, 1873-10-31
TORTURE ON SH|PBOARD.
The Is s1nriscs' Cnae, Mt san francisco.
k.xozu tie Sau Eranciaca Gdrauitk. Oct u

The 6 snnriaev Cnsc, Mt snn Eranclaco.
From, ths San Franctseo Chronicle, Oct. a..
At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning, Hty1igh-
looking buggy drove Up to TIC unitod States
jumped out. He walked up. tho stairs. chatting
gaily with q frlond. At tho samc moment. .
legged cruelty, whose facos botokoned tho mlHory
which hard usage and long confinement had
forced upon them, tolod: slowly up tho stairs. in
charge Of Deputy shorin In ono minute from
cult Court WAS formally opened, and Capt. Robert
Z. C'nrko was amilingly listening to recital Of
his famous exploits on tho quarterback Of the
good Hhip Sunrise.
potor johnson, the man WHO was transformed
almost into an idiot by cruel tEeatment, was oon-
ductetl to the stand. He is Dano a tall, broad
shouldorod men, and QUO who is evidently, capa-
har1 usage could have disabled that strong man.
Ho came totteripg up to tho witnosHstand, aud
stopped upon 1t with very visible effort.
:, 9o!. Barnes directed bis attention to tho jury.
would encourage s ;. % frightened aoy yoh5 hotor et "
want you to toll these gentlemen how much
sleep you wore allowed ovory twonty-four hours
from ona the tine you loft Now York until you ar'
Peter Ivory slowly and not too distinctly
Some days thoy gave mo four hours, somotimca
ei1-never any moro. They would call mo up to
do something in two hours after had turned in.
Only Bix hours, gentlemen, Bi1 hours. asked
the mato once to give mo juat two hours to mend
my clothes. / told him had nothing to woar,
sir, and didn't.
Dol. Darnes-And what did no any?
Petor-Ho said, "No, you --l You 60
to work: AL day long I worked. and sometimes
all night long making Hennit. Once in o while
they didn't mako me work at night, and then
would try to stoal little sleep. Ind no right
to do 1t though. II was not working ought to
have beon walking tho deck. They used to sond
mo out on tho foro-yard to look out, and keep me
there for hours clinglng on to tho oud. Ono night
tho mate sent mo up md kept mo thoro eight
began to rain and was very cold. WIS frcozing.
camo down to got my coat anl the boatswain
told me had bottor. go up again. for If the mato
Teaa &c down wit iop p M sEn To an
tho deck nearly NIL day.
:, col. Darnes-Hayo you oyer boon beaten on
the SunriHo?
! petor-Oh, yes: plenty, plenty, Every day
mo with something. The Captain saw him DO it.
| Ho must have Hoen it, for ho wus on deck nearly
all the time. Ho took the nearest thing ho could
got to beat mo with; ropes. bolayiug pins, picces
! Of iron, and pieces Of wood. One day, whou ho
couldn't got anything olso, he threw lis knife at
i me. One time lie atruck mo with a tnr-buchet
and blacked my eye and another timo he split
my left eye with all iron Btrap-block
| Col. DarnoH-Has tho Captain over struck
you?
Potcr-Oh, yes he struck mo three timen. I
don't remember any more. I had marks oil ovor
mo from blows. Ono time he struck mo because
didn't get tho erotslot bovine clear Just % he
though. Since Two beon hero I've had toe much
sleep, and I'm getting better snco loft tho ship.
I've slept about aeventeon hours every day.
That's too much, you know. One night they
mado me get into 1t to catch Aying-nsl. The
water came up to my waist WINS there four
hours, aud when came up Fronchy was gent
down.
At o'clock tho Court roassomblod, and No!-
son Martin WAS examined. He il n Norwegian,
| but spoakB good English, and claims to b6 IN
i, able seminar. Ho Bad that at one time ho was
triced up for fiye hours to tho main galowa for
d5opp9s mar mrFnsss @ ,on tsGm .sd sS Mss T3Sss
did TINT ?" I did," answered Martin. :" Como
down here u shouted the Master. Martin camo
down and was at once triced up by tho Captain's
orders. Cnpt. Clarkc then swung himself into
his hammock, where he could glout on tho poor
follows agony, and lay and watched him. Mar
tin had complained once to tho Captain about
Harris cruelty AZ a reward for the he WA
knockcd down and kicked by the mate that very
answer WIS brutal laugh. bIartin saw Condi6
whom ho went to tho Captain to complain. Con-
diff eaid, "1'ho mato has beaten mo, sir7"
Col. Barnes-Ana what did tho Captain say?
Ernest Lojudo, tho Fronchman known to tho
public as Charles Bell, followed Martin on tho
stand. lie answered questions through m in
torproter, and told again the story OF Ills wrongs
He was allowed little or no sloep. and. when do
| ing tho beat ho could, WAS knocked about like q
dog. Ho said: II can't romomber how mnny
times have boon punished. wns beaten near
I'LL bath-tub for his children to wash. had
been drawing water thon for eight hours, aud I
asked the mato for a lighter buckot. was all
tired out. He knocked mo down and began to
n1 Nl.Nt, A,n tntt nrnT -
triced up in irons, and WAS hnng up like
eheep to the ga1lows.
Col. Darnes-How long waro you thorc7 :.
Lo]udo-From o'clock In tue afternoon until
An irropreaBi6lc nurm,,r OF indignation arose
from the spectators, and tho looks turned to-
ward Capt. Clarke wero as bitter as his own dark
face.
Dennis Dtalonoy, second mato Of tho Sunrise,
having boen duly sworn, Col. DarnoB asked:
"Do you know Potter johnson ?"
Malonoy-1 know Dutch Potter,
Col. Dnrncs-llow much Sleep did he got ous
Of twenty.four hours, coming from Now York
Maloney-I should judge between nvo and eiz
1 hours. Sometimes not more than three.
Col. Baruea-Did the Captain know that john
sou was limited to tllis amount OF rost?
Malonoy (Hcratching his head and pausing for
momont)-I think he did.
Col. Darnes-uayo you not spoken to him
about I'll
Col. Darnes-nepoat the conversation.
Malonoy-I said to Capt. Clarke: "You will
mako complete idiot Of that Dutch -" 11o
sad to me- Make az idIot Ct him ana y J.. DO G.
At this poiut tho Court adjourned.
Tho ~ Three Ir0f1lers.'s
Cropt the SIN Eranctsco Aha, Oct. 24.
Tho ship. sald to be the largest merchant n hhpin
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