Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-12-23
THE INQUIRY ENDED.
Evidence i'm the Baltimore
Affair All in.
Judge of Crimes Foster Makes
His Report.
The Valparaiso Police Exonerated
from Completely in the Riot.
Only Four of the Rioters HeId-Con-
hicting Testimony Police Still
Surround the American
Legation.
Associated Press Dispatches.

New York, Dec. 22-The Herald's
Valparaiso correspondent says: Judge
of Crimes Foster has concluded his in
quiry into the assault upon the sailors
of the Baltimore, and passed the testi-
mony to the procurator fiscal, who will
lay down the law, after which the Judge
will give decision. The testimony
makes 300 pages. 1t asserts that there
is not the slightest evidence of hand
cutting or bad treatment by the police.
Seaman Garrett thought, but was not
sure, that the policeman stabbed him.
All the Baltimore sailors, except Brown,
who appeared to be perfectly sober, ac-
knowledge that they had been drinking
The court was kept waiting for evil
dence because Captain Schley said Min
ister Egan would produce other wit
nesses. The judges inquiry is now
complete without these witnesses hay
ing appeared.
-Four OF the rioters are held. Gomez
acknowledges stabbing Coalheaver Turn
bull three times in the back. Gomez,
however. asserts that he was defending
some friends whom Turnbull had
knocked dowE.
Ahumad, another prisoner, denies par.
ticipation in the assault, but the evil
dence of other witnesses is to the effect
that he engaged in it.
Rodriguez acknowledges that he
stabbed Riggin because Riggin assaulted
one of the sailors of the Almirante
Cochrane.
Cortez, the fourth prisoner, who is
Santa Cruz negro, claims that he was
not mixed in the riot. He had re-
volver, but alleges that he carried it to
defend himself.
The judge says there are strong doubts
as to Cortez's completely in the affair.
One of the witnesses testified that he
saw three policemen holding Riggin
when he was shot. Our sailors stories
were the same they gave aboard the
Baltimore after the assault. The evil
dence of saloon-keepers and other wit
nesses was very conflicting.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Malta has
sent reply to the Argentine minister,
Urriburru, in regard to the Chilean es-
pionage upon the American legation.
Malta promises to withdraw the detec-
tives, but Gays he will continue to main
tain uniformed police around the lega-
ton.
TIE SAN FRANCISCO READY TO SAIL.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-The cruiser
San Francisco came down from Mare
Island navy yard this morning and an
chored in the stream. 1t is expected
that she will put TO sea shortly.
Tho fira crou uoo huou on MO,Jou
taking on ammunition, and she now
has no less than 200 tons stored away in
her capacious magazines. A large por-
ton of this is labeled "For the Charles
ton," and this will be transferred to
that vessel some where to the south.
Tomorrow the San Francisco
will still further increase her
supply of coal, and will then be ready to
proceed to any port of the world. 1t is
stated that no orders have been received
regarding her future movements, but
every man on board believes she will at
once proceed to Chile TO take part in q
naval demonstration there.
1t was the general impression that the
Charleston would come to this port from
Honolulu, but the fact that such large
quantity OF munitions of war intended
for her is on board the San Francisco,
seems to indicate that she has received
orders to meet the latter vessel at some
Central American port, probably Aca-
pulco, where the ammunition will be
transferred, both ships coal and proceed
to Chile together. This is further borne
out by the fact that the Charleston's s
mail is held here for the San Francisco.
The San Francisco's crew is elated
over the prospects of having brush
with Chile.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 21st.--
After the cabinet meeting today,
Secretary Blaine said there were no new
developments in the Chilean affair.
PHILADELPHIA AND CoNCoBD.
The navy department is informed that
the United States ship Philadelphia and
the Concord arrived at Port-au- Prince
today.
PLUMB's SUCCESSOR.