The record-union., 1892-01-09

men, standing near, to ask protection.
las reached them one of them struck
me with his sword. | lodged and
Knocked the officer down with stone
and then fled. 1t was now almost dusk
ran to the mole and was crowded over
board by the crowd. ] climbed out of the
water on to the hank and ran along the
street, where some French officers met
me and took me into Il clothing store. A
Chilean officer then came in, arrested me
and took me to the prisoners ward of the
hospital, where l remained four or five
days.
i had no arms except stones and
sticks which | picked up on the street I
was sober, and SO were all the Baltimore
sailors l saw ashore. never expressed
my approval of the acts of the police dur
ing the riotn
John Hamilton, the Baltimore's car
penter's mate, testified. He is 6S years of
age and man OF very good appearance.
de went ashore on October 10Th at l
O'Clock. i went first to the exchange to
get some Chilean money. The clerk there
warned US that mob was organizing to
attack us after dark that night. Several
| times after that we received similar
warnings from other people of respecta-
bic standing. We were told there was
an organized plot to assault us.
Several of us played cards for a long
| time in the Plaza When we came out it
was about dusk. Some Baltimore sailors
came up and told ms that Riggin had been
wounded, and l started to rescue him. Be-
fore leaving picked up piece of lead
par to use as weapon, if necessary, to
defend myself. Soon [ met the mob, and
a man attacked me, and | knocked him
down with the lead. Stones flew all
around me, several striking me. Finally
one struck me in the back Of the head
ana Tell senseless in the gutter. When
recovered consciousness the next day [
| found that l had been stabbed in the
right thigh while was lying senseless. -
Hamilton testified that he had never
even been asked by the Valparaiso court
whether he approved of the action of the
police during the riot, and had certainly
never said that he did so approve.
Charles Abbey, coXswain, testified
that he saw no assault made but saw
Rlggin very shortly before, and the latter
told him that he was not drinking at all,
as he feared trouble.
Jerry Anderson, negro coalheaver on
the Baltimore, testified that after driving
around in cab with other sailors for
While, then went to the True Blue
saloon. The proprietor advised them not
to drink, as he feared trouble. They
then lett and went up street, and a short
while after,a mob began to stone them
and chased them long distance. At
last they tired out, and stopped to face
their purSuers. The latter came up and
demanded money.
Wallace, who was Anderson's compan-
ION, gave them some money, but Ander-
son refused and the Chileans tried to
search him. He knocked one back, and
another stabbed him twice in the back.
Then another knocked witness down
with blow from stone in the back of
the head, stunning him.
The crowd apparently left him and
chased Wallace, who fled. Witness re-
covered and went down to the shin
where he arrived without further hurt
lie swore he was sober and that he saw
no drunken Baltimore sailors.
IL. a. Wallace, another negro coal
HEAVIER, testified that he was with the last
witness when the crowd of Chilean sail
ors assaulted them. They ran, followed
by the crowd, which stoned them. They
ran till exhausted, and then stopped
The Chileans demanded money, and
Wallace gave up about so, all he had
Inc MOB then commenced 10 beat them
and knocked him down. A Chilean
officer came up and rescued him, and es-
corted him to the ship. 1t was then
about o'clock. The assault began in a
dlfferent locality from that of the attack
on Riggin. Witness never expressed APP
prevail of the actions of the police.
The work of the commission is now
proceeding rapidly, and will probably be
finished in week. Repairs on the Bal
timore will be very slight.
1t has just become known to the officers
of the Baltimore that John III. Davidson
OF the crew was tried by the Criminal
Court at Valparaiso, on a charge even vet
unknown, convicted and sentenced to five
years Imprisonment, without either him
self or Captain Schley being informed
that he was under trial; and in face of the
written statement to Schley by the VAL
paralso authorities that no charges were
pending against any of the Baltimore's
crew.
FINDINGS OF THE CHILE COURT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Senor Montt,
Chilean Minister, had another conference
with Secretary Blaine to-day. He laid
before Blaine the information received
from the Chilean Minister of Foreign At
1alrs-a voluminous summary of the iu-
dlcial proceedings before the court in
reference to the Baltimore incident. From
its extensive report the District ATTORNEY
draws the following conclusions:
FirSt-The incident originated in a
brawl between intoxicated sailors of both
nations. and grew in proportion on ac-
count of the ward in which it occurred
full of houses of bad repute and saloons.
Second-The policemen from the first
did all they were directed to do to sup
press the riot. This has been acknow-
lodged by all witnesses, except two
American sailors.
Third-Only one isolated shot was fired.
1t was from revolver. The police carry
carbines.
The District Attorney indicts Carlos
Gomez, Chilean; Fredrieo Rodgruz,
Chilean; Ahkmda, Chilean, and David
son, an American. and asks that the first
be given three to five years confinement,
the second to receive eighteen months,
and the latter two twenty to forty days
Imprisonment.
New YORK, Jan. 8.-A HerdZPs Val
pariso special says: Foreign Minister
Pereira paid an official visit to Minister
Egan to-day. Their meeting was most
cordial, and the mutual hope was ex-
pressed that the dlfhculties between the
two countries would be speedily settled.