The New York herald., 1871-02-22

hands frozen I, A. Tney were workiag about the
ship; they were scattered abeut the SHIP.
q. Werc NOT all the men who got frozen at that
time colored men : A. Yes; none OF the W hte men
got nozen at that time; there was white man
named Kelly and little American boy In my watch;
] can't say II his name was Pomefoy; do not know
II he twentytnree years OF age was very cold
Q. Was 1t before or after your hand was frozen
that the captain put pou.tlce on your hands A.
o. When Was it tha. your finger dropped ofrY A.
When was In the iorecastle about two weeks and
ea p ator rne se nger drop on before or amer you
came into portY A. About six days before arriving;
II dropped or The lett hand;
q. Did you warm your hands nt the kitchen nre
after they were frozenY A. Yes. ~
Q Was there frost i'm IN te them at the time you were
second mate who slapped my hand while was
u DID not the second mate tell you that II you
dijnot leave the IRE you would lose your hand
o. Did ne tell you to leave the nre2 A. No.
q Was IL after yOu had warmed your hands at
the fire that you felt this pain from which you could
not seepS A. II was alter the time was at The
q. When was 1t that the second mate called you
out of your bunkY A. IL was before was frozen;
l got out; l went to the lee whee the second mate
struck me there; relieved man at the whee,;
don't remember who; he was cOlOred man.
q. DID tAis colored man see the striklng9 A. He
did not see IT, there was another man, Moore, at the
wheel, wheel, ne - . colored man took @ turn & at inc
Q. 10 you recollect complaining at any time to
told him was sick.
Q. How long before the arrival OF the vessel had
you been sent above the deck into the rggingp A.
For the last SIX days OF the voyage the captain had
not seat me aloit.
aloit and being killeds A. Yes; was sent aoft
between the falling of the Italian and arrival
This closed the cross-examinatlon OF this witness
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM OLIVER.
William oliver. col0red seaman deposed-I
am sailor; sailed on the 2Gth OF December in the
| Neptune from Liverpool; the nrst time was III
the cabin TO the captain and asked him to give me
oeng s or my nroat ne asked am me TO Jet nim
was was nonnS % A1 the matter % with % It, @ he gave gave
me me ;, something Sol ING, IN "a . vial ., tsid old me to
| nv tongue panied ME; went back 10 the captain;
he SAID was sKnlkng, and showed me out OF the
cabin with bon his hands; he did not Kick me then;
| my fingers got frozen about four weeks ago from
snow; that was when there was snow on the deck;
l went TO the captain and told him something was
the matter with my hand; he said there nothing
the matter with it; he struck me in the bach with
his hand; cannot tell II 1t was closed; he told me
to go ont OF the cabin and did; went to the pump
aud worked there with Que hand; the next time
was i'll treated by the captain was when had gone
on the crolchet yard; Harry Williams was with me
the san was Mapping, and Itook hold OF the san with
my left hand, which was frozen, and the sail took
bleeding; the first male asked me- where
was going; ! showed nim my hand; !
TO him; ne said nothing was the matter with II,
that was skuking; he kicked me In the back and
anu went on deck again; showed the second mate
my finger; he said, 'You had better go to the cap.
tain and get 1t dressed;" said had been there
fore; remained on deck pumping after that; on
another occasion the captain kicked me behind he
| dressed my hand twice; only went 10 him twice,
and he dressed my hanI; did not go up again aloft
| while my hand was bleeding; my second hand be-
| came frozen when we came on the coast; nave
| saying could not pull; he said 'There Is nothing
| the matter with your hand and II there Is will
freeze your head - the trst mate never struck me;
! the second mate struck me while was aloft; on
| another occasion he Knocked me nat on the deck
| with his fist
| Crosse examined-W went into the cabin the
first time saw the mate there with the captain; the
| mate was writing; the captain did not dress my
hand the first time went 10 him; the captain told
me there were chblains on my hand ana ne dressed
II; he made finge. stalls for me and put them on; |
did just the other men did on board as 10 work
| and no more; ! never reiused to brace around the
| yards.
Rearect-I never refused to perform my duty in
my watch
! Chares johnson, a colored sailor deposed-Cap.
tain Peabody about four weeks ago ill-treated me
by forcing me into the cold weather. and then got
| my hanus frozen; l went to the captain and tod
| him my hands were frozen: he gave me some salve
and put 1t on my fingers and l went to
| work; 1t made me worse; ! went back to the
captain, and he gave me more salve and it made me
worse; the captain never ili-treated me, except
showing ne about; told him my hands were frozen;
second mate when would be pulling a rope, would
squeeze my hand with the rope in it; the first mate
| never il-treated me- saw the captain kick Oliver
| the Thursday night before we came In.
The further hearing OF the case then adjourned
| to Tomorrow morning.