The New York herald., 1869-06-15
BROOKLYN CITY.
TIE COURT.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COuaT.

Tho ship James Foster, Jr.-Trial Of her
Omcers-The Cases Of James GIynn and
william Cruthers Given TO the Jury-BOih
Found Guilty.
Before Judge Benedict.
The trial OF James Glynn, the carpenter Of the
ship James Foster Jr., was concluded yesterday.
But one witness was examined for the defence,
making but two IN all.
EDWARD MONEMAST's TESTIMONY.
l am surgeon; studied my profession IN Lon
don; have diploma; was in general practice for
fourteen years; have been at sea as a surgeon
seven years and q half; was once before IN the
employment Of Marshall Co.; was the surgeon
on the ship James Foster, Jr, on her last voyage;
there was sickness among the passengers before
we were half way across; one man died OF con.
sumption; there was no contagious disease on
board Of the vessel; four passengers died; there
was sickness among the crew; the captain was
sick soon after leaving Liverpool; he had the
quinsy; the mate had block fall on his heal when
about three-quarters across; knew Ginger; he was
sick very short time; he was very much debitated
with the eryspelas; saw him the night before he
died: he didn't out OF the hospital before he died;
there were no bruises or wounds his body; II he
had had any dangerous wounds on him 1 would
have seen them; he might have mad wound on his
head and not know II, but not dangerous one:
know James Glynn; never saw HIM strike stokes or
any one else; never heard Stokes say that he had
worst ever knew; the passengers were much con-
fined between decks.
CrUss-examinsd-Have made about twenty voy-
ages; could give the names OF the crew VINO
died If l had access to my papers; eight
or nine OF the crew died on passage: half
dozen were washed overheard; have no recol-
lection OF the names OF any other passengers on
board; can't tell how long any other man who
died was in the hospital; stokes was the only man
disease ran about three days before death;
II extended over the face and down the
4 trea afpl IN for hat I
cold apple atoms TO his head and gave him NELL
cine; didn't observe any wound while treating
him; recollect 'Glnger' from the fact that he had
reddish nar: the eryslpeas developed after he was
the hospitals when he first came luto the hospital
IL was for debility; he had been IN the hospital out
short time before the eryspelas developed; | men,
toned In the logbook the cause OF the disease.
70 the Ceurtnpdn't Know Of hs the mans being out
With this evidence the defendant rested.
Rebutting testimony was then taken.
WILLIAM THoMsON's TIES riMONY.
Was on board the ship James Foster, Jr.,
on her last voyage, as seaman; have been
,o @ sea @as 'rons y ysai knew w pe ec;or
dressing his head once: didnt see the blow, but
asked HIM who struck him and he SAID IL was the
carpcnter this was In the month of January; never
saw the doctor dressing stokes head more than
once; have seen him knocking around the decks
and took him to be drunk; don't know whether
he was or not: saw the doctor several occasions
when he appeared To he In state OF intox'catOn.
can't say that II was general thing; he could not
TO the Court-We lost overheard six or seven OF
the crew: they were able scamen; they were really
IN the crews some fell overheard that we could not
account Tor at all.
ARGUMENTS IN THE CASE.
Judge Moore IN summing up said he would accept
the statements OF his associate IN his opening as the
law governing the case lie SAID that the case had
created great deal OF excitement IN this city and
New York ever since the arrival OF that vessel II
would seem, too, that the press had done all In its
power to create prejudice against the agents of
the vessel and Its owners According to the state
ment Of the District Attorney, the length OF the
voyage and the circumstances not to be avoided
were quite enough to cause much suffering had no
brutal act been done unkind word been spoken.
The ounsel then reviewed the testimony for the
prosecution. The first witness (Gannonl was what
is called swift witness, and II was PLAIN TO see that
he wished to make tne case against the prisoner
as black as II possibly could be. Not only this,
cannon was an interested witness, having com
menced suit against the owners OF the ship.
cannon testified that the first blow that
Stokes got from Glynn caused his death; but lmme-
diately afterwards this same witness said stokes
was about the deck doing his duty as usual The
saue was the case after the blow from the hammer.