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. now diseharg-
/ 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-au-S SPAIN in the Island of Trinidad,
a warrant was issued in the city court yes
terday for his arrest, and he will be taken
! into custody on sight.
Through George W. Dease, proctor in ad-
miralty. the same complainants yesterday
began an action in the United States Dis
trict Court 10 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 deputy United States
marshal.
The Yankee sailors allege in their affida
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 captain 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 voyage and particularly
of the circumstances surrounding the death
of an old sailor named Brown, whose body
was buried in midocean.
I'VE sailed from Boston to Free Town
on the west coast of Africa, on October 90
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 10
put him ashore.
| Brown remained in his bunk the first
1 day out and then for several days he
! dragged himself about the decks as best
| he could and took his trick at the wheel
! il 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 good part of
| the time for medicine.
The captain said Brown had heart dis
/ ease anu sent UleulClDe 10 nlD Dy 4 young
! sailor named George Morgan. l told the
captain the fOrecastle was no place for
/ such a sick man and that he ought to fit
! him up with a bunk aft. Instead he had
! him laid out on a coal locker in the engine
room. Brown died there November s.
We sewed the body up in canvas and
! wanted a prayer read, but the captain told
! the mate he didn't believe in such things
! The body was taken on deck and the cap
al hx-a hn with hat
'' Let 'er go. he said, and over went 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 TO Barbados in ballast for orders
and from there to Port-au-Sp Spain, where
we took on cargo of raw pitch. | had
been keeping log of everything that oc-
CURED and a Dutch sailor told the cap
tain about ii when they went ashore one
day Kelly and | had 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 10 listen 10 me, but he wouldn't
He came out the next day in boat with
five policemen and Kelly and | were ar
rested and taken ashore. In court the
Judge asked us il were guilty or not
and told him we didn't even know what
we were accused Of He said it was for
using violent language TO the captain, and
[ told him the only language / used was
to call him an infidel
We were sent 10 Jail for further hear
ing and four days later. on February q,
when We were brought out our ship had
gone and we We're left without cent. We
sold all our spare clothes and / 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 affidavits against Captain
Wooster is running at night without lights