New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-02
OUTRAGE ON sIIIPBOARD.

A SEAMAN SUAMEFULLY ABUSED BY THB oPRCB@
oF A snrp-DEATH OF THB yICTM-CoRosER's
IsQUEsT-TEsTIMoNY OF SEVERAL WITNESSES.
On Saturday Coroner Naumann held inquest at
the sailor boarding house. No % Monroe the body off
named Patrick Conway alias Joseph Mack The do
ceased arrived in this port the Goth gl on the ship T. D.
Southland Capt Maxwell from Leghorn Italy From the ev
wol appear That he had been treated
tire voyage in o most brutal and gnfseing manner.
the second ont the mate ordered deceased to 20 up to
the deceased refused So tie mate declared be did
he would hoist him. and carried this threat INTO eecs
BIZ placing rope the OF the nnfrunae man and
hauling him up by until his toes barely touched the deck
keeping him suspended IN this position for the space Of I'VE
Froo that time forward the captain and singled hi.
ont as the object upon whom 10 vent all their abuse dag
being allowed pss not beaten about the heaa
ard breast with Delaying pins and ropes I0e natural enee
thai he could with dcuy his bunk The mate would
drag him from the bunk and decS and beat him. Do
oaring mat he was shamming sickness.
On the Of the ship in this port the poor wretch was
taken feeble condition 10 the mouse meniionee
Medical aid obtained but he seemed too weak
rally and died oD Friday last.
Tie following is the evidence taken By The coroner
William ChUrchi proprietor Of the boardnghouse men-
toned above tesfed-Deccased my house 20 boara
S% o s S T. saa Navel e he %
condition and stated TO that the captain and CHEF oe0
about the head mouth chest &c. with Delaying pins; thres
Of bis teeth knocked OUT be was hung up 0 hs
ceased we. very chI ever Since he ashore
expected ohye; had Dr. Miner 10 attend him he SPIT ~
the Sides said he not allowed TO 10 below when was
his watch below and when he was lot 1o 70 70 on eeT s
him up a James s. Dunphys Office to make complains
against the captain captain has gone someTkefe
Dr. Miner attended Rim daiy he died the morning Of the
2-h Jane about o'clock when deceased was Dying 10
told some Of the men that the captain mad kea ni;
Deceased shipped In (enoa and joined the snip az
two or three days leaving Leghorn the first mate wanted
send deceased up TO the mzentop 70 40 ooi ne sa -
hoist the mate put bgh, Of around his neck
aud up the rigging and hosted hin until has toes ss
touched deck be held him about i've minltes the captain
YVES on the deck time looking at him the mate then lee
him down and kicked him all the way forward the sane cay
up several times and kicked him about the body be nearly
kicked bin of the house, tie mate treated LIN about the same
All the voyage; not IN tie watch the nate
would speak deceased without striking him ne would
m being keot on deck after his watch was blow,
when the mate beat deceased the captain es
the H. and sanctioned III deceased never gave tos
officers any abuse deceased sick and unable to work and
captar and mate got down on hn deceased
do duty within few days SAL OF Ne"iofAi De" 'n7n pvt
John sryey another shpmste Of the deceased testified
Was shumste deceased board the ship j. Southard
Capt Maxwell left Leghorn on the 2d OF April we hsa
some OF the cargo deck; coming oat OF the an
deceased deceased fe from the hafaeck from the keng
captain sang out for the mate TO take the deceased LOT
ward aud give him good hding the mate took oeia!hR
pin and deceased about the head from that day III S
got 70 NewYork be was beaten every day saw we
another time kick deceased he eraping the Orecass
when deceased eu FROM the kicks OF the captain ne samPee
him no kicked and stamped on his sde aier t.at tAe
went on scrapng and the captain went 10 the mate ~ zoe
main hatch aud talking 70 him wien the mate went - as
ceased go hin BIZ hair and kicked him the mate wens
by lie name OF Williams; after he done Kicking am hs
picked mp the main bowling and struck hlm VIII NJ le
M heavily repeatcdy when deceased sck below, eoCuf
four DAYS before got 20 New York the nate wen, 10 ns
berth and eyed him and kicked him. deceased he'S
, any resistance toward the last be was not ape 70 as
duv he cor bis ratonsi he was kept on deck sew
eral times during his watch bellows he seemed TO De pretty
healthy when lie came board never net deceased Deoel
tie captain encouraged the mate ia maIest aeeeasea ns
ol hin 10 20 on tLet lie would back Lli the eapH Vt
made not strike the man appeared to be wei Nloh ~
Ioqrl fHe 4h he
sailor he complained the captain kicking hin 4ier lae srs
day ont and that he would not get over H.
Henry Smith second mate tesuhel was second ocer on
ship T. j. SOgtberdi deceased was IN Tue mate
watch deceased aboard at Leghoni he was then appa
emily WELL on the 23d Of April days ont from Leghora
was the tine deceased struck saw TIE mate GET
the deceased BIZ hair aud kick HIM the captain told nae tas
shond 60 M 20 deceased and hurry him up aGd he dl1 not
for me 10 beat him told the captain would not do IT. us
The captain strike him the oretopgalant ogecasie ~
oaun said would knock him oyerboard re cApain fged
the 10 stie deceased and also 1rted do H.
the pui rope around & rack deceased and hoist 81
% the Ie1 egne; he hauled him the uttock shroud
deceased kept bold rggng when the mate let him w
he kicked him. and told Lin clear out have often heard
captain tel the beat deceasedi about three week
after leaving Le4hOrn he eomp aimed OF being eeAi ne aioo
% mako BIS appearance deck and said he unable "a
stand. after iat him deck and he told me thar the
mate had harsd him ont on deck given him ginger and
licked him; knocked him on the 0Tecase on 70 os
water deck by orders Of the captani nave lao as
trouble With captain; the only trouble was tha the
! got M ad az me because would not beat deceased
Several important witnesses being absent e ll'eSuSa"s
was postponed for a few da!
warrant ~ the captain had been graniS q
by the Uuted States Commissioner this port he casiof
Dc found however II than probable THAI he sa1
ned from the city
Deceased native Q! Ifsias,, ssea IS years.