her last
voyage we had $50 storage passengers We hau
,sdons massage but all the passengers remained vel.
80 far as knows had nothing to DO WIN 'hen "nen
the shin WAS moored alongside the dock On Tuesday
last went down betwceL-decks, and was 'oid INA.
woman was about being confined; saw Dr. heiIicN
down there with the woman; know nothing in par
eular In regard TO this particular case, but nave
never seen ships surgeon more kind aud attentive "
TIA GROW and passengers during a voyage than he was;
yben I went below where the woman was j found Tue
stocrare very cold and the place IN con'nsoh conse
ouen npor the passengers getting ready 70 so an1rc
about O'Clock on Wednescay heaId aeceay 1890 H'
been delivered OF stillborn Child cannot say whether
fbe doctor was In attendance npon her until TIE emu
was horn; do know when deceased was rcno'ed 10
main cabin saw her there on Thursday morning; pr;
Ucrriok aud a woman wtIe IN ATTENDANCE upon ntIi
came out TO this country last Spring in the snip Nep
George Kirby sworn: reside at 40. 80 Eutger,.st;
am sfoyedore On board the ship Neptune; on lnes'
aev abou o'clock D. NJ Iwcnt aboard the ship then
wing outside the ship Liverpool at Pier No. Is hsl
River; took my men with me TO make the SNIP in',,
of Castle Garden told me he thought the passengers
could not be removed that night; Capt Peabody 'o'I
me thew would not be landed then about ccioeh
wen. into Tie stsoragc 10 pat up lights ana nearu sUno
ore moanng. went 70 her; she lying In an upper
berth. she seemed dirty and had a quilt over her
did not notice in particular her eoyoiiSg; asked hcI
what ives he matter; she srid she did Lot know; 5e
roneated This an svpr several tines asked severni Oh
the women around her the same question: Dul thsi
could not tell ne; they SAID she was slch ,l.ioui
atey went TO the cabin iof 'he Goe,oi VI w. Up I
told Elm there was woman sios IN the sleeiage aa
,eauested him 20 come down and see her when he cu
accompanied hin down; he exanined her snu s .,I
he though she was gong 10 be conhnfdi hsneu III,
if that night he said he ihonght 80; asked MN u nc
ar,e1 auy assistance from ne; he sara not III nv
could get some Of the women to assist hun; hearu
woman saw she would assist him; then went on deck
ahont o'clock went below and found the doctor slii,
there; | asked him how she got along; be id sue 9au
been delivered OF stIl.bo chd the doctor sd her
clothing was not sufficient; saw soss oS Sno,s
belonging to a passenger, and got 1t, aud the doctor
coyered her up; the doctor asked woman 10 remain
with deceased and take care Of heI, and call bim u
necessary at II O'Clock went down again. decea,eI
scanned ia the same condition. except she planned Oh
cold ieet We put hot water 10 them; ieit ana went
hnre telling the 10 be sure aud eau tue uoctOI
II ANYTHING occuYred next morning, about O'CLOCK
went aboard the ship aud iound deceased in tue same
condition. understood the doctor had been Gown pre-
yiousy; | found tea was being made ipr deeessel
about or O'Clock the officers and empio!es Of oasio
Garden hogan 10 remove the passengers; when they
were nearly all on, | went 70 look az deseds'u ana
loaud the blankets were removed nom h'ri sApp,ae
tho person who owned them took them away eat.n
the attention of Officer MountjOy and asked him -
he was going 20 10 With dcceased DO SAID be ud not
know; lie thought she vas not IN CONDITION 10 DC re
moved said It was too bad 70 icy 'e So no ~ a.
move her as she was said sic ought 10 be eoyefei up
covered her with large piece OF carpet Then went
Oh deck 10 find some bankers Tor ger. met .nps
Peabody and saed the 10 Linn be tod mo TO use
INVITING there in the cabin, and he tolc the sew
ard TO make anything that was heeessa,y ,or
FER; Or. Herrick visited ler several nmesi
went after him. and We pat tSem o'er anl
under deceased; had tea brought from The IN .et icr
deceased several times, ana ny men also looked "!s'
hor; saw the owner Of tie ship Mr.. Charles L1nson,
and stated the case hm he said she must De tended
10 Immediately; We saw Oucer Daniels and told lin
the case; told him the Comulsslenes 81 Iwiylet'.
had not removed tar and that Oniccr Monthly yv4
promised 10 report the 10 them. Officer Daniels
went 10 notify the Commiss toner's; about o'clock my
wife came down 20 the ship with some Cruel with vino
10 it for deceased about o'clock found sue had pcen
removed 70 the main cabin: did not who moved
her; she was comfortably suated IN the cabin; the
steward war with her; saw the doctor With her as
late a. O'Clock; next morning when cane down 10
The shin found the deceased IL the condition
on the previous evening: found woman with her
whom understood Capt. Declmp scat there: looked
Il deceased and noticed she nid dry clothing on,
suggested the proprety % putting clean clothing on
her the woman said she bad nothing; gave ncr money
10 get her clean uhdergarments; took care OF
the while she was gone; when she returned she
washed deceased and PIT her clean under garments;
when first went aboard ship IlBrsday morning saw
Dr. Herrick with deceased. and was told he had been
nd O'Clock officer Daniels went 10 The Station
House what was 10 I've done with the body OF the
child; the Sergeant in charge toll Officer Daniels 10
Peabody was aboard the ship after giving orders 10
have the woman properly cared for; aont II O'clock
p. Thursday two gentlemen repre- emitting thein-
selves as physicians from Castle Garden, came 20
examine the deceased; went with them tn the cabin;
they examined her and asked them II they se.e going
~ remove her. they said she must be removed; they
brought an ambulance end took her away; gave all
the assistance could with bed and Blankets there
fine to remove deceased from Storage 20 cabin after
the doctor first her. before her confinement; tie
bed ia the Storage under deceased considerably
torn and she was lying on straw. which wet when
NC tucked the BLANKETS under her; Officer Mouniioy
led charge Of the landing of the passengers and Mr.
Hail. connected with Castle Garden stood by watching
The baggage.
Margaret Earns sworn: was passenger Oh board
ship Neptune which arrived IT this port on Tuesday
last knew deceased, Mary A. Gilroy; we were not
long ont before thought. from her appearance she
was in the family way; L saw her every day during
the yoyaee; did not hear her complain OF sickness until
TIE niglt we lapdcd Dr. lieircE called 80 assist
hiia while deceased was beng confined; sisted him.
ard after the birth Of the cLi he arranged her la her
berth and went for some cruel and bread and butter
for her; he sso put jars o hot vster "a her and
rubbed her legs and feet: during the night got 10
twice TO ace her. stayed with leT M hour otter her
delivery; cannot say whether the doctor asked me 10
stay with her all night; whom first her during tic
night she said she felt poorly at my second visit during
the night examined her bed ard found her legs and
feet cold, but The hot water jars we're at her feet sho
had straw bed but when eit in the morning she as
well covered up with blankets never saw = doctor
under sucl circumstances more kind or attentive 10
sick person than DT. Herrick was; II very cold in
the steoiage; there was 10 fire there.
UeIry Watkins sworn--I I've at No. % EOse.gt |
was passengers steward on board the ship Neptune
her late voyage from LyerpOo my duties were TO at.
tend 10 tue passengers their cleanliness the dealing
ont provisions and their general comfort under the d.
fecton of The chief mate; accompanied DR.. Hcrriek
BIZ morning and evening visits; oary IN the voyage
the doctor and myself knew two Of our female pss.
sengeTs 10 BIZ in The family way and the doc treated
them with marked Kindness but the deceased was nor
known 10 either Tie doctor or myself 10 be in tho
family way until the morning Of the day OF her oOnne
.f q ..f
deceased was in that condition; asked deceased II
that so aud she said il wasi she was lying In her