The sun., 1871-11-14
TIE MONSTER OF TIE NAVY.
arr A. 4 SEMNES BEhPTNG THE
REWIRD or ms GRIMES,

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a Court Martial that viii see Justice Done
How American Scumcu are Tortured
nnd M,rdcred-The Horrible scenes ON
Hoard tie Portsmouth.
NJ rc than year ago 1Hr SrS exposed The
iniqauous crucues perretrated on board toe United
I Roe ,loop o.vlr Portsmouth, under tae com.
r.rIo. C.it Alexander 4 scmmcs, nephew OF the
tcs,l Admiral Raphael scmmes. Admiral Lauman,
olu.e south American station, appointed court n
nqur,. which, after an investigation Of the charges
published in 1uE suS, strongly recommended tuat
{ rt semmes should he trtd by court martial.
Gis recommendation was forwarded to Secretary
IaUc.uu, Who, nevertheless, for months and months
permitted 1t to lie in his desk unhotlced. Finally
tie Porlsmouth arrived in this port, and Secretary
Roneson's attention was again called to tie com
plaiuts of her crew. lie then nshed out the recon-
me cation Of the court Of inquiry, and resolved to
order a court forthwith. Tue court martial was
aceordip.ly convened 10 the Brooklyn Navy Yard
and has been 10 session with closed uoors Tor nearly
two weeks. The court Is composed as follows:
Commodore J. , Green. lIe5ldcnt.
tommoaeie Wm. 4. Lc Roy, late Gag onlccr to the
'Comnijdorc kccd wcrlsn.
&9srii iGS; iSS;. I! i tS!5,a tto!'sI'0"'
az i t. ii.if',aaoag' ~
c'r,. 'nrl,5aIe, ,a,Is \ S''f i II NSbin,inS' NSbbni@sr'
Lieu -,P French. L. \ NJ. {. Juisc AaSyci:e.
BRUTAL COMMANDER
one Of the principal charges against Captain
semmes is preferred By Joseph Kinz. ordinary sea.
mAp Of tie Portsmouth, whose treatment was fully
dt,erbeo in 1HE Sun, rs before stated. Exaspcr-
s,ci and roaded BY the crueties inflicted upon him.
King lett tie ship TO return TO the United States as
bcs, he could, aud report to the NAV Department
10 person. lie was captured and tred for deserton
shout eighteen or twenty months ago. lie was sen.
tenc-d to nine years imprisonment During tie
t,l b.aeycr tiCts hid hcen brought 10 iigut which
!, uy el O.. KING rad undergone unlaW ul punt'h.
rp.is sucl 'te not sanct oned by the naval code
/ " shown .hls While the Portsmouth was IN RIO
u,ihor nod been tened by hls arms and eet IN
Aslp. boat Alongside he ship, exposed to tue herce
Eut 90 '.c t.n. ava tHe h.-les Nmpeiature OF
thr e fWItc II was also ur1vrN tnN no ha1 been
SUI J.l..f 800 iHII mites ana nafdau.~ sucu ~ nu
tmt,l ~t.us ,ul'u, 10 or ont Of tho navy can suy.
u.f t1 ".t1gt . demand Ton redre-s
uwtoIt,y on hAL's trrSal IN the Usuca
: .nt. Whit nr N" was sent % un cr-o punish urut
srcl'Np Eo.''on, TO whom no ncys r'd been
tHre,s iscipued against tAc prisoner aul released
ACCUMULATED HORRORS.
Ira etori time multitude Of complaints against
Cap. 'ru uits Oi q similar character to those pre-.
tutl h5 hlnc team 10 pOur 10 uu1u Tie Secretary.
l.w3e A.Al vel sp9slls!lileJ !-i siss ..7o. .!sis-
cf.I I's'fuuts reported wuilc tue fnr -muutl
Wa 90 uu aruor l. was suONn tn4t ditanec tion
hsd rtac. Ell such pich wltc on that station That
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t.i 'tc om'crs 90 td-iEe Of tie deck dii duJ re.
1D'er u hand, ~iti orders 10 ALL any vino attempt
tora'' 2 snip Nitnont pcruissi7n.
N,talu Mathews, ordtnary seaman on noard tie
Portsmouth, also made COMPLIANT hguu.t Capt.
hauu ts w.cu is embodied IN tls caal Ges On W4iel
Ae is NOV iting ltad.
i'rE IN A COFFIN
1te case OF N.taeNs Is Outrageous and alnost
iu,fedI. O. lie lar been guilty OF a slight breach
e. csci9uue. ~ orler OF Cip'. semmes this nun
was sezeo aud crdnmed inIo boE ieet long, 10
I".fhn La llaUA HHN
lur the Iur0ose were then paeed over the
Top OF the boz, ant force was ussi TO crush
p'nks were a, length. by main force, brcpghi
down . bear upon the sides and ends Of tue
COX. Nolls we're cglVsu into the piauk. nnd the
hNng man Was boxed up under apt. semmess su-
i--t'ss7osr By this same ohrers oTttt no was
nus Kept for hye days. During these i20 hours the
uIseraUe man was never slowed to leave his
tudln. VITA a refined cruelty that would not let
tlm die snd escape bis torment, he was regularly
ied through hoe SIX inches square. A iulI-sizod,
vigorous mau-lu American citiLen-in tie full huH
Oi tealti, Was thus c.gcd. ALI those dioidiul
hours, VIII ms poor crushed Nreos drawn up to his
cllu. and his bruised mead Iammed against Tue deal
lu.il ne sustained IN existence OF unutteraolc
agony. Tie ordinary humanity winch extends TO a
E4luns L.ls The accumulated horrors of Ave
alss uuu.A-alei c3nunement had to be borne
Vltutu. o. ruus 70 relief Each limb was m wise
Tue s,t4.Dci a1N tortured muscles could Get no re-
laAauou. lte -vlasei and ooh'oltei atMbcls
,.ud receive O." comforting MANIPULATION. There
tHc u1L Hammered aud
BBlslo AND SQUEEZED INTO MS CAGE,
o.. t.e CD lir Ola Juited States vessel iwur-1n
4.crr toLml,'Ioted by the Government Of the
tItat.s; truJhc the world ever sIN--at ate eiept
ll i.r ILNINuus cabin ilur i've Gays, while mau
Possessing tQua, rlguts OF cluzsuship with himself
49, "lt IA o. had sworn TO pr0te IN all his hoer-
ht- a. a freeman, las crushed u IN q trunk little
ser thau d SAT- isu box. No such mOustruus act
a'rueiiy was ever before heard OF among eiyAzeI
l.U.
b 81 ,cs the cases Of those meu-houi5le enough
b. f..y 800. T. ~ ua,fnu au Apacne lDiAu 10 ,ou.
Gl-u iuuIsDmen' -tAele .Were many others almVst
t,-..J ACusNVns.
OTHER ATROCITIES.
4 nan who has sailed IN tac Portsmouth under
C.. Stmmts declares that tle men, at,er doing ther
ts WorK, have oeen led 10 TIE quarter decK chalu.
80 t,us tn-eth-r anu let there TO pass the night
tu r.t 90 sH tie dlscumiorts aud Dangers OF tIo.
pcal elm ate II one required TO arse, chan nye
L. pJsl'4ll a!l igJ 10 loaOH tGtt, suJ -ieT lear
iul nigut o waning ana uuresi they we're al driven
h'Ns -, 10 Their posts, ana expected tO perform
.-t.r fe=u ar dunes.
TIE other officers of tic Portsmouth are spoken
Or % h.rn terms bN tae men for tDeir u.auI and
Dl.sl crate klnducss. IL Is L the m1hce uuh tn
t' ttIs hehu iuc1fn. O., Ctrt. 4 - ines tAi
g.. .urn s,ttit-t- 90 e misery anu -lHrrlug Nhlth
Lave o. dc I've Orsmouin hitherto a h1auug hell.
e court martial Nticu j. 10 session has had be.
fore q 10th OF tAose outraged sCamen, and o her
tt.-clto has been adGuged to show that C9pt
t,..4es Is one OF the most heLrtless tYruuis tHat
s1| - =sHsyYy' Ac--yiti- m rJuuteIT Z I
esLItstl, and On indignant people wIi say, Amen.