Evening journal., 1889-07-19
A HORROR FROM THE SEA.
Stowaways Brutslly Beaten by
Fiendish Seamen.
LEFT TO DIE ON A BARREN ROCK.
A Story OF Alleged Inhumaniey by on
Gers Of the steamer Finance Phat Makes
the Blood Run d--TestImony of I'm
willing witnesses.

GERS Of the steamer Finance Phat Makes
the Blood Run cold--TsstImony OF I'm
willing Witnesses.
NEW YoRK, July i9-The examination Of
George Evelyn, first officer OF the steamer
Finance, who was arrested, charged with
brutally assaulting four negro stowaways on
the high seas, was begun before United
States Commissioner Morle in Brooklyn. A
number ofAnegroes who were employed on
the steamship Finance were in the court
room, and It fs, said that they will testify
against Evelyn.
A Fiend In Humau Form
Samuel Perris, of Bafbadoes, the passen-
ger ON the Finance who swofe out the war
rant for the arrest Of Evelyn, was the first
witness He identified the negro boy Will
lam Gabrielle as one Of the stowaways ne
said; II first saw this boy on Sunday even
ing, July T. He was then IN the hands OF
the captain and First Officer Evelyn He
was not resisting, but was a moro puppet in
the hands Of the officers He fell ON the
deck, and Evelyn kicked him twice in the
face The boy ran away, and the chief
mate followed him and beat him with be.
laying pin over the head.
Left 60 Die on Desert Island.
The boy begged the passengers, among
whom he took refuge, 70 protect him. Some
Of the ladies we're greatly excited and wished
TO do 70, but be was dragged away from them.
The chief mate had made the boy stand ON
his head blindfolded and say has prayers
until ho fell from exhaustion. saw the cap
tain take revolver and firs shots over Ga
briele's head while some one kicked the boy
in the chest, trying TO make him think that
they were shooting him. Tho captain laid
the pistol against the boys head, whsn he
fred II and cried. XII him, while the lad
begged for mercy and asked them not 10 kill
him. Several passengers who requested the
captain to stop tor1uring the lad were or
dered back 10 their cabins The three other
stowaways were left ON a desert island"
Beaten with Thick Club.
Theodore Hanson, the quartermaster Of the
Finance, said; 'When ! first saw the -four
oolored boys they we're ON the matches. The
captain beat them with his fist Then he
called for a plank, salt IL with Delaying
! pin, and with piece that was an inch thick
four inches wide and about three feet long
he beat the boys over the head. l saw then
put up their hands, and there was blood on
them / heard the stowaways plead foi
mercy, and l went as far as / could, hecaus
didn't want TO see them beaten. The mex
morning ! saw the blood ON the pilot hous
and on the deck. He admitted upon cross
examination that the barren island upoI
which the three boys were left was abou
twelve miles from St Thomas island Ga
brielle succeeded in hiding himself when Ia
other boys were taken away from the ship
aud so did not 60 with them.
He Ordered Them Thrown Overheard.
James Burke, an intelligent looking sea
man, was the last witness Of the day
He said: 81 am one Of the seamen who
rowed the negro boys ashore The captain
told Second Mate Martin, who was in com
mand, 10 throw them overheard when W,
were half way between the ship and tn
island, but Mr. Martin disobeyed the order
and carried them up to within about THIRTY
yards from the rock Then he made then
jump into the water and we found out tha
one Of them could not swim. II a ship
mate and myself had not pulled him into tn
boat again be would have been drowned.
The examination win be continued at
o'clock. Capt zollinger has not yet beoI
arrested, and no one seems TO know whore h
is. The marshal is looking for him