The New York herald., 1866-09-18
A FlAoRANT OUTRAGE.

Seaman In the Service Of the United States
Kidnapped IL shipped ON n Merchant
Vessel nnd Robbed Of His Wages.
A few days sinoe a named James Russell ap-
psared and made complaint before Justice Icdwith Of
tho ssoond Ds,rc that had kidnapped and sent
AWAY vessel against his win by man named John
Connsu, who keeps boarding house. the resot Of low
characters, on Liberty street, near West street. Tho
alleged crimes for there than with which
he charges Connsli, are Of . very grave
nature, and win, substantIsted, be punished
BY one Of the heaviest penalties OF which the
iaw is capable. Rnssell was, during the war,
In the navy. He served board the Commodore Jones'
which was exploded IN tho James river on the rh OF
May 1894 BY runnnx into torpedo. ~ this explosion
Russell had bis broken and disabled that he
navy doing igh duty and serving a. qaar,srm,or on
the United siaics cutter Rankakee On the 9Th of Apri
1895, be received Rave IN 20 ashore for the day He
alleges that when he reached shore h entIccf
20 the place kept by the Connell. that he
"" druesed with lquor and confined BY Conncn
for several days He alleges further that at tho
end Of his confinement, and while yet In .
state n supefarton ne pnt board the ship Ne
Plus Ultra bonnd for San Francisco That he was orred
10 do seamans duty board this vessel during her en-
fire passage, which lasted hundred and davs
Rnsel alleges that st the time Ct bis gyouljary ebp
ment ne suffering from discase whrh PLACED him
In danger Of losing he life nv performing dnes ~
seaman. When be arrived in Pranci.co III. art
Arriving In this CITY in due time he proceeded \, once 70
have Conne brought 20 justice and with this view made
the following aftdsvt.-
James Russell Of Tonpkin.viIr. Staten Isiand in the
State ~ New York bins duly does dnpose and
Of John murphy auarerrisser the United States cut
that on the 81 Arr A. H. isz beIng then In ths
aforesaid city of New absence f.ou .sid
gutter Ksnkakse said Russ asked invited and in
v,igsd by John ronnr. of "a Of New York
Hquo dif drink 1or Furnished and given IN h
as y ss si % g nns.ss M he md Ss @
.sous from ihe snssi ,aia liquor gysn srore
hi. siI sssr.ly eoaar-d and Imprisoned sy SAID CON
nell a house fabe-tv street, IN ssid New YORK,
snd ihsrs ssid Connei did keep said Russell drunk.
intoxicated aud uneonscons and secretly confined
prsonrd aforesaid until the 7th sh day of April
n 1885, ami said Connen did Al this city n New Work
and county OF New York the 7th Ah dsy ART
A n. 1874 nut the said Russell hsn h. nut
against his win under the and stvfe ~
John Murphy the shin Ne rus itn said shin then
lying The hsrbor ~ New Work and hound Fran
California: that rAd COnne did thereby .aid
Russell ~ ~ The state against his will did
aHo thereby him. A the imminent risk Of h life and
" his injury be held n service ship
Plus urs 101 days. and sad Russell further declares
that ssd Conn-i did Al New YORK. a. The date Aforesaid
fanduieniy rmbexxe and convert ~ bis $50 then
belonging salf Russell said being the
advance to be paid SAID Russell for h
board aid ship Ne Plus Urs.
warrant Immediately issred for ihe arrest or
Connei. Who apprehondcf. lie will DO examined
before Justice Dodge this morning