New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-07
THE COURTS.
THE OLD COLONY CASE.
ABUSING A CUBAN PATRIOT-RAYMoND RAU5
EVIDENCE AGAINST CAPT. GRINDLE.

ARISING A CUBAN PATRIOT-RAYMOND RAU5
EVIDENCE AGAINST CAPT GRlNDLE
At the opening of the United States Circuit
Court yesterday the Judge, the counsel and the jury
were ready to 60 with Che trial Of Capt Grnde OF the
ship Old Colony indicted for cruel treatment OF Ray
mond Rau one OF his sailors. but the witnesses for the
prosecution absent. Assistant DlstrictAtt0rney
Purdy stated that the United States Marshal had had
sufficient instruction to produce them and moved that
the Marshal be admOnshed by the Court 10 10 more
punctual in the discharge OF his duty AS neither the
Marshal nor his deputies could be found Judge woodruff
reserved his admonOn. The witnessed inay arrived
ana RAYMOND Rau was put upon the stand Rau ia one
OF the Cuban Patriots who was eXlled 10 ferhhdo TO-
and Who as is alleged by the prosecution was put on
board OF the old Colony by fraud, and kept there by
force He testified, through an Interpreter:
was hoisted TO the malntOp-sls with a heavy IRON
hung my meek. and ordered 10 Deat INC luat w W
the chains and sails; the iron was so hcaNy c0ulu
with it, it was about three rect long anu aDOu
seven inches in crcumeron9o was 10Y uoWn Vt ~
rapidly from this position, ana ie on my hnees On tno
dpck and was much iniuFcd the captain gave me some
spirits TO smell when FELL the trs and thrd officers
brought of the hold where was ndj AZ came
deck the captain caught me by the mar ana struck
me with fist chen handculied ana chained ~
ring in the deck; when thus chained the captain trog on
my bare feet with his heavy boots was glgBgd az
this time with iron bolt; after was gagged, me
captain kicked me in the face ana broke ont two
of my back teeth; was chained and gagged al night;
was iftorward dashed to tie anchorsk with my hands
tied behind my back, and Kept hcre TREE houfs wa
chained and confined in small room for ID days; during
OF wafer day; was Ia very weak condition. my iee
were sore from the steps Of the captain; had no bed
ding. and all mad pair OF panlalO0ns ana
shirt sometimes the weather was cold; every Time IL
rained they took out on deck refused 10 sign the
shipping articles did not ship as sailor OhDOdu Oh Vhe
Old Colony.
aaillO the captain ala not order 20 90 10 my bunk
was on duty two three days; he gave me some soup
once; in good health when came on board there
were no sores on me- the captain gave me neuGine
times never told the cook was lazy ana would Rather
die than work; never told any one 30; sald ha not
ftr tNt4I nf :
Rcdirect-A saiornTokcr took on board OF the Ola
Colony ! had shipped with this broker Tor aSpansh
vessel did not know until got on board that was on
an American ship all not want 20 80 on buch snip
because can't speak f. gi5h, my clothing was THROWN
overheard not stripped and washed because hdd
yermin on me.
Augustus Jones' cook on the Old Colony, corroborated
Rau's evidence I'm regard To the iltreatment ne re-
ceived but he that Rou infected with yer
min and that no told him he was lazy, and would rather
die than work.
Dr. synnott testified:
Ihave charge of Bellevue Hospital; Ran brought
there his condition such that 10 required careful
treatment % his life; MS sickness came IRON want
OF proper food &c.
This closed the the part Of the prosecution tx
Judge Fullerton counsel for defense then moved 70
qua5h the Indictment, the ground that Rau was not
one Of the crew Of the Old Colony having never signed
the articles and never agreed TO serve ~ sailor on
board of her It was contendcd by Assistant District
Attorney Davies that as the captain detained Rau
against his VIII and used and punished him az sor
he was under the statute, one OF the crew OF the O
Colony. In denying. this motion, Judge Woodruff SAID
that though ne had doubts whether the indictment
was brought under the proper statute they were not
such doubts ; would lead him To stop the tnal
Several witnesses for the defense were examined, VINO
contradctcd in almost every particular the sta hcH
~ Rau that the captain was not on deck az
the time Rlu says he struck him Case adjourned.