New-York tribune., 1885-03-01
THE DEATH OF SAILOR JANSSEN.
WAS HE KILLED by BRUTAL TREATMENT 7
CAPTAIN THOMPSON SAYS HE WAS NoT-A GOOD
FOR-NOTHING SAILOR.

CAPTAIN THOMPSON SAYS HE WAS SOT-A GOOD
FoR-NoTHING SAILOR.
A crowd of men stood about the Congress
Stores Atlanc-ave In Brooklyn yesterday watch
ing large three mas ship hauled into the pier. She
was the /. f. Chapman, the American snip
owned by l. f. Chapman Co.. OF
No. 90 southst on which, 1t is said, the sailor Jansen
died from cruel treatment by William Rauscher and
Ferdinand Koepeur respectively second mate and boat
swain. THE TRIBUNE has published the story as told by
several Witnesses and Rauscher and Koelpeur are now
under arrest in this city, having been exradied from
England. A reporter Captain j. A. Thompson on
the ship.
know absolutely nothing" he said, about the
charges of brutal treatment until after had been in
port liverpool thlrty-six hours This man. Hugh Mac
donad police constable who did the whole business is
for the Sailors Home In London
besides doing detective work for the Government My
entire shipped only to Liverpool, and were
free when the Chapman reached the pier. All but two
or OF them left the ship Macdonald got them into
the house. and they being pretty full liquor perhaps
talked Of Janssens death. They coached into tell
ing the story which has been published II Is gross ex
aggeratOn from beginning to end. These are the facts
Jansen was, discovered, exceedingly sick
man when I shipped him at san Francisco.
| him daily up to the time OF his
death, and never saw him struck. He had bad leg,
dragged himself lazy about the ship When ordered
do thing he at II indiherenty. gave him
alOit.
The sailors had for him, and turned him out of
the foecase rcprimanded them for doing and they
told that they could do anything with him. that
he in the habit doing disgusting things which they
could put up with Jansen promised 10 do better
and | told him II he did not | would find
for him. The officers complained that he was
lazy, and though he had shipped able
seaman he DID the work of lie did not com
plain Ia me of being III. aHd thought lie ought 10 he
kept at some light work, and ordered. IL was the
easiest work the ship but he was In the habit OF going
to sleep at his post and caught more than once
The day before his death he seemed to be able To 20 on
the lookout and given the second watch. The
second mate went up and spoke to hun. lie
didn't suppo-ing him To be asleep he called
the bOatsNan aud they reused Jansen up
and tied him to the tOpsall sheet
with n rope around his body About Il. m. was
called and told that he was sick. He was
lying - chest and several Of his comrades were
rubbing him iI.tt he mere pack oI bones,
and wa, too weak speak. lie lived twelve hours.
dying O'Clock In the afternoon and was buried about
: O'Clock.
81 was on good terms with my during
the voyage, and went around the ship three
four times day. have been master
~ vessel for thirty-hye years and have been
going into Liverpool for twenty-five years
Neither Jansen nor any Of the crow ever
complained to me OF the conduct OF Eau-cher or hoe
pciu"
captain Thomp.on was Indignant At the
way IN which Consul Packard managed
the affair aud thought that Macdonald lad rigAttO
aboard the Chapman while the American nag was
Tying lie did not bring any Of the crew back Win him