, 1869-06-14
THE HORRORS OF THE OCEAN.
I1tdcous Disclosures of Atrocities MT
Scn-Thc Eicnds TINT Slfi our Enst-
grant Passenger Ships.

from lHf LII 1 UA H9Httf tuu[ Az
The trial Of James Glynn, the carpenter OF the
cm1grant ship James Foster, Jr, for the murder OF
Yesterday In the Ented States Court Brooklyn.
Tacy foT she 5aass
the defendant. GlFnn the alleged murderer sat be-
side Judge Moore He!s q meoinm netsat, and 81 az
cannot wen be described. Assistant District AZ
os fa tne soass n 81 Ss ose M
Tie Foster sailed from Liverpool! tn December
and did not arrive In New YORK until March: Dur
treateI b5 the crew aud otllccrs. They were
beaten with hammers and be1aytng Pins, and wc1c
kicked an.l cuIed, and nearly starved. Many died
York, and nearly ait the Survivors were broken
down and physically ruined. From their SUI Gering
and ill-treatnacnt fever broke ont and on arriving
ut this port the Captain and r5t mate, hrothers Of
the Name Of Armstrong, died Of that malady.
OF oil these dends Giynn, the carpenter, ,Was the
worst BE had charge Of the food and water, and
for wholc day at time. A number Of poor men
emigrattnK TO this country, but unable to pay the
IS los required, and therefore agreeing 70 work
80 shamefully rnaltreatcd by him that four out ol
| fourteen died on the way. His conduct waa with
out parallel The District Attorney closed.by sag
au1eudtne Of the en1tgrant laws 20 a. to gise cmi
| grants from foreign lands sufficient protection
| from such brutal nen-
I
| one Of the cook passengers on board the vessel
BY day he acted rs cook and by night as seaulan
| There were fourteen others like himself, ca1et
IN opportunity Of ever cooking. because OF tht
scarcity Of the food supplied. Indeed, only twl
OF them were needed at any one tfnr. The four
| teen cook passengers were divided at night int
| TWO parts, seyen on stArhoard watch, tcycthe
| with fifteen sailors, half the crew, ahd thu othe
seven Oh the larooard watch With lhe other la
John Stokes, known as "Glneer Jars'' by th
rest Of tho passengers, WIS one u these senge
cocks lie WIS in the same watch oil night Wit
saw Glynn pull Stokes b the hair Of his head Or
| OF the WateT-closet Of the vessel tear him Aon
| deck strike him on the head With q Delaying ri
until The bood ran down @ hls face ace, aaa oEs5 a
| anchor chain. .....
The rrst mate stool aboyc him in the rieRn
on, aud said what VAS equivalent 10 " That
Glynn then pulled him up from the chains, ar
him to s. to W9F1 N ss ns
on the luck CT the head with heavy carpenter
hammer knosking him 70 the deeki ths .sts elot
looked looked %, MN md IL said, sRir the dog oren:'
N.tncss thought stokes death wns owing
this. Soon after this he WIS taken To the he
ioased Ssa s1fss q WerE Se It al Wnsss
. | never seen any reason for this treatment;
thought Stokes a willing worker. Witness h
. paid e. los, and stokes - o. lne Nltness :
> sc1tted generally the cruel treatment they
: celyed Ills de!iueations were frequently full
pathos, aud sometimes Of hunoI. When ask
Wnethe. he knew Glyun, he satd, yes he h'
: and felt hlnl, too. When asked Whist did
bootswain and carpenter 10, meaning what wo1
he replied, Why, they went around the des
: knocking down every one they met In reply Z
question as 70 what lime OF the day, how 10
sitter dinner II was THAI Glyuu struck stokes v
!, : | the hammer, he said: "SAuT<, and hosc edn I
rhjn ~ iff.,y hare dinntT for fhrts dd"s-" WI
= | rh0S 1f Stokes be
;. Knocked down, he said It was blow from
. I hammer