The Washington times., 1921-01-15
.YANKSBEATEN
|. UP BY BRITISH
Sailors Tell Probers Of Out
RACES Suffered In Erin.
One Shows Marks.

|
last month, the American Commits
sion on conditions in Ireland was
told by three members of the crew
of the American steamer West Gan
non.
HIS FACE STILL BRUISED.
One OF the witnesses, Emil Pezolt
twenty-one years old, OF Chicago. a
junior engineer OF the West Cannon,
when he took the stand, stiii showed
ON his face the sanrks of q terrific
beating with brass knuckIes admin
istered by n British officer early In
December. His companions-lienry
Turk. OF San Francisco; Harold
Johnson, of Bucks county, Pa. and
Robert Taylor, or Scott Township,
Pa.v-also bore evidence OF their mis-
treatment by the British.
The testimony of these Americans
late yesterday afternoon followed
that OF Lord Mayor Daniel O'Calla-
CHAN, of Cork, who came to this
country with Peter McSwiney
brother OF the martyred Lord Mayor
Terrence McSwiney. as a stowsway
on the West Cannon. When they
had concluded, the hearings were
adjourned until 10 o'clock next We'd
nesday morning.
ENGLISH SHOWED HATE.
Pezoit was the first of the seamen
to testify, lie said II am an Ameri-
can of French parentage. l Joined the
merchant marine just after being re-
leased from military service at the
close of the war. Late last fall We
| left Portland, Ore, with cargo or
wheat for Cork.
| 1--WE arrived early in December. My
| first visit on shore to have pair or
boots repaired gave me a taste or
life in Cork. Every minute II was.
Halt, hands up and then Advance
and be searched The searching al
ways was accomplished with re-
volver pressed against your stomach.
"Discovery Of your American pass
port always led TO additional insuIt"
| Frequent robberies at the hands or
the British military soon taught us
to take little money with us, ana 10
carry that in our shoes.
"The English certainly hated us
and showed their hatred in every
way, and we returned the feeling
with interest. was frequently
threatened. but the worst assault oc-
CURED on the night of December ii.
BEATEN AND ROBBED.
81 went with a mate and two girls
/ IL
TO MOVE .l H. c,,rfew Ia ~
ocioch on a,Coult H., hnmn
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aeio's 49, ,,ahts -, ,.varaI
niins ahI go on her advice 7
.,,, ~. u,av ~ King street
honine 10 get to my ship as soon as
| possible.
mot far from the wharf ] heard
| firing quite near. and two lrishmen
who passed me at dead run caIieo
| out to me TO turn back as there were
fearful doings further along 'he
street. / kept on, however.
In moment ran INTO Group
of soldiers VINO were searcnlns
civilians at the points Oh GUNS
! made me put up my hahoS' t,
me, and asked VINO i "as: sa,u, an
American sai'or on III. ,
Vh' 70" "'' o &c.
Americans nrs sou ~, 80
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my
COMPLAINT iNEFFE'''\I'
| FINALLY, when / could hardly walk.
| they let me go, and l managed to
| reach the ship. The captain was very
angry when he saw my condition, and
took me next day to the American
consul, Mitchell.
81 wrote a statement of what hap
pened to me and the consul sent a
complaint to General Strickland, the
British commander IL Cork. General
Strickland replied that the man who
Ind assaulted me had left Cork and
IL would be impossible to recover my
vnluables or papers,"
Pezolt was followed on the stand
by Turk johnson and Taylor: who
testified to the pitiable condition of
Pezolt when he returned to the ship
after his encounter with the British.
They also told of mistreatment they
themselves had endured at the hands