The New York herald., 1872-12-24
SCUTTLING A WHALTR.
Four Of the Crew Of the Bark Falcon Arrested
and Arraigned for Attempting to scuttle
tho vessel-Records Of Q Cap
tain's Alleged Brutality.
Boston. Dec. q. 1872.

BosroN. Dec. %, 1872.
: Last May the bark Falcon sailed from New Bed.
ford on whaling voyage under command Of
Captain Allen, resident OF New Bedford, having
on board about twenty-h five men, several OF whom
had never been on long voyage before. On tho
18TH OF last October while lying on and Off Fayal.
1t was discovered that the bark was filing with
water, and the pumps were set at work, finally
relieving her so that she was taken ashore, and it
was found that u half dozen augur holes had been
bored In her sides, below warermark, showing an
evident
ATTEMPT TO scuTrLE HER.
indeed the vessel probably would have gone
down had il not been for the tarred paper which
was forced into the holes partially stopping
them. For various reasons four OF the crew, named
oharies hill, Charles Il. Mills, Samuel Bennett ana
oharies u Barlow, were put in irons taken before
the Consul At Fayal an examination had, and tho
four, with Frank NJ. Spinner August Renste and
John Francis, In custody witnesses were sent to
New Bedford on board the bark Fredonia which
arrived ut that port on Saturday. The prisoners
and witnesses were put in charge OF Deputy Mar
shall Cobb and his assistants, and brought to this
city this forenoon. They appeared before Commits
were committed to the Charles Street jail lor ex-
animation on Thursday next
THE ACCUSED.
Hill Is young cOlOred man OF st. Eustatia and
was boat steerer. Mills was the carpenter ana
belongs in Boston. Bennett is from Lowell aid
Barlow from stoneham. All are young and bright
scutte the ship and there seems little doubt that
somebody on board did IT, They all complain OF
they can prove, not only by the evidence OF each
other, but also by that OF the witnesses OF the gov
young man. kept diary, In which he had recorded
all treatment on the part OF the captain and which
gives gives good idea % Of the G ie on board some whans
remains to be seen.
The following are extracts from Mills records -
THE CARPENTERS CALENDAR
Captain Allen Of the bark Falcon, seized me BY the
and called me M names i told ID him had done aeeordiSs
hs f
Sana nan o M su my a1 @ @ me S to speak 70
-. made no answer shipped as q carpenter and
was used worse than any foremast hand.
'sATD HE WOULD KNOCK MY BRAINS OUT"
sewns & oil n Have been &c, S; sick below sSTss
P a cSsa al to get 5 GseS G Of board wnt up y
struck me several times with his ast IN the face then
kicked me forward after bore. He seized q coopers
hurry. Called me everything but man. never said
one word back 10 him. did not feel able to stand on
MAKING SHOE PEGS AS A PUNISHMENT.
have been sick about two weeks, but kept deck
fear Of sn % G no nS a
S s s1 Y @ snS ps ss anns o I ePs S
not ana he told me had played it long enough sat
my watch. Went below and got into my bunk until my
turn The Captain came down, struck me, dragged me
out OF bunk the steerage floor, kicked three
tour times and dragged on deck and made me stand
for four and hall hours making shoe pegs with
knife, in bare feet The deck was damp, and got
M o told him was scS two ,s ST three times and
He said that all he wanted blow end my
days.
The remainder OF the record, which is up to-day,
is OF similar character, and refers only to abuse
by the captain and desire on hr5 part to leave the
vessel,