The New York herald., 1878-11-19
CRUELTY AT SEA.

STORY OF A SAILOR WHO rs on TRII FOR
PIRAcY--PRoCEEDINGs IN COURT YESTERDAY.
Daniel Mcguire. second mate: John Mcguire, boat
swain. and Thomas Marsdcn seaman. Of the English
bark j. Walter Scanmall. of st. John, N b.. were
brought up for examination yesterday before United
States Commissioner Osborne, charged. on the in
formation of the British Consul, with insubordna-
ton. piracy and attempt TO murder board the
above mentioned vessel In consequence OF the alb.
scnce of the Consul and the engagement of ex-Judge
Dittenhoefer who appeared for the defendants. the
case rcnisnded without investigation until to-
morrow. In conversation after the adjournment
Daniel Mcguire said that Carl T. Themstrom WAS
captain OF the bark, and then went to tell the
story Of his wrongs which in substance was as fol-
lows.-
II shipped at Valparaiso eve months ago, and ar
rived in the Erie Basin, in Brooklyn Thursday
afternoon. The bark left Valparaiso in ballast for
Iquique. Peru five months ago. where she arrived
after seven days voyage and loaded with nitrate of
soda for New York. After the vessel had been her
voyage days the captains cruelty inspired fear
maker injured his wrist. and 1t greatly
swollen. part of his duty was to take
his trick ut the wheel, and when he
was called on to do he asked to be retired. The
captain greatly excited and threatened to cut the
samaker of. and insisted upon his going to
the wheel On another occasion small piece OF
had foued the topga1ant sheet. and the captain
ordered the mate 10 send a man to clear it, did so
but he did not fast enough TO please the cap
tain he ordered me to send two up. He
then called on me to send two more men, which,
with the who already aloft shaking out the
SAIL made six. The sail futtering in the wind
and he wanted it made up again until the sheet
clear and to do this he ordered two more up.
One Of the last two men sent up Italian. and
while my back turned he returned to the deck.
The captain seeing him, called out to me- want two
men aloft
..MATE, 60 'ALofT"
81 replied that / had sent mcn, and then he
turned and said, Now. then go up Yourself /
refused to go because there were more than
useful already aloft. told him there WAS
wouldn't go aloft to suit his whim and caprice.
Later was sent for by the captain and told by
him that he had nothing for me TO do second
officer Of the ship, and that to take my traps
sitting on the forecaste head trying revolver
had purchased, fired shot at q pigeon the
bow Tho captain sent the mate to me TO
take the pistol away. but refused to give
and not use any On this the captain ordered
the mate to bring aft and put me in irons was
in the forecastle few hours later when the captain
and all Of the crew approached me. They were
armed the officers with pistols and the seamen with
sticks. The captain told the that meant to kill
all board, and that wanted to take the ship at
once surrendered. put In irons, but the hand
cuffs large that slipped them over
my wrists and threw them overheard. The captain
afterward ordered me to be tied by the hands and
feet and then gave orders to the carpenter to make
stocks for These were made too small. and they
chafed and hurt my legs bnt the captain refused to
have them made larger begged and prayed for this
to be do and at length the carpenter enlarged them
on hts own responsibility, but still they too
small and l suffered severely. was kept in these
stocks fourteen or fifteen hours day. and when out
John Mcguire and John Marsden confirmed this
story 70 some extent.