Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-30

rOrRTH DAT.

IME CnALLESCER CASES.
FOURTH DAT.
Nrw TAcoMa, Nov. .. 1882.
Al the evening session. Lawrence
Donelson testified: / shipped as an
abIe seaman ON board the ship Chsilen-
Ger inst before she left Philadelphia;
the first time vent TO sea was al boy
on A ship; after that l shipped a. an
ordinary seaman two years and . half;
this il my 6rst voya9e - an able sea
n,an; the irse time saw Smith bsat was
about two mooths altar vs left port; Il
occurred in the night; Vas at the
Wheel stsering; the drst ! saw OF It
Smith vas walking aft, whom he got to
the hawse Pipe hs stopped; Mr.. Conway
came along about . minute after Smith
stopp~d and eaid to smith, why amt
you at the wheel?" Smith said, 1T Amt
nv wheel: Joe francisco has my wheel
because I took his wheel Last night.
Mr.. Conway beat him over the head;
Smith fell down; Conway struck HIM
three times / think; Conway told smith
to get up; be did % and ran ait; Con-
vay followed close on his heels; 1 oid
not see where they went 70; one Gay
vas in the tween decks" by the for-
ward hatch making mats; August An
derson was there with me; the ooy was
there too; Mr.. Conway came down ac-
compsnied by Mr.. Bennett, the second
mate. and Mr.. Smith; Conway said 70
me. go AID get that paper you have
got against me-" said, II have not Ros
any paper." He said, go and get 1t, or
I'll trice you up, too" Mr.. Conway then
ssnt the boy, Vim. Dean, for the Sell
ING stuff" or line; Mr.. Conway made
one end Of the line fast around one OF
Smiths wrists and the second mate,
Bennett, made the other end fast around
the other wrist; they then threw the
line over pike in the deck beam;
block q foot high aud ABBOTT three feet
long was placed under smith and he
WAS told ~ get upon 1t; he did 50; Mr..
Bennett pulled ON the line until Smiths
arms we're straight above his head;
they then made the other eiid fast 70 q
scantlinQ which was used TO hold the
cargo steady, and kicked the block from
under Smith, who came down until ms
toss touched the deck. =,
Mr.. Conway Immediately lowered
away on the line and told Bennett TO
make Smith step ON to the block again.
smith got ON che block and Conway
pulled ON the line until II was very tight;
then Mr.. Bennett kicked the block out
again and smith hung by his wrists; l
was then ordered on deck, and when 1
came back Smith was standing there
crying; while was in the hold, before
going ON deck, Conway said to Bennett,
bring me down a HEAVIER" Bennett
said, Here's stick Of TIRE wood =
| Conway said, THAT will do" while
was on deck / heard Smith bowling
down below saw Mr.. smith and Mr..
| Conway come out of the hold through
the hatchway; Mr.. Conway carried the
stick Of fire wood in his hands and
struck smith across the small OF the
back; Mr.. Conway struck two or three
times; the last time was at the fOrcastle
door; NOV" he said. go IN and get 1t. y
Another time l saw smith beat by Con-
way smith was on the forward house !;
he lot the wrong end Of line, which
line was in a coil on top Of the house,
down to the third mate; the line rubbed
against the stern Of a small boat; Mr..
Conway got upon top Of the house and
beat Smith over the head and shoulders
with u Delaying PIN which no had In his
hands when he climbed up; saw Smith
write in his log and heard him read part
| of the log; remember Of his reading
70 me things about myself twice /; Mr..
Conway beat me with the first things he
could get hold of-bslaying pins, ropes
ends. marlinR pixies and other things
the tirft time ! remember OF his beating
NE with Delaying pin was ON the
morning of the tenth of May was on
the starboard side of the ship; Mr.. Con-
way told me to 90 forward and get a
capstan bar; brought the wr0aR one
when he saw my mistake he grabbed q
Delaying pin aud beat mo with it was
beat one day while was at the wheel
steering; this was on the 18th of June
l was beat agsin the next night fsE
starting q half point OF the course,
this time Mr.. Conway called Ts amid
ships, and beat me over tn arms and
shoulders until conu hardly raise my
arm was bast 30 many tunes during
the voyage ! can not remember all Of
theJv7tes last time received q pound
!, ,i1g was the day We came into Tacoma I;
Mr.. Conway aud l were down In the
hold; l got something wrong; Mr.. Con-
way seized battsn about An inch
thick, two inches and half wide and
three feet long, and pounded me on the
head and back With IL.
II saw Mr.. Conway beat Mat Hansen
twice; the first time by the main hatch
with . Delaying pin, and the second
time was Just before coming into the
Sound. Mat was foolina over the hatch
when Mr.. Conway came along and
knocked him down with a Delaying
pm. White Andrea vas sent below by
the second mate. and beat by Mr.. Con
way, l don't know why. The next
time saw him beat was for letting 90
tho shank painter 70 the anchor. The
mate struck him seven or eight times
with q Delaying pin, sent him aft and
beat him again. I saw Mr.. Conway
strike the Russian while tho Russian
and were at work n the forward hold.
can speak nine Languages. saw Smith
chained MP in the forepart Of the ship.
They kept him chained f0 about three
months, or until We arrived in New Ia.
coma. ! used TO zee Smith every day
while he was in iro0s. He complained
OF his head hurting him a great deal.
saw him once on deck without hat on
aud the front Of his shirt torn.
II saw Chaplain Stubs after came
into port and showed him my wounds"
Adjourned until 8 q. N. tomorrow.
New TACOMA, Nov. 18th.
The testimony this morning at the
reopening was Of much the character Of
that adduosd previously, and is there
fore omitted for want Of space.
Court adjourned at p. m. to meet at
pa. m. Friday.
Fos SAN FaANcIsoo.-Passengers a.
below named left this city yesterday
afternoon for San Francisco ON the
steamship Geo. w. Elder: Cooke,
wife and child, p Nicholas and wife, w
+ Epler and wife. J A Eplsr, @ Cast and
wife. J J McGiivra, George Toop, w II
Row, wife and child, b Randolph, U II
Rasin. Mrs II wilkin G T Dsbest, II