The sun., 1878-03-02
room JACKS WRONGS.
Another Case In which Gross Cruelty at Sea
md In Fort IL Charged.

Cant. B. c. IIows OF the ship Swallow was
before United States Commissioner Shields
Yesterday on charge Of cruel and unusual pun
ishment in the case Of Philip Mcdonald, an
ordinary seaman. Philip shipped at Cardin
for Singapore and other ports On the way To
Singapore. he testified, several OF the men we're
triced up 10y tho Captain. who wns arrested on
their complaint Mt Singapore, and they were
discharged from the ship. Then the remainder
Of the crew called for survey ot the SNIP as
she was leaking badly. and her mainmast mao
big hole in 1t aud the men feared that 1t might
tumble. The Captain procured q certificate OF
n surveyor that the ship was scaworthy. but
philip and six others Of the crew declared
that the survey was not properly mhue'
ns the surveyor never went above inc man
drck. and consequently could not know whether
the shin was srawOrthy or not. Inc mon were
kent in prison twcnty-scvcn days at Singapore
while some repairs we're made, ana ihch were
ordered on board the ship To finish the voyage
They still refused to 60 IN thc snip. h"t & &rnrin.
to risk their lives on her and wished to D" dls,
charged They We're. howcyer. taken on noarn i,l
in irons. seven Of them. Two consentcdt2 10 20
to work, hut five were put into the hold. ihllIp
refused To 40 down and they put hun DOWN Hy
force. This wis on Friday, Aug. ~, lstt. IN
the next morning four OF the men consent"d to
40 to work and were released. nut ihiilp sun
held out lic tried To- gei iorT9hra hcn T.n ha as ,ms
irourd tn tho mast in the lazerretti." u store
room in which he had about ten cubic feet OF
| nine days having only two pi!ot biscuit andtw9
| pints ~ water a day, and the bucket OF nun
| kept standing hy him all the time after thethir,l
| day. A few days he WAS allowed three pliltS ol
| water. but all the time, while suffering liull
| hung,rh q was within sight Of barrels OF iood
| lie couW not lie down except 10y slipping the
chain down the mast and curling up IN mvS'
| uncomfortable posture. The air was lou
| N nryrrthccs4 the Captain ordered tho hatch '
| hc closed lie stood II until Monday night from
| Friday and then asked to see III. talthih
| PROMISING to 40 to work but the captain. =
| William Davis. ono If the scnmen. says; said
| ct d-n him. he wouldn't work wh"h
| wanted him and now he shall stay there uhtl
| no want him On Tuesday the captain CANT
| down and wanted him to apologize. hui II, re-
| fused To- do that, as he had never gwen me ap
| tain nm in.uirnt word. He told the captain u,
| huI no right tu starvc him or suitOchte MN; nu
| ihr Cnptaln said: There il no law TINS sids o.
| hrli will snNc YOU" On SUNDAY the nlnth DAY
| he WINS irt out hy the mate He was very weak
| thc whites uf his eyes had all turned Yellow
| and hc could not 40 10 work until the day ai'cr
The ship arrived in the port Qf New York OF
| Tuesday lust and the seaman lmmcdlatcb ~
| tlInd for the Captains arrest.
Philip told the story substantially as above
| thoush in a Lisconnectc way. TO COMMISSIONS
| Shields. o., a.
Captain Hows was prepared with his defence
| which II that tn vessel was scaMnrtllN, nn'
| thnt he had u right e. imprison the man Tor uls
| obedience Of orders.