Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-27
A BarbarOtts Captain.

| AN ALMOST INCREDIBLE STORY TOLD BY 4 SAILOR
he CHARGES CAPTAIN OF A CHEsAPRAKs
SCHOONER WITH ATTEMPTING TO DROWN HIM.
young man named Michael I. Donnelly, who
applied for lodgings at the fifth precinct station
house about midnight last night, related a story OF
shocking brutality On the part OF a captain OF a
schooner employed I'm the Chesapeake oyster trade
Connolly had his face bruised and a swelling on
MS wrist-the result, evidently, OF recent blows
HIS underclQthing were wet, as he had but a few
hours before had a ducking In the Potomac He
stated that he was from New York. and shipped
q month ago on the schooner Jeanette, OF Girls
| field, Md. Yesterday the schooner was ON Holland
point, and his month being up, Donnelly says he
asked Tor the wages due him, as he wanted go TO
| said told him he wanted to send him TO another
vessel Donnely insisted that he did not want
60 to Baltimore, and hence to his home e.
The captain was going TO Baltimore and
suggested that Donnelly could go with him. saving
Donneily wanted TO get his satche but the captain
told him TO get into the yawl The captain and
mate, Donnelly said, rowed him within two
hundred yards OF the Virginia shore. when the
captain told him to "Jump overheard Donnelly
refused, and the captain said: "Ir you don't Jump
Donnelly still refused jump the captain and mate,
he says, threw him overheard When he arose TO
the surface. he charges, they struck at him with
oars and inflicted the injuries upon his person.
"They would have murdered me- said Donnelly,
" II had not been for some fishermen
hallooed, and the captain and mate LETT
me- The fishermen then picked me up"
Donnelly was sent TO this city on the City Of Alex
afdria, the condition OF his clothing and the marks
OF the blows uporehis arrival here going TAR to-
wards obtaining credence Tor his story. To-day
Donnelly was making an effort 10 have the schooner
Jeannette lbeled SO that IL could be attached upon
its arrival in Baltimore and the captain brought 10
trial Police officials say that they frequently have
complaints OF cruelty and neglect On the part OF
the captains OF oyster vessels. The unrorrunates
who get into this service, they say. often dis
abled on account OF frozen limbs, IS little or no
Is TYlrt mon
frequently. at the fifth precinct station make COM
plants OF their treatment by oyster captains. The
general burden OF their complaints is that they
could not get any money, and We're obliged 10 run
away to escape the harsh Treatment 10 which they
were subjected
CHLDRESs DANCING PARry-A pleasant chill
dren's dancing party was had by the members of
the Misses ilSoniS private Glass; al No 1869 18th
street, on TueSday evening. The children appeared
In fancy dress. aud enjoyed themselves in dancing
the Sailors Hornp.pe. La Zingarna, the Cacnuahu,
Highland Fling, La Favorita and round and square
dances generally. Among those participating. in
costume, We're Misses Kitty Fisher, Lottle Cotton,
AnnetLa King, Lille Young, May Wilson. Mary
King, Alice Aud, Leila koome and Lille King and
Masters Willie King, Norman King, John Cannon.
Wells Hamilton. Ollie Swain, Fred. Young, Pike
King and Willie Roome.
MASQUERADE BALL AT BRIGHTwoop.--A grand
masquerade Dall was given by the Musical So
ciety, OF Brlghtwooi, al High View haIl on Mon
day evening last Among those present were
MsT a Moraas as en s Annie
Washington; Lena Rohr, as Mother Hubbard: Rose
lavender. AS Red Riding Hood; Mamie Williams as
Dudine; Lulie Winter, Rosebud: Carrie hopkins
as Minnie Palmer: Josie Whiting, as Buttercup:
Mary Smith, as Undine Mary NJ. Brown, School
Girl; lille Cssel as Evening Star: Annie Lee. as
Gypsy Girl; Kate Nichols as Topsy; Moie Yost. as
Flower Girl; Annie Hughes, as 30 Peep; Emma
uchau, as Princess; Eva Frain, as Yankee Gill;
May Calyer, as Summer; Carrie King, as Dusky
Damsel; Katie Troxon, as Cinderella; Annie Roby,
as Turkish Maiden; Maggie Yost; Messrs Z.
Brashears, as Hamlet; A. r. McChesney, as Billie
Taylor; Or. Jas NJ. White; Or. and Mrs Thos
Calver, as Red Bobolink and Swiss Belle; Charlie
Lewis, as Dandy Blue Jno McC. King. as Clown;
John De Carney, as Crank Uncle john; Robert
Swdrt, as Pioneer; Geo. Broroy, as Toodles; l. Aug
Miller, as Aenaes; James Y. Morrow, as George
Washington; Ed. Greer, as Bloomer Girl; c. b.
Comm. 1r., as Erin Go Braugh Y. A. CisSe as Fat
Boy; W. w. Kimmel, as Sailor VIM. II. Lavender,
as Indian Chief; H. Lichau, as Humpty Dumpty;
Henry Frain, as kuklux Ii. Costinerto. Prince;
Geo. Burgess as Rip Van Wrinkle; H. Bachelor. as
Richard Ill Also, DR.. Darling and lady, VIM b.
Moses and lady, Mr.. B. d. Carpenter, b. Fl. Swart,
Robert Paul, Robert E. L. White and F. Alexander
and ladies'