, 1870-02-12

KcvottinE Statements by sailors Of |
Alleged Cruel Treatment nt SEA
Men Compelled to stand ca Thcsr |
Eschds aor An k1our-'Ehc Cnpslnu
IsnF. the FihtoJ. and Otner IAstKu-
Inent> Ut Torture Uscds
Ffem the Ste Ttrk Hnrid, Ftp O.
Eight HAsGra oelpng!tK 10 the crew u t1e enfP
Neptune, which arrived heIc rrou Lvetoonl on
.est Saturday. have msde 8 a!eneath re!rtlve
e;s is1nsr eros,t.s rasn Tue, r.,
ana nrst and tec,sd n2sez Of tha' y-s.
.el They have preferred charges aEan9t
also commenced clril suit Tor dsua9es. The
saiois slate that there WAS no cause for the
it,,to'e .leatnient to vh:ch ttey say they were
daylt, IN which rtcted the vaflona alleged Ects
OF true.'y. In add s:on 10 this tncJ hava n7de
The teao"'pg S.11.xsf e1sssSfpw na ,.xr. asApr.
wss born II Asnc1eates: Enala9d, md an -
@ s Te.R Dss RsGs
wse T. 'os. seil saieep Toe capsp ,,a toood
hide, hr tnen put a bsooD.hAud1e under my Knees
aLd doubled nc up 20 that could not move. lie
aa L
nj rosc. lie haa beaten me several times vita
an roa be.a3ioR pin. Tie second mate {Solsnl
Yss doxp ne e:sG sssp me W" - s Ssas xe
b:esAlas ~ nose. lls oea: he several tines
4truct ms on the tacs win = capstsn bar. He
cun pe;ied 10 lie over tae pig.re7 rnY feet On
cre see ard head on The other side. in WHICH po-
t.tion WAS Kept atoat nfteen lninntee Tie then
made lEe ttsnd &C nj head aeons ID boar. ny
| fe1s IesttrR nga'pFt the zen. Captain Peabody
plcoj ty wneh was being punished. AID would
l tell The second nAtt when he bad beaten nc
sTA1ENFKT or RICHARD BOND.
| IVES born IN adordthlIe, England. and am e3
| ,tals OF age. This WAS ny tnt voJsEe OF any
| tnlp, The second usse beat ne EeveEal tines,
alo stamped nc n ne !a;e .Id ~ nes['5 kaSS1sa
| iron bar l1cn un:ch an still lane. lie bea: me
Dr.1ly eve'1 aa5 during ios yo!sEs ~ ssd msos IN, n.
s1ATErEkT Or WILLIAM cARrxR-
sse eSa Saps1 bet ne II lse faee @ sna ahsa
ny lcot, 70 that nj toes ara csushed IN fright.
snd CO Tess enid Esear, while was .. he wheel,
| sook nF mltreus OF my hards Ard then beat me-
ensI ",e gea so tss e., s stn s
areuEd MT Eect aEd pulled II 30 tight tha: 1t
ctoked ne, n d he stft afentd to hang ma
srA1xXkAr or SAMUEL WrTuET-
CT n.e. Du1lr9 the roys2e The Captain beat N
u n .s9 aa nos ~,
! ttsud Oh ny head With the other zen for nestl
sTA1hNEx1 OF JACOB An1.Er-
: Twas born in P1cssla, and aea "a yca1s Of ass
: TIE Captain and chief mate beat and kIcEed the l.
| xne tack several iimes during the vo5nge My HE
. wAs broken D blow st1uck bJ the s:cohi m q
; vita hi. .;. lie ato struck me on the head VI
!. acayftao tar My lace ia t1ili very oadlg swole'
J. | I vab Ct nfpelled TO staad on ny head, my If
| teeLEx OF the pig pfp-
TESTIMONY OF wrLIilN Gt1Ka- =
ITss bern 10 Bestou, Mass, ana an n years
| day furrp TIE voyage from 1lrrEToot On o.
( uc1'stinu he kf1uck me On the back OF my Ee'
J. wl:h a stoyt]. AID Knocked nc houu. 0ae d.
snilE wss on the toretap aail yaIa. he s'rcck q
tre overheard. At anchor time ! vas
the nhln ya1d, when be ftred three shots As Z
the balls paAslnG c1ofc 70 Eny head He stEncS I
afh te'aylnR.p!u OF the tScs, 80 that Il ~
n- ne fTeat pain 10 Fcsk aiterwa.ds lie s:tack {
0, vtth btass tbuckes from behltG when wAs
te the wheel, ard knocked me down. The seco
ne uate ne 1T mo Lea1l5 ererJ time he c1mt near u
" ue made me stand on my head until MI ctss 4
tney Mcud 6nss n, oafg 5sn oat 4, o.
20 ono Of tic neGroes- the u2te telltnS ne II
- not be would break ny had.
CT STATEMENT OF CORNELIUS yrHEpIR.
ID I Ta4 torn IN LJoLe, France, ana An Il feats
II SIC. The second mate beat me on tne hsad .
:. sodJ while was on the fore.5ard, cutting !
IL face and breaking ny moss. I waa Also co
PEELED to starh on my head.
- STATEMENT OF 4KTHEn LAfDF.
et IWaR bern IN Aberdeen, scota1d. and Al
ed years Of age. have been twenty. six Jeare On
" tam Struck me In the lacn, catsiDR my mouth
Ill badl5. Tho second mate beat me alnost eFerJ
= End ore tine he atrpck nc o. the Mouth, Eco
nla cut two OF INV teeto. aud wht!o wa doWo
CT, q chsin hoof, ard held ne By the ,hHoat NJ
50. srotncr nan uea. me with strap. He compt
| ne 10 e;Aud on ny rcad for about An hour, =
ose my feet resting ogaltat tue uatn'ha:ch-