The New York herald., 1871-02-22
TIE CASE OF TIE SHIP NEPTUNE.
The Charge Against Captain Peabody and
His Mates-Fearful Suffering at Sea.

The further hearing Of this case was resumed yes.
terday before Commissioner John A. Shields. Mr.
Robert Andrews appeared as counsel for the de-
PENDANTS. Mr.. De Kay represented the District At
torney. Inasmuch as the particulars OF this
remarkable charge, when they were first published,
attracted great deal OF attention and excited mach
Indignation In the public mind. we feel due to the
interests OF justice to give extended report OF the
evidence, embracing the sworn statements OF seve.
raj Of the witnesses for the prosecution, one Of
whom yesterday testified that he had got frostbtten
on the voyage; that he had held his frostbtten hand
to the fire, and that, after that the little nnRer OF
his left hand dropped OF. For the present the pub
lie win judge for themselves whether the testimony,
far 1t has been given bears for against the
| accused.
| CONTINUATION OF THE CRoss-ExAMINATIoN OF Ed
WARD REIss, ONE OF TIE CoLoRED sEAMEN OF
THE NEPTUNE.
Q. You said tnat the mate struck you at the top
sail hayards-what mate, first or second? A. First
mate. ana he then took me into the cabin.
@. Was the captain In the cabin them A. No; the
mate took me in his private room; 1t was his own
room, In the cabin,
O. How did the mate punish you tnere9 A. Strik-
ing blows with his 1st and Kicks with his foot;
there was no one else there but us two.
O. Was this before or after the captain put some.
thing on your handsf A. Before.
Q. Was 1t The same day the captain put something
your handsS A. 1t not the day the mate took
me into the cabin that the captain ga We me some.
thing 10 put on my hands.
Q. When was it A. 1t was the following morn.
ing; it was in the cabin the captain dressed my
hands; went TO the cabin alone and the captain
dressed one OF my hands; he gave me something to
put on my hand.
Q. Did the captain strike you Immediately after
dressing your handf A. No.
@. When was 1t the captain struck you In the face
with his hand2 A. The day after The day upon
which my hand was dressed.
@. Where were you when the captain struck you
that dayg A. In tae cabin; there was no one
present.
G. What time was it them A. About ten in the
morning.
O. Is this the time the captain told you TO go for.
ward to the pump? A. Yes.
q. Why did you 60 TO the cabin that morning ?
A. went there 10 have my hand dressed.
@. Was your hand frozen at that timer A. No.
Q. What was the matter with it9 A. The hand
was infamed.
Q. wnat made it innamedP A. A blow received
on the wrist.
Q. From whatg A. 1t was due to blow received
from the first mate.
Q. When did you receive that blows A. 1t was on
the occasion when the first mate struck me at the
topsal halyard
O. Was your hand swollen when you went up to
reef the main topsailp A. 1t was.
z. Was II not infamed tnena A. II was infamed.
q Was not the striking done by the mate after you
had recied the main topsailg A. The reefng WaS
finished before the mate struck me.
G: How many days before you went up to reef the
main topsan mad your hand been innamedY A. Four
days.
q. Had you complained to anybody about your
hand beng nnamed before you went up to reef9
A. Yes. to all the officers at once.
q. When did you complain 10 themY A. On the
second day after 1t began TO iniame.
Q. Where were all these officers at the time yeu
complainedr A. They were not altog ether at the
time; spoke TO them all about it separately on the
q. When was 1t the captain told you to 20 forward
TO the pump A. do not KNOW the date.
q. Was It the day he dressed your hand? A. 1t
was nof
Q. How many days after the day he dressed your
hand was IL that he ordered you TO 60 forward A.
the captain that would not 60 forward. did not
tell him that could not pump with one hand; that
was not the time the captain struck me twice with
q. when did he strike you twice with his hand in
@ une iace' A. II was at another time when my hand
q. About how many days ont from Liverpool were
half. NN ~ ~
@ Can you tell what month"; A. cannot tell.
Apout lne END OF the month Of January.
pry, n mneh ao your hands first become froZenS A.
bo.I mahds were not frozen all the time.
,oGy, WHICH hanu became frozen drstS A. The left
Q when' A. At the time OF the second fall OF
snow; Wnen we were about four weeks ana a half
q What were you doing when your left hand pot
irozenl A. ] was IN the rigging at the time. -
z. What flggng9 A. Mantopsall
&. What were you doing thereY A. Twas mn az
work there, making fast gasket that was dying
loose, making IL up In bundle; there was another
his hands fpzei, too, at the same nme; there Were
Others who lleIT hands frozen the same day.