Mohave County miner., 1885-01-18
TELEGRAPHIJ SUMMARY.
CRUELTY AT SEA.

SHtL1AA 49, sIAs
London. January II The exami-
nation Of William Rauschier, second
Gate, and Ferdinand Koelpin, boat
swain Of the American ship J. +.
Chapman, for the murdcr Of Seaman
A. Jansen, while on the voyage from
San Francisco 10 Liverpool. was
resumed this aftsraoon. The case
attracts much attention aud the
courtroom was crowded. The
prisoners were arrested in Liverpool
in the latter part OF December upon
the arrival OF the ship at that port.
Their arrest was brought about by
the testimony Of the crew to the cruel
treatment OF Jansen. After Jansen.
who wis Russian Finn, had shipped.
the Captain suspected that be was
pesnilsss and sick. aud had joined
the crew for the sole purpose Of se
curing a passage to Europe. Jansen's
inability WAS resented by the Captain
az a pretense for shirking tasks, and
when the ship was two days out that
officer kicked him savagely and struck
HIM in the face, because he did not
''Pull harder in hoisting the top
gallant sail. The second mate and
boatswsiR took their cue from the
Captain and gave Jansen such i'll
usage thereafter that his death, which
occurred At sea on October Stl., is At
iribut.,d TO the horrible crue!ties in
aiated by the prisoners.
At the preliminary hearing at
Birksuhead a probable case was made
out against Kauschier and Koelpin
AID they were remanded. Harcourt,
Home Sscetary. then assumed control
OF the case and bad the prisoners sent
to London to facilitate extrsdition to
the United States, in case the Amer
can Authorities decided to pi osecuts
them. The session Of The court in
the afternoon ws. occupied in hear
ing tho testimony Of the ship carpen.
tor, Andrew johnson. He fully cor
roborst~d the testimony OF Joseph
Brisk and Frederick Martin, able
seamen. johnson swears that :he
prisoners continually compelled Jan
sen to sttsmpt tasks he was too wesL
70 accomplish, and when the man
failed, hssitsted or fell down from
weakness, kicked him in the stomach
belsbessd him with clubs, straps oI
ropes, tied him up by the thumbs
and plsced him in perilous positions
q, if 10 have him fall overheard. He
wss frequently tied up by the thumbs
in such vsy that the tips Of bis toes
barely touched the deck, and 80 that
at every rock Of the vessel be would
Be swung from bulwsrk to bulwark
his ensirs weight suspended by the
thumbs. It was Intimsted by The
Judge at tie opening Of to-day't
hearing, that Harcourt baa issued
fresh warrant tor the arrest OF tbs
prisoners on the part OF the United
Statss for their extradition. Harry
White, Second Secretary OF Lsga
tion, watched the case 10 behalf oi
America. All the evidence previous
ly gwen was presented once more
and tts case again adjourned.
MRhHISo OF THE MORMON MISSION.
Salt Lake. January r. Th'
following is Official from the leaders
Of the Mormon Church: The rscen'
yisit Of prominent Mormons TO Sonor,
Was for missionary purposes. thu
only object being 10 introduce th'
Book Of Mormon, recently translated
into the Spanish language, among
the Yaqdi tribe Of Indians, and Il
send missionaries, Who would instruc
them in the arts Of peace and civil
zation, as has been successfully don'
elsewhere by them. The Mexican