St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-10
Capt. Schley's Sailors Tell of
Vindietive Cruelty by the
Chilians.
Wounded Victims of Their
Wanton Fury Barbarous-
ly Abused.
Britain Has Raced Cities in
Revenge for Cause In
finitely Less.


attack on the sailors of the Baltimore.
Judge Advocate Remy presided alone,
District Attorney Garter being absent.
Nearly all the crew have now testified,
and Monday the officers will probably
take the stand. The case of the United
States, as stated by President Harrison
in his message, has been fully made
oui.
There can 10 longer be any doubt that
the mob was organized beforehand.
Nearly every sailor was warned by at
least one person that the Baltimore's
men would be attacked at dark. The
clerk of the bank where they changed
their money warned some of them. An
English sea captain stopped others on
the street and warned them, and many
others in all in all classes of society also
gave warnings.
AS result many of the sailors kept
away from the low part Of town, and
went to the fashionable residence and
business part, only to be followed ard
attacked there by the mob. There were
at least four different localities, some of
them over mile apart, where attacks
on the sailors were made simulta-
neously.
The Shameful Part
played by the Valparaiso police and SOL
diers becomes more and more evident
daily. Nearly every witness was abused
and insulted by them, while the evil
dence that 1t was they who shot and
killed RIggin is conclusive.
The first three witnesses today testi-
cd To thn 200 q L. i.
SallO near the mole, a distance of
about mile from where Riggin was
killed. Fhe row began in both places
at the same time. All three witnesses
told the same story. That of the third.
| John Carson, was the most sensational.
as he was followed by mob into the
heart of the finest business portion of
| the city. The entire row occurred GU t.
side the lower quarter of the city. A
large number of the sailors had gone to
| the Plaza Victoria to attend an opera in
the finest theater in the city. The op-
era had been postponed late in the day
and 1T was soon after this was known
that the row began.
The second witness, James Stewart, a
fireman, testified that when his boat
was on its way to shore they passed near
the Gillian war ship Esmerada. The
men of this ship were running along the
sides, shaking their fists and knives at
the Americans.
CarsOn's Narrative.
John Carson testified that he was
warned not to remain out after dark, as
mob meant to attack them. Later he
and others were warned that they
would be attacked as soon as it was
dark. He then started for the mole,
with seven others OF the Baltimore'S
men, to return to the cruiser. They
found a mob at the mole assaulting
others of the Baltimore's sailors. The
sailors acquitted themselves well until
the mob began to stone them. Then the
sailors separated and fled. Carson soon
found himself alone in the best part of
town with mob still at his heels. He
said:
II entered the Hotel Colonna, one of
the best hotels in the city, for refuge.
The crowd stopped at the doors, howl
ing. | asked for room, but was re-
fused. | then asked for a meal, but was
again refused and was ordered out. |
ran toward the crowd at the door and
they yielded. l then ran across the
street into cigar store. with the mob
following me, but the door was shut
against them. A young gentleman came
in and said: Get that uniform off. | am
GIL 1AIICllCdII, tOO. UuG LIlCy Will
you If you wear those Clothes He gave
me citizens clothes and took me out.
The crowd saw me, but did not recog-
nize me, and made no demonstration. l
never expressed approval of the action
Of the police"
Owen Canning, coal HEAVIER, testified
that he heard one of the BaltimOre'S
men had been shot, and went to the
scene. He witnessed the attack Oh
Davidson, and was himself mobbed. He
got away and disguised himself and
went to drug store and found Turn
bull. one of the crew, lying bleeding
and half-naked on the floor. His back
was
Cut All to Pieces
with knives. He was still conscious.
but 10 one WAS doing anything for him.
He saw Turnbull about an hour and he
was perfectly sober.
John Mcbride testified as follows:
ION going ashore l went first to
the exchange Office to get Gillian
money. The clerk there warned me
a mob was organizing to attack us after
dark. | went up to the Victoria place
to attend the opera there. The play
was postponed and | started to return
to the mole. On the way met two Bal
timore sailors, who warned me row
was going on by the mole. We turned
down a side street, and block off | was
suddenly seized by two CHILEAN police
men, who without a word of warning
began to beat me with their sword bay
onets.
Il made no resistan ce, although Sc
verely beaten. Other police then came
up and began to beat me again. Becom-
ing frightened, | broke away an ran.
A mounted policeman followed and
overlook me about block off. He
struck me over the head with sword,
lDtiictlng severe cut and knocking me
down. He then began beating me. My
whole side was black and blue from the
blows. Then they took me to Jail and
released me the next evening""
Treacherous Butchers.
B. H. Smith, an apprentice, testified
as follows: After leaving the ship,
several of us hired horses and rode out
TO the eastern part of the city. About
6 o'clock we returned toward the mole.
Near there we went into an oyster stall.
While there we heard row outside and
| went to the door. Instantly man
seized me and dragged me into the
street, where was beaten and stabbed
in the head. | escaped and fed, the
mob after me. Some one tripped ME
and | fell and while down | was beaten
and stabbed again. ! was carried to
jail. There | found Hamilton, car
penter's mate OH the Baltimore, uncon-
scious and covered with blood. No one