The evening times., 1900-03-29

NEW YORK March 29.-There is rough
sailing ahead for Capt Charles II. Wooster,
master and part owner of the American
barkentine John S. Emery. ncw discharg-
ing a cargo Of pitch at the Atlantic Docks
in Brooklyn. On the sworn complaint Of
Thomas Murphy and James Kelly. Ameri-
can seamen whom the captain left in jail
at Port Spain. in the Island OF Trinidad
a warrant was issued IN the city court yes
terday for his arrest aud he will be taken
into custody on sight
Through George W. Dease. proctor in ad-
miralty. the same complainauts yesterday
began an action in the United States Dis
trict Court TO recover wages due them
This morning a libel will be tackled to the
barkentine's mainmast and she will be tax
en- in charge by a deputy United States
marshal.
The Yankee sailors allege in their affda-
Wits that they were arrested in Port OF
Spain on charges trumped up by the cap
tain; that four days later when arraigned
there was no one to appear against them
and they learned that their accuser had
sailed away during their confinement. Muir
ply further alleges that the ca tain left
them in a foreign jail because he was
afraid that if brought to the United States
port they would complain Of his inhuman
conduct during the voy age and particularly
of the circumstances surrounding the death
Of an old sailor named Brown, whose body
was buried in midocean.
we sailed from Boston to Free Town.
On ha ma A r,
last" said Murphy to a reporter Among
the crew was an old sailor named Brown,
who was suffering from pneumonia or
some such trouble OF the lungs He had
cramps and frightful pains in his chest,
and during the two days We had been lying
on the fats in Boston HarbOr he begged
the captain to let him go ashore to a hos
pital- He told the captain he wasn't fit to
make a voNage. The captain refused 70
put him ashore.
Brown remained in his bunk the first
day out and then for several days he
dragged himself about the decks rs best
he could and took his trick at the wheel
10 was November 3 that he was forced to
give in and take to his bunk. and then he
became deliriOus and talked all sorts of
wild talk. He was calling a good part of
the time for medisine.
The captain said Brown had heart dis
ease and sent medicine TO him by a young
sailor named George Morgan 1 told the
captain the fOrecastle was no place for
such sick man and that he ought to fit
him up with bunk aft. Instead be had
him laid out on coal locker in the engine
room. Brown died there November s.
We sewed the body up in canvas ami
wanted a-prayer read, but the captain told
the mate be didn't believe in such things.
The body was taken on deck and the cap
tain stood by at the rail with his hat on.
' Let 'er 60 he said. and over won't the
body OF poor Brown.
when we reached Free Town. forty
three days out, the captain took young
Morgan ashore with him and when he
came back he was alone. We sailed with
out learning what had become OF the lad
We went 10 Barbados in ballast for orders
ana from there to Port-au- Spain where
we took on cargo Of raw pitch. / had
been keeping a log Of everything that oc-
CURED and a Dutch sailor told the cap
tain about II when they went ashore one
day. Kelly and ] hao stood together for
our rights aboard ship. Just before We
were ready to sail the consul. Alvin Smith
came aboard with the captain and talked
with the first and second mates and the
steward. As he was going over the side ]
asked him TO listen 10 me. but ne wouldn't
He came out the next day in a boat with
five policemen and Kelly and I were ar
rested and taken ashore. In court the
judge asked US II We were guilty or not
and l told him we didn't even know what
We were accused Of He said il was for
using violent language TO the captain. and
I told him the only language / used was
10 call him an infdel
We were sent 10 Jail for a further hear
ing and four days later. on February q.
when We were brought out our ship had
gone and we were left without a cent. We
sold all our spare clothes and I sold the
coat of my back to get enough to live on
before the consul would get us a passage
to New York"
Among minor charges which the sailors
make in their athdavits against Captain
Wooster is running al night without lights
in order 20 save OIL