New-York tribune., 1869-06-11
TIE EMIGRAYr SHIP JAMES FOSTER, JR.
TRIAL OF THREE OF THE OFFICERS on CHARGES
CRIELTY.

TRIAL OF THREE OF THE OFFICERS on CHARGES
OF CRUELTY.
Three of the officers of the emigrant ship
James Foster r indicted charges Of assault with in
tent to ki and assault with daDgerousweapOns during
the last voyage OF the vessel from Liverpool TO NewYork
araigned before the U. g. Circuit Court at Brook
Iyn L. d. Judge Benedict presiding, yesterday noOn
The names OF the defendants James Glynn the car
penter; william Caruthers. boatswain, and Thomas Muir
ply, third mate. The case Of James Glynn was first
taken up upon indictment for felonoHs assaults upon
one Of the passengereooss named J9hn stokes
The for the Governments was conducted by II L.
Paris Eag the Assistant hS he 6at TIG the fGS bS
James Foster, Jr vessel OF li2s tuns burden she
ists having board ll6 passengers 81 seamen and "a
and arrived IN New Ork on te ith OF
s bnt on th VOYAGE head winds and heavy gales re-
tarded the progress Of the vessel 20 tha tey were 70
days iu making this port During those 7s days passen
gers suffered almost nuheardof crueltes at the hands OF
these officers IL would appear by the eyldence tnat
Of sufficient food, which In many Instances was not
furnished 20 them IN sufficient Quantities It
would alsO be shown that after the thlru week
Of the many OF the passengers were taken sick OF
the ship fever from want ofSuoi"nt TOOL ana ro te
assaults they had received AZ tho hads OF tneso uoh
The most particularly hcndsh among theso ocers was
James Gnn Sho %n0n s bhe ty m9Tlv and legally
after with more than ordinary care ana see tha
would be shown that Glynn the carpenter had amost
supreme authority over certain OF tne pasehgefs ana
gercOOks These passengercoOks are poor men, who
Here unable to furnish the full amount Of the passage
money entered into contract TO cook the food for the
passengers and work between decks These men were TO
be furnished with suitable food but did not receive H.
IL would bo shown that this particular offender james
Gynp attacked different members OF the crew ana pas
sepgers using weapon either Delaying pan OF car
peuter's hamIner knocking them down on deck ana
leaving them bleeding and insensibe on other occa-
Sons dragging sick out Of their hunks on 10 the
deck and striking them Other acts OF cruelty were emu
merAted by Mr. Paris when the first witness was called
Iuber Wyman testified that no was one OF the own
ers of the ship James Foster IT,, which was known as an
American vessel left tho 10Th OF December ana
arrived on the 7th Of March following the master An
drew Armstrong died about week after the termna-
ton of the voyage Joseph Armstrong the mate also
died; both died OF ship fever - ~.
Michael Cannon seaman on board the James Foster.
tesfed that John Stokes or he was called, Ginger
lack was known passenger he never acted as sutI
Int dd duty as seaman Glynn was the carpenter ahd
tbe most duty he did was going about the ship with
hammer and knocking every bOwn he came IN wlth saw
him drag Stokes out OF the waterclOset by tho ha ana
strike him with Delaying pin; he subsequently struck
him ON the head with hammer; struck nun on mum
nor ~ occasions after he had assaulted him win the
hammer stokes died during the latter part OF February
DaTtholomew Tobin aud Edward Wilson were examined
and coroborated Gannons testimony in the main parc
The Court then adjourned until 10 m. this day.