(defiants eye minich diverlored) the Captain first bothered my breast and got hold of my throat
Ow
if
still. I was
me still
to strike me. The mate assisted - I resisted being put in irons. The mate stamped on my left wrist to keep them shackled down by the hounds to the big gun on the after port of the deck - the Captain assisting. Defendant then flogged
me with
the cat _gave me four dozen and
Soon he
was then tired, but would
give the rest when he
8
-
of a break some more off in the evening.
I was then left shackled to the gun. It was in the morning when I was flogged, and I was kept there
till 4 in the afternoon when the
police
came
with a short interval
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when I went to obey a call of nature.
A pint of water and a biscuit
were given me for food. The cat is "made of rattin-stuff opened out and the ends whipped. It has tails. (deponent shows his back much bruised and discolored) _ Shows his shirt marked with blood. I had
only
a shirt
on when I was
flogged.
My
back
Samuel Nelson, Seaman of the Ship "Reindeer"
I was on board the "Reindeer"
on Friday last. I saw the mate come to take Maddison out of the forecastle. They said he was not ready to work. I went aft to work and did not see what took place afterwards. Heard Maddison crying