Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-08
q GILLIAN INoUrsIrroN.
One Of Balmscedas Lieusenants rorturcs q
Suspected Rebel

V"e u naimAcedar ieutenants Torfures q
Suspected Rebel
A shocking story of torture and barbaritv
has Just reached New York from Antofagasta
chill. In the mail received Al the barge Office
was copy Of ~ Industrial containing a page
account OF the erueities practiced on Senior
Barahoaa by order of President Balmaceda
stripped OF its disgusting details, the interview
10 az follows:
About $50 a. m. on the 2sth OF February. -
said senor Barahona, II had brief. friendly
conversation with Col Desiderio nabaca nj the
AGRICULTURAL school in Santiago. When was
shout 70 depart Col Julio Garcia yidela
detained me and had me taken as a
prisoner TO the barracks of the
seventh regiment, where . sentinel
was placed over me. An hour and half later
oas'aIia Orrego, chief of police, appeared
headqusrters. Here was placed in . cell,
and Senior Valdes Calderon told me that
ne would formulate an accusation. lie did
SO a. once. charging me with having at
tempted to tempt Col Habaca and the officers
OF the seventh regiment from their allegiance
l denied the charge, and explained that INV
visit TO llabaca had for it's sole object friendly
chat with an old friend and was utterly devoid
OF political significance.
TAKEN TO puNoroN
"Valdes Calderon declared that / must con.
Tess my guilt. He had me put in irons and
taken to dungeon, where he insisted upon a
confession. Again protested my Innocence.
Then he himself hanuc uffed me, with my arm.
crossed upon my back and my elbows tied to-
gether with ropes. He put a stick through the
ropes and began TO twist it around, causing the
most horrible pains.
After every question and nv denial he gave
. turn Of the stick, crushing my chest and arms
In despair begged for death, declaring that
would rather die than make such a statement
as they were attempting TO force from me. Vnldei
Caidcron replied that be did not care straw fol-
my life, but that he wished to get at the name,
OF those who had commissioned me and who
he believed were the committee. lie declared
that should be tortured until had confessed
or until should die. He continued TO twist
the stick until the ropes broke. leaving my
body in an indescribabie condition.
STRIPPED AND scouRaEp.
HE left the dungeon and returned again al.
most Immediately with his agent, Garrido. and
notified me that should receive five hundred
lashes. Hall an hour later yaldcs Calderen en-
tered the dungeon, accompanied by Gar
rido and four other men. They stripped me
and stretched me upon the floor, and the
scourgfne was begun by tall, power
fui man. Thick. crooked sticks were used in
the hogsing. After every five blows Naldes
demanded the confession. which L refused to
make. This was not until had received che
hundred lashes Then yaldes ordered the man
to turn me over on my back 80 that my chest
and stomach might be dashed.
FINALLY, being angored at not attaining his
object. he said: Let us make an end Of it
He directed two soldiers to enter the dungeoa.
was ordered to kneel, while the soldiers lew
eled their guns at me. After n moment seeing
my silence, Valdes ordered them to hit me up.
endeavored to rise. but my wretched body
would not obey my will. Seeing this, Naldes
exclaimed: Drop him; let him die.
MoBK TORTURE.
VAT length they dressed me again and car
ried me between two Of them and seated me in
chair. All this time l was shackled and hand
cuffed, with my arms crossed on nv spine
l remained seated in this chair until
8 pm. Of the following day. After that
was left in strict solitary confinement
except that a physician came to examine my
wounds. 1 remained for nineteen days an
bed on account of the injuries had received
The torture which had been applied to m,
arms had so effected my chest and wholt
sistance-
Il had been whipped on the cheeks and
finger tips. do not know whether il was by
accident or through intention. The whipped
part OF my body remained one huge swelling.
BY the pressure of the ropes which Ealdes
had twisted with all his strength and
with the rage Of impotence at not sue
ceeding in his object, the blood had been ex-
PEELED to the extremities, making my arms
suddenly snapped the blood rushed forcibly
to the heart and brain, producing a sensation
SO horrible that / believed myself passing
through the agonies OF death"