New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-18
AyROCloUS CRUELTY 10 SEANBN.
GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST CAPT. j. ;.
GRINDLE.

DENIAL BY CAPT. GRINpLE--UIS PEEFlooo
RECORD OF BRUTALITY.
Can't. j. s. Grindle, Henry pOent, ships
carpenter and William skinner. cook. Of tbs American
ship ST. lark. when wreced July ), arr'ed III the
cty ON Montiy Immediately after their arrival Pccnt
and Sune- went before the United statos District
Attorney ard made. charges OF inhuman treatment
against tho captain for having beaten, or caused to 30
beaten a.nuinber Of the siiP's They declared
that from the effects Of hs cruelty thee seaInen had
died The story of the men is 10 follows:
The 81 Marx sailed from Liverpool on March H. 1870
10Y Co1umbo with load coal, and with Grew Of Il
men, IL Of HON were green hands Immediately
alter leaving port tie work Of discinins the lie" men
was bcgn, az the most inhuilan atrocitcS were per
pctrt,d the Capia tie 5ecoad and third mates, am
the LDltswain taking prominent part IN theth' "Su
we're kicked aud beaten, hung up by tho wrists, ted
80 he cross-trees and foggcd with ropes ENDS ono
n,ut during ,e sixth week Of the voyage young E"-
Vsh sailor known on board the ship rs Long
Tom" vas 80 severely beaten by the cap
tain that he died the next day. Capt drhdio
was Informed Of the mans death while at dinner h'
without d.payng any feeling ordered the body OF tic
dead man 10 BE- thrown overheard. This WAS done wtt
out ceremony. Two weeks after another ofthe ne" sea-
mai know as Soldier died rom tho effects OF beat
igs iuacte1 ~ the second mate aud boatsTain Tho III
treatment continued during the voyage, and when ba
st. MaIk reached CoquiDbo, " kartegai,' me 'H'"
s. or was chokfi 70 death BY the bolswain and hif
for the purpose o; irtimdatiug them. All OF these
atrocities were known 20 the captain and although he
only took part personaly in the punishment Oh is
Tom ne wa. CO "a Of auG sanctioned the retine Al
pursued b. the other JHccr,
Al CaniUDo the uditIoU OF aIIirs became known 10
the authorities and such Indignation prevailed th't 20
save himself IRON punishment the captain preferred
charges against tn second mat. for srkiLS man Win
snove For hi. SHans, tie mate was sentenced 10 one
Years ira -onrnrut. THE hoatswain All s"ysr ~ Tie
crew deserted IT, sbip wilton sailed soon aeI"Eu ''r
Csllao rirre tho gro.rr pert Of the remainder OF the
crew "a serted. After Jins At Caao FOR some tiLhe '
-. dark proceeded to the 'lauda. where size WIS
loaded with gllnI. on leaving tie harbor OF Ha'niIo
the officers aud bccamo intoxicated aud through
m.,uaI agoucnt the Vessel was si"ci"d upon 7'hheh
rocks lnd sunk The captain, his VIE ara church I.
Henry P,cr' ship carpenter add william skinner !
cook then got ont together Tor Ncw-iorK, "h''r thty
xryI ate several wosfs' travelling Poem; am SKIN
ner a.n .d,sy went 90 ''.e ou.,'d states D-rir;-ht
tosn.y'. office a,,d told thrs stUy Tnry SAY ma ihcy
ve-. not Grcaied by .hr captain sn" mat fht expert
euc-d sailors not aDu,d, but The " men were
terribly nat-'a''t.
gr,,. yr. i-.n A for the arrest y C.ri. G-indle
and o. .cel IN tls hands Of . - United state. Mar
sGai- Harris nnI CoNcy vdr mate the hirc". al the
United states Hotel ycstcriy afternoon ii' was iaten
before Ld.i States Comu..,sloanr shields aH' hed ~
sl5GtJ bail % avian further animation totHy fah'
< ,1a, .y agents tho ye-,oI ~ No. a. rod'h-t 70,
eaIHc hi- sL'.,Its
DENIus ~ TIKI CAPTAIN.
Capt Grindc stated ioa TRIBUNE reporter That lh' /
story .. the two utolB false. lie EH' ''rh al /
rested wiru master 81 tho slip od colony Zoe years S'
70, crccI treatment Of two - - men, md had been Ar
united; -troe that time be had bee" extremely clreI
no: a. give auy possible iOr complain The second
mate ~ . IT. Mark Was severe the men, md ~ the
hrrb,r of lnbo had struck man on mo hr,A VITA
shovel For this h. had the mat" arrc-t' aud be "as
IMPRISONED Tor ycgf. A. 10 " Long Tom AM a., vih'r
mon with TIE responsibility cor whp~r d''th b. was .
charged D. o. MOI Eh.~ '!,la "' w.. - -, ..
-ltar- bid accidentally fallen o''I.'dd a. IN NnNh-.
from Liverpool auj hag been LOSS ahu . lILn t"4 /
di. nom d,-cnjr~y ri CuIum5o. my STA rni,H' mat
lr b.t t.us, inc 4e",h o. any sailor Of 'c i .i.d |
stony sl. pGtIp Jed" % thc men and ~" Arrn,rs
81 sailor ooarGiua ue- ." prt money tvn Nun u j..
lc would come o New NJr, and prt hm-eit ~ The r'.
f a., ~ ~ a he could nave f,rA arcd hi. papers End /
WITHIN the trTIItrIy " tEu United states. ly W' g.
,li .1 tsl,rt "a, ths United states Consul 49, r,'Y
p,t whore lie stopped She lose OI auy Of i- crow, ana
tGc ll rar,u,rt O deaths ami dc-rf'i"us IN I"p-'s
ia .is ~., would SHOW t.t tie men -e mao lo-t hat
i i ta H. al .p. stated DE- lin. A. 20 a." chgr~r ot
n,,zi ItipH Ia declared th4t ne hai nrv i-sgl oiAI
had e., er see, him uuk ru. pIit a thc c-ai-c was
made affect the recover ~ hi- insurance leone! uon
he v,rc,srs Pocut aud Skinner rdlculcd TIE cap
taIu- "icm,"t lh'y say l'l t b. ti't Udl wv" lru /
t-Ipt,Ir,d b.i.d8 and wgro nni ' N nh' died ron
l-trtauleIl. The, declare ,hlt ave m, "tf' - "a
s!l .,e oi them uJa, from aba-c aud two bong /
drowned They aud tl..t when ono ct tA' latte. fell /
Z
any cl,rt b.in rrc rc.cI, the drowning uap They
also dccl4r, mat several ceoJHiyhs Too second W'te
whom The cIlIu DiJr-.- "l,h Tl.tiN dri,t uu'rl |
direct orIc- lrUm tire pin h.m- be- Hi. cruel treat
,.ir Of inc ,i hind and tuI.ne aud tgvh NJ pam I
m tat ulsG 81, Itget Of Ga, crew IL" iyt IA, ap ~
tho tIuaLJ Islands. IhcS suit'd mai De- Wa ne on!
one of the oL,r6 20 ud hut follow tic example At "y |
the CJI 'tin. 49,, /
an, preNiol charge linst Capt GrinGly - which hr
referred iu l statement, Ns tuti or Cfuci ietli %
lao Standards board tie slip Oh tppAN a. Inc VII
ter Of $50 lie Was Indicted tiicd ia A'i'. ISL /
a. q
technical srUhB b being proved ih't tho b,tu had NOT
aili members ii the crew. !
~, jury brought IN -erirt of Not guilt under Che !
.;tIIiic railing OF the Court hut gum ul cruC
treatment Uf The juror IN CONT tut said |
tAat tncy could cJu}Ic undcr the law, bul lr} ga
got want the pubic 10 think they held Capt GIindie
bLIwelr,,"
Ihr cylLcnte elected DE trial showed that tha most
horrible brutality was tipcJtIted. The m.u Wrr" !
beaten ho-t.i 10 tic mJiu"p with heavy IRONS around
their utC gagged with iron bolts, and confined Tor 10
hru they released i.om custody t'y ~ unable
to walk. and had 10 be carried To the cOmt-io'm on
str'icIrrE.
Capt Grnre d, Stout heavy msn, about - years -
aud hls been the commander and ONnr % vessels
suug his port for 10 years. az - nrt uupI pos
sing Iu Appearance aui d.a- not look Ike uf
violence lac - considered nm aba officer by those who
know him.
cnHrSo against capt Grhdlc, b seaman with the APP
peadlice uf intelligence and honesty Eoth iO"H' and
Mnnm skinner, ths coOrrd cook, tel their
straightforward manner and bctip, malice toward
the captain SINNERS wiic. whit" woman, s the nurse
OF Iapt. GIinclc's children and Is SIN with thCm.
ThD Investigation ~ the ca," VIII begin before United
States Commissioner shields o'clock this afternoon.
- $3.50
WORK or THE MASONS.