The New York herald., 1869-03-30
TIE FEVER SHIP.

James Foster, Jr.n was resumed at Castle Garden,
In pursuance OF adjournment before Commissioners
McElroy and O'Gorman. Mr.. George Smith was
again present to watch the proceedings behalf OF
o number OF passengers, and Mr.. Hubbard con-
Quoted the cross-examinatl0n OF witnesses behalf
Of the owners OF the vessel. The testimony elected
while 1t corroboratel that of all previous witnesses
and went still further, and disclosed some OF tho
most sckening details Of murder, brutality and
starvation on board that 'ocean hearse," the James
Foster Jr., which 1t IS possible to conceive.
There were three witnesses examined at length
yesterday, whose evidence given In q calm, unpre-
JUDGED, straightforward manner. could not fail to
impress with their truthiuness especially as 1t
agreed almost to q notch with what has already
been fully published in the HERALD. Below will 10
found the principal facts the testimony OF the last
Witness who was . passenger cook on board. and
throws more light on tho matter than has yet up
peared:-
TESTIMONY OF THOMAS BoUNDEY
I shipped on board the James Foster, Jr.. on her
last voyage. IS passenger cook and was afterwards
converted into an ordinary seaman; signed book
at Hart's No. 81 Waterloo road; did not know the
ship was to sail in the morning. and he sent his
with me on board ct eleven O'Clock; was never on
board ship before; Mr.. Hart's under agent Mr..
Prior, told me wo uld have to clean between decks
to fetch cooking utensils nor vet water cam he tosd
me would be In bed every night, and that would
be served from the 81 ships & galley; IL brought some
Commissioner O'Gorman-Was any inspection Of
the crew or passengers made when you went on
was the 18th Of december, 1883 We were called at.
and one John Williams under agent for Mr.. Tracey.
and he said to me and another young man named
Colson 'God d-n IT why have you not got . mon
We q We
enough: he said, 'There 10 man coming On
passage like man. but don't tell him yos
swindisd swim out Of nv money. M II ! asked one OF the
men on the tugD0at who that man was and he
told me he was commissioned oiicer; for the
and had no cause Of complaint; after that 1t was
dlnFerent; when was detailed to do other work
senger-cook and paid two pounds i've; he said
would have to work as Q sailor till l reached New
the passengers, in several instances, turned out out
to work at twelve, one and two O'Clock
Rgs THid sy w hs
that when went for PROVISIONS to the captain or
mate, was told to .'De gone you son OF ab-;"
have seen passengers struck by the first mate and
carpenter several times; saw the first mate strike
passenger close BY the galley door. and knock him
he struck him with his clenched ast; saw the car
penter strike several; have the charge OF five mems
Ss Rs
two men above hundred times; they
sss Ss%sG sSs As.ans% S sassey with
times with Delaying pins. ropes, and even Kicked
his eyes, his face much lacerated with kicks:
on the last occasion Bradley In his bunk bed:
not have time to put on his boots. vest or hat; all
he had on was hts pants; he knocked him down and
aS n IN !ns ous Of as @ 70
sew him up, and at the sewing OF him up could
not see his eyes in his head; they had disappeared;
heard the carpenter ask some money from the other
passenger cook for whiskey and he gave him half
crown; heard him ask him again for more money
ana he said he had not got 1t; ne beat him several
% oeaena an,s beayng pms we're the
principal things used the poor man had t1 20 in.e %
mate came in and said, "rhe doctor has cut on
Jacks finger with O. shoemaker's pincers;" he died
that al man By the name Of John Stokes got
| and the last words he told me were tnat the
also; no matter where the carpenter would meet
this man he would beat him with . Delaying pin or
close against him, by the passengers galley; ne
struck him with ia eeayingpln unti the blood nowed
rom Ms head Ike water said a to nm, him. -hoa are S
Sw Sm ana saa
would be ten or twelve Of them at ms;n told him
heard the captain say, "You son Of b-h, you will
1s 10y {sasS ssotss fts,f DefeS saM ias Dsss as:
and commenced sucfins u; the carpenter came
around @ ana ia sad, aY0q bssisPu why "a you not g
sssss ois: ssss R'a s9s
night too. the brute: he then fsct beating his head
on the anchor chain for several min1. Mao over
m he two was z, ssIs DS
man on the ship than John stokes when he came -
ne WAS wss nes SIC. o. neither was the
talk OF feyer at this time they used to amuse them
selves, but with hungry bellies; attended the sick
do it; the hospital was o regular howell
the sick that could not take them or
with their clothes on that could not take them aS on
there was an awful stencil there; man named John
docer beat and hSnd HIM over 70 e
to put him under the pump and he dIed two days
after the doctor beat him TO make him work and no
was not able saw the doctor drunk nearly every
time met him; was not sIck when l came on
b1ard; was one Of the strongest men ON board
TO this testimony; | cou.d catch barrel OF
four and run all over the ship with 1t; I
T was s sent TO to WSrd's War T Island, but IA the 'i next
morning after arrived there was crying for bread.
Crhe witness here corroborated the other witnesses
as TO the short allowance OF provisions, &c.) went
to the mate about dozen times to complain about
not getting enough provisions ne said :-.Not Cd
time was staggering with hunger; ''well, he said,
'get your mates, aud will give y6u some;" did
are these fellows doing theref, the mate said. II
am going to give them some biscuit" and the cap
tain said, mot Cd d--n Bit" there was plenty
OF fresh water on board when we came to anchor in
the river here
Cross-examined by Mr.. Huboard-Ny business s
miner and pump litter; this Colson that sp ke OF
was carpenter by trade. very respectable and in
tcgent man, and he belonged to London; he In
overheard long since: the carpenter killed him: II
the carpenter could catch liquor ret Il for nothing
he would drink Il; don't know how many Germaus
we're on board. (rhe further crussex xaminaton "
n IA n par-
tlcuar from his drect.)
witness-1 wish here TO contradict statement
made by Mr. Marshall to the effect that the crew OF
the vessel numbered iortytwo forty three tnat Is
not correct for there we're eleven OF those passenger
cooks; TO tho best OF my opinion there only
thirty-one seamen on board
Tho Witness alal teafiled Ihaf the cantain had