The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-26
isturbance having been taken before the

disturbance having been taken before the
judge.
stituted without delay will throw full light
upon the affair and the undersigned doubts not
the sp nit OF justice which animates the govern
ment OF the United States and that Of Chilli
will be duly satisfied by the judgment which
the investigation is 10 terminate"
d December 81 Senior Montt lays before Mr..
Blaine telegram heretofore made public
summarizing The rest OF the preliminary trial
before the judge of crimes, and asserting all tho
Americans. with the exception of two, declare
the police did their duty and made no charge
against them whatever.
January 4, he transmitted to Secretary Blaine
the following telegram he had received from
Minister Pereiia the new minister of foreign
re. atoms: Inform the United States govern
ment that a summary OF tho attorney generals
report relative to the occurrence of October Is.
which Chill has lamented and does sincerely
lament will be sent on Monday, the 4th inst"
January 8, Mr.. Montt in note TO Mr. B aine
transmits 10 him the result OF the preliminary
investig alton at Valparaiso and informs him
tlat the next step is the framing OF an indict-
ment based Oh IL against the responsible per
sons He says the prosecuting attorney has
brought accusation against those who from the
summary
APPEAR TO BE GUILTY.
and they are Carlos Gomez, FREDERICK Rod
riquez and Ahumada Chilians, and Davidson
American, and has asked that upon them be
imposed the penalties assigned by the law, upon
Gomez OF three 10 five years penal impriSon-
ment; Rodriguez, from two to eighteen months
ana Ahumada and Davidson, twenty to forty
Gays Imprisonment.
Upon the conclusion of the sumario the pro-
cedurA prescribed by the laws is TO communi-
cate TO the criminals the Indictment framed by
the prosecuting attorney and TO set down the
case Tor trial within a period. Thereupon the
sentence Is pronounced which must be re-
viewed by the superior court. Considering the
pulk OF the record OF the proceeding, which eX-
eeeds three hunered folios, the necessary in
vestigations to discover the culprts, the
numerous witnesses whose dispositions have
been taken, to the delay in the appearance OF
several of them Of which you have knowledge,
the activity shown by the criminal Judge of
valparaiso in this matter to the end that pub
lie Justice should be speedily done has been
satisfactory to my government / have also
received special Instructions 10 state to the gov
cFnment OF the United States that the govern
ment of Chilli has felt very sincere regret for
the unfortunate events which occurred in Val
paraiso OF the 10th OF October, although.
incidents Of this nature are
NOT RARE IN PORTS FREoUENTEp BY SAILORS
of various nationalites. The fact that the
deaths and wounds were caused in this [ is
turbance; the care with which the Gillian au-
tnorlteS are accustomed to watch over the
personal security of all who tread its territory
the TACT that persons employed in the service OF
q friendly nation were concerned and the frank
desire Tor American cordially which my gov
eminent entertatns, have led it cordially to de-
| piore the aforeSa disturbances and to do
everything in its power toward the trial and
punishment of the guilty parties"
Inc brief kilograms received by Minister
Montt and transmitted TO Secretary Blaine,
stated that Shields, of the Amer. can merch amt
vessel heeweenaw, was dec AIRED deserter by
the captain of the vassel on October "a asst
| the same day The police took hum up drunk on
the street January H. Davidson was accused
| OF stoning Shields.
The last note in the correspondence delivered
TO Secretary Blaine by Mr.. Egan was q simple
enclosure o. telegram in the following Ian
guage: The commander of tn g Yorktown has
| nouted the naval Commandant that he was
going to send by a mail steamer the refugees he
had on board. Having asked instructions the
naval commandant replied 10 him that the gov.
| eminent did not give a safe conduct to the
refugees. They will understand the contin.
gencies TO which they are exposed by embark.
ing IN merchant vessels or in mail steamers.
| tSigred) ''PERIERA."