The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-12

young man on the mole that q mob OF Cnfle4ns
were preparing to attack the crew of the Balti-
more soon as they came ashore. He was not
ashore on the 10th.
ID. MeWilliams, a coal HEAVIER, saw no riotinv
He was arrested in front OF the American hotel
on Cochran street. He did not then know of
any disturbance. He lodged the police and
He'd he was followed by mounted
policeman, who lasseed him, caught him
and struck him with the Hat of his saber The
police put nippers on McWiliIams and dragged
him roughly TO Jail. On the way ona OF the
soldiers called him insulting names and struck
NM He never expressed approval at the ac-
uon OF the police. He was unarmed aud sober.
John Rooney spent the afternoon in the upper
part OF town. About dark he went to the Hotel
American TO spend the night While walking
on the street the police seized him and put nip
pers on his wrists. He said he wanted 10 go on
board the ship and q policeman struck him
with the butt end OF gun. iniicting a wound
that laid him up for three days. He was nos
resisting. He had never expressed approval OF
the action OF the police He was unarmed aud
sober.
Warren Brown, fireman of the Baltimore, saw
no rioting. He was on Esmeralda street with
J. W. Frieze of the Baltimore Both were sober
and walking quietly to the mole, when six
soldiers and policemen came up unawares be-
hind them and began beating them with cut
lasses and guns The police then tied witness
hands behind his back, and when thus helpless
one OF them struck him in the face with his
hst He was not resisting in any way. Wit
ness had never expressed approval OF the be-
hayior OF the police. +
John W. Frieze, fireman, told the same
story as Brown. The soldiers came up without
any warning from behind and struck him
twice on the head with the butt of a gun,
knocking hun down. This was the first in
timation OF the presence of soldiers. They then
N nr1h hfu rf.fx 10
him to jail. He was stunned by the blow
and hardly knew what happened on the
road TO prison. He was perfectly quiet and
sober, and at the time did not know that any
riot had occurred. While going ashore on lib
erty that afternoon the boats passed between the
Huascar ana Esmeralda, and the crews of these
vessels shook knives and fists at them as they
passed. He had never expressed approval of the
actions of the police.
Patrick Egan, fireman, saw none of the diff-
Guilty He went into Rileys saloon about
o'clock. and Riley said to him: "For Gods sake
don't stay out after dark. The Chileans are go
ing to do you up" He went to the southern
part OF the city about 7 o'clock, and was walk
ing toward the mole quietly when three police
men arrested him.
2. Gallagher, fireman, was sitting In res
taurant opposite Kiley's saloon, when he was
told that Riggin was being murdered. He
started for the place. but before he had gone a
block mounted policeman, without saying
word, knocked him down from behind with the
hat OF his eutlass. crowd of citi-
zens began kicking him while down The
police rescued him and took him to Jail. On
the way, with his hands tied behind his back,
the members of the mob struck him several
times in tine face The police did not interfere.
lie had never expressed approval of the actions
OF the police.
Samuel Nelson, a seaman, was arrested but
No al ha rOIf had n af a tail
knife, fork and spoon that he had bought that
day for use in the mess He was sober and
quiet.
Alfred Pfeffer, orderly OF the Baltimore,
testified that he approached the mole about 9
O'Clock and found mob of 200 people there at
tacking some one. He said
They turned on me, and saw them and gave
them the slip. / went some distance and sud-
denly came upon Hamilton, carpenters mate of
the Baltimore, lying bleeding in the gutter. I
tiled TO help him to the house, bat the police
the Plaza Victoria, where l met i've or six po-
Hcemen, who arrested me and took me TO Jail
They did not ill-treat me. had been warned
several times that trouble was imminent. I
never expressed approval OF the actions of the
police.
Edward Dudley testified;
He took supper in the Plaza Victoria. About
O'Clock he and shipmate started down town
IN a street car. The car was stopped by crowd
and the men got out and tried 10 run away. A
policeman struck him with the butt of a gun,
badly hurting him, and put him under arrest
They put cargut nippers on his wrists and
dragged him roughly to jail
Henry Carnahan. an apprentice, saw no dis
turbanee He was arrested with Others of the
Baltimore's crew in the Rainbow saloon ans
taken TO jail, where he was kept four days.
John Swanson, Seaman Olaf Wettland, Boat
swain's Mate II. Nichols and Henry Casse, ap-
prentice were Others Of the party in the Rain
bow saloon, and were also arrested and i'm
prisoned four days.
Henry C. burst, seaman, was approaching
the mole after dark when he met a number of
police with several Baltimore sailors under ar
rest. The police attempted TO arrest him, but
he fed A crowd of Chileans stopped him
within a block. Then a Chilean officer with
three gold bars around his hat began to beat
him with his sword Witness continued:
After he had done this he showed me aside,
and a citizen standing by spat on me. /
knocked him down, and a policeman stabbed
The wound took twenty-six days TO heal. While
being led to jail, with my arms tied behind my
back, | was struck twice without giving any
provo alton, once by q citizen and once by a
policeman. l was kept in JAN FIVE days. l had
been warned by young Englishman, clerk in
a mercantile house, that the Baltimore's men
would be attacked about dark.
Captain schley said this afte rnoon that he
HAD received no orders as 70 the further move
ments of the Baltimore. II all the repairs were
made that should be after a two years cruise. it
would be month before the vessel was fin
ished. All of these were not essential, however.
The most important work would take twelve or
fourteen days.