New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-18
MISSIONER.
UNITID STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-JA

MISSIONER.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE-JAS.
l7.-Before ComnissioneI STILwKLL;
The United states *, Enoch W. Peabody and other.
The examination Of the charge in this for
cruel and unusual punishment commenced to-day.
Lew Cox seaman before the mast knows the defendant
he was seaman On board The lin Jaw difcnty between
the Captain and Richards II two OF three tmes the
rt lime as we were coming down the channel yc DAYS out
from Liverpool a. Can make OUT We were polling on
JUDI Beebe for the prisoner ecs to the examination
going into evidence Of any charge except the specific
don rightly Know the day we len Liverpool the next oc.
casion Of severe treatment was the day before Christina.
Richard was at the pumps he the head
al times he was pumping al the ship aud did not suppose,
be pumping fast enough the captain got through the
crowd Of them with Delaying pin and went TO weng them
night and left he Richards awful scar on the forehead
and one his face; Richards almost cray
day two the captain did not beat him here but
the HEAD that saw Richards continued to wos well
he could; lie lad TO work he was Of no account lie
knocking round next day he didn't really do anything be
lie not able; the next occa-lou can't gsnton the
date was at the wheel II was four or five days after.
The OF lection was raised a. former occaon
MI Bel eontended that lie authorized to prove other
The Commissioner sustained the objection; the ,hp wa,
then 10 the west OF th. Bank,
Nh Ben p9po"s 70 piove that two q three days after
Richards wds called down into the cabin by the captain aud
there beaten with rope and Delaying pin. disocag h
and making him ore brai.e from head to foot
The Commi.sioner excluded the testimony.
Cross examined witness saysl am from Philadelphia
20 years old and have followed the Is years Richard.
West Indian coIorcd mani an myself cOofed; lne,er
Richards before saw him ON board ship; lett the In.
r ship Queen Of the Mesey from Bombay Liverpool;
had been IN her III months LEFT Liverpool think
December out 81 days had 0 sieersge pas.en.
gers had very rough weather coming the worst
passage but remember; about 20 days ont sprung
leak at first In the second mates watch; ai'cward
the mates watch when this difficulty occurred In the
second mates watch 10 Of tie passengers deeched
spell did not think all should in
carried away sas and the mantOp yard
coming IL required every 10 work
lie could this affair occurred In the mornns couldn't say
what hour the weather bad and the chip leaking
badly the going most all the tUie pumped
mi al ls
pumping with U.S. the whole SHIPS company.
except the sick-psr were cTpped-were at .the
pumps; three four were sick ! was at the
stnboard sides only working pump Temrm
the port pump had hand the pump brake Richards
had hold Of at the brake there ten
that the Captain out OF the cabin he the
starboaTd pump first; should that twenty fshons
from the cabin was standing looking forward; didn't .ee
him m he got "a the pump, but heard him nearest
him he said We were not pulling on the pump; he made
complaint Of me personally he struck Richards and
OF the Kanakas he struck Richards tst; couldn't say
Richards cs1 dnt sdy where the hrst blow hit him
the head; after that they pulled all they could 4;
at tina, time It wa our watch below Richards was
on the other watch; } couldn't tell what time
be did any work can't 'syi J saw him afterwsrd a,
the pumps he knock around but did good aer
Captain struck him he hung on to the pump ropes did
zee what the apsn did with the pins the ship wa. on
RedscOn the nigh, before the affair don't know wha,
Ri haTds doing.
Mr. Bell here closed this the part Of the Govern.
ment Meanwhile lie issued two other warrants for similar
by Judge Beebe The then adjourned to.mor
row st2 o'clock ?. m.
The warrants being issued the CAPTAIN held to bail IN
$50 on each Of the wuTants