The New York herald., 1878-02-07
ELEvEN POOR JACKS.
CAPTAIN cRowELL THEIR ALLEGED AssAII~
ANT, ARRESTED BY DEPUTY sHERIff-
THE CAPTAINS srArEMENr--A WORD ABOUT

CAPTAIN cRowELL, THEIR ALLEGED AssAII~
ANT, ARRESTED By A DEPUTY sHERlFF-
THE CAPTAIN srArEMENr--A WORD ABOUT
"BoARDING HOUSE RUNNERS"
Captain Crowe. OF the British ship J. $. Wright.
against whom serious charges were recently pre-.
erred oy mis- sailors, iound the Office of Mossrs
Boyd Hincken yesterday, where deputy sheriff
served him with order OF arrest on a war
rant issued by Judge Donohne, ofthc Supreme Court
The deputy however, permitted him 60 on parole
I'll three O'Clock TINS afternoon on the payment of
$ll rs, which ths deputy claimed as hts fees Tor
making the arrest, anu which Captain Crowet oatd
without knowing whether tho charge was legitimate
or not This order OF arrest, wnch was
based on civil suit Instituted on be-.
half of a sailor named Joseph da Silva and
obtained from oil the State courts, rather sur.
prised the Captain, who was not aware that crimes
like those he was charged with. even II true came
under tho jurisdiction Of Slato courts. he having
always been OF opinion that proceedings Ike these
should be instituted in the Unitod States courts.
Nevertheless, he submitted to the process. paid The
fee demanded by The deputy sheriff. but did as
certain when hearing would be had. In the mean.
time, on tho strength Of article published in yes
tcrdays HERALD The British Consul al THIS port ciled
him 10 appear before him tins morning where, under
oath, the Captain intends TO give In substance the
sa mo particulars Of .ne voyage Of the j. $ Wright
iouna MIN a. the ofces Of the shipping merchants
above mentioned.
shipped these men in Liverpool on about December
last. Sailed from tnat port ou December IA aud
Most Of these thus slipped were Greeks aud
ltaiians, VINO could not understand our commands
Tney contracted go with me and my vessel during
eleven months anu II necessary 10 South America.
me- abou. Two months Eleven Of them Seser.ei
within TWO hours after the ship arrived. IL is the
duty oi every seaman TO tell the captain whenever
there - anything wrong about his iood and these
men never made the least complaint to But there
is mere IN tho harbor OF New York set OF
who board every British and colonial ship and induce
the men TO swear anything against the captain. They
men hanging around the sailors boarding houses,
ana some OF them profess 70 bs lawyers We cau
them 'crimps aud 'blunera' ~
NO BLOOD ON TnG VESSEL
But Captain" said The reporter, at alleged that
the deck WAS staineu with blood"
~ Is talse replied tue captain. 'rne idea ia
ridiculous. lett the ship wDsn Gravesend Bay at
half past r. NJ Friday turned at hall past
two +. NJ. the next day. Those had all left by
that time ana neither nor at any time before was
the least drop OF blood The deck. OF COURSE
they had received any Wages because the voyage
Tor whicn they had contracted had not expired. in
TACT, by rights they could oly denaud one-third Of
their wages until the entire voyage was At an end.
They did not even ask the pay duo them aud left the
ship without permission"
lt Is stated IN these charges Captain, that you
ball owner Of theJ. ). Wright Is this trues"
"N0t at all am only servant for the owners of
the vessel My chief mate has been with me eighteen
months-ever silce the J. $. Wright was launched
eight years thatl have commanded vessels never
have made use of proiane words to seamen employed
under me.''
.was there any crueIty or punishment on board
during tha v0yage?"
mo cruelty Whatever. but punished two boys
Henry Haywood and John Graham-io stealing. I
gave three stripes OF the ropes end and other
SIX. Granam stole pair OF gators, sailors coat
and Two shirts from another seaman, and Haywood
stole palm used for sewing from the ssc0ise otcer
and various tri1ng articles from other seaneu. al
ways made particular point 10 tell my officers
fetch tho mea requiring punishment TO me. they
always did When returned 10 my snip ut Graves
end Bay, though heard that the men had deserted
heard OF no complaint whatever unit ths
charges IN Yesterdays HERALD, and tue papers were
CAN THIS TRUE?
"How 90 you account ior these charges against you,
then, Captan?"
has been ring Of boarding house runners who make
u point to induce seamen TO swear to auytnina
once saw a case whore Of those crimps' beat a
man severely because he refused 10 swear TO the doc
ument they had prepared Tor him. Wherever there
is a sailors board,ng house there you will lind the
men engaged In this netarlous business" "
near % be- issued % ny Inc spnrsms cour, Jusrs
Donohae presiding, and are based on an affidavit by
Joseph da Silva, seaman on the j. 5. Wright, who
charges that the captain and assistant 'wthout any
just cause or provocaon violently assaulted and
beat the dcponent different parts OF lis body with
their clinched lists, cutting bis lace and nose, ana
that Crowell struck him the eye with his cnched
list" Captain Crowe denies these allegations, and is
ANXIOUS 10 investigate the causes that havc led 10 The
preierment OF the charges.
In conversation with shipping merchant tho lRtiei
stated that practice oil annoying British captains IN
this port was the subject matter Of correspond
epce between British consuls IN this country aud
their home office That owing to Inc absence Of
proper treaties these sailor boarding house had
1t all their own way Whenever seapen deserted from
British or colonial snip It was different with tho
other countries. If seamen deserted IRON such
sells they could at 10 their respective consus,
and on their order the police or New ork would arr
rest them. Not so WIN British and even American
vessels There consular authority was OF no avail